Rooted for Healing | Kidney Disease, Heart Disease, Blood Sugar

If you’re taking a PPI (like omeprazole or the “little purple pill”) to manage heartburn or reflux—and your labs keep getting worse—this episode is for you. Today we uncover the surprising truth about conventional heartburn treatments, the damage they can do to your gut and kidneys, and what you can do to start healing from the inside out.

What You’ll Learn:

• How common heartburn drugs (like PPIs) c...

If you’re ready for the #1 longevity hack that helps you live longer and better—while also improving kidney function—this episode is for you!

We’re talking about one simple thing that lowers your risk of early death, protects your kidneys, improves your blood sugar and blood pressure, lifts depression, boosts your mood, and gives you more energy. (Hint: It’s not a pill!)

Join me, Karin Nicole Allumbaugh—Functional Medicine Practiti...

In this episode, Karin shares why prediabetes isn’t just about food and exercise. You’ll learn why typical advice like “eat less sugar” falls short, especially when it comes to kidney health, and how stress, toxins, and poor sleep play a much bigger role than you might realize. Karin also introduces The S.A.F.E. Method to help you start taking back control in a way that honors both your body and your faith.

What You’ll Learn:

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You’ve been told high blood pressure is the cause of your kidney issues, your fatigue, or even your declining health. But what if that’s not the full story?

In this episode, we’re turning that idea on its head.

Join me as we unpack the real root cause behind elevated blood pressure—and why blindly medicating the number may be missing the point entirely. We’ll talk about how blood pressure guidelines have shifted over time, why “low...

Do you feel you are taking more prescriptions than you would like?  Do you wonder if some of the adverse things you are feeling might be due to prescription stacking, or taking multiple prescriptions?

Today we discuss the hazards of multiple prescriptions, we will discuss how this may be negatively impacting you.  We will also discuss what to do about it! And I'll give you a step by step approach if you are wondering how to talk to...

Today we are talking about WHY- the podcast, the Kidney Care Blueprint, all of it.  

And we'll talk about what all of my most successful clients have in common. 

I sure could use some help from you- please can you share on social media, and tag me.  That would be a great way that I can reach more people.  

I would also love it if you could leave me a review.  That will definitely help me to spread the word, it will allow me to help...

What if getting better sleep meant that your kidney function would get better?

I hear what you’re saying… but ever since my kidney disease got worse I sleep terribly. 

Ok, let’s bring in some tools to make it better.  

Because bad sleep correlates with your kidney disease getting worse.  And when you improve your sleep- the quality and quantity-  you improve your blood pressure, your diabetes, your gut health… and even your kidney ...

For individuals who are diagnosed with kidney disease, a great number are told that there is little that can be done. Furthermore, many are even told that chronic kidney disease is irreversible. In this episode, I bring you research that proves that kidney disease is indeed reversible. And I also tell you specifically what can be done to begin to halt or even reverse chronic kidney disease. There is no better gift you can give...

Anemia is pretty straightforward, right? I mean, you need iron to transport oxygen throughout your body. That means if your iron is low, you better supplement, right?

Well today I discuss why supplementation may be actually making your symptoms worse, and how to know if you need to add more iron in, or address some other reasons why your iron may be low.

The goal? Help you understand your symptoms, help you be in control of ...

Sarah was a client that taught me a lot about symptoms that sometimes don't make any sense.

She taught me that there is one misunderstood concept that lies right there in the midst of all of the most common health conditions currently. And when it's a factor, there can be a train wreck of other symptoms that come along as well.

That's what this episode is all about. I hope her story can give you some insight into your own hea...

The increasing blood pressure and cholesterol, the increasing blood sugar levels, and climbing weight, especially around the middle- these are the trio of symptoms that are confusing an alarming 1 out of 3 adults.

These are not only scary, but also leave most clients feeling like a failure.

In this episode, I describe my 6 domain framework to help clients gain control of their health and finally manage the symptoms of metaboli...

Feeling like a hot mess? Tried the resolutions and feel like a failure because you can't stick to them? You're not alone! It doesn't work!

But this here, this is the WAY to get out of the hot mess! Beyond the resolutions, this is the way to get started creating your health by design, creating the health that you desire to achieve!

You have the courage to and you have the strength to take the big leaps to make health happen!

In ...