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Preventing Kidney Damage Your kidneys are one of the vital organs of your body. They are in charge of shifting the overabundance of water and body waste in the body (Excretion). Keep your kidneys safe by following these simple health guidelines: 1.        Avoid excessive intakes of protein. Taking in excessive amounts of protein increases the metabolic load on the kidneys. 2.        Avoid painkiller abuse. Research has shown that taking pain killers for too long diminishes the blood stream and weakens the kidneys. 3.        Quit smoking! This practice is harmful to every organ of the body and to the kidneys in particular. 4.        Reduce your sodium intake: Salt is the main wellspring for the sodium we ingest. When we consume salt unnecessarily and excessively, our kidneys our condemned to discharging sodium all the time, putting pressure on our kidne...

The Best of Frida Kahlo 1.     I used to think I was the strangest person in the world but then I thought there are so many people in the world, there must be someone just like me who feels bizarre and flawed in the same ways I do. I would imagine her, and imagine that she must be out there thinking of me, too. Well, I hope that if you are out there and read this and know that, yes, it’s true I’m here, and I’m just as strange as you. 2.    I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim. 3.    They thought I was a Surrealist, but I wasn’t. I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality. 4.      I think that little by little I’ll be able to solve my problems and survive. 5.      At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can. 6.     Nothing is worth more than laughter. It is strength to laugh and to abandon oneself, to be ligh...