These stage-specific guides are written by registered dietitians to help kidney patients eat in healthy ways for their CKD stage and situation.
It can be challenging enough to follow a renal diet or diabetic diet, but a renal diabetic diet? It can be so confusing with all the things to avoid with diabetes and kidney disease. One diet may recommend a certain food while the other says you can’t have it… what’s a person to do? In …
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If you’ve been considering working with a nutritionist but were unsure if insurance would cover the cost, you’re not alone. The good news is that many health insurances do cover dietitian visits, but the process of finding out can be confusing. In this blog post, we’ll walk you through how to determine if your health …
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It’s smart to set smart goals! And smart goals for healthy eating are no exception. Setting smart goals is a great way to achieve your desired intentions and improve your life. This article will teach you the components of a smart goal, provide examples, and give you some tips on how to make them work …
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a condition brought on by damage to the kidneys. There are 5 stages of kidney disease. If the kidneys go unprotected, additional damage occurs and the condition will worsen. Though stage 5 kidney disease is very serious, there is still a lot you can do to strengthen the kidneys. Read …
When kidney damage goes unmanaged it can progress into chronic kidney disease. This condition has 5 stages. All phases of this condition affect the kidneys, however, it is during chronic kidney disease stage 4 that the kidneys become severely impaired. While this is a serious issue there are still things you can do to preserve …