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Alright, I know the kidneys are the most underappreciated and under-remembered vital organ in our body when it comes to lifting and using gear. Most don't even think about it until they feel like shit one day and get labs done, to find their eGFR is low and they have chronic kidney disease. Regardless, the kidneys are one of the most important organs in the body, and we push them to their limits day in and day out with muscle breakdown, high protein diet, and high blood pressure.
I'm going to lay out a supplement regimen that I put together to improve kidney function for my fiancee. I compiled this information from Dante Trudel's guidance along with countless hours of research I've done learning about kidney function and study after study on different compounds to make them work better.
To give some back story, my finance wound up with bad symptoms from stage 3a chronic kidney disease, from years of high blood pressure and some alcohol/substance abuse. Her eGFR was 53, and after following this protocol for 2 1/2 weeks her eGFR increased to 73! That's 2 stages lower, and all symptoms have subsided, she's able to eat a normal protein diet, and is able to lift weights again without getting sick for days afterward.
Supplements (all taken with food):
AM:
4g Astragalus (Vitamin shoppe brand)
100mg Pycogenol
800mg Grapeseed extract
Noon:
100mg Ubiquinol coq10
180mg Vitamin E
50mg P-5-P
500mg Vitamin C
PM:
4g Astragalus
100mg Pycogenol
800mg Grapeseed extract
500mg Vitamin C
50mg P-5-P
2iu rHGH before bed
A little breakdown of these ingredients and what they do
Astragalus: The numero uno of kidney restoration. Other than improving blood flow to the kidneys, it's effects are not known as to why it increases kidney function (as far as I've seen). It simply works. The Vitamin shoppe brand is the best it seems, the NOW brand was completely bunk and didn't even look and smell the same, and didn't work at all.
P-5-P: Number 2. P-5-P works to improve kidney function by significantly reducing the formation of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs). AGEs must be cleared by the kidneys and excreted in urine, and the worse the kidneys function, the more they build in plasma levels and the more they are produced, creating a negative feedback loop. AGEs are also key factors in the changes in kidney tissues that are attributed to CKD. A better option, if it can be acquired, is pyridoxamine, a B6 derivative that has been label a "drug" by the FDA because it was registered as such by a private pharmaceutical firm. Good luck getting it prescribed, although it's the most effective treatment for CKD!
Grapeseed/trans-resveratrol: A powerful antioxidant that decreases oxidative inflammation and subsequent damage to the kidneys. Oxidative stress and inflammation is another key factor in kidney disease.
Pycogenol: Another powerful antioxidant
Vitamin E: Antioxidant and also reduces AGE formation
Vitamin C: Antioxidant, reduces AGEs, has some other effect that I can't remember.
HGH: Apparently had something to do with this, looks like it increases eGFR and renal plasma throughput, as well as raising albumin levels to healthy amounts in those with impaired renal function.
There's way more info to it than that, but I'm driving and it's all I can remember off the top of my head.
I'm going to lay out a supplement regimen that I put together to improve kidney function for my fiancee. I compiled this information from Dante Trudel's guidance along with countless hours of research I've done learning about kidney function and study after study on different compounds to make them work better.
To give some back story, my finance wound up with bad symptoms from stage 3a chronic kidney disease, from years of high blood pressure and some alcohol/substance abuse. Her eGFR was 53, and after following this protocol for 2 1/2 weeks her eGFR increased to 73! That's 2 stages lower, and all symptoms have subsided, she's able to eat a normal protein diet, and is able to lift weights again without getting sick for days afterward.
Supplements (all taken with food):
AM:
4g Astragalus (Vitamin shoppe brand)
100mg Pycogenol
800mg Grapeseed extract
Noon:
100mg Ubiquinol coq10
180mg Vitamin E
50mg P-5-P
500mg Vitamin C
PM:
4g Astragalus
100mg Pycogenol
800mg Grapeseed extract
500mg Vitamin C
50mg P-5-P
2iu rHGH before bed
A little breakdown of these ingredients and what they do
Astragalus: The numero uno of kidney restoration. Other than improving blood flow to the kidneys, it's effects are not known as to why it increases kidney function (as far as I've seen). It simply works. The Vitamin shoppe brand is the best it seems, the NOW brand was completely bunk and didn't even look and smell the same, and didn't work at all.
P-5-P: Number 2. P-5-P works to improve kidney function by significantly reducing the formation of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs). AGEs must be cleared by the kidneys and excreted in urine, and the worse the kidneys function, the more they build in plasma levels and the more they are produced, creating a negative feedback loop. AGEs are also key factors in the changes in kidney tissues that are attributed to CKD. A better option, if it can be acquired, is pyridoxamine, a B6 derivative that has been label a "drug" by the FDA because it was registered as such by a private pharmaceutical firm. Good luck getting it prescribed, although it's the most effective treatment for CKD!
Grapeseed/trans-resveratrol: A powerful antioxidant that decreases oxidative inflammation and subsequent damage to the kidneys. Oxidative stress and inflammation is another key factor in kidney disease.
Pycogenol: Another powerful antioxidant
Vitamin E: Antioxidant and also reduces AGE formation
Vitamin C: Antioxidant, reduces AGEs, has some other effect that I can't remember.
HGH: Apparently had something to do with this, looks like it increases eGFR and renal plasma throughput, as well as raising albumin levels to healthy amounts in those with impaired renal function.
There's way more info to it than that, but I'm driving and it's all I can remember off the top of my head.
