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I see a lot of people panic when their eGFR drops from 75 to 68, or 82 to 71, thinking "my kidneys got worse overnight." And I'm about to tell you something that's gonna piss you off AND save your kidneys at the same time. Your kidneys are a non-regenerative filter system. You are born with about 1 million nephrons. You do not get new ones. When you lose kidney function, say you drop to 60%, those

I see a lot of people panic when their eGFR drops from 75 to 68, or 82 to 71, thinking "my kidneys got worse overnight." And I'm about to tell you something that's gonna piss you off AND save your kidneys at the same time. Your kidneys are a non-regenerative filter system. You are born with about 1 million nephrons. You do not get new ones. When you lose kidney function, say you drop to 60%, those

I see a lot of people panic when their eGFR drops from 75 to 68, or 82 to 71, thinking "my kidneys got worse overnight." And I'm about to tell you something that's gonna piss you off AND save your kidneys at the same time. Your kidneys are a non-regenerative filter system. You are born with about 1 million nephrons. You do not get new ones. When you lose kidney function, say you drop to 60%, those

I see a lot of people panic when their eGFR drops from 75 to 68, or 82 to 71, thinking "my kidneys got worse overnight." And I'm about to tell you something that's gonna piss you off AND save your kidneys at the same time. Your kidneys are a non-regenerative filter system. You are born with about 1 million nephrons. You do not get new ones. When you lose kidney function, say you drop to 60%, those

I see a lot of people panic when their eGFR drops from 75 to 68, or 82 to 71, thinking "my kidneys got worse overnight." And I'm about to tell you something that's gonna piss you off AND save your kidneys at the same time. Your kidneys are a non-regenerative filter system. You are born with about 1 million nephrons. You do not get new ones. When you lose kidney function, say you drop to 60%, those

I'm a nephrologist, and last week a patient of mine canceled his dialysis consultation. Not because he felt fine. Because of something that happened during his bloodwork review that I've never seen in 18 years of practice. I've been treating kidney disease for 18 years. I've seen every stage, every cause, every level of damage. I can tell within 30 seconds of looking at someone's labs what traject

Mom's kidneys failed at 56. I'm 52 now, seeing foam in my urine, feeling that dull ache in my lower back. I was planning my own decline when my sister mentioned something that saved my kidneys. For months, I'd been terrified I was following Mom's path to kidney failure. Same symptoms. Foamy urine that wouldn't go away. Burning when I'd pee. That exhaustion where I could barely make it through the

85% of people with chronic tendon pain think they are recovering when the pain stops—but their tissue is actually getting weaker. Most of them have no idea it’s a warning sign. I was almost one of them. I went in for a routine physical. My primary doctor said everything looked fine. A bit of "wear and tear." Nothing to worry about. But my sister is a nurse and she insisted I see a specialist for a