Thomas Weimbs, PhD
@weimbs.bsky.social
Professor at the University of California Santa Barbara focusing on polycystic kidney disease, metabolic health and other things.
https://labs.mcdb.ucsb.edu/weimbs/thomas/
https://labs.mcdb.ucsb.edu/weimbs/thomas/
Congratulations to @melinamessing.bsky.social for receiving this prestigious award to support her research on polycystic kidney disease in my lab. And many thanks to the @pkdfoundation.bsky.social and @asnkidney.bsky.social for the support!
Congratulations to Dr. Melina Messing, for winning the Jared J. Grantham Research Fellowship Award; the PKD specific Fellowship from the Ben J. Lipps Research Fellowship Program.
August 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Congratulations to @melinamessing.bsky.social for receiving this prestigious award to support her research on polycystic kidney disease in my lab. And many thanks to the @pkdfoundation.bsky.social and @asnkidney.bsky.social for the support!
Congratulations to @melinamessing.bsky.social for receiving the 2025 Jared J. Grantham Research Fellowship Award to study "Immune Mechanisms Underlying Efficacy of Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy in Polycystic Kidney Disease" in my laboratory.
Details here:
www.kidneycure.org/pages/qa.asp...
Details here:
www.kidneycure.org/pages/qa.asp...
July 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Congratulations to @melinamessing.bsky.social for receiving the 2025 Jared J. Grantham Research Fellowship Award to study "Immune Mechanisms Underlying Efficacy of Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy in Polycystic Kidney Disease" in my laboratory.
Details here:
www.kidneycure.org/pages/qa.asp...
Details here:
www.kidneycure.org/pages/qa.asp...
Remission of chronic kidney disease is possible with ketogenic metabolic therapy.
Remission? Yes, remission!
2 year follow-up study in diabetic nephropathy just published.
doi.org/10.3389/fnut...
Remission? Yes, remission!
2 year follow-up study in diabetic nephropathy just published.
doi.org/10.3389/fnut...
June 6, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Remission of chronic kidney disease is possible with ketogenic metabolic therapy.
Remission? Yes, remission!
2 year follow-up study in diabetic nephropathy just published.
doi.org/10.3389/fnut...
Remission? Yes, remission!
2 year follow-up study in diabetic nephropathy just published.
doi.org/10.3389/fnut...
Excellent article summarizing the state of knowledge on ketogenic metabolic therapy for CKD and ADPKD.
--> Every nephrology professional should be aware of this
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
--> Every nephrology professional should be aware of this
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Ketogenic diets in chronic kidney disease patients: a review for skeptics by skeptics - Journal of Nephrology
Over the last few decades, there has been growing interest in the use of ketogenic diets, mainly as a weight loss strategy. Obesity and diabetes are major risk factors for kidney disease, and obese pa...
link.springer.com
May 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Excellent article summarizing the state of knowledge on ketogenic metabolic therapy for CKD and ADPKD.
--> Every nephrology professional should be aware of this
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
--> Every nephrology professional should be aware of this
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Please forward to your Spanish-speaking friends & family with polycystic kidney disease
Este video detallado explica cómo aprovechar al máximo el alimento medicinal KetoCitra® para el manejo nutricional de personas con enfermedad renal crónica, incluida la enfermedad renal poliquística.
youtu.be/F5mcnkiLkZM
youtu.be/F5mcnkiLkZM
Video de educación nutricional de KetoCitra - Español
YouTube video by Santa Barbara Nutrients
youtu.be
April 30, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Please forward to your Spanish-speaking friends & family with polycystic kidney disease
If anyone happens to be in Bangkok on Thursday, you are welcome to join my seminar: "Disease-Modifying Therapy of Polycystic Kidney Disease with Nutrition and Lifestyle Interventions"
April 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM
If anyone happens to be in Bangkok on Thursday, you are welcome to join my seminar: "Disease-Modifying Therapy of Polycystic Kidney Disease with Nutrition and Lifestyle Interventions"
"...all foods can be shown to both cause and prevent cancer"
Love this commentary pointing out how a lot of the nutrition "science" literature is complete crap. That's how we ended up with generations of dietitians and MDs learning things backwards!
www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
Love this commentary pointing out how a lot of the nutrition "science" literature is complete crap. That's how we ended up with generations of dietitians and MDs learning things backwards!
www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
“Plant-based and ketogenic diets as diverging paths to address cancer”: a commentary concerning the supposed superiority of a plant-based diet
A Commentary on Plant-Based and Ketogenic Diets as Diverging Paths to Address Cancer: A Review by Shah AU and Iyengar NM. JAMA Oncol 2022 Aug 1;8(8):1201–8. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.1769.
www.degruyter.com
March 19, 2025 at 9:02 PM
"...all foods can be shown to both cause and prevent cancer"
Love this commentary pointing out how a lot of the nutrition "science" literature is complete crap. That's how we ended up with generations of dietitians and MDs learning things backwards!
www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
Love this commentary pointing out how a lot of the nutrition "science" literature is complete crap. That's how we ended up with generations of dietitians and MDs learning things backwards!
www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
Curious about how people with ADPKD can improve their health in a nutrition & lifestyle program?
Video just posted...
Video just posted...
What can you eat in the Ren-Nu Program for people with polycystic kidney disease?
Listen to this discussion between @melinamessing.bsky.social and @weimbs.bsky.social.
Is this a super restrictive nutrition program that nobody could stick to long-term?
Tune in to find out: youtu.be/jU9jzJhCfic
Listen to this discussion between @melinamessing.bsky.social and @weimbs.bsky.social.
Is this a super restrictive nutrition program that nobody could stick to long-term?
Tune in to find out: youtu.be/jU9jzJhCfic
What Foods are in the Ren-Nu Program?
YouTube video by Santa Barbara Nutrients
youtu.be
March 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Curious about how people with ADPKD can improve their health in a nutrition & lifestyle program?
Video just posted...
Video just posted...
Impressive outcomes with ketogenic therapy for an "untreatable" form of brain cancer
www.frontiersin.org/journals/nut...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/nut...
March 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Impressive outcomes with ketogenic therapy for an "untreatable" form of brain cancer
www.frontiersin.org/journals/nut...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/nut...
"Therapeutic Potential of Ketogenic Interventions for Autosomal-Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review"
--> Bottom line: Only beneficial outcomes
--> When does it become unethical to withhold info on this alternative from patients?
www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/17...
--> Bottom line: Only beneficial outcomes
--> When does it become unethical to withhold info on this alternative from patients?
www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/17...
Therapeutic Potential of Ketogenic Interventions for Autosomal-Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review
Background: Recent findings have highlighted that abnormal energy metabolism is a key feature of autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Emerging evidence suggests that nutritional ketos...
www.mdpi.com
March 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"Therapeutic Potential of Ketogenic Interventions for Autosomal-Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review"
--> Bottom line: Only beneficial outcomes
--> When does it become unethical to withhold info on this alternative from patients?
www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/17...
--> Bottom line: Only beneficial outcomes
--> When does it become unethical to withhold info on this alternative from patients?
www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/17...
Ketogenic therapy in chronic kidney disease, stage 3-4
~54 weeks
-> Reduced BMI, HbA1c
-> Improved kidney function (creatinine, BUN)
-> Deprescription of diabetic and BP medication
-> No safety concerns
journalofmetabolichealth.org/index.php/jm...
~54 weeks
-> Reduced BMI, HbA1c
-> Improved kidney function (creatinine, BUN)
-> Deprescription of diabetic and BP medication
-> No safety concerns
journalofmetabolichealth.org/index.php/jm...
March 3, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Ketogenic therapy in chronic kidney disease, stage 3-4
~54 weeks
-> Reduced BMI, HbA1c
-> Improved kidney function (creatinine, BUN)
-> Deprescription of diabetic and BP medication
-> No safety concerns
journalofmetabolichealth.org/index.php/jm...
~54 weeks
-> Reduced BMI, HbA1c
-> Improved kidney function (creatinine, BUN)
-> Deprescription of diabetic and BP medication
-> No safety concerns
journalofmetabolichealth.org/index.php/jm...
Ketogenic Diet for Polycystic Kidney Disease?
What is the evidence? Excellent talk by Australian nephrologist Dr. Alok Gupta.
youtu.be/37Ov8qM-9Co
What is the evidence? Excellent talk by Australian nephrologist Dr. Alok Gupta.
youtu.be/37Ov8qM-9Co
Dr. Alok Gupta - 'The Role of Ketogenic Diet in Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD)'
YouTube video by Low Carb Down Under
youtu.be
February 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Ketogenic Diet for Polycystic Kidney Disease?
What is the evidence? Excellent talk by Australian nephrologist Dr. Alok Gupta.
youtu.be/37Ov8qM-9Co
What is the evidence? Excellent talk by Australian nephrologist Dr. Alok Gupta.
youtu.be/37Ov8qM-9Co
Discussion about the Ren-Nu nutrition & lifestyle program for people with polycystic kidney disease.
How to get started?
How to get started?
Video: How to get started with the Ren-Nu program even now!
Tip 1: Sign up on the wait list
Tip 2: Start with KetoCitra ahead of the program
--> Discussion in this video: youtu.be/FCu2fk2T_EU
Tip 1: Sign up on the wait list
Tip 2: Start with KetoCitra ahead of the program
--> Discussion in this video: youtu.be/FCu2fk2T_EU
How to get started with the Ren-Nu program for ADPKD
YouTube video by Santa Barbara Nutrients
youtu.be
February 20, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Discussion about the Ren-Nu nutrition & lifestyle program for people with polycystic kidney disease.
How to get started?
How to get started?
How the PKD-Free Alliance helps families with polycystic kidney disease to conceive PKD-free babies.
youtu.be/SOdkBI1M7u8
youtu.be/SOdkBI1M7u8
PKD-Free Babies. How?
YouTube video by Santa Barbara Nutrients
youtu.be
February 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
How the PKD-Free Alliance helps families with polycystic kidney disease to conceive PKD-free babies.
youtu.be/SOdkBI1M7u8
youtu.be/SOdkBI1M7u8
If anyone still believes in protein restriction for kidney disease, take a look at this article.
www.scielo.br/j/jbn/a/MDWX...
@kidneyboy.bsky.social @hswapnil.medsky.social
www.scielo.br/j/jbn/a/MDWX...
@kidneyboy.bsky.social @hswapnil.medsky.social
February 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
If anyone still believes in protein restriction for kidney disease, take a look at this article.
www.scielo.br/j/jbn/a/MDWX...
@kidneyboy.bsky.social @hswapnil.medsky.social
www.scielo.br/j/jbn/a/MDWX...
@kidneyboy.bsky.social @hswapnil.medsky.social
Reposted by Thomas Weimbs, PhD
The English Version: My dad’s incredible journey to improving and maintaining kidney function—after transplant! He implemented KMT post-transplant to support his health. His story challenges the norm and shows the power of nutrition.
Yes, nutrition matters, even post-transplant!
Yes, nutrition matters, even post-transplant!
Ketogenic lifestyle AFTER kidney transplantation to help maintain kidney function?
Find out what happened to Manfred, who has polycystic kidney disease:
youtu.be/o_3oXym5-pw
Find out what happened to Manfred, who has polycystic kidney disease:
youtu.be/o_3oXym5-pw
Ketogenic Diet After Kidney Transplantation. What Happened?
YouTube video by Santa Barbara Nutrients
youtu.be
February 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The English Version: My dad’s incredible journey to improving and maintaining kidney function—after transplant! He implemented KMT post-transplant to support his health. His story challenges the norm and shows the power of nutrition.
Yes, nutrition matters, even post-transplant!
Yes, nutrition matters, even post-transplant!
Ketogenic lifestyle AFTER kidney transplantation to help maintain kidney function?
Find out what happened to Manfred, who has polycystic kidney disease:
youtu.be/o_3oXym5-pw
Find out what happened to Manfred, who has polycystic kidney disease:
youtu.be/o_3oXym5-pw
Ketogenic Diet After Kidney Transplantation. What Happened?
YouTube video by Santa Barbara Nutrients
youtu.be
February 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Ketogenic lifestyle AFTER kidney transplantation to help maintain kidney function?
Find out what happened to Manfred, who has polycystic kidney disease:
youtu.be/o_3oXym5-pw
Find out what happened to Manfred, who has polycystic kidney disease:
youtu.be/o_3oXym5-pw
Important study!
A multimodal telemedicine intervention not only greatly improves the health of participants but also saves a self-insured company a lot of money
www.frontiersin.org/journals/nut...
A multimodal telemedicine intervention not only greatly improves the health of participants but also saves a self-insured company a lot of money
www.frontiersin.org/journals/nut...
February 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Important study!
A multimodal telemedicine intervention not only greatly improves the health of participants but also saves a self-insured company a lot of money
www.frontiersin.org/journals/nut...
A multimodal telemedicine intervention not only greatly improves the health of participants but also saves a self-insured company a lot of money
www.frontiersin.org/journals/nut...
Reposted by Thomas Weimbs, PhD
My dad’s incredible journey to improving and maintaining kidney function—after transplant! He has PKD and implemented ketogenic metabolic therapy post-transplant to support his health. His story challenges the norm and shows the power of nutrition.
Yes, nutrition matters, even post-transplant!
Yes, nutrition matters, even post-transplant!
Ketogenic diet AFTER kidney transplantation. Wait, what? Why?
Manfred has polycystic kidney disease and implemented ketogenic metabolic therapy AFTER transplantation to maintain his renal function.
In German. English version coming up, stay tuned.
youtu.be/5OTUbvjh7ng
Manfred has polycystic kidney disease and implemented ketogenic metabolic therapy AFTER transplantation to maintain his renal function.
In German. English version coming up, stay tuned.
youtu.be/5OTUbvjh7ng
Ketogene Diät nach der Nierentransplantation? Was passiert?
YouTube video by Santa Barbara Nutrients
youtu.be
February 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
My dad’s incredible journey to improving and maintaining kidney function—after transplant! He has PKD and implemented ketogenic metabolic therapy post-transplant to support his health. His story challenges the norm and shows the power of nutrition.
Yes, nutrition matters, even post-transplant!
Yes, nutrition matters, even post-transplant!
Low-carb diets win against low-fat diets (except in most important measure):
- reduce HbA1c, fasting glucose, and triglycerides 💪
- superior weight loss 💪
- increased HDL 💪
Big problem: reductions in diabetes medication!
--> No money to be made 😭
doi.org/10.7759/cure...
- reduce HbA1c, fasting glucose, and triglycerides 💪
- superior weight loss 💪
- increased HDL 💪
Big problem: reductions in diabetes medication!
--> No money to be made 😭
doi.org/10.7759/cure...
Efficacy of Low-Carbohydrate Diets Versus Low-Fat Diets in Glycemic Control Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review
This systematic review evaluates the comparative efficacy of low-carbohydrate diets (LCDs) versus low-fat diets (LFDs) in improving glycemic control, weight management, and lipid profiles in individua...
doi.org
February 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Low-carb diets win against low-fat diets (except in most important measure):
- reduce HbA1c, fasting glucose, and triglycerides 💪
- superior weight loss 💪
- increased HDL 💪
Big problem: reductions in diabetes medication!
--> No money to be made 😭
doi.org/10.7759/cure...
- reduce HbA1c, fasting glucose, and triglycerides 💪
- superior weight loss 💪
- increased HDL 💪
Big problem: reductions in diabetes medication!
--> No money to be made 😭
doi.org/10.7759/cure...
Ketogenic diet AFTER kidney transplantation. Wait, what? Why?
Manfred has polycystic kidney disease and implemented ketogenic metabolic therapy AFTER transplantation to maintain his renal function.
In German. English version coming up, stay tuned.
youtu.be/5OTUbvjh7ng
Manfred has polycystic kidney disease and implemented ketogenic metabolic therapy AFTER transplantation to maintain his renal function.
In German. English version coming up, stay tuned.
youtu.be/5OTUbvjh7ng
Ketogene Diät nach der Nierentransplantation? Was passiert?
YouTube video by Santa Barbara Nutrients
youtu.be
February 9, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Ketogenic diet AFTER kidney transplantation. Wait, what? Why?
Manfred has polycystic kidney disease and implemented ketogenic metabolic therapy AFTER transplantation to maintain his renal function.
In German. English version coming up, stay tuned.
youtu.be/5OTUbvjh7ng
Manfred has polycystic kidney disease and implemented ketogenic metabolic therapy AFTER transplantation to maintain his renal function.
In German. English version coming up, stay tuned.
youtu.be/5OTUbvjh7ng
I am thrilled to work even more closely with Dr. Shigeo Horie!
Santa Barbara Nutrients Welcomes Polycystic Kidney Disease Expert Dr. Horie Shigeo To Advisory Board.
--> READ MORE:
santabarbaranutrients.com/blogs/news/s...
--> READ MORE:
santabarbaranutrients.com/blogs/news/s...
Santa Barbara Nutrients Welcomes Polycystic Kidney Disease Expert Dr. Shigeo Horie to Advisory Board
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Professor supervises a clinical trial of KetoCitra®, a medical food popular with PKD patients
Santa Barbara, CA – February 5, 2025 – Santa Barbara Nutrients, a leader in developi...
santabarbaranutrients.com
February 9, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I am thrilled to work even more closely with Dr. Shigeo Horie!
Reposted by Thomas Weimbs, PhD
New paper alert! 🚨 Not what we expected.
In @emboreports.org, we show eosinophils & STAT6 have a negligible role in muscle regeneration & DMD—contrary to prior research.
Negative data matters. It moves science forward. 💡🔬
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
In @emboreports.org, we show eosinophils & STAT6 have a negligible role in muscle regeneration & DMD—contrary to prior research.
Negative data matters. It moves science forward. 💡🔬
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
Type-2 innate signals are dispensable for skeletal muscle regeneration and pathology linked to Duchenne muscular dystrophy | EMBO reports
imageimageContrary to prior data, this study shows that neither eosinophils nor STAT6-mediated
IL-4/IL-13 signaling contribute significantly to muscle repair after acute injury
or in Duchenne muscular...
www.embopress.org
February 4, 2025 at 11:20 PM
New paper alert! 🚨 Not what we expected.
In @emboreports.org, we show eosinophils & STAT6 have a negligible role in muscle regeneration & DMD—contrary to prior research.
Negative data matters. It moves science forward. 💡🔬
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
In @emboreports.org, we show eosinophils & STAT6 have a negligible role in muscle regeneration & DMD—contrary to prior research.
Negative data matters. It moves science forward. 💡🔬
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Thomas Weimbs, PhD
The Ren-Nu renal nutrition program for individuals with POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE will soon be re-launched.
Brief discussion and preview with @melinamessing.bsky.social and @weimbs.bsky.social
youtu.be/XmCR05SGdgo
Brief discussion and preview with @melinamessing.bsky.social and @weimbs.bsky.social
youtu.be/XmCR05SGdgo
Preview of Ren-Nu Program Launch
YouTube video by Santa Barbara Nutrients
youtu.be
February 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The Ren-Nu renal nutrition program for individuals with POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE will soon be re-launched.
Brief discussion and preview with @melinamessing.bsky.social and @weimbs.bsky.social
youtu.be/XmCR05SGdgo
Brief discussion and preview with @melinamessing.bsky.social and @weimbs.bsky.social
youtu.be/XmCR05SGdgo
Reposted by Thomas Weimbs, PhD
@weimbs.bsky.social talks with NightmareRH about his journey with polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Chris was diagnosed without a family history and told that there is nothing he could do, and that he would eventually need to be on dialysis and require a kidney transplant.
--> youtu.be/Vlxl7ZmZPSA
--> youtu.be/Vlxl7ZmZPSA
NightmareRH came out with polycystic kidney disease and did something about it
YouTube video by Santa Barbara Nutrients
youtu.be
February 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
@weimbs.bsky.social talks with NightmareRH about his journey with polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Chris was diagnosed without a family history and told that there is nothing he could do, and that he would eventually need to be on dialysis and require a kidney transplant.
--> youtu.be/Vlxl7ZmZPSA
--> youtu.be/Vlxl7ZmZPSA