Tips to care for your Kidney
Kidney disease has become a common disease which reduces the activity of daily living of the patient. in this article, i will share with you some tips on how to care for your kidneys
- Keep fit - Keeping fit can reduce blood pressure and burn down body fat which reduces the risk of developing kidney disease
- constant monitoring of blood sugar - Diabetes which is one of the predisposing factors to kidney disease can be controlled if detected early
- Eat health and monitor weight - Eating healthy help prevent disease eg reduce salt and high fat diet intake
- Increase fluid intake - water/fluid intake helps the kidney clear sodium, urea and toxins from the body which results in reducing kidney disease
- Treat infection early - early treatment of kidney infection can help prevent kidney disease
- Avoid smoking - Smoking reduces the blood flow to the kidney which in turn increases the risk of kidney disease
- Avoid drug abuse - drugs eg Non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can cause kidney disease when taken regularly!