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The mindbodygreen Podcast

498: The silent issue affecting metabolism | Richard Johnson, M.D.

The mindbodygreen Podcast

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Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.52.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

“For a long period of time, you can be losing kidney function and not know it," says Richard Johnson, M.D. Richard, a board-certified internal medicine doctor, joins us to discuss why you should care about kidney health, plus: - Richard’s background & professional work (~00:14) - How to assess your risk for kidney disease (~05:25) - The link between kidney health & metabolism (~07:09) - The best test to ask for at the doctor (~12:27) - How to eat for optimal kidney health (~18:13) - Why you shouldn’t demonize fruit (~21:06) - Why people on keto should pay attention to uric acid (~26:59) - How to prevent kidney stones (~33:37) - What you need to know about hydration & salt (~37:34) - How to find your hydration sweet spot (~46:17) Referenced in the episode: - Richard's study on kidney disease in animals. - A study on soup and sodium. - A NIH paper on serum sodium levels. - Richard's book, Nature Wants Us To Be Fat. - See more of Richard's research on his website. We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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1:17.1

Hey everyone, when you imagine a healthy metabolism, chances are you don't think about your

1:21.6

kidneys. Well, you should. According to Dr. Richard Johnson, metabolic syndrome and early kidney

1:27.3

disease are deeply intertwined. The more markers of metabolic dysfunction you have like high blood

1:33.0

pressure, high cholesterol, high uric acid and so on, the higher the chance you have chronic kidney

1:38.9

disease. The kicker, kidney disease remains silent until it becomes a major issue. Richard is a

1:46.5

professor of medicine at the University of Colorado and is board-certified in internal medicine

1:51.8

infectious diseases and kidney disease. He has researched obesity and diabetes for over 20 years

1:57.6

with a special interest in the role of sugar and uric acid. This episode is the ultimate guide

2:02.9

to kidney health. Richard explains sneaky signs of kidney disease, what tests to ask for

2:08.0

at your doctor and how to eat for optimal kidney function. We also get into how to prevent kidney

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