National Kidney Month
These bean-shaped organs work non-stop to keep your body in balance, like nature's own filtration system, quietly doing its vital job.
Position kidney health awareness as a preventive wellness priority, targeting at-risk populations (diabetics, hypertension sufferers) with testing and lifestyle education campaigns.
- Know Your Numbers: Simple kidney health screening tips for March
- Beyond the Basics: How kidneys regulate more than just waste
- Dialysis Reality Check: Stories from transplant waitlist advocates
- Prevention Starts Now: Manage blood pressure and diabetes to protect kidney function
National Kidney Month was established by the National Kidney Foundation to help spread awareness of Kidney disease and ways it could be tested for and prevented. With so many Americans in danger of contracting kidney disease from high blood pressure, diabetes, or a family history of the same. Kidney disease is so prevalent that it’s the 9th leading cause of death in the United States, and over 95,000 people are waiting every day to get kidney transplant, surviving each day on dialysis.
Kidneys are most commonly associated with the creation of urine, but they do so much more than that. While yes they help to break down and excrete waste into the bladder, they also are vital in reabsorption of certain nutrients, include the ever important amino acids. They also serve a vital role in making sure that your bodies pH balance is maintained to help prevent ketosis, and produce hormones that are important in several functions of the body. Blood cell production, absorption of calcium, and regulating aldosterone levels are all important roles the kidney plays. These bean shaped organs do much much more than they’re given credit for, and National Kidney Month is your chance to give them the care they deserve.