Heal your kidneys
our kidneys filter approximately 200 liters of blood every single day. They regulate blood pressure. They control electrolyte balance. They produce erythropoietin — the hormone that tells your bone marrow to make red blood cells. They activate vitamin D. They remove every medication metabolite, every toxin, every waste product from protein metabolism. And 1 in 3 Americans is damaging them daily without knowing it. Chronic kidney disease progresses through 5 stages based on eGFR — estimated glomerular filtration rate. By the time most people are diagnosed, they are already in stage 3. Because the kidneys, like the liver, are largely silent until significant function is lost. What is damaging your kidneys right now: Excess sodium is the most consistent dietary driver of kidney damage. The kidneys must work harder to excrete excess sodium, raising blood pressure within the glomeruli — the delicate filtering units — and causing progressive damage over years. The average American cons...
