What if getting better sleep meant that your kidney function would get better?

I hear what you’re saying… but ever since my kidney disease got worse I sleep terribly.

Ok, let’s bring in some tools to make it better.

Because bad sleep correlates with your kidney disease getting worse. And when you improve your sleep- the quality and quantity- you improve your blood pressure, your diabetes, your gut health… and even your kidney disease.

So what are we going to do to make it better?

That’s what this latest podcast episode is all about.

We’ll talk about WHY your sleep is crud.

We’ll talk about why it REALLY matters that you improve it.

And finally we’ll talk about how you can go about taking some steps to improve it.

Because it IS that important!

That’s why addressing sleep IS an important component of the Kidney Care Blueprint.

In love and wellness,

Karin Allumbaugh

www.thrivenaturalnutrition.com

Founder: Kidney Care Blueprint

What’s the source?

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6411180/

https://bmcnephrol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12882-023-03177-3

https://jcsm.aasm.org/doi/10.5664/jcsm.7652

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-68602-1

Anemia is pretty straightforward, right? I mean, you need iron to transport oxygen throughout your body. That means if your iron is low, you better supplement, right?

Well today I discuss why supplementation may be actually making your symptoms worse, and how to know if you need to add more iron in, or address some other reasons why your iron may be low.

The goal? Help you understand your symptoms, help you be in control of them for good, and finally make you a master of your own health.

Do NOT put your health into the hands of your health care provider. Understand your symptoms and become a master of taking charge of your health for good!! Remember, no one knows YOU better than YOU!!

In health and wellness,

Karin Nicole Allumbaugh

Check my facts!!

Here are the sources for today's discussion:

Drakesmith, H., Prentice, A. Viral infection and iron metabolism. Nat Rev Microbiol 6, 541–552 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro1930

Fida A. Khan, Melanie A. Fisher, Rashida A. Khakoo, Association of hemochromatosis with infectious diseases: expanding spectrum, International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 11, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 482-487, ISSN 1201-9712, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2007.04.007.

Khan A, Khan WM, Ayub M, Humayun M, Haroon M. Ferritin Is a Marker of Inflammation rather than Iron Deficiency in Overweight and Obese People. J Obes. 2016;2016:1937320. doi: 10.1155/2016/1937320. Epub 2016 Dec 27. PMID: 28116148; PMCID: PMC5223018.

Kell DB, Pretorius E. No effects without causes: the Iron Dysregulation and Dormant Microbes hypothesis for chronic, inflammatory diseases. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc. 2018 Aug;93(3):1518-1557. doi: 10.1111/brv.12407. Epub 2018 Mar 25. PMID: 29575574; PMCID: PMC6055827.

Dignass A, Farrag K, Stein J. Limitations of Serum Ferritin in Diagnosing Iron Deficiency in Inflammatory Conditions. Int J Chronic Dis. 2018 Mar 18;2018:9394060. doi: 10.1155/2018/9394060. PMID: 29744352; PMCID: PMC5878890.

Firkin F, Rush B. Interpretation of biochemical tests for iron deficiency: diagnostic difficulties related to limitations of individual tests. Aust Prescr 1997;20:74-6.

https://doi.org/10.18773/austprescr.1997.063

Sarah was a client that taught me a lot about symptoms that sometimes don't make any sense.

She taught me that there is one misunderstood concept that lies right there in the midst of all of the most common health conditions currently. And when it's a factor, there can be a train wreck of other symptoms that come along as well.

That's what this episode is all about. I hope her story can give you some insight into your own health and wellness journey.

Remember, there is no better investment than in your health.

In love and wellness,

Karin Nicole

Have you recently found out your cholesterol is running high? What does it mean? What should I do?

In this episode:

What is cholesterol and why do we want it?

Is LDL cholesterol really bad?

What is the hazard for taking a statin to reduce LDL cholesterol levels?

What extra labs should I have run? LDL-particle is not the same as total LDL!

What can I really do about all of this?

The increasing blood pressure and cholesterol, the increasing blood sugar levels, and climbing weight, especially around the middle- these are the trio of symptoms that are confusing an alarming 1 out of 3 adults.

These are not only scary, but also leave most clients feeling like a failure.

In this episode, I describe my 6 domain framework to help clients gain control of their health and finally manage the symptoms of metabolic syndrome.

Feeling like a hot mess? Tried the resolutions and feel like a failure because you can't stick to them? You're not alone! It doesn't work!

But this here, this is the WAY to get out of the hot mess! Beyond the resolutions, this is the way to get started creating your health by design, creating the health that you desire to achieve!

You have the courage to and you have the strength to take the big leaps to make health happen!

In love and wellness, happy listening!