What lifestyle factors have the greatest impact on Kidney Disease?

Lifestyle factors can have a significant impact on your risk of getting preventing and controlling kidney disease. Let's take a look at some common and not-so-common risk factors for optimal kidney health. Just remember that you can take control of your kidney health by making some simple changes in your lifestyle. That's the main message for anyone with kidney disease or on dialysis. Always focus on the basics of sleep, exercise, love, gratitude, stress, and a whole-food plant-based diet.

0:00 Introduction
0:43 Kidney Disease Devastating Statistics
1:26 Latest Research on lifestyle and kidney disease
5:05 Study findings
7:16 Key take-home messages

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[SELFPrinciple]

Thanks for watching. What habits are you working on changing?

[chelsearose]

i’m 24 and have been struggling with kidney disease high blood pressure for 4 years. earlier this year it entered stage 4. i started a whole food, plant based, kidney friendly diet and started going on 30 min walks every day as well as starting a yoga practice. my blood was regularly 170/100 even on 4 different medications but just 2 1/2 weeks later it’s gone down to 130/78 just the other day! can’t wait to see my nephrologist and see how it’s effected my blood tests

[peteberrie]

Dr Hashmi ... I've just found your videos while looking for information on plant based diets. I'm a long term kidney patient (in the UK), diagnosed at 15 years of age and now 63. eGFR steady at 22-26 since 2017. Your videos are SUPERB. You explain important concepts (like eGFR) very well - enough detail without overwhelming the viewer. I'm disappointed to say that I've never had proper renal dietary advice. I have all the risk factors (obese, borderline diabetes, no exercise, typical western diet). I am now determined to address the changes you have recommended and explained - thanks for your proactive guides to CKD.

[heathersullivan]

I started a plant based diet and no longer need blood pressure pills. I have been taking these pills for at least 20 years. I was thrilled

[earthmombooks]

Excellent information - thanks! Today is my 4 year anniversary of the big kidney stone that put me into septic shock and the ICU for 2 weeks and nearly died. Changes made? Completely Whole Food Plant Foods now. Still walk 2 miles each day. No meds now, am healthy and recovered, still CKD from scarring and enlarged liver (because it did its job) but the food made the biggest difference of all. It's been an excellent 4 years :) Added: High blood pressure is now normal with no meds AND I've lost 22 pounds (at my goal weight and maintaining). Whole Food Plant Based is the answer. And not just plant BASED (no processed 'vegan frankinfood') but real whole plants. <3 Thank you for your message Dr. Sean - my favorite nephron!

[KimMorgan-hcrk]

Spot on Doctor! The research seems well grounded and your analysis concise and helpful!

[bdowhen]

Thank you for all the wonderful advice. Since starting a plant based diet and folliwing your other suggestions for three months, my blood pressure has dropped, the doctor stopped my diabetes medication, and I feel so much better. It's amazing! Next month I'll have kidney function tested again. I'm hoping to be one of your success stories.

[helenjameson]

It surprises me that even people with healthy lifestyles have a high risk of kidney disease. I have PKD, I am doing my best to lose weight (I have a shwannoma on my spine so difficult to move at all - can't walk unsupported, don't sleep well etc. ) I don't smoke, very, very rarely drink alcohol. Gradually cutting out meat and going much more plant-based. Doing EFT and Matrix Reimprinting for my mental state - feeling much more positive. doing online courses to keep my brain active and prevent me from dwelling on the CKD. Also doing daily qi gong exercises seated and lying down. Thank you for all your help - Michelle too. (My blood pressure is gradually dropping. Hurrah!)

[kbar]

Thank you, Dr Hashmi. Your other video where you're presenting to a conference brought me here. You're motivating me to switch to a plant based diet, low in sodium, coupled with increase in physical exercise. Meditation and intermittent fasting have also been on my mind and I'll be exploring that avenue too. (Age 50, egfr 69, BMI 24.0, blood pressure normal)

[spocklover]

Hi. You should consider putting a link to the study in the description. I wasn’t really sure what they meant by bedtime snacking. What time period would qualify something as bedtime s snacking. Would eating 1 hour before bed by okay?

[davidperchinsky]

I can attest to the information. I started diligently "leaning in" to the information given to me, life changing while doing "dialysis life!"

[abdelilahbenahmed]

Thx Dr Hashmi for this life-saving video.

[mostaphaleo]

Thanks Dr Hashmi for your really informative videos and for spreading hope.

[Murph]

Always great! Thank you! 🤗👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏🌱🌱🌱🌱♥️

[MarkBennett]

Thank you.
Can you give me your opinion on Maca Root please

[chingcastro]

Hi Doctor Sean can you please talk about scarring more and explain my case thank you

[abhijack.]

Ok what about vegetable refined oil(Sun flower canola Safflower)? Are they not making our kidneys sick because of refining chemicals being used?

[DaveStevens-ohml]

Your Awesome Sean I am one that has neglected my diet with sweets and too much protein and just bad habits in general, at 67 I have just learned I have a GFR of 58.8 and I am about to make a major change in my diet and exercise activities. Any thoughts would surely be appreciated. Remain Blessed my Friend!

[ilsewenzel]

can you talk about blood in the uring with CKD ?

[johnnyd]

Hi Dr. Hashmi, so I guess my question is in the first part of the video, you say that research finds that people who do not eat breakfast have a higher risk of CKD, but towards the end, you suggest Intermittent Fasting with a 16 hr fast and a 8 hour window to eat. So is that skipping supper and not eating after 4pm or ?