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KidneyDiet App: a new tool to help kidney patients decide what to eat
Have you ever wished you could instantly peak at the nutrient content of a food while making weekly menus, grocery shopping or eating out on a kidney diet? The latest tool for people with chronic kidney disease or on dialysis gives you the ability to do just that. KidneyDiet is an iPhone app that allows a quick, easy way to view […]
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Kidney Diet Cookbooks
One of the biggest helpers with learning about and following a kidney diet is a good kidney diet cookbook. Several years ago I posted the National Kidney Foundation kidney cookbook list for you to use as a guide. Here’s a link to the latest version: http://www.kidney.org/professionals/CRN/cookbooks.cfm. I also want to tell you about some of the recipe […]
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Dietary Phosphate Prescription and Survival in Dialysis Patients
“CUTTING DIETARY PHOSPHATE DOESN’T SAVE DIALYSIS PATIENTS’ LIVES” is the latest headline in nephrology news. So does that mean the struggles to control your phosphorus are no longer important? The study titled “The Association between Prescribed Dietary Phosphate Restriction and Mortality among Hemodialysis Patients” by Lynch, et al is in the online December 2010 issue […]
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My DaVita, the latest tool for kidney patients and caregivers from DaVita
My DaVita is a new feature on DaVita.com that helps you keep track of kidney resources and tools you discover on the website. To use My DaVita, you will need to sign up for a web account and create a user name. After completing the registration you are directed to My DaVita home where you […]
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Peas please? Can I eat peas on a kidney friendly diet?
Peas are eaten around the world. They come in many varieties–black-eyed peas (cow peas), chickpeas (garbanzo beans), green peas, pea pods, pigeon peas (red gram) and split green peas. I especially like green peas made into a salad or stuck to mashed potatoes when eating the two together. A recent inquiry I received from a DaVita.com visitor […]
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Fruits and Vegetables Help Delay Kidney Disease Progression in Early Stages
Your mom said it, the health experts say it and now there’s reason for people with early kidney disease to do it. Eat your vegetables—and fruit every day. The health benefits of fruits and veggies for a general diet are well known. Now a study on patients with hypertension-related kidney disease gives people with early […]
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R is for rice, a kidney-friendly staple
Rice is a food staple for large numbers of people around the world, especially throughout Asia. During milling the bran and hull are removed from brown rice to produce white rice. This process reduces potassium and phosphorus content since the bran is where these nutrients are concentrated. For this reason white rice is a great choice […]
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World Kidney Day March 11, 2010
Thursday March 11 is World Kidney Day, a time to bring attention to kidney disease awareness, treatment and prevention. I will be participating in Building Bridges to Optimum Health World Kidney Day Los Angeles, a conference at the Holman United Methodist Church—please stop by if you happen to be in the LA area.For those of you […]
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Milk substitutes for kidney diets
Got milk? Americans are familiar with the milk ad campaign that shows up on television and in magazines. Celebrities sport a milk mustache that promotes health benefits of drinking milk. For people with kidney disease on dialysis, milk restriction is advised. Milk is high in potassium, phosphorus and calcium-some of the nutrients that become out of balance when […]
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The challenge of phosphorus and chronic kidney disease
is an important topic for anyone with chronic kidney disease because knowing about phosphorus and controlling it can save your heart and bones, and extend your life. In early stages of kidney disease, metabolic changes occur in the kidney to help get rid of extra phosphorus. Eventually, vitamin D is no longer activated in the […]