Your Kidney Talks - Listen To It!
Your kidney is always communicating with the rest of your body, so it's important to understand what it is saying. It performs such a crucial role in the body that if it becomes impaired, the consequences could be dire.
Most people are born with two, but it is entirely possible to survive (without any major health problems) with a single healthy kidney. This bean-shaped organ is multi-functional and versatile. It plays a major role in achieving and maintaining optimized health, and plays a crucial role in maintaining homeostasis.
Its primary function is to remove harmful toxins from the blood and expel them from the body, via the urine. It is also responsible for performing some other very important functions such as regulating blood pressure, producing some vital hormones and regulating certain other biological functions.
Kidney is the World's Most Transplanted Organ
According to statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO), just over 100,000 solid organ transplants are performed every year, worldwide. Of this figure, approximately 69,400 are renal transplants; 20,200 are liver transplants; 5,400 are heart transplants; 3,400 are lung transplants and 2,400 are pancreas transplants.
Globally, renal transplants account for almost 70% of all solid organ transplants. This makes the kidney the most sought after organ in the entire world. These statistics are quite alarming!
Astonishingly, the approximately 69,400 annual renal transplants only represent a mere 10% of the estimated need... And with the recent COVID-19 pandemic, these figures are growing rapidly.
Very often, chronic kidney problems are caused by poor dietary and lifestyle choices, which can be prevented by making simple changes to diet and avoiding certain harmful lifestyle practices.
This Website Can Help
This website provides excellent resources and kidney-related information. You can learn about its:
- function,
- anatomy,
- renal diseases,
- treatments,
- and some preventative tips...
So take some time to look around and we encourage you to connect with us on FACEBOOK.
You'll have the opportunity, to learn a lot about the human kidney and to also contribute relevant content. You can talk about your encounter with kidney health challenges... or maybe a friend or family member. You can also read about the experiences of others, comment on their contributions, or ask questions... Visit our kidney forum to find out more.
Thank you for visiting this website, where our main goal is to provide pertinent kidney information, to educate and empower everyone to "listen to their kidney".
Please feel free to contact us with any suggestions, comments or questions.