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Preventing Hospitalizations and Readmissions
Let’s be honest: no one enjoys getting sick or going to the hospital. Whether you’re there for a medical emergency, scheduled procedure or worried about a loved one, a hospitalizations can be overwhelming and stressful. As a part of your health plan, you may want to develop a strategy to avoid a hospitalization or a […]
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Staying on a Budget With Canned Foods
Canned foods are one of the best ways to purchase food items for your home: they are inexpensive, convenient and easy to store. Read on to learn about how to keep grocery costs down and maintain a kidney-friendly diet with canned foods. Save More with Sales Supermarkets often have sales on canned goods, which is […]
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Today’s Kidney Diet Easy Quick-Fix Recipes
We all have occasions when a quick meal or snack is needed. Perhaps it’s a lack of time, or not enough energy to make a meal. A collection of quick, easy to make kidney-friendly recipes may help you decide what to eat. The latest Today’s Kidney Diet: Easy Quick-Fix Recipes cookbook includes grab-and-go recipes like […]
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Ring in the New Year with Good Luck Foods
Many people see the new year as a time for renewal and a chance to reach new goals. For centuries, certain foods have been celebrated as symbols of good luck. Ring in your new year by eating some of these good luck foods. As a DaVita dietitian, I often discuss ways to incorporate different foods […]
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Cultural Challenges for Patients and Dietitians
Imagine meeting with your dietitian and finding out they know little about your ethnicity and cultural food habits. This is the challenge faced by many who have moved to the United States from different countries. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) is currently working diligently on increasing the number of registered dietitians from minority […]
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New Year’s Day Recipes for Kidney Diets
New Year’s Day is much more than the first day of the New Year. It is a day of celebration! A day to reflect on the year that was. It is a time to gather with friends and family. It is a time to think about our New Year’s resolutions and our dreams for the New […]
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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 the body is the heart. When potassium levels run too high or too low it can affect the way the heart beats. Keeping your potassium at a healthy level is […]
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Thanksgiving Tips
With Thanksgiving around the corner it’s time to start planning. We’ve put together five of our favorite Thanksgiving Kidney Diet Tips blog posts to help you with shopping, managing your kidney diet and using holiday leftovers. Click on the links below to explore our best Thanksgiving holiday tips. Kidney-Friendly Thanksgiving Shopping Thanksgiving Holiday Hacks Tips […]
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“Limiting” Vs. “Avoiding” Foods
Diet recommendations for people with kidney disease can be confusing. Does everyone need to restrict potassium and phosphorus? What’s the right amount of protein and fluid? The most important thing to keep in mind is that every person has different diet needs. Diet varies with stage of kidney disease; however, there is not a one-size-fits-all […]
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Holiday Cookbook: Lucky New Year Recipes
Luck is defined as the good or bad things that happen by chance rather than through one’s own actions. Often we think of good luck bringing good fortune. There are many good luck superstitions associated with the new year. For example, eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day is believed to bring prosperity throughout the […]
