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RISK OF KIDNEY DISEASE 6 WAYS TO KEEP YOUR KIDNEYS HEALTHY AND REDUCE YOUR STAY A HEALTHY �EIGHT AND TRY NOT TO EAT MORE THAN 6G O� SALT A DAY – THAT’S ABOUT ONE TEASPOON IF YOU HAVE DIABETES OR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, MAKE SURE YOU KEEP THEM UNDER CONTROL AIM FOR 30 MINS O� PHYSICAL ACTIVITY �IVE DAYS A �EEK. PICK SOMETHING YOU ENJOY LIKE GARDENING OR SWIMMING STOP SMOKING. IT SLO�S THE BLOOD FLOW TO YOUR KIDNEYS SO THEY DON’T WORK AS �ELL STAY HYDRATED AND AVOID E�CESS ALCOHOL SO YOUR KIDNEYS CAN DO THEIR �OB PROPERLY * TAKE DRUGS LIKE IBUPRO�EN WITH CAUTION AND SEEK ADVICE BECAUSE THEY CAN SOMETIMES HARM YOUR KIDNEYS * DIALYSIS PATIENTS MAY NEED TO RESTRICT THEIR FLUID INTAKE World Kidney Day is a joint initiative of Supported through grants from Napp Pharmaceuticals and Evotec GmbH. None of our funding supporters has had any input into the World Kidney Day campaign messaging. World Kidney Day in the UK is led by the Kidney Charities Together Group 0300 303 1100 | [email protected] | worldkidneyday.co.uk 0XOWLSURIHVVLRQDO ZRUNLQJ %56 %ULWLVK 5HQDO 6RFLHW\ © World Kidney Day 2006–2020
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RISK OF KIDNEY DISEASE6WAYS TO KEEP YOUR KIDNEYSHEALTHY AND REDUCE YOUR
STAY A HEALTHY �EIGHT AND TRY NOT TO EAT MORETHAN 6G O� SALT A DAY – THAT’S ABOUT ONE TEASPOON
IF YOU HAVE DIABETES OR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE,MAKE SURE YOU KEEP THEM UNDER CONTROL
AIM FOR 30 MINS O� PHYSICAL ACTIVITY �IVE DAYS A �EEK. PICK SOMETHING YOU ENJOY LIKE GARDENING OR SWIMMING
STOP SMOKING. IT SLO�S THE BLOOD FLOWTO YOUR KIDNEYS SO THEY DON’T WORK AS �ELL
STAY HYDRATED AND AVOID E�CESS ALCOHOLSO YOUR KIDNEYS CAN DO THEIR �OB PROPERLY*
TAKE DRUGS LIKE IBUPRO�EN WITH CAUTION AND SEEK ADVICE BECAUSE THEY CAN SOMETIMES HARM YOUR KIDNEYS
*DIALYSIS PATIENTS MAY NEED TO RESTRICT THEIR FLUID INTAKE
AIM FOR 30 MINS O� PHYSICAL ACTIVITY �IVE DAYS A �EEK. PICK SOMETHING YOU ENJOY LIKE GARDENING OR SWIMMINGPICK SOMETHING YOU ENJOY LIKE GARDENING OR SWIMMING
TO YOUR KIDNEYS SO THEY DON’T WORK AS �ELLTO YOUR KIDNEYS SO THEY DON’T WORK AS �ELL
THAN 6G O� SALT A DAY – THAT’S ABOUT ONE TEASPOON
SO YOUR KIDNEYS CAN DO THEIR �OB PROPERLYSO YOUR KIDNEYS CAN DO THEIR �OB PROPERLY*
ADVICE BECAUSE THEY CAN SOMETIMES HARM YOUR KIDNEYS
AIM FOR 30 MINS O� PHYSICAL ACTIVITY �IVE DAYS A �EEK. PICK SOMETHING YOU ENJOY LIKE GARDENING OR SWIMMINGPICK SOMETHING YOU ENJOY LIKE GARDENING OR SWIMMINGPICK SOMETHING YOU ENJOY LIKE GARDENING OR SWIMMING
STAY A HEALTHY �EIGHT AND TRY NOT TO EAT MORETHAN 6G O� SALT A DAY – THAT’S ABOUT ONE TEASPOONTHAN 6G O� SALT A DAY – THAT’S ABOUT ONE TEASPOONTHAN 6G O� SALT A DAY – THAT’S ABOUT ONE TEASPOON
World Kidney Day is a joint initiative of
Supported through grants from Napp Pharmaceuticals and Evotec GmbH. None of our funding supporters has had any input into the World Kidney Day campaign messaging.
World Kidney Day in the UK is led by the Kidney Charities Together Group 0300 303 1100 | [email protected] | worldkidneyday.co.uk
© World Kidney Day 2006–2020
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