Managing multiple diet restrictions can feel like a struggle at times. It is like trying to juggle a few balls, and keep them all in…

If you’re new to kidney disease—and even if you’re not—you may not know the value a renal dietitian brings to the table in helping you…

Oils are used in several ways, including for cooking, baking, frying and as a way to add flavor to a salad. With so many uses,…

Starting on Dialysis Having stage 5 kidney failure or end stage kidney disease (ESKD) and starting on dialysis can be over-whelming. For many people, starting…

The other day when the dialysis health care team met with a peritoneal dialysis (PD) patient for their monthly doctor visit, the nephrologist asked the…

Without a doubt, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a stressful and isolating experience for many people. Dialysis patients, who already face many obstacles, may be…

What to Eat after Kidney Transplant, Part 1, discussed the acute phase after kidney transplant. Now we will go into the long-term phase. In the…

People with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and patients on dialysis must follow a special diet. But what happens after a kidney transplant? Is a special…

Summer is a season to find the small pleasures in life. One of those pleasures for me is having watermelon on the back deck in…

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects nearly 1 in every 7 adults (1). That’s 37 million people in the United States — and 90% of those…