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Stephen D. McConnell, BS, MSc-CCP, CIS
Lipid Specialist • Clinical Application Specialist • Kidney Researcher • Medical Science Liaison
Explore Stephen D. McConnell's research, published articles, educational methods, and ongoing work involving chronic kidney disease, niacin, sodium bicarbonate, lipid metabolism, and kidney-health education.
Featured Educational Video
Supplement That Could Help Reverse Kidney Disease: Pros and Cons
Stephen D. McConnell discusses niacin, kidney health, potential benefits, practical considerations, and concerns surrounding supplementation.
What Stephen Studies
A biochemical approach to chronic kidney disease
Stephen's work connects kidney function, metabolic health, lipid metabolism, niacin research, and sodium bicarbonate research into one educational framework — clearly separating published evidence from his interpretations and open research questions.
Research Library
Featured research
Reversing Chronic Kidney Disease with Niacin and Sodium Bicarbonate: Review and Commentary
Stephen McConnell and W. Todd Penberthy review documented cases in which low-dose niacin combined with sodium bicarbonate was associated with improvement of at least one chronic kidney disease stage, and discuss the biochemical mechanisms proposed to explain the effect.
Latest Article
A Basic Biochemical Approach to Addressing Chronic Kidney Disease
Penberthy, McConnell, Chern, and Fox present a biochemical formulation combining niacin, sodium bicarbonate, calcium carbonate, and isoquercetin for chronic kidney disease stages 3B–5, tracking eGFR and urine albumin-creatinine ratios across a documented patient cohort.
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Reversing Kidney Disease (First Case Study!) — Stephen McConnell
Host Robert Galarowicz, a 20-year kidney transplant patient, interviews Stephen about how he entered the kidney-health field and his first documented CKD reversal case study.
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How Stephen approaches kidney-health education
From reviewing kidney history and lab trends to careful, medically supervised changes — see the general process behind his educational work.
About Stephen
Stephen D. McConnell is a lipid specialist whose father's illness first led him to study kidney disease, lipid metabolism, and cardiovascular health. He now shares that work through published articles and public education.
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Videos, podcast appearances, and interviews are published on the Kidney Total Health YouTube channel.
All content is provided for educational purposes and does not constitute individualized medical advice.