8 bad habits can damage your kidneys the most. Excessive consumption of vegetables and fruits can also damage your kidneys.

Kidney health is closely related to women's beauty. If the kidneys are not healthy, they will cause dry hair, dark circles under the eyes, cold hands and feet, and other symptoms, which will greatly reduce women's beauty! Many people hope to protect their kidneys through health products, but in fact, various bad habits in life are the root cause of kidney deficiency! The following bad habits are constantly harming your kidneys, so you must change them!

(1) Don’t like to drink water

The body's metabolic waste is mainly processed by the liver and kidneys. The kidneys are mainly responsible for regulating the balance of water and electrolytes in the body, and the waste produced by metabolic physiological activities is excreted in the urine. However, when performing these functions, they need sufficient water to assist.

[Solution] Developing the habit of drinking more water can dilute urine and allow it to be excreted quickly. It can not only prevent stones, but also help dilute urine when too much salt is consumed, thereby protecting the kidneys.

(2) Use beverages instead of water

Most people don't like the blandness of boiled water. In comparison, carbonated drinks such as soda and cola or drinks such as coffee have naturally become the best substitutes for boiled water. However, the caffeine contained in these beverages often causes blood pressure to rise, and high blood pressure is one of the important factors that damage the kidneys.

[Solution] Try to avoid drinking too many beverages and replace them with boiled water. Drink 8 large glasses of water every day to promote the timely excretion of toxins in the body.

(3) Eating too much meat

The American Food Association has recommended that humans consume 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day. That is to say, a person weighing 50 kilograms can only consume 40 grams of protein per day. Therefore, you cannot eat more than 300 grams (about 5 taels) of meat a day to avoid damage to the kidneys.

[Solution] The intake of meat and soy products at each meal should be controlled. If you have chronic nephritis, the amount should be further reduced.

(4) Eating too much salt

Salt is a major culprit that increases the burden on the kidneys. 95% of the salt in the diet is metabolized by the kidneys. If you consume too much, the burden on the kidneys will be increased. In addition, the sodium in the salt makes it difficult for the body to excrete water, which further increases the burden on the kidneys and causes kidney dysfunction.

[Solution] Daily salt intake should be controlled within 6 grams, and 3 grams of it can be obtained directly from daily food. Therefore, when seasoning food, it should be kept within 3~5 grams. It is worth noting that instant noodles contain a lot of salt, so people who eat them frequently are advised to reduce the amount they consume.

(5) Cold kidneys

Many women who love beauty like to show off their waists all year round, without paying attention to keeping their waists warm, which can easily cause the kidneys to catch cold. Similarly, loving iced drinks and cold food can also be harmful to the kidneys. Excessively cold environmental stimulation can affect the blood circulation in the kidneys. If the circulation is poor, the kidneys are prone to swelling and some blood vessels are prone to rupture, resulting in blood in the urine. There will also be problems with blood supply to the glomeruli, causing the glomeruli to atrophy or calcify, and the protein cannot be metabolized, which is what we often refer to as nephritis with proteinuria and hematuria.

[Solution] In the cold winter, you must take care to keep warm. Cold drinks are harmful to your health, so it’s better to drink less.

(6) Excessive consumption of fruits and vegetables

It is generally believed that eating more fruits and vegetables is good for health. However, for people with poor kidney function, fruits and vegetables, which are usually considered to help lower blood pressure naturally, contain high potassium components. Long-term consumption may damage their kidney function.

[Solution] If a person's kidney function is not very good, he should pay attention to eating appropriate amounts of fruits and vegetables to avoid affecting the kidneys. Do not drink too concentrated fruit and vegetable juices, hot pot soup, or vegetable soup; it is better to eat light food.

(7) Taking medicines of unknown origin

It is not uncommon for people to suffer from acute renal failure due to eating strange foods such as snake gall or grass carp gall. In addition, many people blindly take Chinese medicine to improve their sexual performance. In fact, many Chinese medicines contain nephrotoxic ingredients such as aristolochic acid, which not only cause great harm to the kidneys, but some may even cause harm to the whole body.

[Solution] Although fish gall or snake gall is often claimed to have aphrodisiac, heat-clearing and detoxifying effects or the ability to treat acne, even fish gall or snake gall used in traditional Chinese medicine must undergo special processing to eliminate its toxicity. Do not take it blindly.

(8) Love instant noodles

Instant noodles are high in salt, fat, low in vitamins and minerals. On the one hand, the high salt content increases the burden on the kidneys, and long-term use can lead to a deterioration of kidney function. Moreover, instant noodles contain a certain amount of artificial fat (trans fatty acids), which have a considerable negative impact on the cardiovascular system.