I try to keep my sodium intake to 1000 mgs a day. Sodium is a killer of the nephrons in the kidneys.
Drink 2 qts of water, filtered, osmosis, or distilled, more if I had alcohol, or sodium that day.
Alcohol, 1 maybe 2 on some days but not more than one or every two weeks really, or less. Months have gone by with out any alcohol intake.
Protein at a meal is about the size of a deck of playing cards. Too much protein at any one time is hard for the kidney to filter out, overload!!
I do take a calcium supplement with vit D, but also take magnesium with it to protect the kidney from to much calcium entering the kidney. Magnesium protects the kidney.
I do exercise and believe it is important for everyone to be as fit as possible. Be careful of using any protein powders for the obvious reason. Keep your weight down to a healthy BMI, it is not only easier on your kidney, but your entire body.
I was able to donate at 60 YOA. Not a lot of people my age or younger would be able to do that because of health issues. Guess that is one of the reasons why donors live good full lives after donating for the most part. Luck, genes, taking care of our health in the first place, who knows....
But it does change our outlook on our future health, makes us more aware of not taking it for granted I believe. We no longer have the "spare", but the one we have is to be cared for a little more than we thought about it in the past.
So how does this sound to everyone else, I'm sure others are going to have more suggestions.