An audio interview with the Renal Support Network for patients with chronic kidney disease. An overview of gut health and chronic kidney disease and the use of probiotics. In this episode of Kidney Talk, Lori welcomes Dr. Richard Johnson—renowned nephrologist, …
Announcement – I’m joining the Board of Santa Barbara Nutrients
I am delighted to announce that I am joining the Board of Santa Barbara Nutrients. Santa Barbara Nutrients has developed a medical food for polycystic kidney disease that consists of a drink containing citrate and dietary ketones. Early studies suggest …
Article – A Mysterious Epidemic
In certain regions of the world, a mysterious epidemic of kidney disease is occurring, especially in individuals working in the sugarcane fields of Central America. Thousands have died. Here we talk about the detective work that has led to the …
Article – The Mysterious Kidney Illness Rising Among Sri Lankan Farmers
Are pesticides in drinking water to blame for kidney disease among young farmers? An interesting article in Think Global Health. Dehydration not only causes reversible kidney damage, but also could actually activate a process that might cause chronic kidney disease, …
Paper – A New Clue to the Cause of the Mysterious Epidemic of Chronic Kidney Disease in Central America
Silica Nanoparticles and Mesoamerican Nephropathy: A Case Series An epidemic of kidney disease has ravaged the Pacific coast of Central America, where it typically affects men working in the sugarcane fields as well as local farmers. A role for heat …
Article – Muscle Wasting: Another Casualty of Insulin Resistance
In a new paper, Miguel Lanaspa and I show that muscle wasting (sarcopenia) in chronic kidney disease may be mediated by insulin resistance. Insulin resistance results in a reduction in glucose and phosphate from entering the cell, and over time …
Video – With Thomas Weimbs, PhD – Fructose and uric acid helped our ancestors to survive. Now they make us fat.
A discussion with Professor Thomas Weimbs on fructose and its role in causing obesity. We also discuss the importance of fructose and uric acid in causing kidney disease. One aspect is on the role of uric acid crystals in causing …
Article – Washington Post – The world’s torrid future is etched in the crippled kidneys of Nepali workers
Climate Change and its Effects of Kidney Disease. Our group has also been studied how increasing heat from climate change can lead to acute and chronic kidney disease. This has primarily been a problem for people working outside in very …
Video – Insulin Resistance is Normal, with Dr. Ken D. Berry
A fun, spirited discussion with Dr. Ken Berry on YouTube that discusses the fructose-based biologic switch that drives obesity, the role of uric acid in obesity, the benefits of the keto diet, and the effect of keto diets on kidney …
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