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6 Habits That Are Harmful To Your Kidneys
Avoid them
Your kidneys play a major role to keep you healthy and alive.
They remove unwanted wastes and excess fluid from the body and help to keep the water, salts, and minerals in the body in equilibrium.
Most of our everyday habits pose serious threats to the health and vitality of our kidneys.
And if anything goes wrong with your kidney, critical components of your body, such as neurons, muscles, and other tissues will begin to malfunction.
So, here are 6 habits you should try to avoid to protect your kidneys.
Not Getting Enough Sleep
Sleep is essential for optimal health. A sustained lack of sleep disrupts the smooth functioning of your body.
Some people like to boast about how they work so hard and have very little time for sleep.
But getting less sleep consistently is a major way to put not just your kidney, but your life at risk.
Insufficient sleep is a gateway to kidney disease, especially in women.
In one study, researchers followed the sleep habits of over 4,000 women over 11 years.
Women who slept for five hours or less per night were 65 percent more likely to…
