An exam that prolongs your life

Did you know that there is a test that prolongs your life? A urine test can indicate health risks that could shorten your life. The urine cup in the laboratory is now a crystal ball of health. A new urine test can determine how long you will live, according to the American Journal of Kidney Disease. Researchers studied urine tests from 810,000 patients and found a broad relationship between high levels of proteinuria and protein in the urine and an elevated risk of mortality. The difference in life between those who had the protein and those who did not could be up to 15 years. Should you be worried? Maybe. If your life is a smoker, a drinker and with high blood pressure, or hereditary factors, then you should check the protein in your urine, say the authors of the study, in Canada. The test is simple, it only asks for a proteinuria or protein in the urine test. But keep in mind that even in positive results, it is not a death sentence. It is just an indicator that the kidneys could be damaged in some way. Once the cause is identified, treatment, with a change in lifestyle, can give you many more years.