Unlocking Kidney Health through Plant-Based Nutrition with Dr. Viraj V. Bhalani, M.D.

Mastering Diabetes Audio Experience

Mastering Diabetes

Nutrition, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 656 Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

In this insightful episode of the Mastering Diabetes audio experience, we explore the essential connection between dietary choices and health outcomes, featuring Dr. Viraj V. Bhalani, M.D., a nephrologist from Tampa, Florida.

Dr. Bhalani shares his personal and professional journey toward a plant-based diet, highlighting its transformative effects on kidney health and diabetes management. The discussion covers kidney physiology, causes of chronic kidney disease, and debunks myths about dietary restrictions. Emphasizing the benefits of plant-based nutrition, the episode also touches on its positive impact on global health issues, including environmental sustainability, global warming, deforestation, and antibiotic resistance.

This episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to take control of their health and contribute to planetary well-being through dietary changes.

00:00 Introduction

01:20 Kidney Health and Diabetes

02:18 Understanding Kidney Physiology

03:50 The Role of Diet in Kidney Health

07:11 Dr. Bhalani's Journey to Plant-Based Eating

12:21 Kidney Function and Chronic Kidney Disease

27:17 Medications and Lifestyle Approaches

30:31 The Benefits of a Plant-Based Diet for Kidneys

34:25 Metabolic Acidosis Explained

41:29 The Role of Potassium in Kidney Health

49:37 Phosphorus and Kidney Disease

55:51 Promoting Plant-Based Diets in Medical Practice

01:03:24 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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0:00.0	I also believe that doctors have a rightful place to highlight the importance of dietary
0:05.0	choices, not only when it comes to personal health, but their impacts on planetary health as well.
0:10.0	By following and promoting a plant-based lifestyle, you know, not only are we doing better for ourselves,
0:15.0	but also better for the future of humanity as well as for our planet and all of life as you know it. So, you know,
0:21.2	this is the change that I wish to see in the world.
0:33.9	Welcome to the Mastering Diabetes Audio Experience, where we teach you how to sit in the driver's
0:39.0	seat of your diabetes health for the rest of your life. We'll teach you how to reverse insulin
0:44.0	resistance, achieve your ideal body weight, gain energy, and get your best A1C following more
0:50.0	than 85 years of evidence-based research in the Mastering Diabetes Program.
0:56.2	Our program teaches you how to reverse pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes, and how to simplify
1:02.4	your life with type 1 diabetes by maximizing your insulin sensitivity using food as medicine.
1:09.7	We're on a bold mission to reverse insulin resistance in one million people.
1:14.3	We're glad to have you joining us.
1:19.8	Welcome back to the mastering diabetes audio experience.
1:23.1	Today, we're going to talk everything about kidneys.
1:26.9	We're going to talk about kidney physiology, what can happen when your kidney goes wrong,
1:29.9	and what you need to know as an individual living with any form of diabetes, whether it's
1:35.1	pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes or even type 1 diabetes, about what can happen to your kidney
1:40.1	so that you are well informed about what options you have.
1:44.2	Today's conversation is with Viraj Balani.
1:47.1	He's an MD based here in the Tampa, Florida area, close to where I live.
1:52.4	He's been a practicing nephrologist for almost 10 years.
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