“For a long period of time, you can be losing kidney function and not know it," says Richard Johnson, M.D.

Richard, a board-certified internal medicine doctor, joins us to discuss why you should care about kidney health, plus:

- Richard’s background & professional work (~00:14)

- How to assess your risk for kidney disease (~05:25)

- The link between kidney health & metabolism (~07:09)

- The best test to ask for at the doctor (~12:27)

- How to eat for optimal kidney health (~18:13)

- Why you shouldn’t demonize fruit (~21:06)

- Why people on keto should pay attention to uric acid (~26:59)

- How to prevent kidney stones (~33:37)

- What you need to know about hydration & salt (~37:34)

- How to find your hydration sweet spot (~46:17)

Referenced in the episode:

- Richard's study on kidney disease in animals.

- A study on soup and sodium.

- A NIH paper on serum sodium levels.

- Richard's book, Nature Wants Us To Be Fat.

- See more of Richard's research on his website.

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