Matt Payton - Renal Diet Cookbook: 100 Easy And Effective Low Potassium, Low Sodium Kidney-Friendly Recipes To Manage Kidney Disease (CKD) (The Kidney Disease Cookbook)

Renal Diet Cookbook 100 Easy And Effective Low Potassium, Low Sodium Kidney-Friendly Recipes To Manage Kidney Disease (CKD) (The Kidney Disease Cookbook) Matt Payton Copyright 2018 Matt Payton All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty: While the publisher and author have used their best efforts in preparing this book, they make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this book and specifically disclaim any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. No warranty may be created or extended by sales representatives or written sales materials. The advice and strategies contained herein may not be suitable for your situation. You should consult with a professional where appropriate.

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T he kidneys are organs that perform the important task of keeping you healthy, getting rid of excess fluid and waste by filtering up to 47.56 gallons of blood every day. The kidneys produce the urine which holds the body's metabolism by-products (water, toxins and salt) that end up in the blood. A large number of seemingly healthy people today are unaware that their kidneys are not functioning optimally due to kidney disease which reduces the effectiveness of the filtration process. The choices you make in your daily life can make a big difference when it comes to the health of your kidneys. Kidney diseases are often results of circumstances which hurt the kidney over a long period of time, which includes; diabetes and badly managed blood pressure.

Certain lifestyle changes can help preserve your kidneys and manage kidney health, such as: Giving Up Smoking Smoking compromises the supply of blood to the kidneys in addition to the brain and heart. Regular Exercise Obesity is one underlying cause of kidney disease. Daily scheduled exercise can help get rid of being overweight, therefore reducing the risk of kidney disease. Dieting A healthy diet that is low in calories, sodium and potassium will help to control kidney disease. If you carefully choose what you eat, the strain on your kidneys will be lessened.

T he kidneys can gradually lose efficiency over time, resulting in a condition known as Chronic kidney disease (CKD). T he kidneys can gradually lose efficiency over time, resulting in a condition known as Chronic kidney disease (CKD).

CKD decreases the kidneys' ability to sustain your health by compromising their ability to function well as originally designed. Wastes and excess fluid in the blood will increase to high levels if kidney disease worsens, which results in sickness. As the damage on the kidneys worsen, various degrees of complications can be developed such as nerve damage, bad nutritional health, weak bones, low blood count (anemia) and high blood pressure. Also, other complications can gradually happen over an extended period of time; such as an increased risk of blood vessel and heart disease. Early discovery and control of chronic kidney disease can help reduce the disease from progressing into eventual kidney failure which will require dialysis or transplant of a new kidney to sustain life. Over 30 million adults in America have been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease and millions of others are at bigger risk.

Early detection of chronic kidney disease can help prevent deterioration into kidney failure. Senior citizens, American Indians, Pacific Islanders, Hispanics, African Americans, people with a family history of kidney failure, people that are hypertensive and people that are diabetic are at bigger risk of kidney disease.

W hen protein in the urine (proteinuria) becomes persistent it is a sign that you have chronic kidney disease. Several disorders, high blood pressure and diabetes can cause chronic kidney disease. There are 2 foremost sources of chronic kidney disease - high blood pressure and diabetes and they are accountable for about 75% of chronic kidney disease cases. Hypertension or high blood pressure happens when the blood pressure against the walls of the blood vessels is heightened.

If left unattended to and unmanaged, hypertension or high blood pressure can lead to chronic kidney disease as well as strokes and heart attacks. Diabetes occurs when there is a spike in blood sugar levels which causes harm to the eyes, nerves, blood vessels in addition to the heart and kidneys. Hypertension can cause chronic kidney disease and chronic kidney disease can also cause hypertension.

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