Did you know that kidney disease is the cause of more than 90,000 Americans’ deaths every year? That is more than the total combination of both breast and prostate cancer. Because our kidneys play such a vital role in keeping us alive and healthy, we need to do our part to keep them safe. Small daily lifestyle changes can really improve the overall health of your kidneys.
Replace Salt With Herbs
Though salt is commonly used for improving the taste in food, it’s also widely known to make it much more difficult for your kidneys to remove excess water from your body, as salt makes your body retain water. According to the Journal of Clinical Hypertension, eating too much salt is a direct translation into some causes of kidney disease. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says that people should try to limit their sodium intake to a maximum of one teaspoon per day, which is much less than the average American uses each day.
Replace Salt With Herbs
Limit Your Intake Of Painkillers
The New England Journal of Medicine says that strong use of painkillers like Tylenol or Advil is the direct cause of at least 5,000 kidney failures every year in the United States. They also came out to say that the worst time to take a painkiller is after you’ve fasted. This is not to say that the once-in-a-while painkiller for minor pain is not okay- it is. Painkillers are so dangerous because they decrease blood flow to the kidneys, which after some time gets more and more harmful.
Limit Your Intake Of Painkillers
