The other day when the dialysis health care team met with a peritoneal dialysis (PD) patient for their monthly doctor visit, the nephrologist asked the…

Beans are a nutrient-dense food with several benefits to offer. But can they be a healthy part of a kidney-friendly diet? Nutritional Facts and Beans Beans are…

Garbanzo beans, also known as chickpeas, have been eaten in the Middle East for more than 10,000 years. They are a staple of Middle Eastern,…

Kidney, pinto, cranberry, black, and navy. What do these have in common? They are all types of beans! Beans, which are sometimes excluded from the…

Eating beans and peas was never smooth sailing for my patients on dialysis because of the high phosphorus and potassium content. Most of them grew…