Blogs – PKD.
Pain Improvement in Polycystic Kidney Disease Among Participants of the Ren-Nu Program
May 9, 2022 - Thomas Weimbs, PhD & Jessianna Saville, RDN Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a common genetic disorder with limited drug therapy options. PKD progresses relentlessly leading to dramatic and often painful kidney and liver...
PKD Self-Care Tips
Self-Care Tips for PKD If you’ve been diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease (PKD), you may wonder what changes you can make to preserve your kidney function. Although PKD is irreversible, there are plenty of ways to manage symptoms. Use these 5 self-care tips for...
KetoCitra®, Now Approved as a “Natural Health Product” in Canada
KetoCitra®, the First and Only Medical Food for the Dietary Management of Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Now Approved as a “Natural Health Product” in Canada that Helps to Support Kidney Health Santa Barbara, California – November 16th, 2022 KetoCitra®, is a medical...
Oxalates and Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)?
Oxalates and polycystic kidney disease (PKD)? Oxalates and PKD? If you have polycystic kidney disease (PKD), you may be curious about whether or not you should avoid foods with oxalates. In this article, we review the relationship between kidney disease and oxalates...
Sponsorship – FASEB PKD
Santa Barbara Nutrients was a proud sponsor of the FASEB PKD Conference this year… Why are we sponsoring PKD conferences? Being a sponsor at conferences and PKD events aligns with our purpose at Santa Barbara Nutrients. As a benefit corporation, part of our mission is...
Sponsorship – PKD Walks
Santa Barbara Nutrients is a proud sponsor of 8 PKD Walks this year... Why are we sponsoring PKD Walks? Santa Barbara Nutrients is more than a business. It’s a team effort to advocate for patients with kidney disease, which is personal to many on our team. Sponsoring...
First Medical Food for Dietary Management of PKD Launched
First Medical Food for the Dietary Management of Polycystic Kidney Disease Launched The first-of-its-kind product, named KetoCitraTM, is based on breakthrough research by University of California Santa Barbara professor Dr. Thomas Weimbs, a recognized leader in the...
Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) and Oxalates – Interview with Sally Norton
Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) and Oxalates - Interview with Sally Norton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQXEYZuYpN0&t=4s Dr. Jacob Torres, Head Researcher at Santa Barbara Nutrients interviews oxalate expert and health consultant Sally Norton, MPH. Sally has 35...
Dietary Ambiguities with Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)
The article we will be discussing today is: What are the information needs and concerns of individuals with Polycystic Kidney Disease? Results of an online survey using Facebook and social listening analysis Tiffany Ma and Kelly Lambert (2021). BMC Nephrology...
Is Polycystic Kidney Disease Reversible ?
OCT 20, 2021 By SBN writers The article we will be discussing today is: Renal plasticity revealed through reversal of polycystic kidney disease in mice Ke Dong, Chao Zhang, Xin Tian, Daniel Colman, Fahmeed Hyder, Ming Ma and Stefan Somlo (2021). Nature Genetics Volume...
Santa Barbara Nutrients’ Scientists Awarded Breakthrough Patent Related to Polycystic Kidney Disease
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Oct. 19, 2021 University of California professor Dr. Thomas Weimbs, a recognized leader in the Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) research field, and Dr. Jacob Torres, Head Researcher of Santa Barbara Nutrients (SBN) discovered that a combination...
Nutritional Management for Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)
Nutritional Management of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxHUUDOy_sUWhatis the latest Nutritional Management for ADPKD? Above is a webinar recording from the Virtual PKD Summit 2021, PKD Foundation of...
Interview with Leading Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Researcher, Dr. Roman-Ulrich Müller
Interview with Leading Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Researcher, Dr. Roman-Ulrich Müller Dr. Jacob Torres, Head Researcher at Santa Barbara Nutrients interviews Professor Dr. Roman-Ulrich Müller. Müller is the Deputy Director, Internal Medicine (Nephrology), at the...
Retrospective study on ketogenic diets in individuals with ADPKD
October 29, 2020 The PKD Foundation of Canada sponsored a free webinar by Dr. Sebastian Strubl from the University of California Santa Barbara. To view the results of a retrospective study on ketogenic diets in individuals with ADPKD, please click visit:...
Latest developments in PKD research discussed
Santa Barbara Nutrients President, and Director of the UCSB PKD Lab, Dr. Thomas Weimbs, promotes a charitable cause, discusses the current PKD research in his lab, and his new company, Santa Barbara Nutrients, which is developing science-backed products based on his...
Santa Barbara Nutrients’ Members Featured as Co-Authors on Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Report
August 6, 2020, Santa Barbara, CA, USA Santa Barbara Nutrients is honored to have three of our core team members, Thomas Weimbs, David Baron and Dwight Odland, in addition to two members of our Medical Advisory Board, Michal Mrug and Vicente Torres, featured as...