Put Out the
Fire! Simple
Strategies
to Reduce
Chronic
Inflammation
By Jessiana Saville , M.S., R.D., C.S.R., L.D.
www.kidneyrd.com
DPC Ed Center Advisory Council Member
What’s the big deal about inflammation and kidney disease?
Chronic kidney disease is an inflammatory chronic disease.
There are many factors that contribute to this inflammatory
state including diet, lifestyle, and environment. In addition,
once the kidneys have started declining, decreased ability
to filter toxins and a variety of other cascading mechanisms
further exacerbate an inflammatory state.1 For example,
uremic toxins also cause oxidative stress and lead to
inflammation.1 Uremic toxins have also been linked to
changes in the intestinal microbiome (think of this term as
what keeps your gut healthy and protects your body from
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dangerous pathogens).1 Intestinal imbalance can then lead
to more inflammation because the gut is critical in controlling
inflammation. There has also been evidence suggesting
that the anti-inflammatory pr