Is Green Tea Good for PKD

2015-01-18 13:49

Is green tea good for PKD patients? Green tea is a very common drink in our daily life, and especially in China. It is very healthy and said it helps to prevent kidney damages if we drink it in moderation. For this reason, many PKD patients wonder if they can drink green teat to better their kidneys.

Is green tea good for PKD patients? I am sure the answer is yes. Green tea is beneficial for PKD patients and they can be benefited from the following several aspects:

-Green tea helps to prevent painful kidney stone

Clinical studies report compounds in green tea exact make it more difficult for certain kidney stones to form. Kidney stone is a common complication of PKD and if not managed well, it will aggravate kidney condition. Drinking green tea regularly helps to reduce the morbidity of kidney stone.

-Green teat protects kidney from drug-induced toxins

Kidney is a natural filter of our body. When kidneys are damaged by PKD and fail to do this job, lots of toxins will build up in blood. These toxins not only further damage kidneys, but also affect other internal organs. Green teat is good for PKD because it protects kidney from drug-induced toxins.

-Green tea reduces kidney injury from renal ischemia

When kidneys are damaged, renal ischemia appears easily. Healthy kidney tissues need get oxygen and nutrient from blood to live and when there is renal ischemia, kidney tissues are injured easily. Green tea reduces kidney injury from renal ischemia.

Apart from benefiting kidney, green tea also helps to prevent heart disease and cancer. Therefore, regular consumption of it is very beneficial. In addition, green teat is good for PKD patients, but they need to consume it in moderation, because green tea can be harmful in large quantities.

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