 Hello friends. I am Dr. Amol Mahaldar. I'm a nephrologist working at the Manipal Hospital Goa. I look after patients who have kidney ailments, people requiring dialysis and kidney transplant. As you know friends, recently the number of patients suffering from kidney ailments has tremendously increased. World over it is seen that almost one in ten adults are having kidney problems. In our own country, every year it's estimated that two lakh people require dialysis every year. It would be worthwhile making efforts to try and stop this problem and reduce the burden of kidney disease. What things can we do in our daily life to reduce kidney disease? Basically, we will talk about eight simple steps that can decrease kidney disease. One, keep active. By that I mean at least 40 minutes of rigorous exercise like walking, cycling, running, something done at least five days in a week. Second, eat right. By that I mean less salt and no fried foods. Third, drink lots of water. Especially in early stages of kidney disease, we advise people to drink at least two and a half liters of water, eight to ten glasses per day. In later stages it could change. Fourth, check your blood sugar regularly. Fifth, check your blood pressure regularly. Both blood sugar and blood pressure are known to enhance the kidney disease occurrence. Fifth, avoid taking over the counter pain killers. Find the cause of pain and get it treated. Sixth, do not smoke or drink. Seventh, get yourself evaluated for any kidney disease if you belong to any of these risk populations such as you've had previous kidney ailments, somebody in the family has kidney ailments, you have blood pressure, you have diabetes or you come from an area where there is a higher incidence of kidney problems. And lastly, do not drink alcohol. Taking these simple steps, my friends, you could avoid kidney disease and lead a healthy, happy life.