Is Watermelon Safe for a Kidney Diet?
This week a question came up about watermelon in the dialysis diet. Some patients are told to avoid watermelon while others are told it’s ok…
Continue Reading » Meeting lower sodium guidelines on a kidney-friendly diet: breads and cereals
The new sodium guidelines in the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans are out so now the quest has begun for lower sodium kidney-friendly recipes and foods…
Continue Reading » Mail Order Meals for Non-dialysis Chronic Kidney Disease and Dialysis Diets
How would you like kidney-friendly meals delivered directly to your front door? MagicKitchen.com has made it convenient and affordable. What a great service for a…
Continue Reading » Newly Released Dietary Guidelines for Americans: Sodium and Chronic Kidney Disease
Every 5 years the USDA releases guidelines on healthy eating, Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The newest release points out that many Americans lack healthy diet…
Continue Reading » 6 Tempting Low Potassium Vegetable Appetizers
Super Bowl Sunday is a great opportunity to serve your guests a healthy vegetable appetizer. Everyone knows vegetables are good for you. A serving or…
Continue Reading » R is for rice, a kidney-friendly staple
Rice is a food staple for large numbers of people around the world, especially throughout Asia. During milling the bran and hull are removed from brown…
Continue Reading » Kidney Diet Tips for Better Health in 2011
Following a kidney diet is a challenge, but many people faced with chronic kidney disease, dialysis or transplant find ways to make changes in their…
Continue Reading » My DaVita, the latest tool for kidney patients and caregivers from DaVita
My DaVita is a new feature on DaVita.com that helps you keep track of kidney resources and tools you discover on the website. To use…
Continue Reading » Dietary Phosphate Prescription and Survival in Dialysis Patients
“CUTTING DIETARY PHOSPHATE DOESN’T SAVE DIALYSIS PATIENTS’ LIVES” is the latest headline in nephrology news. So does that mean the struggles to control your phosphorus…
Continue Reading » Fruits and vegetables help delay kidney disease progression in early stages
Your mom said it, the health experts say it and now there’s reason for people with early kidney disease to do it. Eat your vegetables—and…
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