So one big thing that’s going to cause issues with the kidneys is if you have too much uric acid in your body.
What develops acids in the body? This is where your bad lifestyle comes into play. Perhaps you’re drinking alcohol, eating a lot of processed foods and not exercising or sweating a whole lot. Maybe your digestive system is backed up, so your body is not eliminating very well. These types of things all create excess acids in the body that then have to be filtered through the kidneys.
2. Dehydration
One of the better things you can do is to make sure you’re hydrated properly. There’s a water scientist named Dr. Batmanghelidj who wrote a book called “You’re Not Sick, You’re Thirsty”. One really good thing that comes out of that is he says to drink one litre of water per 22kg of body weight per day.
I’m about 80kg, so I should be drinking a minimum of around three and a half to four litres of fluid a day to make sure I’m not building up too much acid, and my body can filter things out efficiently. So have a look at the amount of water you’re drinking and make sure you’re drinking enough.
I would also recommend eating foods that are alkalizing to counterbalance the acids. This means greens, fruit and vegetables. They will alkalize your body and help prevent excess acids being a burden on your kidneys.
3. Too much Protein
The next biggest thing that is a major congestion factor for the kidneys is excess protein. Everyone I’ve ever worked with who came to one of my programs and was near kidney failure, had blood tests done. The thing to look for is called Creatinine, which is a blood marker that shows the state of your kidneys.
If it’s really high, it’s showing that you’re potentially close to kidney failure. These people end up on dialysis and some even have to have a kidney removed.
Every single time I’ve dealt with a client that had kidney issues, they had a high protein diet. When I say high protein diet, I’m talking about eating bacon for breakfast, chicken for lunch and beef for dinner, or they were eating a lot of animal protein in general. When you eat excess animal protein, it gets into the blood and it has to be filtered through the kidneys.
Over time, this creates a really tough environment for your kidneys and it’ll start to show up in your face and eye area. You’ll also experience tiredness and skin conditions. The skin is actually like a third kidney, so if you start to have skin conditions, it may be that there’s actually something going on with your kidneys as well.