00:00.0 - 00:05.5 Friends, many people have question in their mind 'Can their GFR be improved?' 00:05.6 - 00:10.4 GFR is a number that is evaluated by analyzing your creatinine, age and 00:10.5 - 00:15.3 gender. Creatinine is the waste product 00:15.4 - 00:20.2 that is produced during muscle break down. This waste product is found in your blood. 00:20.3 - 00:25.1 Generally, your kidneys filter out this waste product through urine. 00:25.2 - 00:30.0 If your blood has higher amount of creatinine, it means your kidneys 00:30.1 - 00:34.9 are not working properly. Your healthy creatinine level depends upon the factors that 00:35.0 - 00:39.8 how much muscles you have, how is your body structure and are you athletic or not? 00:39.9 - 00:44.7 That's why, normal creatinine level of every individual varies. So, only with the creatinine value, 00:44.8 - 00:49.6 the kidney functionality can't be detected. Thus, we use GFR number. 00:49.7 - 00:54.5 GFR is an accurate number that helps in detecting 00:54.6 - 00:59.4 how is your kidneys working currenly. It also reveals, at which stage your 00:59.5 - 01:04.3 kidney diseases are. If your GFR is dropping down continuously, then it's a dangerous sign. 01:04.4 - 01:09.2 Generally, your GFR should be higher than 60 and your creatinine level 01:09.3 - 01:14.1 should be lower than 1.2 mg/dL. So, can your GFR number be improved with proper diet 01:14.2 - 01:19.0 and exercises. In general, proper diet and exercising 01:19.1 - 01:23.9 are good for your overall health. Instead of ordering or taking foods not cooked at home, 01:24.0 - 01:28.8 intaking fruits and vegetables can be more beneficial for your health. It's also necessary to understand 01:28.9 - 01:33.7 that consuming low salt in your diet is good for your health. 01:33.8 - 01:38.6 It also helps in maintaining your blood pressure. The protein does not leak into your urine 01:38.7 - 01:43.5 and you won't notice any kind of respiration related problems. You need to limit another type of 01:43.6 - 01:48.4 nutrient that is known as protein. If your diet contains a rich amount of protein 01:48.5 - 01:53.3 then your body weight will start dropping. Intaking high amount of protein is good for the people whose 01:53.4 - 01:58.2 kidneys are working properly. But if your kidneys are failed and still 01:58.3 - 02:03.1 you are consuming protein in rich amount then it'll put a pressure on your kidneys. 02:03.2 - 02:08.0 Your kidneys won' excrete excess protein from your body but when 02:08.1 - 02:12.9 you consume a very little amount of protein, your muscles will start breaking that will cause more problem in your body. 02:13.0 - 02:17.8 In such kind of condition, you may notice many other health complications but increased GFR. 02:17.9 - 02:22.7 So, it's necessary to intake foods that your dietician 02:22.8 - 02:27.6 has designed for you. Your dietician considers your current health 02:27.7 - 02:32.5 as well as kidneys' health and prepares a diet chart accordingly. 02:32.6 - 02:37.4 By following this diet, you can improve your GFR number slowly. 02:37.5 - 02:42.3 Many studies have shown that exercising helps in improving health of the kidneys. 02:42.4 - 02:47.2 And it can also increase your GFR number. But you shouldn't follow intense exercises 02:47.3 - 02:52.1 and you won't need to lift heavy weights in gym. By walking daily in a normal pitch, you can 02:52.2 - 02:57.0 improve your kidney condition. By exercising properly, your extra 02:57.1 - 03:01.9 weight will get controlled. During kidney disease, it's necessary to 03:02.0 - 03:06.8 maintain a healthy weight so that along with the kidneys, your other body organs 03:06.9 - 03:11.7 can function properly and they won't face any kind of problems. It means 03:11.8 - 03:16.6 by following a proper diet and exercising can help in improving GFR. 03:16.7 - 03:21.5 But some people notice that even after following these, their kidney diseases 03:21.6 - 03:26.4 are going worse continuouslY. They develop kidney disease kidney disease, it doesn't matter how healthy their lifestyle is. 03:26.5 - 03:31.3 So, it's important to understand that there are many reasons for kidney diseases 03:31.4 - 03:36.2 such as diabetes and high blood pressure. It means even after following a healthy lifestyle, 03:36.3 - 03:41.1 you can develop kidney diseases. That's why, it's necessary 03:41.2 - 03:46.0 to get Ayurvedic consultation from an expert doctor of Karma Ayurveda. If your GFR number 03:46.1 - 03:50.9 is very low or your creatinine number is high, then you need to 03:51.0 - 03:55.8 take the help of Ayurvedic knowledge of Karma Ayurveda to impove your kidneys' health. 03:55.9 - 04:00.7 Here at Karma Ayurveda, Dr. Puneet Dhawan cures many kidney patients daily. 04:00.8 - 04:05.6 Let's meet one of such kind of patients. 04:05.7 - 04:08.9 Dr. Puneet Dhawan: What's your name? 04:09.0 - 04:09.6 Patient: 04:09.7 - 04:13.0 Dr. Puneet Dhawan: Where are you from?..From Nepal! From where in Nepal? 04:13.1 - 04:16.4 What problems you were facing when you have reached?