Kidney Biology: Simple Diet & Lifestyle Practices for Kidney Health | Thomas Weimbs | #186

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About the guest: Thomas Weimbs, PhD is a molecular & cell biologist at UC-Santa Barbara. His 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.

*This content is never meant to serve as medical advice

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M&M content is created & produced by Dr. Nick Jikomes. He has formal scientific training in molecular genetics & evolution (BS, University of Wisconsin-Madison) and systems neuroscience (PhD, Harvard University). After leaving academia, he worked at a technology startup in the cannabis industry and conducted research on plant chemistry.

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00:00:00 Intro
00:02:48 Overview of Kidney Disease Prevalence
00:04:19 Basic Functions of the Kidney
00:07:08 Kidney & Liver Detoxification
00:08:36 Kidney Anatomy & Nephron Structure
00:13:12 Acute Kidney Injury and Recovery
00:17:26 Kidney Stone Formation & Prevention
00:35:20 Dietary Factors Affecting Kidney Health
00:45:24 Protein Consumption & Kidney Health
00:53:31 Ketosis & BHB
01:27:23 Commercialization of Kidney Health Products
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MindAndMatter
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Excellent podcast, very valuable information for a vegetarian like me. Nick you are a great interviewer.

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Good thing that host can translate and be polite

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