Outdoor Living: Tips for Barbeques and Picnics
Break out the barbeque and pack the picnic coolers! Warmer weather brings wonderful opportunities for outdoor living and great food. Whether you prefer a sizzling…
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New Phosphorus Pyramid: Today’s Focus on Phosphorus for Kidney Patients
The Phosphorus Pyramid, a new tool for learning about phosphorus control, was created by researchers Claudia D’Alessandro, Giorgina B Piccoli, and Adamasco Cupisti from Italy. This…
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Healthy Springtime Eating
Happy Spring! Birds are singing, snow is melting (or will be soon!), plants are flowering , and trees showing their new green leaves. Springtime is…
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Spring into Action to Help Senior Citizens
Medicare Advantage (MA) is a federal program that helps provide coordinated health care to seniors. Currently there are proposed changes by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services…
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Staying on Track with Your Kidney Diet
So far February has been packed full of holidays and events. Super bowl XLIX, Valentine’s Day, President’s Day, Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday, Chinese New Year…
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Kidney Diet Tip: Choosing the Best Milk Substitute
Cow’s milk is naturally high in protein and minerals. An 8-ounce cup of 1% low fat milk contains 8 grams protein, 366 mg potassium, 232…
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Kidney Diet Tools and Resources for a Healthy 2015
Post by guest blogger DaVita dietitian Geri Hipple, RDN, LDN from Illinois. Does your New Year’s resolution have anything to do with getting healthier in…
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Tips for Making Your Holiday Recipes Kidney-friendly
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! By this time in December most of you are bound to have a few favorite holiday recipes in mind. The…
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Kidney-friendly Thanksgiving Meal Suggestions
Happy Thanksgiving 2014! Each year we follow some of the same traditions for Thanksgiving, but when times are more hectic shortcuts to spend less time…
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Diabetes and Dietary Patterns
November is American Diabetes Month in recognition of almost 30 million Americans with diabetes and 86 million with prediabetes. Over the years many diet combinations…
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