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Kidney Biology: Simple Diet & Lifestyle Practices for Kidney Health | Thomas Weimbs | 186
Season 4
Episode 186
Published 1 year, 2 months ago
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About the guest: Thomas Weimbs, PhD is a biologist at UC-Santa Barbara whose lab studies kidney function in health and disease.
Episode summary: Nick and Dr. Weimbs discuss: basic kidney biology; kidney stones and their causes, including dietary oxalates and fructose; the kidney damaging effects of common pharmaceuticals like Ibuprofen; the beneficial effects of BHB and ketosis for kidney health; the myth that high protein intake is bad for the kidney; kidney diseases and their causes; and more.
Full version available on Substack and YouTube.
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