Kidney health is as important as the health of any other organ in our body. In this podcast we talk with Dr. Andreea Costea, primary nephrologist, about everything you need to know to keep your kidneys healthy. We learn about important tests that can indicate kidney disease and what are the signs of chronic kidney disease. We get important advice on proper hydration, including how much water we should drink daily, the importance of hydration and the impact of coffee consumption. We discuss alkaline water, mineral water and kidney stone formation. We talk in detail about kidney pain and the prevention programs offered by Diaverum clinics. You will learn about dialysis and how it improves the quality of life of patients, but also about the d.HOLIDAY program for holiday dialysis. Don't miss this informative episode about kidney health! Thanks to our partners at Diaverum for their support in making this podcast possible. https://www.diaverum.ro/ / diaverumromania / diaverumromania Project Manager: Claudiu Enescu Video Editor: Sorin Anghelache TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:43 - Theme presentation 2:13 - Guest presentation 2:59 - Kidney health 4 :29 - Nephrologist vs urologist 5:17 - What is a nephrologist 6:23 - Visit to a nephrologist 7:31 - Collaboration between family doctor and nephrologist 10:35 - Tests that may indicate kidney disease 12:14 - Signs and symptoms of chronic kidney disease 16:28 - Creatinine, indicator of a kidney problem 17:43 - Kidneys and function lor 20:00 - Vitamin D deficiency 23:48 - The hydroxylation process of Vitamin D 24:13 - Kidneys and salt consumption 26:15 - Balance in maintaining health 27:50 - Liquid consumption and kidney health 30:15 - How much water should we drink 31:32 - 2 liters of water a day 32:27 - Coffee consumption and hydration 33:38 - The body sends signals about its needs 34:48 - The need for water. Hydration. 36:49 - How we drink water 38:46 - Excess water and electrolytes 40:54 - Alkaline water 43:08 - Mineral water and the formation of kidney stones 46:35 - Treatment of kidney stones 48:18 - Kidney pain 49: 15 - National Health System 50:26 - Prevention and health care 54:29 - Prevention program in clinics Diaverum 57:20 - Dialysis 57:44 - Peritoneal dialysis 1:01:27 - Hemodialysis 1:02:04 - Renal dialysis frequency 1:03:20 - The life of the dialysis patient 1:06:36 - Dialysis and quality of life 1 :08:20 - National Dialysis Program 1:09:02 - Diaverum Clinics in Romania 1:09:41 - Dialysis at home 1:11:23 - d.HOLIDAY program: holiday dialysis 1:14:43 - Dialysis, a new chance at life 1:16:00 - Loss of a kidney and dialysis 1:18 :18 - Recommendations for kidney health 1:20:38 - Conclusions 1:21:20 - Thank you Diaverum partner 1:21:33 - Outro ???? Weekly newsletter: https://doctormihail.substack.com ????????‍⚕️Who am I?????????‍⚕️Mihail Pautov, medical specialist and ex-surgeon. Actively interested in applicable health and common sense, healthy patient medicine, optimal health, longevity, nutrition and motivation in sports; host at MediCOOL - A1. Let's connect! ???? Newsletter: https://doctormihail.substack.com ???? Instagram: / doctor.mihail ???? Facebook: / doctormihail ???? TikTok: / doctor.mihail ✈️Blog: www.doctormihail.ro ???? Email: [email protected]