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Far more effective just to prevent and treat kidney disease better. Plant-based diet, some nutraceuticals (especially for preconditioning to prevent contrast toxicity), getting toxins out of the environment (this includes in this case fluoride and glyphosate).

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31725014/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32457981/

https://casereports.bmj.com/content/12/12/e232080

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.estlett.3c00504

I also wonder about EECP and remote ischemic conditioning. These seem to help with CKD. RIC has been shown to even reverse cerebral small vessel disease. These therapies may have a high ceiling in terms of cumulative benefit that can be had. For the costs of kidney disease management, every patient could have an EECP machine in their living room. I know someone who spent 20k to get one because it made his general health so much better. He says he is aging backwards, his erectile function is great, and phlebotomists comment on this nice veins now.

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