Some Tips to Protect Your Kidneys and Keep them Healthy

Your kidneys aren’t very big—each is about the size of your fist — but they do important work. Your kidneys are vital organs that function mainly as filters and, therefore, have a big impact on fluid and electrolyte balance, blood pressure regulation, urine creation, red blood cell production and energy levels. Your kidneys also regulate the alkaline/acid balance in your body, preventing you from becoming dangerously acidic.

Therefore, it is very important to keep our kidneys clean and healthy so that all these functions can be performed smoothly. Here are few things you can ensure to help your kidneys function well :

• Drink enough water
• Lower your phosphorous intake
• Have less salt, sugar and soy
• Stop smoking
• Maintain healthy blood pressure
• Get regular exercise
• Eat lots of fresh fruits and veggies
• Eat berries and beets

Healthy Kidney plays an important role in reducing the risk of getting kidney disease, such as – acute renal failure, chronic kidney disease, and end stage renal disease.

I hope you’ll agree that taking care of your kidneys is a worthwhile goal and make the necessary changes to protect your vital organs.