These four bad habits can really harm your kidneys!

1. Stress puts a "heavy" burden on the kidneys. As people's material life has greatly improved, they have taken in too much nutrients (such as carbohydrates, fats, salt, etc.) and have too little physical activity, which has increased the operating pressure on the kidneys, the "metronome". At the same time, factors such as high work pressure, excessive mental stress, lack of sleep, smoking, alcoholism, and various environmental pollution have all increased the metabolic burden on the kidneys.

2. Chronic diseases harm kidney health. Various infections (such as hepatitis, tuberculosis, AIDS, schistosomiasis, etc.), as well as some kidney diseases caused by rheumatism, still have a high incidence rate, especially in developing countries. In addition, people with diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and those with a family history of kidney disease are more likely to suffer from chronic kidney disease; metabolic diseases, such as hyperlipidemia and hyperuricemia, are also prone to kidney disease.

3. Drugs and supplements damage the kidneys. People who use nephrotoxic drugs (such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, antibiotics, etc.) for a long time, suffer from chronic urinary tract infections, and urinary tract obstruction are also prone to chronic kidney disease. In addition, drug-induced kidney damage caused by indiscriminate or irregular use of drugs is another reason that cannot be underestimated for the increasing number of kidney diseases year by year, such as painkillers, certain Chinese medicines that are harmful to the kidneys, and supplements.

4. Physiological decline damages the kidneys. The extension of human life expectancy has led to an increasingly significant trend of population aging. The functions of the organs of the elderly will gradually degenerate with age, which has led to a significant increase in the prevalence of kidney disease in the elderly, especially those over 80 years old. Metabolic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, hyperuricemia, obesity, etc. are also one of the factors that induce kidney failure.