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Kidney Disease: Silent Signals and Best Foods | Dr. Sean Hashmi
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Kidney disease can develop quietly. What should you ask when your blood work is labeled "normal" but your numbers are changing? Kidney and obesity medicine specialist Dr. Sean Hashmi joins Chuck Carroll to discuss foamy urine, the role of urine testing, and why he pays close attention to trends in kidney function. Then the conversation becomes deeply personal. Dr. Hashmi explains why he tells patients struggling with obesity that it isn't their fault, how food can become a source of comfort through trauma, and why he wants to understand someone's "why" before prescribing another major lifestyle change. Chuck reflects on his own journey from 420 pounds and the lunchtime walks that helped him…