Our kidneys help our body to lead a healthy life - How?

1. Living with a healthy body is the best road to live happy, to feel better, and to look better.

2. Different organs and organ systems works in a coordinated manner to achieve this goal. Kidneys are one such organ which helps our body to lead a healthy life.

3. The kidneys are the filtering organs of blood. The kidneys shed waste products from metabolism of wastes such as urea, uric acid crystals, and creatinine by secreting urine. Urine may also contain trace amount of sulfate and phenol waste and excess sodium, potassium, and chloride ions.

4. The kidneys play major role in maintaining homeostasis by regulating the concentration and volume of body fluids. For example, the amount of H⁺ and HCO₃^- secreted by the kidneys controls the body's pH. They also regulate the blood pressure of an organism by secreting hormones.