You eat cottage cheese for breakfast, chicken for lunch and fish for dinner, proud of your willpower.
But what if your kidneys are already on the verge of failure?
Protein diets have become mainstream, but few people know that excess protein turns into ammonia, a toxin that the liver barely has time to neutralize.
The kidneys are working in emergency mode, filtering blood 20 times a day instead of the required 3–4.
Symptoms of overload: dark circles under the eyes, body odor of acetone and constant thirst. Scientists warn: after a year of such a diet, the risk of urolithiasis increases by 300%. But how to lose weight without harm?
The answer is paradoxical — eat… potatoes. Yes, carbohydrates bind excess protein and remove it naturally. For example, baked potato with chicken will reduce the load on the kidneys better than a green salad.
Another life hack: drink rosehip tea - it contains vitamin C, which breaks down ammonia.
And forget the myth of “protein makes you feel full”: the brain requires glucose, and if you deprive it of carbohydrates, hunger will hit again in 2 hours.
Want to be slim and healthy? Stop being afraid of bread - sometimes a sandwich saves your life.
Author: Valeria Kisternaya
