Your kidneys are essential for filtering waste products from your blood. This might not sound like a big deal, but your entire body relies on having healthy, functioning kidneys.
What exactly do these organs do? Here are some of the most important functions your kidneys carry out every day to keep you alive and healthy.
1. Regulate Blood Pressure
Your kidneys help your body maintain a delicate balance when it comes to your blood pressure. They secrete certain enzymes or increase urine output to raise or lower your blood pressure as needed.
2. Turn Vitamin D Into a Usable Form
Vitamin D is essential for healthy bones, stable moods, and much more. Your kidneys convert calcifediol, an unusable form of vitamin D, into calcitriol to help you reap the health benefits.
3. Detoxify Your System
You hear a lot about quick “detox” products, but your kidneys do this naturally. These organs are responsible for removing toxins from your bloodstream and eliminating them from your body through waste (urine).
4. Balance Electrolytes
Electrolytes are necessary to stay hydrated, but your body needs to maintain a balance between electrolytes and other fluids. Your kidneys get rid of extra electrolytes and circulate necessary ones back into your bloodstream.
5. Maintain Proper Water Levels
Too much or too little water in your body can have detrimental effects. Your kidneys work hard to prevent you from dehydration and overhydration by balancing your body’s water levels.
6. Control Blood pH Levels
Your blood needs to be at a pH between 7.35 and 7.45, and your kidneys are responsible for keeping these levels stable. When you need to remove extra acids or bases to balance things out, your kidneys carry them out as waste.
7. Help Produce Red Blood Cells
Your kidneys release a specific hormone that aids in red blood cell production. You need plenty of red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout all your tissues, and without healthy kidneys, you might not have enough.
Kidneys Give Your Body a Natural Detox
Your kidneys are more important than you may think. To maintain your health and comfort, you need well-functioning kidneys. It’s very important to protect your kidney health throughout your lifetime.
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