Category Archives: Kidney Health Tips
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…
Continue Reading »When Potassium Level is Low
Potassium is an important mineral that every human body needs for almost everything it does, including proper kidney and heart function, muscle contraction and nerve…
Continue Reading »Today’s Kidney Diet: Plant-Based Eating Cookbook
Plant-based eating has recently become very popular. People have been talking about the health benefits of plants for decades, maybe even centuries. However, people with…
Continue Reading »Food Facts Friday: Green Beans
Green bean, also known as string bean or snap bean, is a household staple across the country. Green bean casseroles are often enjoyed as part…
Continue Reading »Kidney-Friendly Foods to Correct Hypoglycemia
What is hypoglycemia? The American Diabetes Association defines hypoglycemia as a low blood sugar (also called blood glucose) that requires action to bring it up…
Continue Reading »Food Facts Friday: Greek Yogurt
Greek yogurt is a protein-packed food that has become quite popular in recent years. The question is, can you eat it if you have kidney…
Continue Reading »Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and Protein
How Much Protein Do You Need? Recommendations for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Protein is an important nutrient and has many roles in the body….
Continue Reading »Flavor Fatigue Setting In? Sauce it Up
Chicken again? Has your initial determination to make dietary changes started to falter? Perhaps your once “go-to” meals have gradually become flat and boring. Flavor fatigue is…
Continue Reading »Making Your Favorite Latin Lenten Foods Kidney-Friendly
Blog post contributed by Sara Young, Student Intern Lent, or Cuaresma in Spanish, is a Christian observance and forty-day period leading up to Easter marked…
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