chronic kidney disease
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Success StoriesSee articleOn a Plant-Based Diet, I’ve Overcome Sleep Apnea and Dropped 100 Pounds
I started gradually picking up weight in my 20s and 30s, reaching around 250 pounds by the time I was 35. At five-foot-eight, this put my BMI in the “obese” range. I tried different diets, favoring low-carb ones that allowed me to eat steak. My weight continued fluctuating through my 40s, peaking at 270 pounds. […] -
Success StoriesSee articleIt’s Never Too Late: How I Improved My Health at Age 80 with a WFPB Diet
I didn’t expect to improve my health at age 80, but that’s what happened. It started in 2018, when my daughter became convinced that she should follow a whole-food, plant-based (WFPB) diet. Since we live and eat together, I agreed, reluctantly, that when it was my turn to cook, I would try to make those […] -
Success StoriesSee articleI Lost 400 Pounds, Reversed 3 Chronic Diseases on a Whole-Food Vegan Diet
I come from a family who ate like most Americans eat, and got the diseases that many Americans get. I lost my father to liver cancer, my mom to leukemia, my sister to brain cancer, and my grandparents to heart disease and cancer. The pain of losing so many family members took its toll. I […] -
Success StoriesSee articleI’ve Normalized Sky-High Triglycerides and Begun Reversing Kidney Disease in Just 12 Weeks
For many years of my life I was “Mr. BBQ”: I never missed an opportunity to get the grill fired up. For breakfast, I was a bacon-and-eggs guy. Then about 18 months ago, after routine blood work, I was told my kidney function was poor. I was already on four blood pressure medications; I also […] -
Success StoriesSee articleFrom 3 Percent Kidney Function to Dialysis-Free on a Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet
In November 2016 I went into an emergency room, and within just a few hours I was informed that I had stage 5 chronic kidney disease. I was 53, and my life as I knew it was over. I was ineligible for a transplant and my kidney function was only 3 percent. My wife, Kymberly, […] -
Success StoriesSee articleAt 73, I Went Plant-Based and Said Goodbye to Obesity, Heart Disease, Kidney Disease, and Arthritis
Rick McKeon shares his journey from obesity, heart disease, and stage 3 kidney disease back to health on a plant-based diet. Eight years ago, I had a heart attack and triple-bypass open-heart surgery. Even that wasn’t enough to scare me into changing my lifestyle permanently. Sure, I made some short-term changes, but after a few […] -
HealthSee articleWhat Is Chronic Kidney Disease and How Do You Prevent It?
WHAT IS KIDNEY DISEASE? Kidney disease, or CKD (chronic kidney disease), refers to any process that damages the kidney. The kidneys are the body’s filter and regulator for many of the contents in the blood. When the kidneys are damaged, their ability to regulate the amount of water, electrolytes, and toxins in the blood and […] -
Success StoriesSee articleReversing Chronic Kidney Disease with a Plant-Based Diet
Yvonne Schneider shares the incredible story of how she’s reversing chronic kidney disease, curing gout, and lowering her blood pressure in a short time just by changing her diet. In 2010, I was tired all the time. I went to the doctor and was placed on a high blood pressure medication because I “was becoming […] -
Success StoriesSee articleFrom Stage 3 Kidney Disease to Healthy Kidneys in 2 Months on a Plant-Based Diet
Sandra’s kidney disease had been steadily worsening over the course of 12 years before she’d even been diagnosed—but she quickly turned things around after adopting a new diet. Before beginning this journey, I was scared to get a physical. I used to be a long-distance runner, but two years of severe sciatica had led to […] -
WellnessSee articleNew Study: Healthy Plant-Based Diets Associated with Significantly Lower Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease
Healthy plant-based diets may significantly reduce the risk of developing chronic kidney disease, according to a new study. “Plant-Based Diets and Incident CKD and Kidney Function,” published in the April 2019 issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, examined data from more than 14,000 middle-aged adults monitored over the course of […] -
Success StoriesSee articleHow a Plant-Based Diet Helped Me Restore Kidney Functioning
For more than 20 years, I have been a kidney patient with little to no hope. For many years, my nephrology team tried to persuade me to begin dialysis. I refused. Something in my gut told me it just wasn’t time and to hold off. I knew, deep down, that there had to be a […]