what are four ways to help ensure healthy kidneys?
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Drink lots of water.  Avoid heavy metals.  Avoid chemicals such as pesticides.  Avoid the many prescription and over-the-counter drugs that can injure the kidneys.
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The kidneys are always trying to maintain homeostasis - keeping the water to mineral ratio in your blood constant.\n\nIf you stayed inside and drank lots of tea, you will have a big increase in water in your blood, while the amount of minerals stays the same. Your kidneys would then remove lots of water from your blood and keep the minerals, to return the concentration of minerals back to normal. (You'll urinate a lot)\n\nIf you used up a lot of your body's water by sweating and then not replenishing it, the mineral concentration would be much higher. The kidneys will try to return the concentration back to normal by letting out a lot of minerals but not a lot of water (You won't urinate as much, and when you do, it will be very concentrated)
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Pretty much the same as of a person with both kidneys.  About one in 750 people is born with one kidney only. \nYour body needs only one kidney to function, the second one is not necessary for survival. \nYou will want to protect the kidney you have, so decrease your risk for injury by not playing certain heavy contact sports (boxing, field hockey, football, ice hockey, Lacrosse, martial arts, rodeo, soccer and wrestling). \nYou want to be careful about a few things: \nYou have a slightly higer risk to develop high blood pressure, so that needs to be checked. \nUrinalysis (urine test) also should be done yearly, and kidney function should be checked every few years. \n\nJust to put things into perspective: American life insurance companies don't alter life insurance premiums for donors who've given one kidney. And secondly, they calculate the risks of dying as a result of having one kidney, as about the equivalent of driving 8000 miles a year on American roads.\nI hope this helps ab it.
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normally kidney function
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Your kidneys, skin, liver, colon and lungs already do a great job of detoxifying your body. That's what they're there for. There is no need to take supplements or other substances to "cleanse" your body. That is just something people sell to make money off anyone gullible enough to buy it. If you drink enough water, if you don't smoke, and if you do other things to keep healthy, your kidneys, skin, colon, liver and lungs will take care of the toxins. You probably won't hurt yourself by taking special teas or pills or supplements, but you would be wasting money.
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This is very serious!  If you have all of this information, I'm assuming you have a doctor.  In that case you would be placed on a specific diet for kidney dysfunction and on medication.  I would offer you advice, however, your doctor is your best bet.  PLEASE get some medical help.  There are nurses that can teach you how to eat/drink to improve your kidney function before you have to go on a dialysis machine.  Godloveya.
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If you have any doubys about the efficiency of your kidneys, then a kidney cleanse will work wonders, and is not dangerous, so there is nothing to lose.\n\nHave you already gone through the full kidney and colon cleansing processes?\n\n        Kidney cleanse is any procedure that involves drinking a huge amount of liquid, and taking care what you are eating. Just a better diet with more water can be enough! But, also any form of bowel cleansing will also help kidneys! The Master Cleanse Lemonade Diet  is also a Kidney cleanse, juice fasting is also a kidney cleanse, and any other form of fasting that incorporates a lot of liquids, will in the same time clean a kidney. Do you need special herbs? Only if you have acute lower back pain, clear symptom of Kidney stones (sharp glass like crystals, made of phosphoric acid, or sometimes may include other acids). In special occasions, you can get a kidney stone crystallized in less then a few days !!! To melt a stone/stones, you may need a few weeks, or one day with the Watermelon Cleanse.\n\n            Recipes for Kidney Cleanse:\n            Herbal Kidney Clease\n            Watermelon Cleanse\n            Water Cure\n            More on kidney cleanse herbs\n\n        Herbal Kidney Cleanse  Designed by Dr. Hulda Clark from her book "The Cure for All Disease", explains in detail how to cleanse the kidneys, and her cleansing program will get rid of most if not all the stones, WITHOUT surgery.\n        Ingredients:\n\n            1/2 cup dried Hydrangea root\n            1/2 cup Gravel root\n            1/2 cup Marshmallow root\n            4 bunches of fresh parsley\n            Goldenrod tincture (leave this out of the recipe if you are allergic to it)\n            Ginger Capsules\n            Uva Ursi capsules\n            Vegetable glycerine\n            Vitamin B6 250mg\n            Magnesium oxide 300mg or 1/4 cup Green Drink Beverage\n\n        Measure ¼ cup of each root and set them to soak, Together in 10 cups of cold tap water, using a non-metal container and a non-metal lid (a dinner plate will do).  After four hours (or over night),    bring liquid with soaked herbs to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes.  Drink a ¼ cup as soon as it is cool enough.  Pour the rest in through a bamboo or plastic strainer into a sterile pint jar (glass) and several freezable containers.  Refrigerate the glass jar.\n        Find fresh parsley at a grocery store that does not spray its produce (ask the owner). Boil the fresh parsley, after rinsing, in 1 quart of water for 3 minutes.  Strain out the liquid, then drink ¼ cup when cool enough.  Refrigerate a pint and freeze 1 pint.  Put the cooked parsley in your compost bucket.\n        Dose:  each morning, pour together ¾ cup of the root mixture and ½ cup parsley water, filling a large mug.  Add 20 drops of goldenrod tincture and 1 tbs. of glycerin.\n\n        Drink this mixture in divided doses throughout the day. Keep cold. Do not drink it all at once or you will get a stomach ache and feel pressure in the bladder. If your stomach is very sensitive, start on half this dose.\n\n        Save the roots after the first boiling, storing them in the freezer. After 13 days when your supply runs low, boil the same roots a second time, but add only 6 cups water and simmer only 10 minutes. This will last another 8 days, for a total of three weeks. You may cook the roots a third time if you wish, but the recipe gets less potent. If your problem is severe, only cook them twice.\n        After three weeks, repeat with fresh herbs. You need to do the kidney cleanse for six weeks to get good results, longer for severe problems.\n\n        Also take:\n\n            Ginger capsules: one with each meal (3/day).\n            Uva Ursi capsules: one with breakfast and two with supper\n            Vitamin B6 (250mg): one per day\n            Magnesium oxide (300mg): one a day\n\n        Take these supplements just before your meal to avoid burping.\n\n
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The only way to definitively know that the kidneys are working ok and that diabetes is not present, is to be tested via blood testing.  Besides testing your blood, your doctor would also do a physical exam and get your family medical history.
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You can also use high doses of over-the-counter NSAIDS. Just watch the daily limit and try to take care of your kidneys.
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This is something a dietitian needs to talk to you about.\n  http://www.davita.com/articles/ckd/all%5Fabout%5Fckd/?id=95  \n  http://www.davita.com/recipes/?CMP=KNC-HC9707948552
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After kidney failure, various waste products can build up in the blood, and each kind can have different effects on your health. \n\nSalt can increase blood pressure, so you may be encouraged to reduce salt intake. (Salt also has the effect of increasing thirst, so it makes it more difficult for patients to restrict their fluid intake).  \n\nPotassium is a mineral which is found in the cells of body tissue, and any excess would normally be removed by the kidneys. Too high a level of potassium is bad for the heart - in extreme case it may even cause it to stop. \n\nPhosphate is a substance that is widely found in foods. It works very closely with the mineral calcium, and the healthy body keeps these two substances in balance. High phosphate levels may be associated with itch and over the longterm can damage blood vessels. \n\nProtein is an essential nutrient that enables the body to build muscles. Low levels of protein can lead to fluid retention and to a reduction of the body’s ability to fight off infections. \n\nSome patients may need vitamin B and C supplements. \nIron levels may drop and cause anaemia, this can be replaced with iron tablets.
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Hi!Drink a lot of water and that's #1.The more fluids/water you drink, the least likely you are to developer stones and flush out the ones you have.That is very important. Cut down on the amount of dairy you take in. Apply a hot compress over the kidney and /or painful areas, or better yet, take a bath with 8 drops of any of the following 100% pure aromatherapy oils:lavender,orange,fennel (or if you want a blend, use a combo of 4 each. Hope you feel better!
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lab test for kidney disease: albumin, calcium, creatinine, estimated GFR, creatinine clearance, electrolytes, erythropoietin, microalbumin, parathyroid hormone, phosphate, potassium, prealbumin, renin, urinalysis, urine culture, vitamin D\n\nlab test for liver functions: Liver panel, AST, ALP, ALT, Albumin, Bilirubin, PT, AFP, Total protein
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reduce fat fast pills.\n\ntake a lot of water before every meal eat light popcorns or instead you could try celery \n\nAccording to Hippocrates (the father of medicine), celery calms the nerve – perhaps because of the high calcium content. It’s good on kidney and will help eliminate body’s waste through the urine.\n\nSome teas help to reduce that difficult areas how about Lemon Grass (Lemongrass) / Cymbopogon citratus
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1.  Do you smoke\n2.  Family history\n3.  hormone supplements, including birth control meds (if a women)\n4.  Not a question, but the doctor may suggest an IVP or cat scan of the kidneys to see if they are abnormal\n5.  Are you a diabetic/\n6. You're how old???\nOkay....more than three, but...all are risks in HBP.
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Exercise regularly; eat 6 small meals throughout the day to keep your metabolism active; drink LOTS of water. Water helps the kidneys and liver function correctly. The liver plays an important role in breaking down fatty substances. Eat fruits and vegetables, but avoid those that are high in sugar, like grapes.
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Vitamins, exercise, and a healthy diet.  Don't forget to wash your hands often too.