Show 1411: Could Your Kidneys Be Failing You? The Hidden Epidemic Affecting Millions

The People's Pharmacy

Joe and Terry Graedon

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Kids & Family, Alternative Health

4.5 • 934 Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2024

⏱️ 87 minutes

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This week, our guest discusses how to prevent and treat a surprisingly common condition, chronic kidney disease. One in three Americans faces the risk factors for kidney disease; one in seven is actually living with the condition, although they may not be aware of it. You could listen through your local public radio station or […]

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0:00.0	I'm Joe Graydon.
0:01.5	And I'm Terry Graydon.
0:02.9	Welcome to this podcast of the People's Pharmacy.
0:06.0	You can find previous podcasts and more information on a range of health topics at
0:11.5	People's Pharmacy.com.
0:14.5	How well are your kidneys working?
0:17.5	How would you know?
0:19.1	Most people with chronic kidney disease are unaware of it.
0:23.3	This is the People's Pharmacy with Terry and Joe Graydon.
0:32.2	Diabetes and high blood pressure are important risk factors for kidney problems.
0:40.0	Epidemiologists say that one in three of us face such risk factors.
0:45.7	Are there common over-the-counter medications that could make kidney function worse?
0:50.6	Are you taking one of them?
0:52.4	We're talking with a kidney specialist about what you can do
0:56.2	to avoid damaging your kidneys. Coming up on the people's pharmacy, could your kidneys be failing you?
1:03.1	The hidden epidemic affecting millions. In the People's Pharmacy Health Headlines, as you enjoy your morning cup of coffee, your gut microbes are enjoying it as well.
1:23.5	Researchers have looked at the effects of regular coffee consumption on the gut microbiome and found a clear signal associated with coffee.
1:31.8	They studied detailed dietary information from nearly 23,000 people from the U.S. and the U.K.
1:39.4	Then they compared these data to information available from public sources.
1:45.3	Coffee drinkers around the world have a higher proportion of the gut bacteria
1:50.8	losanabacter isacaryoliticus.
1:55.7	In fact, levels in coffee drinkers are eight times the levels in people who abstain.
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