The kidneys are responsible for ridding the body of waste material and controlling the volume and composition of body fluids. Our kidney's are exposed to a variety of drugs, heavy metals, chemotherapy agents, pesticides, and environmental toxins. Kidneys filter and excrete these toxins in their daily bodily function and as a result a number of kidney disorders can occur.

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Impaired kidney function can also appear with many other disorders such as diabetes, liver disease and lupus. Kidney infections are usually painful and severe. Serious infections should be given immediate attention.

Bright's disease, a more commonly encountered kidney disease, is marked by the presence of blood in the urine, hypertension and water retention in the tissues. Kidney stones also affect kidney function. A kidney stone is a hard mass developed from minerals, usually calcium, that separate from the urine and build up on the inner surfaces of the kidney.

When the kidney's are unable to properly excrete salt and other wastes and toxins, these toxic wastes build up in the bloodstream forming a condition known as uremia. Through improved diet, exercise and appropriate supplementation everyone can prevent kidney problems.

Common symptoms of kidney disorders can include painful, frequent urination, chronic lower back pain, chills, fever, nausea, fluid retention, and in the case of kidney stones blocking the urinary tract, excruciating pain.

Eventual failure of kidney function can occur. To prevent this outcome, be careful to mind the following: excess sugar, excess salt, red meat, carbonated drinks, excessive carbohydrates, caffeine, heavy metal poisoning, overuse of prescription drugs, B vitamin deficiency, magnesium deficiency and deficiency in essential fatty acids.