Healthy diet, exercise essential to renal care - pia.gov.ph

Dr. John Li, private nephrologist of Chong Hua Hospital, said stressed lifestyle modification is essential in preventing renal disease enumerating five tips for strict adherence.

GM DietThe first step cited by Li is to have a healthy diet which means consuming more vegetables and fruits and shy away from too much salty and too much sweet foods as well as junk foods and canned goods.

Negative CalorieOne must also exercise regularly and said 30 to 45 minutes three to four times a week is just adequate. “You can even space out the 45 minutes to 15 to 20 minutes each in the morning and afternoon,” added Li during the recent PIA Kapihan that highlighted the celebration of National Kidney Month. “One must also kick off the smoking habit and drink alcohol moderately,” Li firmly said. Living in a tropical climate, it is very important to avoid dehydration as the fifth and last tip is to drink lots of water, bared the nephrologist which underwent training at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI). According to the NKTI, kidney failure is the ninth leading cause of mortality rate among Filipinos today as it urged the public to take good care of their kidneys. The Department of Health (DOH) 7, meanwhile, said that kidney failure is the 10th leading cause of death in Central Visayas but did not give specific figures. DOH 7 Regional Director Asuncion Anden in the same PIA forum said the number one cause of kidney dysfunction is diabetes followed by hypertension and glomerulonephritis.