Thursday 13/March/2025 – 09:28 AM
The world celebrates the International Kidney Day annually on the second Thursday of March to raise the level of awareness of kidney health and its vital role in public health, and this year coincides with March 13, and the kidneys are two members of a bean pill, working as a major nomination device in the body, where they remove waste and excessive fluids from the blood.
World kidney day
According to news18, the kidneys help maintain a healthy balance of water, salts and minerals, which is necessary to regulate blood pressure, produce red blood cells, and ensure the body’s balance in general.
And when the kidneys fail to perform its basic functions, such as liquidation of waste and the production of erythrobuin, a hormone that stimulates the production of red blood cells, this may lead to serious health complications, and kidney problems can be disturbed by the internal balance of the body, which affects everything from blood pressure and reaching the distribution of oxygen.
The International Kidney Day was celebrated for the first time in 2006, and a joint initiative was between the International Association for Kidney Diseases (ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Enterprises, and together they formed the International Kidney Alliance (IFKF-WKA), which guarantees the appropriate celebration of the global health campaign to raise awareness of the importance of our college for our general health, and the first slogan of the campaign was, is your college fine?
The importance of World Kidney Day 2025
The global campaign aims to reduce the spread and effect of kidney disease, and the goal of World Kidney Day 2025 lies in protecting individuals from chronic kidney disease.
It is estimated that chronic kidney disease affects nearly 850 million people worldwide, and if it is not discovered and is not treated in time, it may lead to kidney failure, serious complications and premature death.
8 golden rules for kidney health
To enhance kidney health, nutritionists and fitness coaches call for the eight golden rules for kidney health, which are as follows:
Keep your fitness: Since obesity is one of the most important factors that weaken the health of the kidneys, it is important to maintain your fitness even after a certain age, and to achieve this, you should exercise regularly or walk for a period of day.
Eating a healthy diet: Eating a clean and nutritious diet was always beneficial to the body and thus the kidneys.
Adjust the level of sugar in the blood: Diabetes is a major risk factor for kidney disease, so controlling blood sugar level is very important.
Blood pressure monitoring: Following a proper diet and suitable drugs helps prevent high blood pressure, which reduces cardiovascular diseases that lead to kidney disease.
Wet your body: Keep your body moisture to get enough fluid to transfer food and others properly, so it is necessary to drink 3-5 liters of water per day.
Avoid smoking: Smoking may harm kidneys by damaging blood vessels or lifting blood pressure, according to a report issued by the UK Kidney Research Association, and increases the risk of kidney cancer.
Reducing the use of the available medical pain relievers: According to a report issued by the National Kidney Foundation, NSAIDS, such as ibuprofen and naproxen, may negatively affect the kidneys if taken in high doses or long periods, it may cause kidney damage by reducing blood flow to the kidneys, which leads to severe kidney injury (AKI) or the exacerbation of chronic kidney disease (CKD), especially for people who They are already suffering from previous kidney problems or other health problems such as high blood pressure.
Regular kidney function: Examination of kidney function regularly, especially with high risk factors, is very important to prevent kidney disease since the first day.
