Summary
Why is there an epidemic of failing kidney function? It comes down to mitochondrial dysfunction. A broad overview of kidney health from a birds eye view down to the mitochondrial level, with practical strategies for support.
Key Points
- The connection between kidney failure and mitochondria
- Why kidney problems are becoming epidemic
- Mitochondrial dysfunction as root cause
- Supporting kidney function through cellular health
- The role of toxins in kidney damage
- Practical supplements and protocols
- Prevention strategies for kidney health
Key Moments
below the rib cage and they have multiple different functions
below the rib cage and they have multiple different functions. They regulate the acid base balance in the body, regulating minerals like sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus, keeping...
"Sometimes it's as simple as having a calcium deficiency because someone isn't consuming dairy or they have way too much vitamin D because they've been supplementing it without magnesium for years. And even if you are supplementing magnesium with vitamin D, you're probably still going to remain deficient as that magnesium is required to convert it. So most people are severely underdosing magnesium and that's been my stance for years."
So if you're a longtime listener, you know that I no longer put certain nutrients on a hierarchy
So if you're a longtime listener, you know that I no longer put certain nutrients on a hierarchy. There's not a master mineral that rules them all or same with vitamins.
"of Tfam and if that fails then that is the beginning of the end for your kidney function. I mentioned earlier how important magnesium is to convert vitamin D to its active form in the kidneys. So you can imagine if you're deficient in magnesium and the kidneys can't convert vitamin D to its active form that is going to cause a lot of problems namely inflammation and ultimately mitochondrial death."
to lipofuscin, binding with aluminum, excess copper and zinc, if those are dysregulated, and form this age pigment
to lipofuscin, binding with aluminum, excess copper and zinc, if those are dysregulated, and form this age pigment. And you can't age without lipofuscin. So vitamin E helps prevent that.
"So sometimes we want to decrease TFAM, for example, in cancer cells. And that's what melatonin does. It'll actually induce cell death in cancer cells by disrupting mitochondrial DNA expression in those cancer cells. Pretty incredible. Vitamin K2, which is deficient in a lot of people, that not only helps with the high sugar that I talked about earlier, that's a very elementary way to view kidney disease and"
