Understanding what to eat with chronic kidney disease starts here. Explore expert-backed articles on the renal diet, including how nutrients like protein, potassium, phosphorus, and sodium affect kidney health. Whether you’re newly diagnosed or navigating later stages, these guides help you build confidence with food choices that protect kidney function.
Do you have kidney disease? Wondering what diet is best for you? See my 5 reasons you should follow a vegetarian diet! It can help more than just kidney disease!
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Has your doctor talked with you about a low-potassium diet? Have you been looking for information about kidney disease and read so much about potassium your head is spinning? While not everyone with kidney disease needs to follow a low-potassium diet, it may be advised for you. This can be one of the most important
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Receiving a kidney transplant can be an incredible gift. Caring for this new kidney will be top priority to extend the life of the kidney transplant for as long as possible. Just like your diet before a transplant, a diet after kidney transplant will be important. In this article, we will cover the nutrients and
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While magnesium is not as popular a topic as, say, potassium is in a renal diet, it can be just as important for kidney patients. When it comes to magnesium and the kidneys, both high and low levels of magnesium can occur with abnormal kidney function. This article will cover magnesium in a renal diet,
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When you have kidney disease it’s important to be careful with phosphorus in the diet. This is because eating foods containing this mineral can lead to high phosphorus levels. As a registered dietitian with experience in both the CKD and dialysis worlds, I know phosphorus all too well after teaching it to thousands of kidney
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Most kidney patients are told to “eat less salt” or “just stick to a low salt diet.” But what does that actually mean? In this article, we will break down exactly what sodium and salt are, how they impact kidney health, and what it means to follow a low sodium diet for kidney disease. What
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