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According to KDOQI guidelines, for CKD 35 patients not on dialysis and without DM, it is recommended a low-protein diet providing 0.550.60 g dietary protein/kg body weight/day, or a very low-protein diet providing 0.280.43 g dietary protein/kg body weight/day with additional keto acid/amino acid analogs to meet protein requirements (0.550.60 g /kg body weight/day), as these approaches halt the progression of CKD (1A) and improve the quality of life (2C) [129]
This gives you targeted, higher-dose coverage of the specific nutrients GLP-1 users are most likely to be deficient in (Urbina 2026), plus a digestive comfort layer that no multivitamin includes
While most iron supplements can cause digestive disturbances, two potential options may be better tolerated: OptiFerin-C contains ferritin and has helped many of my clients boost their ferritin levels
Functional medicine practitioners focus on reducing toxin exposure by encouraging a clean, organic diet, detoxification support through liver-friendly foods, and using natural products to minimize the bodys toxic burden