About
Why this work matters
For fifteen years, Dr. Sean Hashmi treated kidney disease and the metabolic conditions that drive it. The same problem kept repeating: we wait until people are sick, then scramble to fix the damage.
Sean Hashmi, MD, MS, FASN. Board-certified in nephrology, obesity medicine, and internal medicine. Founder of SELF Principle, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
The work started in loss.
Losing his sister, and watching his own family struggle with their health, changed his path. He left the treat-the-symptom model behind to focus on something harder and slower: teaching people the science of staying healthy before anything goes wrong.
That is why the teaching starts with the kidneys. High blood pressure and high blood sugar quietly show up there years before most people notice a symptom, and almost nobody is taught to look.
Credentials
Sean Hashmi, MD, MS, FASN
Training
Medical degree: UCSD
Nephrology fellowship: UCLA
Undergraduate and Master's: UCLA
The work
500+
videos published on kidney and metabolic health.
12M+
views on YouTube.
Board certifications
Nephrology
Obesity medicine
140,000+
subscribers following the work.
Professional
Fellow, American Society of Nephrology
Founder, SELF Principle, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
50+
live Q and A sessions, free and archived.
The SELF Principle
Four daily levers shape inflammation, metabolism, and kidney protection. This framework guides everything he teaches.
S
Sleep
Sleep is medicine. Deep sleep is when your body repairs and your blood sugar resets.
E
Exercise
Exercise is medicine. Movement protects your kidneys and helps reverse metabolic disease.
L
Love
Love is medicine. Connection and purpose lower stress and are linked to a longer, healthier life.
F
Food
Food is medicine. What you eat every day is one of the strongest tools you have.
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