if you have kidney damage you should keep your blood pressure below 130/80. the national heart lung and blood institute (nhlbi) one of the national institutes of health (nih) recommends that people with kidney disease use whatever therapy is necessary including lifestyle changes and medicines to keep their blood pressure below 130/80. nhlbi has found that five lifestyle changes can help control blood pressure: maintain your weight at a level close to normal. choose fruits vegetables grains and low-fat dairy foods. limit your daily sodium (salt) intake to 2 000 milligrams or lower if you already have high blood pressure. read nutrition labels on packaged foods to learn how much sodium is in one serving. keep a sodium diary. get plenty of exercise which means at least 30 minutes of moderate activity such as walking most days of the week. avoid consuming too much alcohol. men should limit consumption to two drinks (two 12-ounce servings of beer or two 5-ounce servings of wine or two 1. 5-ounce servings of hard liquor) a day. women should have no more than a single serving on a given day because metabolic differences make women more susceptible to the effects of alcohol. limit caffeine intake.
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