Kidney illness not only attack the elderly or people who often consume alcohol. Daily habits, especially in young people are also the cause of kidney disease without realizing it.
The kidneys have an important influence on our health by detoxifying our blood, producing important hormones, and storing water in our bodies. Therefore, it is important to keep the kidneys healthy and functioning properly.
Here are the daily habits of young people that can cause kidney disease:
1. Smoking Habits
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Not only damage the health of the lungs, smoking also harms the kidneys by increasing blood pressure, decreasing circulation and constricting blood vessels in the kidneys.
In some cases, long-term smoking can also reduce kidney function in the body, leading to kidney cancer.
2. Rarely Drink Water
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The kidneys help flush out sodium and toxins from the body. Keeping the body hydrated is important by drinking water to help the body’s kidney function.
Consuming 1.5-2 liters of water per day is the best way to maintain kidney function and minimize kidney stones. That’s what was reported from the Revere Health page.
3. Retaining Urination
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Although a trivial thing, the habit of holding back urination in the long term can trigger kidney stones. When the feeling of urination appears, this is because the body will get rid of toxins through urine. Holding back urination is the same as holding back toxins in the body that cause kidney disease, as reported by the Doctor NDTV page.
4. Too Often Stay Up Late
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Adequate sleep is very important to maintain the health of the body’s organs, especially kidney function. Kidney function is regulated by a sleep-wake cycle that helps coordinate the workload of the body’s organs for 24 hours. This is as reported by the Health Shots page.
Therefore, let’s return your sleeping hours if the last few days you stayed up late, Beauties!
5. Too Salty Food
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Salt is a spice that is widely used to add flavor to food. Unfortunately, consuming foods that are too much salt can damage the health of the kidneys in the body. This is as reported by The Kidney page.
This is because salt can increase the pressure of blood flowing through the arteries. High blood pressure over time can be a cause of kidney failure.
6. Consuming Too Much Protein
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Protein foods, especially animal protein, produce high amounts of acid which can harm the kidneys and cause acidosis. Acidosis is a condition in which the kidneys are unable to get rid of acid quickly. That’s according to the National Kidney Foundation’s website.
7. Consumption of Painkillers
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Taking too often painkillers in the long term can damage kidney health. Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) class of drugs tramadol, ibuprofen, motrin, potential cause serious damage to the kidneys if used liberally. This is as reported by the Pulse page.
In addition, painkillers or painkillers It also reduces the amount of blood flowing to the kidneys, which causes decreased kidney function.
8. Intake of too much sweet food
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Eating too many sugary foods can lead to obesity which increases the risk of high blood pressure, thus leading to kidney disease. That’s according to the Times of India page.
So make sure to limit your sweet intake every day, Beauties.
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