Saturday, November 8, 2014

For a healthier kidney

For a healthier kidney


Excruciating stomach pain, kidney stones, renal or bladder infection, kidney failure -it has been found that there has been a marked upward surge in such cases in the last few years.
 
Adequate water intake is essential
For the optimal functioning of your kid neys, we must have plenty of water around eight to 10 glasses a day says consulting nutritionist and clinical dietitian Pooja clinical dietitian Pooja Makhija. “Without water, the kidney cannot perform their function of elimination efficiently. It has to work harder to get rid of the waste and this to get rid of the waste and this overwork and pressure may lead to other kidney related problems.“ Consulting nutritionist Dr Vandana Mathur explains, “Our kidneys act as fil ters but if toxins build up and there isn't enough water pressure to push them through to the urinary tract for excretion, it may be a problem.“ However, she warns, “Drinking too much water when it's not needed, also puts extra stress on kidneys and can lead to renal damage.“

Go for a cleansing detox
Our daily lifestyle does not include a cleansing routine for our internal systems; so, we end up having sugar, packaged and refined foods, fatty and fried things. Also, there is nicotine and caffeine and pollution etc which we cannot really do away with.And that is why we need to cleanse our system. Fitness and health enthusiast Anuj Rakyan says, “Taking a day off food and going for a cleansing juice diet flushes out toxins and is great for our system.“
Have fibre-rich foods Fruits and vegetable that have fibre and are rich in antioxidants are good for your system. Cleansing foods have the property of removing excess acids from the body .

Avoid having a high protiendiet
These days everyone has protien supplements along with the usual dietary intake of protien and this increases the levels of protien to high levels. Also, there are people who want to lose weight and they feel that less of carbs and more of protien will be the quickest way to lose weight and they too overdo the protien bit states Dr Makhija. She explains, “One should not overdo th e protien intake because these wastes also have to be excreted by the kidney . They have to work very hard to remove the and it puts a lot of pressure on them. Excess protien could lead to kidney malfunction. A balanced diet dney malfunction. A balanced diet is a must.“

Limit the work load on the kidney
The function of our kidney is to eliminate the harmful, toxic and waste products from our blood. In layman terms this important organ filters and important organ filters and strains our blood around two dozen times a day. And this is what makes it essential for us to take care to put in as little toxin as we can into our system.

Have dark green veggies and whole grains
Dark green vegetables, seeds, nuts and whole grains are a rich source of magnesium and magnesium may help prevent kidney stones.

KEEP IN MIND...
Avoid having more than three to four litres of water in a day. Experts say that too much water could put much water could put extra stress on your kidneys “ d

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