Nutrition Facts Food Label: What’s New
Reviewing the potassium, phosphorus, sodium and overall nutritional value of a food can be useful when making choices about what to eat for a kidney…
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Making Homemade Salad Dressing
Are salads a healthy choice or a diet disaster? When I was in junior high school, our school cafeteria had a salad bar. The salad…
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Back to Basics: Sodium Intake, Why is it Important?
Sodium is a mineral that either occurs naturally in foods or is added during manufacturing. Most people consume more sodium than is needed in their…
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Celebrate Memorial Day
Memorial Day has come to mark the beginning of summer. Observed on the last Monday of May, Memorial Day officially honors the men and women…
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Home Dialysis Myths
Deciding with your doctor what mode of dialysis best suits your clinical needs and lifestyle can feel daunting. The idea of performing dialysis at home…
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5 Tips to Lower Phosphorus Levels
Phosphorus is a mineral in the body that helps build strong bones, aids in metabolism, and helps muscles and nerves function properly. The kidneys and…
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Some Like It Hot: Tips for Flavoring with Hot Sauce
Hot sauce is a go-to flavor enhancer for some of our favorite foods and is a great choice to replace tomato-based sauces and salsas that…
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Peritoneal Dialysis: 5 Tips to Increase Potassium
Potassium is a mineral that has an important role in our body. It helps to keep muscles and nerves working properly. One major muscle in…
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Food Facts Friday: Avocados
Did you know the avocado is a fruit? Like the tomato, avocados are often mistaken as a vegetable. However, they are actually single-seeded berries that…
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New Research on Dietary Potassium
Most people on dialysis are told to restrict their dietary potassium intake to prevent hyperkalemia, an elevated potassium level in the blood. Hyperkalemia can lead…
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