Top 5 Things Your Kidneys Do For You!

Most people feel all the kidneys do is to help you urinate. However, here are the top 5 functions of your kidneys: 1) Help to rid the body of Poisons in the urine; 2) Help to regulate your Blood Pressure; 3) Activate the Vitamin D in your body to put it in usable form; 4) Help you to make blood by making a hormone called erythropoietin which sends a message to the bone marrow to make blood; and 5) Help you regulate your water balance to prevent you from getting dehydrated or going into heart failure! See this kidney dictionary link to learn more about the kidney and kidney diseases. So, take care of your kidneys. Control your Blood Pressure (<130/80); control your diabetes (A1c level <7%); drink water instead of sodas; have your doctor screen your urine for sugar, blood, and protein; and avoid taking aspirin type products (except a baby aspirin) for prolonged periods of time. Over 20 million people in the United States alone are at risk for kidney disease! See your healthcare provider for how to care for your kidneys. 

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