As someone who works with dialysis patients in Texas, the hot summer heat poses a huge challenge for many people needing to control their fluid…

Keeping active is part of a healthy lifestyle that can promote cardiovascular health, reduce stress, and help control weight. However, with the warm weather just…

Fluid balance is a big concern when your kidneys can no longer regulate fluids. Adhering to your fluid restriction is a difficult task, no doubt…

When your kidneys are no longer able to remove extra fluid from the body water builds up causing edema, water weight gain and shortness of…

Do you know how much water is in the human body? Approximately 60 percent! That is a lot, and we need water for our bodies…

On hot, sunny days it seems like you can’t get enough ice cold water to cool you down. On cold, blustery days, steaming cups of…

By guest blogger DaVita Dietitian Kara Hansen, MS, RDN Summer is here and so is the heat! Nothing quenches thirst like an ice cold beverage. If you…