Putting Potatoes Back in Your Low Potassium Diet
Potatoes are a favorite staple in many diets and for many occasions. Warm mashed potatoes and gravy is a must on Thanksgiving, and a summer…
Continue Reading »Today’s Kidney Diet Summer Picnic Recipes Cookbook
Get ready for summertime picnics and grilling with DaVita’s newest cookbook. “Today’s Kidney Diet: Summer Picnic Recipes” is available to download just in time for…
Continue Reading »Renal Diet Updates: Vegetarian Diets and Whole Grains
Restrictive, confusing, and hard to follow is what most people think when they talk about the daunting task of following a renal or kidney diet….
Continue Reading »Tips to Re-energize for Work and Play
This week at the National Kidney Foundation annual meeting in Boston, DaVita social worker Deborah Evans, MA, LCSW and her colleagues presented a poster “Barriers to Employment Among End-Stage…
Continue Reading »Spice Up Your Life Without Salt Part II
You may be curious about the difference between herbs and spices. Herbs are aromatic plants. The leaves, stems or flowers may be used as a…
Continue Reading »Probiotics: A PRO for Kidney Patients
Digestive health is often compromised for dialysis patients. Common issues that can pop up include malnutrition and gastrointestinal symptoms such as, nausea and vomiting, indigestion,…
Continue Reading »Protein Bars: A Quick and Easy Protein Source
Almost every day my patients tell me they are not big meat eaters, or they are too tired to cook. They want to know protein…
Continue Reading »Spice Up Your Life Without Salt
It is not a big secret that most of us eat way too much salt. It’s not just individuals with kidney disease who need to…
Continue Reading »Take Me Out to the Ball Game!
Baseball season is officially underway and if you’re planning on trekking it out to your favorite ballpark sometime this season, be prepared to face a lot of…
Continue Reading »Today’s Kidney Diet Fresh Spring Recipes Cookbook
Freshen up your eating plan with DaVita’s latest Today’s Kidney Diet cookbook, “Fresh Spring Recipes“. This recipe collection includes popular kidney-friendly recipes with fresh spring produce…
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