10 Habits That Damage Your Kidneys

After the age of 40, kidney function, like your vision and your brain, has been aging and declining. The normal glomerular filtration rate will decline at a rate of one to two points per year, but it is true that some people's kidney function declines very quickly, and some people can always maintain very good kidney function.

In addition to disease factors, the bad habit of damaging your kidneys without knowing it over the years is the reason why your kidney function declines faster than the average person.

The habit mentioned in the book "Atomic Habits" is a kind of "compound interest" effect, which makes a huge difference in the habit of "rolling interest" as small as an atom. If you improve by 1% every day, you will improve by 37 times after one year. And vice versa, if you keep repeating such bad habits without knowing it, you are putting your future at risk for dialysis.

The following ten kidney-damaging habits are based on the 20-year experience of a nephrology pharmacist with Cistanche cistanche in Western Regions. I hope everyone can start to protect your kidneys in the new year and avoid these bad kidney-damaging habits!

 

 

 

 

No. 10 Kidney Habits: Using Wrong Eating and Drinking Containers

It is still very common to use hot soup in plastic bags for food delivery. Using poor-quality microwave lunch boxes and using bright and colorful bowls, plates and chopsticks often eat a lot of plasticizers and heavy metals without knowing it. (Editor’s recommendation: Drinking water is very important, but don’t drink the 4 types of water! Kidney failure, heavy metal leaching, menstruation at 5 years old...)

Starting today, strictly inspect the food and drinking containers that enter our stomachs, and be sure to choose qualified manufacturers and safe materials.

 

Kidney-damaging Habit No. 9: Wrong Tonic and Health Products

Many Taiwanese have the habit of taking supplements frequently and taking health food for a long time. There are many supplements for children to improve allergies, weight-loss drugs for adults, aphrodisiac drugs for adults, and joint maintenance for the elderly. Many health foods can last for several years. In my clinical practice, I found that many kidney failures were caused by long-term wrong tonic.

From today, if you use any health care products for more than three months, you still need to consult with a doctor and regularly track liver and kidney functions, and don't listen to the unilateral words of the salesperson.

No. 8 kidney-damaging habit: Sedentary without exercise

More and more literature has found that sitting for a long time is the top three habits that are very harmful to the body and shorten the life span. Sitting for a long time is not only a bad circulation, the whole body is in a state of motion and contraction, which will damage the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, immunity, brain, nerves, muscles, bones, metabolism, etc., as long as you sit for more than six hours a day Hours, each additional hour is similar to the damage to the body from smoking two cigarettes. Many offices in Europe and the United States have begun to use standing desks to reduce sedentary time.

Starting today, don’t sit for too long when you can stand at get off work, and don’t stay on the sofa after get off work. Get up every 30 minutes to exercise your muscles and bones.

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No. 7 kidney-damaging habit: holding back urine

Especially for girls in Taiwan, because of the inconvenience of going to the toilet outside and the toilet is not clean, Taiwanese girls often have the habit of holding back urine since childhood. In order to reduce urination, they do not even want to drink water. Gout, etc., will lead to rapid aging of kidney function over a long period of time. The bad habit of holding back urine will often urinate frequently, leak urine, and urgency after old age. It is necessary to develop a good habit of not holding back urine today.

Drinking drinks and staying up late are also on the list! On the next page, take a look at the top 6 kidney-damaging habits in the minds of famous nephrology doctors, and start avoiding landmines today!

 

No. 6 Kidney Habits: Beverages, Snacks, and Processed Foods

Taiwan has the highest density of supermarkets, beverage stores, and breakfast shops in the world. Coupled with the night market culture, young people have only drank soft drinks and not boiled water since they were young. They only eat convenient processed foods for snacks and snacks. people worry. It is recommended to develop a good habit of drinking plain water and eating natural prototypes and seasonal foods from today. (Editor's recommendation: heavy taste not only hurts the kidney but also hurts the liver! Japanese medicine daily diet to fight off fatty liver)

 

Kidney-damaging Habit No. 5: Painkillers, Antibiotics and Over-the-Counter Drug Abuse

It is very convenient to buy medicines in Taiwan. Painkillers, antibiotics and cold anti-inflammatory medicines are easy to buy, which often leads to drug abuse. Too many chronic headaches, joint pains or autoimmune diseases have been found clinically, and painkillers or medicines have been taken for more than several years , causing various acute and chronic kidney injuries. From today, don’t buy antibiotics by yourself. If you need pain relief, anti-inflammation or over-the-counter medicine for more than three days, be sure to consult your doctor! (Editor’s recommendation: Afraid of taking medicine to hurt the kidneys? If you don’t do this, it will cause a terrible kidney damage mine!)

No. 4 kidney-damaging habit: high pressure and staying up late

High pressure and staying up late not only cause immune deterioration but also easily lead to blood pressure, blood sugar out of control and frequent urination at night. High pressure and staying up late are often important factors that cause the deterioration of kidney function. Starting today, get rid of the bad habit of staying up late, develop the habit of going to bed and getting up early, and be sure to fall asleep before eleven o'clock; making good use of exercise and meditation is also a good way to relieve stress.

 

Kidney-damaging Habit No. 3: Smoking and Air Pollution PM2.5

 

The glomerulus is a microvascular sphere. Smoking and air pollution not only hurt the lungs, but also the blood vessels and metabolism. To protect the kidneys, starting today, you must quit smoking. When the air pollution is serious, you must close the windows tightly and do not go out for activities.

Kidney-damaging habit No. 2: high-fat, salt-sugar diet

Diabetes, high blood pressure, and gout are the top four causes of kidney damage, and three of them are related to a high-fat, salt-sugar diet. Starting today, reduce the proportion of outside food and sauce seasoning, use natural onions, ginger, garlic, chili spices, etc., and take in more dietary fiber!

 

No. 1 kidney-damaging habit: drinking too little water

Kidney glomeruli are individual filtration balls. Not drinking enough water will directly affect your glomerulus filtration rate. I have clinically observed that many Taiwanese people do not like to drink water since they were young. They wait until they are very thirsty. Drink water. From today, remember to drink 3% to 4% of your body weight in boiled water every day!

The above is the list of the top ten kidney-damaging habits of Taiwanese in my mind. How many of them have you got? The sooner you get rid of bad habits, the better. You must get rid of these ten bad habits at the beginning of the new year, especially those with chronic renal failure, so as to help your kidneys give a helping hand!