Can What You Eat Reverse Kidney Disease?

Can What You Eat Reverse Kidney Disease?
Today we have a really fun topic. We are going to talk about how what you eat can affect your kidney function and if eating healthy can actually reverse chronic kidney disease. This is a longer video, so make sure to stay tuned until the end to hear all the good things we are going to talk about - especially if you want to do everything you can to protect your kidneys.
I am going to share several stories about my patients with kidney disease, go over how and why a healthy diet can help your kidneys and then I am going to finish with some real practical suggestions on how you can incorporate a more plant-based diet into your daily regimen.
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Working as a kidney doctor, I found that my patients were often unaware of just how important diet and lifestyle were and how often they felt unsupported by generic advice to “eat healthy”. The home cook in me hated hearing this, so I set out to find a better way.
I began to combine my medical training and love of food, making videos of simple recipes that were based on science and packed with flavor. Instead of just saying “eat healthy” to my patients, I could give them the resources they needed to make a real difference in their health.
Kidney doctor, passionate home cook, and KZbin sensation Dr Blake Shusterman empowers people to proactively manage their health by stepping into the kitchen. The author of several cookbooks with over 100,000 KZbin subscribers, The Cooking Doc® believes anyone, at any age can transform their health with small changes that make a big difference. Based on science and packed with flavor, Dr. Blake’s simple recipes have inspired home cooks everywhere to change their diet, retrain their taste buds, and transform their health.
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Content Chapters:
00:00 - Diet and Kidney Disease
00:59 - Patient 1 Story with Stage 3b CKD
02:38 - Patient 2 Story: Stage 4 CKD
03:27 - Patient 3 Story
04:24 - Factors Involved in Improving Kidney Function
05:17 - Chronic Kidney Disease and Plant Based Eating
07:12 - Reasons Why a Plant Based Diet is Good for the Kidneys
14:10 - Tips For Eating Better for your Kidneys

[@ingelopez9829]

CKD patients need more guidance on how to best follow a whole plant based diet. We need charts that list each food with its protein content per half a cup portion in order to figure out what foods and how much of it we can put on our plates at each meal in order not to go over the daily limit. We are told to restrict our protein intake to a certain daily amount based on body weight but I have not been able to find a standardized chart that tells me at a glance the protein content for each food so I can plan my meals accordingly. We shouldn’t have to be guessing every time we fix our plates. The same goes for phosphorus, potassium, sodium and fat content. This should be the most basic resource that a CKD patient should have available at the PCP and nephrologist’s office, at the National Kidney Foundation etc. If you know if such a chart exists please let your viewers know, I and most of us would certainly buy it immediately. Thank you.

[@MzNikkiSavage]

Research Dr. SEBI diet. He was a know black herbalist that died in police custody. There is a cure to a lot of these dieases they have put on us. Not telling us the poisions an toxins in the food, soaps and so on. I am stage 4 an not once has my nephrolgisht mentioned this to me. You would think going to school for so long you SHOULD know at least about Alkaline fruits & veggies. Healthy protiens and ect. The meat, their putting unatural hormones & toxins in these things. They don't plan on helping us cure our bodies. God made are bodies perfect. Drs claim there is no cure for AIDS,CANCER, DIABETES, HERPES. Their targeting American people, especially the oppressed. Medical field & Pharmacutical companies are just big cash cows, at our lives & loved ones expenses. ❤🙏🏽#GODHASTHEFINALSAY

[@nataliepower7464]

Hi...I am a CKD patient and as yet haven't found a chart either. I have however downloaded the Cronometer App in which you can enter and save the foods you eat and it gives a breakdown of micronutrients that you've had that day. Example I just entered I've had a cup of cooked Kale which is 3 grams of protein. I'm keeping track that way which gives an overview of what I'm putting on my plate each day. The free version is sufficient for that or can pay to upgrade to get more detailed info. I hope that helps ...wishing you well 💜Xx

[@user-bk8dn4tz5z]

تطبيق Cronometer

[@swap7580]

My mother donated me kidney 14 years ago. I am living a healthy life. My creatine is now 1.5 .

[@AsWeSpeak154]

Are you on a plant based diet?

[@carolfazakerley1185]

What about the Oxalate damage from high Oxalate plant foods? If you don’t know about Oxalates - KZbin Elliot Overton - EONutrition or Sally KNorton.

[@ssabavkou]

Pretty good advice. I changed my diet to total vegan and ended up with high protium and hospitalized. Beans other than green beans were stopped. Then I added back oysters sardines, albacore tuna, calf liver and 93% lean 4 oz hamburger Pattie’s. Result: HbA1c 5.4 with no meds for type 2 diabetes. And by using frozen blue berries, Fiji apples baked with Ceylon Cinnamon and fresh salad consisting of ice berg lettuce, red onion, red bell pepper, cucumber, white button mushrooms, red radish with olive oil and vinegar most days, but 2 times a week a cabbage soup consisting of cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, red onion, green beans, peas, white mushroom, red bell pepper in water with turmeric and thyme and fresh cracked black pepper I have a better eGFR. Went from 3 B to 3A. And went from 205 lbs to 130 lbs. walk outside not less than 2 miles but never more than 11 miles. Now that weight is off usually 3 miles a day. Food can be poison to medicine to your body!

[@dianasthings729]

Congrats!! This proves everyone is different. Some people are healthier on higher animal protein and some are healthier on WFPB. There is no one size fits all diet out there. People have to listen to their bodies and test results. Some people are more sensitive to oxalates and some more sensitive to animal protein.

Thank you so much for your salad and soup idea. It was incredibly helpful and I will be using them!

[@monicareed632]

Thanks for sharing this with us🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@Treemeadow]

I wish I could eat like this- but I've got gout, and blueberries are my biggest trigger ;_; (the skin is full of purines) But I'll figure it out. My liver is more concerning at present.

[@swamiesez9066]

I reversed kidney disease in my 12 year old schnauzer. Vet was shocked and told me my dog now has the blood panel of a puppy! Glory to God, my baby and I have much more time together!

[@IgnacioRuiz-tb2nh]

Hi! how did you do it??

[@swamiesez9066]

@@IgnacioRuiz-tb2nh Sorry. I can not help your dog. Every dog. Every case is different. With kidney disease there is no one size fits all. Rocco's diet is in direct response to HIS blood panel. His needs are specific to him. To best help your dog, you will need to base it off YOUR dog's blood panel. Kidney disease is a tough one as it affects all the organs. I strongly recommend working with a homeopathic veterinarian to come up with a specific plan for your dog. Example: Rocco's diet saved him, however it could be very harmful to a dog whose blood panel is different than Roccos'. So you see, one size does not fit all. I can share his basic diet. However, Rocco receives much more in herbs and nutrients specifically for him. STOPPED ALL COMMERCIAL KIBBLE, it's a slow toxin paving the way to disease and early death I bought a meat grinder to make homemade RAW food. I ground veggies first then chicken leg quarters with bone. ROCCO= 20 lbs. RATIO: 20% meat 80% Veggies. *RAW Blend= meat and veggies **NO ORGAN MEAT!!!! AS Per one cup serving of RAW BLEND, ADD: Raw beef Green tripe- 1 Tbl Veggies list is specific for KIDNEY health- (These veggies are harmful to dogs with Lupus) again...consult a homeopathic vet. Bok choy. #1 All cruciferous veggies Green beans Arugula Carrots Medicinal additives to address organ health; Activated charcoal- filters kidneys 1 tsp Vit D3/K2 with magnesium-4 drops (500 iu) Colostrum-. 1/8 tsp Alpha Lipoic Acid- sprinkles Moringa Oleifera 1 tsp Salmon oil- One pump squirter Ashwaganda 1 tsp Coconut oil- 1 tsp Fresh lemon juice- 1 tsp Parsley- 1 tsp Pink salt- one shake (light sprinkle) 1/2 cup filtered water. (Soupy consistency) *** Rocco had low potassium, so at noon, away from meals, I give him one thin slice of honey Dew melon, because it is high in potassium. I give fruit 2 hours away from any meat to prevent digestive woes. Fruit and meat do not sit well in the stomach together due to their differing digestion rates. SNACK- one Brazil nut (selenium) daily ***No jerky, or any commercial treats or chews!! No!!!...not a single product sold commercially. Poor ingredients, inert ingredients, high heat processing and preservatives were enough for me to run far away from commercial dog food and treats. This is all my opinion, I AM NOT A DOCTOR. I have shared what I did for my dog.

[@swamiesez9066]

@@IgnacioRuiz-tb2nh Number one... STOP FEEDING DOGS WITH COMMERCIAL KIBBLE!!! Kibble, regardless of brand has a plethera of poor ingredients, toxic inert ingredients and preservatives that is killing your dog by slow death. Feed raw diet!!! With kidney disease each case is different. I used very specific herbs to respond to Roccos blood panel. Your dogs needs are different, so pointless to share precisely what i did. Get your blood panel, research everything so you can read it. Then give what is missing. I feed Rocco Raw, bone in chicken quarters, ground. Yes i bought a commercial food grinder. Besides Roccos specific proprietary nutrients, i add- Alpha Lipoic acid Activated Charcoal Salmon oil Vit d3/k2 with magnesium Parsley Nutritional yeast Sea salt sprinkle

[@swamiesez9066]

@@IgnacioRuiz-tb2nh I have responded, but it mysteriously got deleted...sorry. I guess I'm caught in an algorithm?

[@georgeanngash9896]

Wow

[@jsc5423]

Thanks so much. You explained everything so well. I am doing mostly what you mentioned here and not so hard on myself. I eat mainly vegetables and some fruits, nuts and seeds, fish sometimes. I eat chicken now and then and meat now and then too. I make my own homemade mayo and it has two eggs in it but it lasts me about two weeks. So apart from that i eat eggs only sometimes. Last year i had stage 3 a kidney disease and now back to normal thanks to God and my mainly plant based diet. I am lower carbs so only have brown rice now and then. I have cream in my drinks, mainly three times a day so that's mainly my animal protein for the day really. That's about it.

[@kimmock2892]

My GFR went from 34 to 47 and my creatinine lowered just by eating one plant based meal (sometimes two) a day!

[@user-fo3jr1zh4s]

Doctor, thank you very much for your advice,

[@stevesteve7175]

I love the way the doctor approaches it.

[@ceejanebryant5879]

Thank you. I thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated your wealth of knowledge to a better me.

[@stircspew]

thank you doctor

[@marylynbooth2844]

Thank you! I have listened to you several times & will continue. The information I'm getting from you on Kidney Disease is very helpful.

[@malcytull]

Thank you Doc for a really informative video.

[@capthenry2668]

Thank you doc very informative a lot of us try to do the right thing without all the education the know-how the right way to get things done to help things out you can look things up sometimes you get conflicting answers I appreciate you

[@RaeleneJoy3340]

good sensible advice

[@fulvioacosta43]

Thank you doctor I like the way you explain things. It is very non-threatening and logical. I have taken notes and will comply😊

[@martinPatsy]

Thanks 😊

[@sw-js6eh]

I appreciate your honesty and clarity! So many of us desire to become more healthy without relying completely on meds alone and, it is refreshing to know some things that may contribute in assisting the path to improved health. Thanks!

[@thecookingdoc]

Thank you so much @sw-js6eh - that makes my day to hear because that is exactly why I wanted to make this video. Thanks for watching and sharing those kind words.

[@malarmugammunian5098]

I thinkthis is an informative talk, it's just a guide line.Eating too much meat is not good for the body. I am grateful for the informative advice. Thank you doc.

[@ellatoler9706]

Thanks for a balanced look at the role of diet in managing ckd.

[@thecookingdoc]

Thank you so much @ellatoler9706 - this is so nice to hear because that is what I am here for :)

[@lindapadilla6813]

The legumes are just too high in carbs for a diabetic as are certain fruits & veggies. I try to do the ketogenic diet

[@rubywhitter5562]

Thank you very much Dr. You right on the point..some dont like that you didn't say.." Go eat meat"

[@nyc1068]

Thank you for your info. I find it very useful!!! I have a question. Do essential amino acids as bed as ingesting animal protein?

[@mdc8702]

Excellent information thank you very much Doc.

[@thecookingdoc]

Thank you very much @mdc8702 for watching and commenting. 😀

[@sandragrissom1821]

Thank you! Excellent graphics and guidelines for those of us who need extra help. 😅

[@thecookingdoc]

Thank you @sandragrissom1821 - this one was a longer video because I tried to pack a lot into it - so its really great to hear that is helpful to you!

[@goldieleyva3002]

Where can I order the cookbook please?

[@jennywu73]

Hi Doctor, I’ve been reducing my meat protein and replace it with nuts and seeds. I’m worried about the phosphorus level. My last blood work was 5.2. So my question is should I start taking phoslo. Or adding calcium supplement with my meal. What do you suggest?

[@DeAnnaYah]

I was diagnosed CKF Stage 4 last week. am told to stay away from high potassium foods. But my potassium is too low already. (3.2) and phosphorus foods. But my phosphate is normal (73). I am on day 5 of a vegetarian raw 30/70 diet. 70% raw and 30% cooked. Do I still need to watch potassium foods even tho I’m chronically low in potassium? Thank you so much. Blessings to your and yours for all of your effort to help ppl.

[@dennarddancer1960]

Yes you do. That, AND phosphorus...!

[@user-ir5ol7wr1l]

To the good doc A number of people that I know have listened to you and Did not take medical advice they are now on dialysis. They were at 50% functionality. Listen to Your natural way of reverse kidney disease and are now on dialysis Devita kidney American Are constantly expanding my daughter is a dialysis charge nurse. It would be helpful if you tell the truth and look at the data. Yes, you need to eat a great diet to help your body. However, you still must be paid blood pressure, blood sugar on a daily basis people actually stop taking their medications Which causes permanent injury what's the Nephron are damaged and scarred over there is no comeback. People need to know that.

[@followthepinkline]

Doc, what about fasting either intermittent or prolonged fasting- these can help repair kidney function?

[@daviddjerassi]

Thank you for a factual and most helpful video im 88 type 2 but just started getting kidney pain i think to much cheese and chicken meat both my fault.

[@AVERYGOODFRIEND95]

did you get checked and tested? What’s the reason behind your kidney pain.

[@ronaldjackson1075]

Dr. Sebi said that the kidneys can be healed. 🤔🧐

[@Astha530]

My mom has ckd nd her weight is 35 kg.. Should she do intermittent fasting? Will it help her?

[@kenwalker4672]

Would plant based protein powder be a better alternative to animal protein.

[@mattowens9876]

I due dialysis 3 days a week everything is great on my bloodwork but my albumen is only on low side 3.3 i get 70 mg of albumen in my blood stream during treatment i eat chicken fish beef protean drink not sure if having lower end albumen is ok

[@DavinFigueroa]

Apart from spinach and ginger, a diabetic can't eat yam yoghurt and rest you mentioned earlier

[@ivoryjackson1059]

I viewed your video and my eyes were opened wide. I learned more from your video about nutrition than from my dietician. Thank you so much.

[@shannon6574]

Macadamia nuts have the least oxalates in them. One ounce a day....what about dairy products?

[@adsaad]

Hello, Doc. Thanks for this video. Is intermittent fasting ok when you have CKD?

[@Anon.5216]

Apparengly intermittent fasting is good bcse it gives the kidneys a rest.

[@thecookingdoc]

@adsaad this is a terrific idea for a future video. I am making a note of this so I can look into some studies and cover this topic.

[@adsaad]

@@thecookingdoc Thank you, Doc.

[@shannon6574]

What about kidney atrophy?

[@nkirukaoyekwe2112]

Dr, what can I do as beans increases my creatinine. What can I use instead

[@StrikerBurns]

Where should you eGFR be if you have good kidney function?

[@maryanncanter3655]

Over 60

[@johnnyappleseedz422]

One thing I never see in many (if not all) of these videos is, no one recommends people with kidney, liver, or other medical concerns to get an APOe Genotype Blood Test done. I am 3/3 Mediterranean. Suggestion: If you are concerned, get it done!!

[@gmartinez1981]

What about potassium?

[@purevision2013]

Eliminate or minimize those foods. Get labs checked regularly to see what those levels are.

[@jannlittle4745]

What if you can't eat very many vegetables. Seriously, my digestive system is very very sensitive because I have allergies. Now what? I have no problem with ruminate meat! I nearly died on vegan. I had to take a huge amount of vitamins.. Can't eat plant based at all!

[@coe141]

Choose meats lower in phosphorus and potassium. Soaking meet in water before cooking lowers phosphorus. Also, boiling meat lowers phosphorus.

[@pablozamora3405]

I hear from non medical videos talk about totally reversing without trying to sell you anything. Yet any medical one always says treating, never healing. It’s how you’re taught in medical school… it’s all treatments, never healing. I watched a bit of this video and turned it off as it’s one if those medical ones that is about treatment and improvement, but never about healing.

[@BbBb-hw5pq]

Lol 😂. You are right bro. I was thinking to myself this is really a bad video. What he is saying is that it can not be completely reversed . Very sad .

[@HikingUtah]

I was going to criticize this video by declaring you cannot reverse kidney disease with diet. But while the title is definitely geared towards more views, he did lay out quite clearly that diet cannot reverse kidney disease. I converted to a vegan diet and know the data suggests many benefits for CKD and health in general, but there are certainly some downsides to it as well.

[@tahoe2jt]

I was on dialysis for 5 years. Last summer I started the carnivore diet. As of 11/24 I am now OFF dialysis and feeling better than ever.

[@rallyharsh2563]

Hi, can you provide more details.

[@daydreamerworld3056]

😂😂😂😂 that's how you expose yourself.

[@planetlover5180]

Dr,Raju retired IAS Officer in Bangalore, karnataka state India.has reversed kidneys disease to his father who was 76 years by using plant based medicine, fish, flax seeds,buttermilk,curds reduce cereals pl check up these medicines. Dr raju treating many kidney patients, pl do ressearch in the interest of mankind

[@akbaralishaik7350]

Pl let me know the details

[@frederickpauly2586]

Carnivore diet

[@Lynne76]

I dont eat meat but can i still eat fish,

[@jacquelyns9709]

Eat small servings (3 to 4 ounces) of wild salmon, sardines, herring, and mackerel. Small fish with lots of Omega-3. Avoid large fish with high levels of mercury . Also, avoid added sodium . Lemon juice flavors fish nicely. Remember that tomatoes and celery have sodium naturally. You can purchase low or no added sodium canned tomato paste, sauce, diced, crushed, etc. Make your own sauces for your fish.

[@Lynne76]

@@jacquelyns9709 Thank you 😊

[@user-hi5xj9ob9r]

❤ I Have Kidney Disease And I Can't Eat All Plants And I Am Allowed Lean Meat

[@RiceaRoni354]

Funny your veggie/fruit inserts contain no no foods high in potassium.

[@MichaelKing2-7]

Naw! I’m out! Don’t tell me I can’t eat meat! Carnivore/keto diet is it!!

[@randallhammettDC]

Doesn't make sense based on most recent research on proteins and meat!

[@charlessavoie2367]

FUCOIdan

[@emilyjane61]

You keep contradicting yourself.

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

Doc, you're making wild assumptions. Patient 1: How do you know that all the other unhealthy food that he gave up when he switched to a Plant-based diet was the culprit, not the meat? Patient 2: How do you know that all the other unhealthy food that she gave up when she switched to a Plant-based diet was the culprit, not the meat? Patient 3: She was not a strict Carnivore, yet you neglected to mention the other things in her diet. How do WE know whether those other things were the culprit, not the meat?

[@rongarris8574]

Not the Doc, but in general, to become a nephrologist, you need four years of undergraduate school and four years of medical school, three years of internal medicine residency, and followed by two years of fellowship in nephrology. That equates to 13 years of intense education in addition to becoming board certified. Board certificate is perhaps one of the most grueling processes between the written and oral exams. It is lengthy and you better know your everything there is to know about nephrology or you aren't going to pass. Not all physicians pass on their first attempt. The cooking doc did. . Besides those requirements, this doctor is a genius. To insinuate that he is making wild assumptions is ludicrous.

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

@@rongarris8574 I don't give a damn how many letters he has after his name, the FACT is he is making wild assumptions in this video, as I CLEARLY explained. At least in the first two patient cases, that is. The third one is suspicious because he neglected to share with us what other food that non-strict Carnivore was eating.

[@Twoplustwoequalsfive-fp9dm]

Congratulations, you won You Tube's prize for troller of the day. What a dunce.@@Cosmo-Kramer

[@thecookingdoc]

@Cosmo-Kramer I am just sharing what my patients told me about their journey. That is why I say everyone is different, has their own challenges and their own likes and dislikes. I am just encouraging people to eat healthier and there are a lot of studies to show the benefits in what I am sharing.

[@thecookingdoc]

​@@rongarris8574 Thank you so much for the kind words.

[@calogerocassaro4092]

Doc please keep prescribe drugs that's all you can do

[@aprshjcjahmed]

I love the way the doctor approaches it.