Category Archives: Kidney Health Tips
Eating Well on Peritoneal Dialysis (PD)
The dialysis diet is intended to help reduce fluid and waste buildup in your body to help you feel better. But sometimes it can be…
Continue Reading »Today’s Kidney Diet Cookbook: Diabetes and Kidney-Friendly Eating
Over the last two years, DaVita has been honored to collaborate with the American Diabetes Association® (ADA). Due to the link between diabetes and kidney…
Continue Reading »“SMART” Ways to Stay On-Track with Healthy Holiday Eating
The holidays are rapidly approaching! And with the return of bright lights, heart-warming tunes, cooler weather and our own individual traditions comes … Gingerbread! Ham!…
Continue Reading »Today’s Kidney Diet Cookbook: Cozy Winter Meals
In the colder months, we tend to look for meals that are comforting or feel like they warm us up. The latest Today’s Kidney Diet…
Continue Reading »New “Healthy” Fast Food Eateries
New Restaurants Emgerging One day, what appeared to be a healthy fast food place caught my eye. My fellow DaVita dietitian, Kim, and I decided…
Continue Reading »The Effects of Missed Dialysis Treatments
The holidays are a busy time of year. Your calendar may be full with gatherings, festivities, social events and more. In the rush of the…
Continue Reading »Are Flexitarian Diets Kidney-Friendly?
You may be asking, “What is a flexitarian diet?” Maybe you’ve gone through the fast-food drive-thru or your local grocery store to find plant-based food…
Continue Reading »New Ways to Cook Food: Air Fryer vs. Instant Pot®
There are always new kitchen gadgets to make cooking easier and hopefully healthier. Two newer popular appliances are the air fryer and Instant Pot®, or…
Continue Reading »Potential Health Benefits of Chia Seeds
Chia seeds are tiny black or white seeds which are believed to be from Central America. The seeds have been a part of people’s diets…
Continue Reading »Health Benefits of Flaxseed
Flaxseed, flax meal, ground flaxseed … what’s the difference? Flaxseed, when eaten whole, is not fully digested by our digestive tract and may pass through…
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