7 Foods You Didn’t Know Are Actually Harming Your Kidneys

2. Avocados

Avocados are creamy, delicious, and not to mention full of good fats. They are also high in potassium, which controls fluids as well as the electrolyte balance and pH levels in your body. Since kidneys rely on having just the right balance of sodium and potassium, you don’t want to have too much of either.

Hyperkalemia, the condition of having too much potassium in the blood, is most common in people with advanced kidney disease. This can cause numbness, weakness, nausea, and decreased heart rate. But, if you have a healthy kidney, you need not to worry about eating avocados. In fact, you probably need the potassium anyway. Just don’t eat too many of them at a time!