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The kidney keeps filtering the blood at regular intervals by removing the toxins from it, helping to flush it out with the urine and thereby preventing all the other organs from getting damaged. It also regulates the acid / alkaline balance of the body. Flushing out toxins and regulating acid is risky work and you have to ensure that your kidneys are protected from stones and toxic overloading which might result in acute renal failure, chronic kidney disease or end-stage renal disease.

• Drink Water: The most important move that you can make to ensure that your kidneys are going strong is to drink plenty of water throughout the day as water helps your kidneys to flush out the toxins efficiently. Drinking four to six glasses of water a day would be enough to enhance kidney function.

• Take Probiotics: Probiotics are the good bacteria which help your kidneys to process the waste materials and maintain good digestive health. So take probiotics and ease the work of your kidneys.
• Control Your Blood Pressure: The two big threats to the good-health of your kidney are high blood pressure and diabetes. So make sure you control both your blood pressure and your blood sugar so that your kidney functions normally.
• Consume Green Juice: Drink plenty of green juice as green foods aid in the process of detoxification. Cilantro is a good kidney-supportive green juice.
• Eat Food Good for the Kidneys: Include foods that are good for your kidney such as watermelon, apples, cabbage, cauliflower, blueberries, strawberries, cranberries, onions, garlic, peppers and olive oil.

• Shed the Extra Kilos and Stop Smoking: Obesity increases the chances of you developing kidney cancer. Toxins, from tobacco, also affect your kidneys as smoking damages the blood vessels leading to decrease of flow of blood in the kidneys. Smoking also leads to high blood pressure and increased risk of developing kidney cancer. So follow healthy and moderate eating habit and lose weight and stop smoking.
• Exercise Regularly: Regular physical activity like exercise can help to keep off obesity and high blood pressure ensuring longevity for your kidneys along with other health benefits that exercising regularly has to offer.

Lower the Phosphorous Consumption: Healthy kidneys ensure that phosphorous does not accumulate in your body. Accumulation of phosphorous leads to serious conditions including calcification of tissues and disorders of the bone and the heart. Carbonated soft drinks and processed foods are high in phosphorus content. Even though healthy kidneys flush out higher amounts of phosphorous, limit your phosphorus intake to 800 mg to 1200 mg per day.

• Avoid Pain Killers: Common non-prescription pills like the Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAID) tend to play havoc on the health of your kidneys. These drugs also expose you to kidney cancer. Avoid drugs like aspirin, naproxen and ibuprofen. Above all, never mix these drugs with alcohol.

Screen for kidney dysfunction if you are suffering from diabetes or have high blood pressure. Make sure that you take care of your kidneys and keep them safe by taking care of your body and reducing its chances of contracting diseases that are most likely to affect your kidneys. To learn more about how to flush away your toxins click here.