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can gum disease cause kidney problems

Can Gum Disease Cause Kidney Problems?

Over 700 species of microbes reside in the mouth. As is the case for the gut microbiome, some bacteria are good, and some are not. Together, they are called the oral microbiome. These bacteria constantly interact with the rest of the body and can have a great impact on health and disease. A study published…

March Research and News

March Research and News

We combed through multiple medical journals looking for the latest research on Integrative approach to kidney health. We know your time is valuable so we curated and summarized these studies for you. Welcome to the InKidney March Research and News. Air pollution is linked to kidney disease PM 2.5  refers to particulate matters that are up to 2.5…

5R protocol part 5: Rebalance

The 5R Protocol Part 5: Rebalance

This is part of a series of blogs discussing an individualized comprehensive gut restoration protocol in chronic kidney disease. Here, we talk about the final step: Gut rebalance and kidney health. By Lara Zakaria, PharmD, CNS, CDN, IFMCP The Gut-Kidney Connection Recent studies have focused on the significance of a relationship between gastrointestinal (GI) integrity…

Gut Repair and Kidney

The 5R Protocol Part 4: Repair

This is part of a series of blogs discussing an individualized comprehensive gut restoration protocol in chronic kidney disease. In this blog, we will talk about gut repair and kidney health. By Lara Zakaria, PharmD, CNS, CDN, IFMCP The Gut-Kidney Connection The gut-kidney axis refers to the relationship between gut integrity and microbiome diversity with…

Picture of planet earth melting indicating climate change and kidney health

Impact of Climate Change on Kidney Health

When a large number of young agricultural workers in Central America started developing kidney failure without any known risk factors in the nineties, many kidney organizations around the world started sounding the alarm bells. Scientists have been looking for reasons for this in the past two decades. Initially the connection between climate change on kidney…

Gut Kidney connection

Feeding Gut Bacteria in Patients with Kidney Disease

Our gut is home to 100 trillion beneficial bacteria and what we eat has a tremendous impact on their composition. These bacteria interact constantly with the lining of the gut and their health is important for the maintenance of a healthy gut barrier as well as our overall health specially in patients with kidney disease….