Congratulations to @melinamessing.bsky.social for receiving this prestigious award to support her research on polycystic kidney disease in my lab. And many thanks to the @pkdfoundation.bsky.social and @asnkidney.bsky.social for the support!

Congratulations to @melinamessing.bsky.social for receiving the 2025 Jared J. Grantham Research Fellowship Award to study "Immune Mechanisms Underlying Efficacy of Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy in Polycystic Kidney Disease" in my laboratory. Details here: www.kidneycure.org/pages/qa.asp...

Remission of chronic kidney disease is possible with ketogenic metabolic therapy. Remission? Yes, remission! 2 year follow-up study in diabetic nephropathy just published. doi.org/10.3389/fnut...

Excellent article summarizing the state of knowledge on ketogenic metabolic therapy for CKD and ADPKD. --> Every nephrology professional should be aware of this link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Please forward to your Spanish-speaking friends & family with polycystic kidney disease

If anyone happens to be in Bangkok on Thursday, you are welcome to join my seminar: "Disease-Modifying Therapy of Polycystic Kidney Disease with Nutrition and Lifestyle Interventions"

"...all foods can be shown to both cause and prevent cancer" Love this commentary pointing out how a lot of the nutrition "science" literature is complete crap. That's how we ended up with generations of dietitians and MDs learning things backwards! www.degruyter.com/document/doi...

Curious about how people with ADPKD can improve their health in a nutrition & lifestyle program? Video just posted...

Impressive outcomes with ketogenic therapy for an "untreatable" form of brain cancer www.frontiersin.org/journals/nut...

"Therapeutic Potential of Ketogenic Interventions for Autosomal-Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review" --> Bottom line: Only beneficial outcomes --> When does it become unethical to withhold info on this alternative from patients? www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/17...

Ketogenic therapy in chronic kidney disease, stage 3-4 ~54 weeks -> Reduced BMI, HbA1c -> Improved kidney function (creatinine, BUN) -> Deprescription of diabetic and BP medication -> No safety concerns journalofmetabolichealth.org/index.php/jm...

Ketogenic Diet for Polycystic Kidney Disease? What is the evidence? Excellent talk by Australian nephrologist Dr. Alok Gupta. youtu.be/37Ov8qM-9Co

Discussion about the Ren-Nu nutrition & lifestyle program for people with polycystic kidney disease. How to get started?

How the PKD-Free Alliance helps families with polycystic kidney disease to conceive PKD-free babies. youtu.be/SOdkBI1M7u8

If anyone still believes in protein restriction for kidney disease, take a look at this article. www.scielo.br/j/jbn/a/MDWX... @kidneyboy.bsky.social @hswapnil.medsky.social

The English Version: My dad’s incredible journey to improving and maintaining kidney function—after transplant! He implemented KMT post-transplant to support his health. His story challenges the norm and shows the power of nutrition. Yes, nutrition matters, even post-transplant!

Ketogenic lifestyle AFTER kidney transplantation to help maintain kidney function? Find out what happened to Manfred, who has polycystic kidney disease: youtu.be/o_3oXym5-pw

Important study! A multimodal telemedicine intervention not only greatly improves the health of participants but also saves a self-insured company a lot of money www.frontiersin.org/journals/nut...

My dad’s incredible journey to improving and maintaining kidney function—after transplant! He has PKD and implemented ketogenic metabolic therapy post-transplant to support his health. His story challenges the norm and shows the power of nutrition. Yes, nutrition matters, even post-transplant!

Low-carb diets win against low-fat diets (except in most important measure): - reduce HbA1c, fasting glucose, and triglycerides 💪 - superior weight loss 💪 - increased HDL 💪 Big problem: reductions in diabetes medication! --> No money to be made 😭 doi.org/10.7759/cure...

Ketogenic diet AFTER kidney transplantation. Wait, what? Why? Manfred has polycystic kidney disease and implemented ketogenic metabolic therapy AFTER transplantation to maintain his renal function. In German. English version coming up, stay tuned. youtu.be/5OTUbvjh7ng

I am thrilled to work even more closely with Dr. Shigeo Horie!

New paper alert! 🚨 Not what we expected. In @emboreports.org, we show eosinophils & STAT6 have a negligible role in muscle regeneration & DMD—contrary to prior research. Negative data matters. It moves science forward. 💡🔬 www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....

The Ren-Nu renal nutrition program for individuals with POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE will soon be re-launched. Brief discussion and preview with @melinamessing.bsky.social and @weimbs.bsky.social youtu.be/XmCR05SGdgo

@weimbs.bsky.social talks with NightmareRH about his journey with polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Chris was diagnosed without a family history and told that there is nothing he could do, and that he would eventually need to be on dialysis and require a kidney transplant. --> youtu.be/Vlxl7ZmZPSA

Useful grocery shopping list for people with mild to moderate kidney disease (and other Homo sapiens who want to avoid kidney disease) - Low Carb (sugars, starch) - Low Oxalate - Whole Foods Only - No Ultra-Processed Foods --> Download here: santabarbaranutrients.myshopify.com/pages/shoppi...

Agreed. It's time to stop the protein-restriction nonsense in early CKD. First, do no harm! If a compelling, long-term RCT demonstrates a clear benefit of protein-restriction, we can talk. The burden of proof is on the intervention. The proof is missing, and has always been missing.

I am excited to welcome Dr. Richard Johnson on Santa Barbara Nutrients' advisory board! Dr. Johnson is one of the most influential nephrologists of our time, and a leader in research on metabolism and kidney disease. News Release: santabarbaranutrients.com/blogs/news/s...

Thinking of using a GLP1 drug? OMG, this large study just came out showing... --> 98% increased risk of any psychiatric disorders. --> 195% higher risk of major depression, a 108% increased risk for anxiety, and a 106% elevated risk for suicidal behavior. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Everything you were told about potassium and kidneys may be wrong. Take a look at this guest blog post by nephrologist Dr. Majd Isreb from the Integrative Kidney Institute commenting on a new study. santabarbaranutrients.com/blogs/kidney...

Dapagliflozin is either great or terrible for polycystic kidney disease depending where you set the "baseline". Disregard the big drop in eGFR after 1 month, conclusion is: great Otherwise, conclusion is: terrible Help me decide please! -> paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Why are companies in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry not Benefit Corporations? santabarbaranutrients.com/blogs/news/c...

'Following California, nine other states currently have legislation in the works that would ban some types of food dyes and other additives.' Just eating real food would be best, but it's a step in the right direction. www.newsweek.com/map-11-state...

Wild commercial. The message: keep eating all the things that gave you diabetes and just take this pill. Surely, you won’t mind suddenly worsened kidney function, or a little life-threatening infection around the anus and genitals, right? youtu.be/1tigKn7iqwg

Blatant? Check out what the SUGAR ASSOCIATION just sent to Registered Dietitians. They want them to recommend to their clients to consume 50g added sugars per day (because the DGA says so) www.sugar.org/sugar-in-bal...

Most kidney disease patients are still advised the OPPOSITE. Important to know: Low potassium intake is associated with worse CKD progression. academic.oup.com/ndt/advance-...

Eggs now FDA approved. Story here --> thehill.com/homenews/505...

Contrary to expectations, North American Ice Age people did NOT die out because of kidney failure even though they were almost 100% carnivores, in ketosis, and consuming mostly mammoths. --> podcast: youtu.be/Io3OirCBAB4 - -> Study: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Since adopting medical keto diet for mental health my daughter has reduced psychotic symptoms, greater mental clarity, greatly reduced depression and is now able to once again process complex information. There’s still healing required to her brain from psych med injury. But we are well on our way!

youtu.be/NQhdd0KOVIY Have we been gullible when it comes to Antidepressants?

Another valuable video from Metabolic Mind. youtu.be/4KcEsZTSWqA?...

Delighted to be on @NightmareRH's channel. Check out the discussion about ketogenic metabolic therapy for polycysytic kidney disease youtu.be/Mitp-ghp3s0

Follow along as gaming YouTuber NightmareRH discusses ketogenic therapy for his polycystic kidney disease. Thank you also for raising funds for our PKD research !! Please help support and raise awareness. youtu.be/bSRWtCx7Q-k

Follow @NightmareRH on his 5-day series to raise awareness for polycystic kidney disease and funding for my lab's PKD research while doing a 111 hour therapeutic fast. Great discussion about fasting in today's video. Please watch his video and support him! youtu.be/8xWmAYjrTzU

🎉 Huge thanks to @NightmareRH for raising funds for PKD research after learning he has PKD. He’s supporting the @weimbs.bsky.social lab, whose groundbreaking work shows nutritional changes can slow PKD progression! 🥗💜 Donate here: tiltify.com/@nightmarerh... Every dollar counts!

Please watch this video by a popular Youtuber with a large following of gamers who has just come out on his channel as having polycystic kidney disease. He is raising awareness on his channel and is even doing a fund-raiser to benefit our lab's PKD research. youtu.be/izPHYsIZW2o

Who would have thought? Getting rid of carbs improves things! New study just out. Link --> doi.org/10.1016/j.aj...

The first guideline published for treatment of glioblastoma with ketogenic metabolic therapy. bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Anyone still believes in myths about dangers of a ketogenic diet? Take a look at this study. Bottom lines: - Significant weight loss reducing body fat without affecting muscle or bone mass. - Without adverse metabolic changes - Quality of life improved Link to study --> doi.org/10.1016/j.is...