8 Home Remedies to Naturally Lower Your Creatinine Levels(1-4)

Creatinine is a blood chemical waste product generated when you use your muscles. Eating lots of protein may also produce small amounts.

Your bloodstream transports creatinine to your kidneys, where your body filters it out through your urine. But if your kidneys aren’t working properly, the level of creatinine in your blood can build up. This can lead to uremia, a life-threatening disorder.

Talk to our doctor about ways to help lower your creatinine levels, including these eight natural options:

1. Cut back on vigorous exercise

Exercise is usually a good thing, but overdoing it may spike your creatinine levels. Since muscle metabolism produces creatinine, overusing muscle groups through strenuous activity might raise levels.

One study indicates that intense exercise increases creatinine levels as a response to increased muscle breakdown, at least temporarily.

Talk to our doctor about how much and what type of exercise you should do. Try walking instead of running, or doing yoga instead of lifting weights.

2. Don’t take supplements containing creatine

Creatine is a natural compound made in your liver. It’s transported to your muscles where it’s used for energy. Unused creatine not used as energy converts into creatinine, a waste product.

In addition to its natural form, creatine is also available as an oral supplement. Some athletes use these supplements to help enhance athletic performance. Just like natural creatine, supplements containing this substance produce creatinine.

Anyone wishing to reduce creatinine levels should not take creatine supplements. There is limited research on creatine supplements and their overall safety.

3. Reduce your protein intake

Research shows eating large amounts of protein can increase creatinine levels, at least temporarily. Cooked red meat in particular can affect creatinine. The heat from cooking causes creatine found in meat to produce creatinine.

People with diets very high in red meat or other protein sources, including dairy products, may have higher creatinine levels than people who eat less of those foods. If you eat lots of red meat, switch to more vegetable-based dishes. Try swapping out beef burgers for vegetable patties, hearty vegetable stew, or lentil soup.

4. Eat more fiber

More research is needed to determine the effect dietary fiber has on creatinine levels. But one studyshowed significant reductions in creatinine levels in people with chronic kidney disease who increased their fiber intake.

Fiber can be found in many foods, including:

· fruits

· vegetables

· whole grains

· legumes