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With a proper kidney friendly diet it is possible to raise your GFR. I went from 54 to 73 in about 14 months. So strictly limit salt, protein, potassium, phosphorus (if it is pre-packaged - assume it is high in phosphorus - dark colored soda pops are also high in phosphorus. Milk too - dieticians of Canada site has a list of phosporus containing foods if I remember correctly).

I don't have a lot of the risk factors for kidney disease so that may be part of the reason my numbers raised so easily. I don't have high blood pressure or Diabetes. But I have heard of people who get these conditions under control raising their GFR's too.

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