You only get one set of kidneys. It is important to take care of your important organs and systems such as the urinary system which plays a vital role in maintaining your optimal health. With its miles of microscopic tubules, the kidney is the main system for the filtration of toxins from the blood. For this reason it is easy for the kidneys become overwhelmed and weakened. Yet in modern medicine, the kidneys are often overlooked unless there is a serious health problem such as a kidney infection or kidney stones. Your kidneys are in fact quite sensitive to toxic damage from antibiotics, pain relievers like Panadol, solvents like formaldehyde (dry cleaners), heavy metals (mercury), toxins (household cleansers, personal care products), bacteria (foods), herbicides (garden sprays) and the tens of thousands of chemicals (like
plastics) present not only in the processed foods you consume regularly, but just about everything we come in contact with on a daily basis. Let's have a more indepth look at what we can do to improve kidney function, and avoid kidney stones.
Problems with the urinary system can affect anybody at any age, but you become particulary vulnerable as you age. Let's take a look at kidney stones and how we can best avoid them.
