Tips In Avoiding Kidney Disease:

In today's society due to the many medications,and other factors, Kidney disease has become more common than Diabetes now. Kidney disease will help bring about deterioration to the heart and premature death along with contributing to osteoporosis and anemia. Putting more pressure and deterioration on your kidneys causing one to have to undergo dialysis or even kidney transplant when it is severe enough.

Therefore, we must be better prepared in taking care of our kidneys. Here are a few things you can do to help prevent or avoid Kidney Disease for as long as you can. Hopefully entirely.

1) Do not take large doses of pain relievers like Advil, Aleve, Motrin or Aspirin on a daily basis. As this can damage your kidneys.

2) When taking medications Please follow all directions carefully. Do not take extra medication without consulting your Doctor or Pharmacist--when you do ask how it will affect your kidneys if you are needing to take extra for a short time.

3) Remember to tell your Doctor about all the medications, vitamins and even herbal remedies/supplements that you may be taking over-the-counter (non-prescribed). This way your Doctor is aware of everything you are putting into your body and knows how they are best interacting with your liver and kidneys. The Doctor may then be able to best inform you as to if you need to change or quit taking something as it may be harmful to your kidneys in conjunction with some of the other medications and supplements you are taking too.

4) Drink plenty of fluids, especially water. Cut down on colas/soda pop as they tend to form kidney stones.

5) Limit your protein intake. As protein has been found to stess kidneys that may already be slightly damaged or burdened.

6) Reduce your salt. Salt isn't excreted by kidney's well if they are damaged. Besides it will also lower your blood pressure.

7) Lower your blood pressure. If you have high blood pressure it will affect your kidneys. Thus, lowering it will cut your risk for kidney disease.

8) Being overweight increases your risk of kidney failure. Therefore, loose weight if you need to and keep it at the correct weight for your frame size. Before beginning any weight loss regime please check with your Doctor.

Remember, we only get one body and our body is our temple. Therefore, it is up to us to keep them in good shape. By following these tips I am not telling you that you will never get kidney disease. But I am saying that you may be able to help fend it off or prevent it longer. Hopefully, you will never get it, but I can't promise that. Water is an important factor for kidneys and most of your vital organs therefore, replenish your body frequently year round with plenty of water.

Starbucks Helps Give Kidney:

Annamaries Ausnes,55, has been going to her town's Starbucks for three years enjoying coffee and chatting it up with the manager Sandie. When her health began to decline, due to polycystic kidney disease of 20 years, she was forced to face the reality of a kidney transplant. She shared her story with Sandie.

Polycystic kidney disease is a genetic disorder that affects 12.5 million people worldwide. It consists of fluid-filled sacs that grow on the kidneys. In fifty percent of the cases these sacs will cause the kidneys to go into kidney failure. There is no cure for PKD. Dialysis and transplantation are the only options when your kidneys fail. The common symptoms of PKD can begin as high blood pressure, back pain, blood in the urine, side or stomach pain, kidney stones, and frequent urinary tract infections. Also, if you have a family history of heart problems, strokes or heart disease you may be prone to PKD. Having one or all of these does not mean you have PKD but it would be in your best interest to see your doctor.

Annamaries's husband and son got tested. The test results came back; neither were a match. Many people are awaiting organ donation. As of this writing I checked and found that 71,813 people, in the United States, are on the waiting list just for kidneys. When Annamaries told her story to Sandie her kidneys were only functioning at fifteen percent.

Sandie Anderson,51, had a blood test and was a match. Without hesitation she gladly not only gave coffee to Annamaries but also the gift of life.

Are you an Organ Donor? Do you want to be? Have you ever thought of being one even? For more information on Organ Donation please visit the sites below:

www.donatelife
organdonor
www.americanheart
www.mayoclinic

resources:
www.efluxmedia.com
www.pkdcure.org
www.donatelifeny.org