Every year, over 90,000 Americans die from kidney disease according to the National Kidney Foundation. This number is higher than that of breast and prostate cancer. We need our kidneys to live a long, healthy life, so we have to keep them healthy. Making small changes in our sleep habits and diet can help prevent kidney disease in our bodies.
Replace Salt With Herbs
Salt can make food taste better, but it can also disturb the balance in our blood, making our kidneys work much harder to get rid of water from our bodies. In 2018, research done for the Journal of Clinical Hypertension revealed that consuming too much salt can lead to kidney disease. The recommended daily limit for sodium intake according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is only one teaspoon, which is roughly a third less than the amount the average American consumes.
Replace Salt With Herbs
Limit Your Intake Of Painkillers
According to a study conducted by the New England Journal of Medicine, heavy use of painkillers like Advil or Tylenol results in 5,000 kidney failure cases in the United States each year. Taking a painkiller is most dangerous after you have been fasting. Painkillers are dangerous because they decrease the blood flowing to the kidneys, which can cause plenty of stress on the kidneys after some time. The occasional painkiller for your backache or headache is generally okay, though.
Limit Your Intake Of Painkillers
