498: The silent issue affecting metabolism | Richard Johnson, M.D.

“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 . We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube ! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices