Five things that can inadvertently affect your sexual function

1. Overeating

Nowadays, people have more opportunities to have dinner together, and often eat too much "delicious" food. The food they eat will eventually produce waste products - uric acid and urea nitrogen. Most of these waste products are excreted through the kidneys, and excessive eating will undoubtedly increase the burden on the kidneys.

2. Excessive drinking

Excessive intake of soft drinks and sports drinks will indirectly damage the kidneys. The pH value of the human body is 7.2. These drinks are generally highly acidic, and the pH value in the body changes significantly after drinking. The kidneys are the main organs that regulate the pH value in the human body. Long-term excessive intake of soft drinks and sports drinks will put a burden on the kidneys and increase the probability of kidney damage.

3. Eating bread that is too soft

There is a food additive called potassium bromate in bread and pastries. It can give baked foods the necessary gluten strength and elasticity, making them taste soft, but excessive consumption can damage the central nervous system, blood and kidneys.

The food additive potassium bromate has been listed as a carcinogen by the International Cancer Research Agency.

4. Eating too salty food

A salty diet, especially some snacks with high salt content, such as potato chips and instant noodles, will cause people to absorb excessive salt unknowingly, leading to increased blood pressure, inability to maintain normal blood flow in the kidneys, and thus inducing kidney disease.

5. Drink strong tea after drinking alcohol

Some people think that drinking strong tea after drinking alcohol can help them sober up, but this is not only ineffective, but can also damage the kidneys. The alkaloids in tea can quickly affect the kidneys and act as a diuretic. At this time, the alcohol is excreted from the kidneys before it has time to be broken down, causing the kidneys to be stimulated by a large amount of ethanol, thereby damaging kidney function.

Tip: Kidneys are important organs that secrete urine, excrete waste and toxins, and can regulate the body's electrolyte concentration and maintain acid-base balance. When kidney function is damaged or gradually declines, the kidney's excretion and regulation functions will also decrease. When kidney function is severely damaged, uremia may occur and endanger life. Although kidney function gradually declines with age, some living habits or behaviors in life often become important causes of kidney function damage. In order to protect the kidneys, everyone must be alert to the following "kidney-damaging" factors.

Do you still have the above lifestyle habits? Change them quickly and don’t let those bad habits affect your kidney function.