This Ways Maintain the Kidney in order to Keep Functioning Optimally

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Although the shape small, but the kidneys have function is very vital for the body. For it there are some things you can do to maintain healthy kidneys in order to function with good.

The kidneys can act as a regulator for the body which serves to balance and measuring the amount of proper nutrition appropriate the body needs. If the kidneys can not function optimally, then the amount of nutrients in the body become unbalanced.

"The food does not directly cause disease or can be directly repair kidney function. But they could contribute towards indirectly risk factors," said Dr Ravi Ward, senior consultant kidney specialist of Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute, as quoted from Timesofindia, Friday (18/1 / 2013).

Dr. Ravi said, that excessive salt intake and blood pressure that is not controlled can cause kidney damage. If not want have disorder on the kidney, Better do the following:

1. Avoid consuming salt and fatty foods in excess
2. Avoid consuming the medicine being sold freely and painkillers if not is needed
3. Reduce intake of fast food because it contains high levels of salt.
4. Drink at least 2-3 liters / day, because adequate water intake can help reduce the buildup of harmful substances in the kidneys and issued through a urine.
5. Avoid high protein intake in the form of protein supplement.

"If you already got a problem with the kidneys, it is recommended do a diet therapy and need to be more careful because of the kidney's ability in balancing the chemicals in the body begin to decrease," said Dr Ravi.

Thing that should always be remembered is whatever is put into the mouth will be absorbed in the body, and finally out through the urine, this process of course will involve the help of the kidney.

If that is inserted into the body is something that is harmful to the kidneys, then the potentially damaging. generally, the natural foods and vegetables not dangerous, but highly processed foods then there food additives, then the potentially damage the kidneys.

Every person has two kidneys that can function up to 100 percent, although on the activities day-to-day of renal function in use only 25 percent. But someone new will feels sick if his kidney function to live 15 percent or less.

For that, in order that the kidney function do not continues to decline and can function optimally, there is nothing wrong maintain the health for this kidney, so avoid problems that can damage the kidney.

Source:  Timesofindia