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Peritoneal dialysis diet considerations
When you find out you need dialysis due to kidney failure, options for treatment include transplant, traditional in-center hemodialysis (ICHD), home hemodialysis (HHD), in-center nocturnal…
Continue Reading »Salt: a hidden danger for people with kidney disease
A high salt intake is even more damaging to your health than eating too many calories, too much cholesterol or even smoking. That’s because eating…
Continue Reading »Low Potassium Diet Tips for Kidney Disease
Follow these tips if you are on a low potassium diet.
Continue Reading »Blueberries—the kidney-friendly memory fruit
I love frozen blueberries. I usually fill a small bowl and eat them as they thaw while working at my computer. My friend loves dried…
Continue Reading »8 Tips for Starting a Low Protein Diet if You Have Chronic Kidney Disease
When you were first diagnosed with chronic kidney disease one of your first questions may have been ‘What can I do to save my kidneys…
Continue Reading »Kidney patients: beware of fast foods!
No doubt you don’t need me to tell you that fast foods are bad for your health. Remember the 2004 movie—Super Size Me ? Proof…
Continue Reading »Diet Analysis Tools and Correct Totals for Potassium and Phosphorus
People with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and those on dialysis need to be aware of how much protein, potassium, sodium, phosphorus and calcium they consume….
Continue Reading »Jicama: A low potassium food for kidney diets
J is for…Jicama Kidney diets are challenging but not impossible to follow while still enjoying great tasting foods. One way to add enjoyment is to…
Continue Reading »Good foods for kidney diets–Italian seasonings pack in flavor
I is for…Italian Seasonings (This post is part of an ongoing series on selected ‘kidney-friendly’ foods and some of the good things included in the…
Continue Reading »Dining Out on a Kidney Diet
Putting together all the pieces of a kidney diet may make dining out a challenge. By following a few guidelines, it is possible to stick…
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