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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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4 Tips for Getting a Good Night’s Rest
Does this sound familiar? Your alarm clock rings and you say to yourself, “What? Already?” Once again, you wake up just as tired as when…
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Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acids
You may have heard that omega fats are good for you, but did you know there are different types of omega fatty acids? Keep reading…
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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…
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