The main function of\u00a0your\u00a0kidneys is to filter\u00a0your\u00a0blood and\u00a0remove\u00a0extra\u00a0fluids\u00a0and\u00a0waste through urine.\u00a0Healthy kidneys keep the\u00a0right balance of water, salt, and minerals<\/b>. They also help\u00a0nerves, muscles, and other parts of your body work well<\/b>. Kidneys make hormones that\u00a0control blood pressure, make red blood cells, and keep bones strong<\/b>.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kidney Disease<\/b>\u00a0
Kidney disease\u00a0occurs\u00a0when your kidneys cannot filter blood properly and waste builds up in your body. This\u00a0condition usually develops\u00a0slowly, and many people do not know they have it because\u00a0early stages\u00a0often have no symptoms.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the later stages,\u00a0kidney disease\u00a0can cause:<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n You may be at\u00a0higher risk<\/b>\u00a0if you:\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n How to keep your kidneys healthy:<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n References:<\/b>\u00a0 The kidneys filter the blood and remove waste and excess fluids through urine, maintaining the balance of water, salts, and minerals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":273802760,"featured_media":12752,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[1414],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-enfermedades-cronicas-en"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/planmenonita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Rinon-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planmenonita.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/planmenonita.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/planmenonita.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planmenonita.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/273802760"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planmenonita.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planmenonita.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12506\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planmenonita.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planmenonita.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planmenonita.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planmenonita.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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https:\/\/www.niddk.nih.gov\/health-information\/kidney-disease<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0
https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/kidneydiseases.html<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"