Podcast: Keep Your Kidneys Healthy

[@elliottwhitticar2383]

I was diagnosed with stage 3 CKD a few years ago. At my 2022 appointment with my kidney doctor, he confided that his his assistant had left because she was frustrated that most patients' health continued to decline despite the doctor's best efforts to guide and monitor their condition. Since that time I cut out beer, pie and pastries, and ate more plant based, whole food meals, like oatmeal with flax, chia, nuts and fruit for breakfast, and something like bean burritos with guacamole for lunch. My bodyfat dropped from about 25% to 15%. At this year's appointment, my doctor said my kidney function had improved to stage 2, and if I kept it up I would no longer need to see him. My PSA also improved. So now I am eager to cut the remaining animal proteins to see if I can keep getting healthier. Thanks for providing hope and guidance to those of us who feared that chronic disease was not reversible!

[@oneheart19]

That's fantastic! There's nothing like good health. All the best to a better future!

[@parkereatsplants]

Wow, what an amazing story. Thanks for sharing. Keep up the fantastic work, and I hope you’re health continues to improve!

[@buckmurdock2500]

get all the dairy out of your diet and PSA will continue to improve.

[@pointmass]

The simplest way to accomplish superior health is only eat unprocessed plant foods. With the understanding that some foods require “processing “ in the form of cooking like with beans, for example. All animal based foods are highly processed, and or create many unwanted/unneeded issues. These need to go to zero in a diet to create a beneficial dominant gut microbiome vs a pathogenic dominant one. Honestly the hardest part of eating perfect nutrition for the human body, as outlined, is the culture we live in. (Talking about the USA here as well as other places.) Most people aren’t interested, for an ocean of reasons, in eating WFPB. Animal based food is ubiquitous. It takes a strong person to go against the tide like this and only those who do can reap the benefits. Unfortunately most don’t possess the courage, fortitude and perseverance. The never ending marketing machine wears them down.

[@hermanharper4594]

Wonder if this would work for someone born with one kidney now at stage 3A . And High blood pressure went down from 50 to 20 filtration now because of the high blood pressure. Was in the hospital 4 times in the last 12 months back because of the high blood pressure. Got to keep my BP down or be put on the machine to filter and clean my blood. Please let me know what to do. Been of meat for 30 day's now please help

[@thomaspatterson518]

Lentils have become one of my favorite foods! That’s saying something for meat eater. Trying to go completely plant based. I have lost 52pounds going plant based.

[@johnshinski2994]

Keep up the good work.

[@observingsystem]

Awesome, well done! Try lentils bolognese too, with maybe a bit of vegan pesto. You won't even need a meat substitute (of course you can always add one anyway if you like) and you cut down on salt that way as well.

[@sunnyshealthcoaching]

Congratulations 🎉

[@rbp365]

lets go, ive been there since 2016 and its great

[@freckledtrout3299]

I like to make them with a little bit of cumin which gives it kind of a chili/meat vibe.

[@paulmaxwell8851]

Very interesting! I live in cattle country and an alarming number of my rancher friends have kidney disease. One had a kidney removed due to cancer.

[@monicadelarosa7712]

We were able to reverse my son’s minimal change kidney disorder by taking out dairy.

[@michelel3372]

As always, very interesting and inspiring! Thank you so much!

[@juliedesnick7401]

I just found out that I have CCKD. I have been plant-based for decades. I think I got it from taking omeprazole for years. I needed omeprazole because I took Paxil years ago and it gave me terrible GERD. I am off omeprazole and trying out better alternatives like exercises, which I never knew about.

[@HealthRecovery]

Many plant based whole foods trigger kidney disease for me. Potatoes, beans to name a couple. Worth looking into

[@borisschneider9371]

Try eating raw cabbage, the more, the better.

[@romanb1827]

I was diagnosed with Stage 3A CKD with a GFR of 45. Started eating WFPB SOS-free. The last ten months I’ve lost 70lbs. I’m off 3 of my 4 BP meds and I’m halfing the dose of my last med. My GFR has improved to 77 and no longer considered to have CKD by my doctor. If you have CKD, I highly recommend trying the whole food plant based approach to kidney health.

[@PlantbasedSilvi]

❤❤❤Thank you for sharing this with us, did you leave out potassium rich vegetables or other plant foods? Do you exercise? I wish you all the best. I would be delighted if you reply.

[@afrojalam4308]

Does potassium count in fruits? I mean can we eat fruits high in potassium and vegetable. And lentils high in protein.

[@johnmartin9321]

Well done 👍 Same story here. On pant based diet lost 49lb and GFR up to 77 from 56 😊

[@rozchristopherson648]

My mother’s friend was diabetic. She loved to cook and was always cooking big meals for her family during holidays. Every holiday, she would cook ham, roast beef, mac and cheese, potato salad, chicken, etc. And about a week later she’d land in the hospital. Even in the hospital she had her family sneaking in hoagies and hamburgers and fries, etc. although she was not supposed to be eating that kind of food in the hospital but was on a strict diet there. Eventually she began to go into kidney failure and had to go on dialysis. By this time she was eating only white rice and vegetables and a little fish. To feel better, she stopped eating fish and just ate rice and vegetables. But by this time, too much damage had been done to her kidneys. Various diabetic complications started happening and she had to have her leg amputated. Within a few years after that, she passed away.

[@disaj7460]

So sad...at least you & hopefully some of her family members are waking up. Reducing those types of foods even a little should make such a difference! 🙏🕊

[@hermanharper4594]

Wow that's a wake up call. RIP

[@Joseph1NJ]

Off topic, read this today, search: *A Third of Chocolate Products Are High in Heavy Metals, CR's Tests Find* Many of us here use unsweetened cocoa powder daily. I wonder how much of a concern these heavy metals are, and at what level is it unsafe. Also, because this report is not new, where's our FDA on this?

[@disaj7460]

Oh great...hoping better reporting & labelling comes about! We don't know what we don't know after all.

[@tamihoenig2914]

Have you tried carob powder? That may be a good alternative for cocoa powder for you. Many health benefits to using carob.

[@disaj7460]

@@tamihoenig2914 I've been hearing about carob as an alternative, but doesn't it taste 'strange' compared to cocoa?

[@Joseph1NJ]

@@tamihoenig2914 Thank you for the suggestion!

[@tamihoenig2914]

@@disaj7460 Carob does taste different than cocoa. It also doesn't have caffeine, which affects how your body absorbs calcium, is an irritant to your bladder, is acidic, and has a negative affect on your sleep quality and quantity. Carob also has vitamins and minerals-so it is worth a try to see if you like it. I think the benefits are pretty high. It is actually a little bit sweet, as opposed to cocoa which is bitter.

[@EvaBogardFlorida]

You rock, Dr. Greger!❤

[@janefreeman995]

I just finished reading the book Breath by Nestor and started the often gentle and slow nasal breathing practises. I have a healthy lifestyle.... Low oil Vegan for a decade, properly supplement, excercise daily. Even tho I've had very consistent normal blood pressure, since starting these breathing exercises my resting heart rate has gone down by 10, so even better. My BMs have never been such a perfectly formed works of art! The breathing is the only real difference in my life. I definitely feel clearer and more content. I haven't seen any real info on breathing related to digestion / intestinal tract.

[@nellosnook4454]

Thanks Dr. Greger! 🙏

[@andreasbintorodewanto4070]

Thanks

[@King64]

Greetings from Denmark..❤

[@rbp365]

recently did a lab test. my urine Ph was 8, healthy range marked by the lab 5-8. So it is the most alkaline possible within the healthy range

[@Edaryion]

Hi Dr. Michael Greger. I would really appreciate it if you made a video on green peas (grašak)? I can not find any valid information or tests which confirm it is healthy, or unhealthy, or what it does to the body. Maybe I just do not know where to look, but I would feel a lot more confident if I got the information from you. It is a common legume in Vojvodina. (Voyvodina).

[@notesfromleisa-land]

The health benefits of legumes/pulses of which green peas . Here are some articles (abstracts) from PubMed pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22916813/

[@GaiaCarney]

Thanks for creating & sharing this, Dr. Greger 🍐

[@johnmarano2640]

YOU SAVED MY LIFE !! Thank you my kidneys # s were 14 and now up to 47 gfr since plant 🌱 based diet and all my doctors never even gave a choice to try this diet.. straight to pills 💊 i wish i knew at a way younger age !! AND YOUR BOOK IS A1 🌱❤️❤️❤️

[@aroundandround]

6:48 Any effect that develops within “hours” also goes away in a similar timeframe, otherwise all the meat eaters would be quickly dead.

[@profd65]

Let's assume it goes away (and that is an assumption): by the time that is has meat eaters are sitting down to another meal and eating more meat.

[@lisamohammed8075]

Important information👌❤️

[@AndrewPawley11]

I love these podcasts!

[@smallfootprint2961]

Wonderful info for our kidneys. Can we know what organizations you contribute to? Thanks.

[@chadz393]

I do think eating plants and whole foods is the best diet, meat included. But every example he gives of someone improving their health from eating more plant based also has a huge drop in bodyweight. Is there any evidence health markers improve if there is no weight loss?

[@andreasbintorodewanto4070]

Thanks

[@mikemaldanado6015]

** EDIT i would like to apologize to dr greger as there seems to be only one or two videos that question his scientific acumen. Only reason i thought this was bigger than it was is when i would recommend dr greger on other videos and there would always be a person claiming that dr greger omits important points, overstastes how good the WFP diet is, but who knows who these people were and what their agenda was. All i know is that following dr . gregers's advice help me lpst 40lbs, lowere my cholesterol , reduce my bp, and make my life better in all sorts of ways. Dr. Greger I have the upmost respect for you and this channel is by far the best on the vegan diet and it's benefits. Lately though i have seen videos from other doctors critisizing you for omitting certain information to make the vegan diet sound better than it is. It's quite possible these other doctors are wrong or you may be omitting certain non essentail info to keep the video length down but it would be greatly appreciated if you could post a response to some of these videos.

[@Jeffs60]

Countries that consume the most meat such as Finland, Iceland and Australia have the lowest death rates in the world caused by kidney disease. Countries with the highest death rates caused by kidney disease such as El Salvador, Nicaragua and Pakistan consume the least amount of meat and animal foods and have low cholesterol levels.

[@jakkidiamond7432]

@@Jeffs60 Please provide a link to these claims

[@mikemaldanado6015]

@@Jeffs60 sure they might have the lowest death rates from kidney disease but you fail to point out that they have very high death rates ( the meat eateres ) from heart disease, diabetes, etc.. nice try meat lobby.

[@mikemaldanado6015]

@@jakkidiamond7432 my link was auto removed for some reason. i am not sure if it was the algorithm or dr greger. regardless just search on youtube "doctors debunk dr, greger:" now there is one compelling video but i could not find many more. My other source was when i would post a comment recommending dr. greger to others and there would always be one person that would bring up an example of dr greger overstating claims, omitting important parts, but since it was too technical for me to comprehend i have no idea if their points were valid. that said, removing links is always a negative thing, it's unfortunate youtubers can do this. but since i do not know who did it i cannot point fingers.

[@paulmaxwell8851]

@@Jeffs60 You are dead wrong. One in ten Australians has chronic kidney disease (CKD). It continues to rise. In countries with the highest processed meat consumption, countries such as Germany, the incidence is seventeen percent! And serum cholesterol levels are directly related to animal product consumption, ie those from primarily vegetarian societies have the lowest numbers. If you had read up on this before posting your comment you would have learned this.

[@MichaelToub]

Great Video!!

[@Alex-ky4cd]

Love it doc! NF is the best!!

[@SherylPaulFTP]

I had a fluctuating stage 3a and 3b k8dney disease. I have been plant based for years, but when my sister went on dialysis I panicked and insisted on a loss of protein test. I was losing protein in my urine. I made my diet much stricter and eliminated salt oil and sugar. The protein stopped leaking and I dropped to barely a stage 2. I feel next test it will be non existant

[@pmw3839]

Have been whole-food vegan for about a year, but I am thinking of adding-in some oily fish a couple of times a week. Although I take B12 and omega 3 algae capsules, I would prefer to get these nutrients from a natural dietary source. I eat walnuts and a little flax, chia and hemp, but I hear that, because these sources do not provide preformed omega 3, they might not be as effective as fish.

[@pmw3839]

@@Daffidella I agree that, if you are underweight, vegan is probably not the best choice for you. I tend to be overweight, so becoming vegan has been great for me. I just want to tweak it a bit, to make it more naturally nutritious. Needing supplements doesn’t sit well with me. Nice to know others are on the same wavelength.

[@Korvxx]

We definetly evolved to eat fatty fish - small fatty fish like herring sardines mackrell has Creatine,taurine, omega3, b12,zinc all bioavaiable...These are all great for heart & brain health

[@pointmass]

@@Daffidella You’re simply just not consuming enough calories. A WFPB diet (notice I didn’t say vegan) can supply vast amounts of calories with nuts and seeds, avocado and coconut etc etc. Unfortunately fish and sea food is poisonous as we have treated the oceans and other bodies of water so incredibly poor. Watch Seaspiracy.

[@PlantbasedSilvi]

Fish eat algae, which is the only reason they have omega-3 fatty acids. Why don't you eat algae yourself or take a vegan omega-3 fatty acid supplement? Why eat marine animals that are contaminated with heavy metals? Depending on where they live, some areas in the sea are also radioactively contaminated. E.g. Fukushima, South Pacific, Chernobyl, Sellafield, La Hague.

[@PlantbasedSilvi]

​@@DaffidellaYou may have read this on the label, vegan food supplements are not protected.

[@richmorg21]

Anthony William the medical spirit of compassion has the truth of all nutrition

[@hawathuts]

What about protien from Spirulina and Chlorella, are they good for protien leaking kidney?

[@JasleneMora-uf4xn]

thanks sir

[@barbarasaunders2160]

@7:57 fish is worse than meat....😮

[@medini2]

esp as most fish sold in stores are not fresh!!

[@TheMangoMussolini]

Intuitively, it's hard to accept this. With overwhelming scientific evidence to the contrary, backed up by decades of monitoring. Dr. Greger has a vested interest in pushing the vegan route, and I feel that his presentations are biased in that regard. I don't question that animal products, in quantity, can be bad for you, however if they were as bad as he claims, it seems to me that most meat eaters would very quickly die off, yet here they are, still consuming. We evolved to our present form by eating animal protein, it's the sole reason for our brain size increase and our ability to be what we think is "human" today. Can it be overdone? Sure, like everything else. Personally, I tend to eat much less red meat, more fish based protein and chicken, more veggies, and drink only clear sodas (dark colas aren't good for kidneys).

[@MagicButtersClass]

What on earth are you talking about, animal protein had absolutely nothing to do with brain size 😂🤦‍♂️ How does that make sense… it’s almost certainly because we were the only species cooking food and this is almost completely attributed to carbs. Might be time to go read a study or two buddy

[@virginialoebach9856]

I'm curious if starting my day with 2 T. ACV added to 20 oz. warm water is NOT A GOOD IDEA? I'm doing Mastering Diabetes Food Program ( 1 yr. of counseling)

[@TheMangoMussolini]

As a fellow traveler, I've been doing the same thing for years now, and while I can't point to any medical studies or tests for definitive proof, what is known about ACV allows us to conclude that it can't do us any harm. I can say, whether coincidence or not, that my kidney function improved after I started ACV (I also take cinammon and garlic capsules), WITHOUT a corresponding loss of weight.

[@HealthRecovery]

Just in case anyone sees this I developed kidney autoimmune issues on a vegan whole food diet. Beans give me gout as well, sadly. Might be worth taking into account if you start getting the same

[@PlantbasedSilvi]

Habe gerade mal die KI gefragt, Die neusten Studien zeigen das eine erhőhte Aufnahme von Hülsenfrüchte, nicht mit einem Risiko fűr Gicht verbunden sind. Wer sich genau an den Plan von DailyDozen hält bekommt in der Regel keine Gicht. Wenn sie die Hülsenfrüchte űber Nacht einweichen, bei 2 Tage in Wasser einweichen verlieren die Hülsenfrüchte noch mehr Purine und sind noch weniger blähend, man muss nur das Wasser alle 8 Stunden Wechseln. Ein wenig Natron an Einweicheasser lőst noch mehr Purine aus den Hülsenfrüchten

[@niluferermete1934]

What about oxalate producing plant foods like spinach and others that harm the kidneys?

[@JK56864]

What about plant protein powders like pea protein and brown rice protein supplement? Is that harmful too?

[@PlantbasedSilvi]

Caution with rice accompanied by arsenic

[@JK56864]

@@PlantbasedSilvi the ones which are lab tested and certified by Informed Choice should be good

[@aroundandround]

14:41 By “labor of love as tribute to his grandmother”, he means he pays himself a hefty salary every month.

[@notesfromleisa-land]

Speculative, malignant drivel.

[@MagicButtersClass]

I presume you don’t know the salary he pays himself 😂🤦‍♂️, it’s pretty easy to find out. Go have a look then come back to rectify your nonsense 🫠

[@vince1229]

Taurine significantly increases estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) Stage 3 or greater when normalized to baseline values by the sixth month of treatment, and continues to improve significantly for up to 2.25 years.

[@PlantbasedSilvi]

Die KI hat jetzt keine Studie gefunden, die das bestätigt. Aber man kann ja Algen, Hüsenfrüchte, Goji Beeren essen, die empfohlene Menge ist zw. 500 bis 2000 mg. Aber es gibt noch keinen gesicherte Empfehlung fűr Taurin in Europa.

[@notesfromleisa-land]

This small study presented in a Letter to the Editor was for oral taurine v. animal sources.

[@TodosLosDiasEsHalloween]

Can people with diminished kidney function eat foods that contain coumarine such as cinnamon or lady's mantle tea?

[@AnonymousanonymousA]

Possibly biofilm related w/ medical doctors gaslighting

[@samiryan214]

Fish is the worst in acid forming? give me a break here! A long video and keep repeating the same thing: plant-based diet = healthy kidneys, I can say it in a minute and back to sleep instead of wasting people's time with a 15 minutes video. At 7:28 Wha a genius discovery here! Our old people know that from ages, that's why animal foods always comes with much veggies to support the digestion process, so people know that they need some anti inflammatory foods with animal foods. e.g. 25% meat and 50% veggies (mainly onions, garlic and green leafy veggies).

[@celerywarrior6493]

Lower phosphorous load by eating plant based. Whoops! 100 grams of Flax seeds contains 3x the amount of phosphorous as 100 grams of chicken breast.

[@RichS.74yroldbodybuilder]

that’s about 4 ounces of flaxseed not too many people eat 4 ounces of flaxseed at a time but 4 ounces of chicken can go down very easily. Don’t start doing apples or oranges comparisons or you will go crazy.💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@martag6832]

~2/3 cup of flax is a lot! Dr Greger only recommends 1 tablespoon per day

[@paulmaxwell8851]

That's just plain dishonest. No-one eats 100g of flax in a sitting, or even in a day.

[@celerywarrior6493]

Flax is also lower in protein than the chicken breast/equal weight, so you would have to eat more of the flax to account for the higher protein score. Not even to mention the DIAAS score of chicken breast vs flax

[@celerywarrior6493]

@@paulmaxwell8851 - Dishonest in the same way as eating plant based to lower phosphorous level?

[@aroundandround]

7:17 This guy sounds so idiotic with his biased reporting (not being a scientist himself). Is he just going to dismiss all the people who say they’ve experienced a life transforming reduction in inflammation with a meat dominated low carb diet?

[@leviahimsa]

He reviews studies on meat dominated low carb diets as well. Check them out! ✌️

[@ivanlaws622]

A lot of talk, nothing useful.

[@fugittbergum]

Anthony William the medical spirit of compassion has the truth of all nutrition