How to Lower BUN Levels A Kidneyhood.org Guide to Reducing Blood Urea Nitrogen

Understanding BUN and Kidney Function

Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) measures the amount of nitrogen waste in your blood. This waste is produced when your body breaks down protein. Healthy kidneys filter this waste out efficiently. When kidneys are stressed or damaged, urea builds up, causing elevated BUN levels.

BUN and Kidney Disease

Elevated BUN levels — especially when considered together with creatinine and eGFR—can be a sign of:

• Impaired kidney filtration
• Increased metabolic waste load
• Progression of chronic kidney disease

BUN alone doesn’t diagnose kidney disease, but the pattern of high BUN + high creatinine + lower eGFR often indicates reduced kidney function.

The Clinically Proven Kidneyhood Approach

The Kidneyhood program is a comprehensive, evidence-based dietary approach to kidney disease management designed specifically to help CKD patients lower blood urea nitrogen levels and stabilize their kidney function.

Clinically Proven Improvements

The combination of the Kidneyhood.org diet, Albutrix, and Microtrix is clinically proven to:

• Improve GFR/eGFR
• Reduce blood urea nitrogen levels (BUN)
• Lower creatinine levels

These results are based on real-world patient data and published clinical findings showing significant improvements in filtration and nitrogen waste clearance.

Learn more about how the Kidneyhood approach compares to other programs.

How the Kidneyhood Program Helps Reduce BUN Levels

1. Kidneyhood Renal Diet: A Kidney-Friendly Eating Plan

   The Kidneyhood program emphasizes a structured, low-nitrogen dietary approach. By focusing on smart choices around sodium, potassium, phosphorus, and protein, the kidneys have less metabolic waste to process – making it easier to decrease blood urea nitrogen levels naturally.

2. Albutrix: A Low-Nitrogen Protein Source

   Albutrix is a protein source specially formulated to follow current guidance and limit supplemental calcium intake for kidney patients.

   Maintaining a low protein diet with a protein supplemented from a keto acid analog, like Albutrix, is clinically proven to reduce kidney stress and lower BUN levels.

3. Microtrix: Optimizing Mineral Balance

   Microtrix supplies kidney-safe levels of vitamins and minerals to help bridge Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) shortfalls sometimes associated with low protein diets. It also provides Vitamin K2, important for its association with calcium regulation and reduced vascular calcification. When combined with Albutrix and diet, it supports the body’s ability to improve GFR and lower BUN levels.

4. Reduced Kidney Workload

   By lowering nitrogen load and improving nutritional balance, the Kidneyhood system helps decrease the filtration burden placed on the kidneys. As the kidneys work more efficiently, patients often see steady reductions in BUN (Blood Urea Nitrogen levels) and Creatinine levels, often within 90 days.