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Ren-Nu, Renal Nutrition for Polycystic Kidney Disease @ren-nu.org · 17/03/2025

What can you eat in the Ren-Nu Program for people with polycystic kidney disease? Listen to this discussion between @melinamessing.bsky.social and @weimbs.bsky.social. Is this a super restrictive nutrition program that nobody could stick to long-term? Tune in to find out: youtu.be/jU9jzJhCfic

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What Foods are in the Ren-Nu Program?

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Melina Messing @melinamessing.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Curious about the Ren-Nu nutrition & lifestyle program for PKD? 🌱🥑 Watch the discussion & see how to get started! ⬇️

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Thomas Weimbs, PhD @weimbs.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

How the PKD-Free Alliance helps families with polycystic kidney disease to conceive PKD-free babies. youtu.be/SOdkBI1M7u8

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PKD-Free Babies. How?

YouTube video by Santa Barbara Nutrients

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Melina Messing @melinamessing.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Had a great conversation with Natasha from the PKD-FREE Alliance about how they’re helping families with PKD conceive PKD-free babies. Important work for breaking the cycle of inherited disease! Check it out here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOdk...

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PKD-Free Babies. How?

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Melina Messing @melinamessing.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

The English Version: My dad’s incredible journey to improving and maintaining kidney function—after transplant! He implemented KMT post-transplant to support his health. His story challenges the norm and shows the power of nutrition. Yes, nutrition matters, even post-transplant!

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Melina Messing @melinamessing.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

My dad’s incredible journey to improving and maintaining kidney function—after transplant! He has PKD and implemented ketogenic metabolic therapy post-transplant to support his health. His story challenges the norm and shows the power of nutrition. Yes, nutrition matters, even post-transplant!

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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Mast cells locally secrete histamine during exercise, triggering activation of H1 and H2 receptors on myeloid and vascular cells, thereby affecting the exercise-induced metabolic and transcriptional adaptive response @cp-cellmetabolism.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell-metabol...

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EMBO Reports @emboreports.org · 05/02/2025

Type-2 innate signals are dispensable for skeletal #muscle #regeneration and #pathology linked to #Duchenne muscular #dystrophy. -> www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....

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Melina Messing @melinamessing.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Exciting times ahead for the PKD community! We're transforming renal nutrition with the soon-to-be relaunched Ren-Nu program. Catch this brief discussion with @weimbs.bsky.social and me to see what’s in store!

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Thomas Weimbs, PhD @weimbs.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Everything you were told about potassium and kidneys may be wrong. Take a look at this guest blog post by nephrologist Dr. Majd Isreb from the Integrative Kidney Institute commenting on a new study. santabarbaranutrients.com/blogs/kidney...

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Thomas Weimbs, PhD @weimbs.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Thinking of using a GLP1 drug? OMG, this large study just came out showing... --> 98% increased risk of any psychiatric disorders. --> 195% higher risk of major depression, a 108% increased risk for anxiety, and a 106% elevated risk for suicidal behavior. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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The risk of depression, anxiety, and suicidal behavior in patients with obesity on glucagon like peptide-1 receptor agonist therapy - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - The risk of depression, anxiety, and suicidal behavior in patients with obesity on glucagon like peptide-1 receptor agonist therapy

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Melina Messing @melinamessing.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Exciting news! Welcome to the team Dr. Johnson!

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Ren-Nu, Renal Nutrition for Polycystic Kidney Disease @ren-nu.org · 03/01/2025

KetoCitra is NOT just another supplement—it’s a medical food designed for PKD & CKD: ✔️ FDA-registered manufacturing ✔️ 3rd-party tested for quality ✔️ Science-backed ingredients Watch Jacob Kingaard explain more:

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KetoCitra Manufacturing and Quality Control

What makes the medical food KetoCitra different from supplements? SBN's Director of Manufacturing and Product Development, Jacob Kingaard, explains the rigor...

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Melina Messing @melinamessing.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

🎙️🧠 Had an amazing conversation with NightmareRH about how nutritional changes have shaped our journeys with PKD! We dive into the real-life impact of these changes and what they mean for managing the disease. 🌱💪 📺 Don’t miss it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBPl...

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PKD Awareness Day 5 - Dr. Melina Messing Interview PKD Patient

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Melina Messing @melinamessing.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

🎉 Huge thanks to @NightmareRH for raising funds for PKD research after learning he has PKD. He’s supporting the @weimbs.bsky.social lab, whose groundbreaking work shows nutritional changes can slow PKD progression! 🥗💜 Donate here: tiltify.com/@nightmarerh... Every dollar counts!

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Ren-Nu, Renal Nutrition for Polycystic Kidney Disease @ren-nu.org · 10/12/2024

Are you or someone you know navigating chronic kidney concerns? The Ren-Nu™ Program offers a sustainable, science-based approach to kidney health. This isn’t just a diet—it’s a lifestyle, supported by a team of experts and a community of peers. 👉https://buff.ly/4fz1fAE

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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Kidney stroma and immune cells interact during inflammation in childhood-onset lupus nephritis www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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ANH Academy Science-Policy Platform @anhacademy.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

A toxic relationship? As the world negotiates a global #PlasticsTreaty this week, researchers call for ultra-processed foods & plastics to be tackled together #INC5 #UPFs #FoodSystems #PlasticPollution #ecotox #diets @stuartgillespie.bsky.social @fpffoundation.bsky.social 👉https://rdcu.be/d1scp

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Melina Messing @melinamessing.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

💻 Working from home with my Tollers. 🐕 Productivity level: adorable. ❤️🐾

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Melina Messing @melinamessing.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

🎶 🎻✨Last night's SBCC Symphony concert was an absolute treat! We performed an incredible program featuring timeless classics and new favorites. Relive the magic or catch what you missed here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS9H...

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SBCC Symphony Concert, November 24, 2024

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Melina Messing @melinamessing.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

When @weimbs.bsky.social discovered that nutrition and lifestyle could alter the course of PKD, it transformed my family's life—and my own. Today, I’m excited to share my first contribution as both a PKD scientist and patient, with the hope of helping others navigate this journey as well. ❤️👇

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