Tips to Keep Your Kidneys Healthy | Dr. Sudeep Singh Sachdev

Hello, I am Dr. Sudeep Singh Sachdev, Consultant Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplant, Guru of Narayana Super Specialty Hospital and today I will talk about

tips

to

keep

your

kidney

healthy

. There are now several ways to reduce the risk of developing kidney disease, so below are the

tips

. To take care of kidney health, the first and most important tip would be to drink plenty of water. You should drink at least 10 to 12 glasses of water a day, which means between two and a half to three liters of liquid in 24 hours. especially warm water because it is most useful for the

kidneys

water helps eliminate various toxins, salt and other uremic products from the body and maintains homeostasis and correct balance of the body, the next advice would be to have a salt restricted diet or maintain a diet low in sodium you should avoid consuming packaged or restaurant products.

Don't add extra salt to

your

diet. Try to

keep

your 24-hour salt intake to less than 5 grams per day. Excess salt increases the risk of development. of hypertension kidney disorders related to hypertension and also increases the risk of progression of various kidney diseases. The third tip would be to maintain a proper body weight target, a BMI less than 24, especially in the case of Indians, if you are overweight or obese the load that has to be filtered by the kidney increases and can cause kidney damage. In the future try to monitor your blood cholesterol levels and try to keep them under control because if cholesterol deposition occurs in the renal arteries it will further damage the

kidneys

and leads to the progression of kidney disease, the next advice would be to control your sugar levels and try to keep them below optimal levels by targeting, that is, aiming for an hp a1c of less than six, a fasting blood sugar of less than 100, and a postprandial. or two hours after the meal, blood sugar levels of less than 200 damage is especially common in diabetics, begins with proteinuria or loss of protein which in turn develops into an increase in serum creatinine levels and It rapidly increases the progression of kidney disorders related to diabetes, so my advice is to avoid any sweet products, avoid adding sugar to your products and if you are diabetic, consult a doctor, take your medications, oral hypoglycemic agents or insulin, monitor them periodically and keep them at target levels, as explained.

Before, the next tip would be to monitor your blood pressure and keep it under control. Now, hypertension is both the victim and the villain of kidney disorders, so if you have high blood pressure, it can cause kidney diseases that can lead to its rapid progression. The truth is that if you think about it the other way around: if you have chronic kidney disease, it can also lead to hypertension, so restrict salt in your diet. Maintain a

healthy

lifestyle. Balance your lifestyle so that your blood pressure is under control. If you are hypertensive, visit your doctor, take the tablets he prescribed and regularly monitor your blood pressure; the target blood pressure would be less than 120 per 80.

Moving on to the next step, have kidney function tests, urinalysis, and imaging investigations of the kidney, including an ultrasound. regularly if you are a high risk patient, which includes diabetics, hypertensives, patients with coronary artery disease, metabolic bone disease, obesity, then one should get tested even more often if you have a family history of these diseases again, you have a high risk or have a family. history of kidney diseases then you are at high risk get these tests done if there is any abnormality go to a nephrologist and prevent further progression of kidney disorders the next advice would be to quit smoking another of the most preventable modifiable risk factors would be smoking All the The world knows that smoking increases the susceptibility to coronary artery disease, stroke, hypertension, worsens diabetes, but few people know that even smoking one cigarette a day actually leads to the progression of kidney disorders, so if If you are a smoker and have kidney disease, your risk will greatly increase. of progression so my advice is to strictly avoid smoking it is an essential requirement for those who have kidney diseases to maintain an active and balanced lifestyle I would suggest doing moderate exercise of around 45 minutes per day 5 out of 7 days a week for moderate exercise I mean jogging cycling swimming various types of racket games don't follow any sedentary lifestyle if you have a sedentary lifestyle try to move around in your office take a walk after having lunch because all this increases the chances of obesity and metabolic syndrome Which further predisposes to kidney disorders.

One of the most important tips I want to give you is to avoid unnecessary use of pain relievers or alternative medications. We know that most people, even in the case of a small headache, seek treatment. corner stores take various painkillers like gruffin combi flam indomethacin all these painkillers are not good for the kidney wavron is widely used by patients nowadays these painkillers have been implicated in the progression of chronic kidney disease, especially disorders chronic interstitial tubular so my advice to you Avoid them also if you have taken these pain relievers. Have kidney function tests and urinalysis.

Relatively safe pain relievers for the kidneys would be paracetamol, tramadol or ultraset. Last but not least, balance your lifestyle. Get a restful night's sleep of about 8 hours. extremely important to stay healthy thank you