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6 Ways to Be Proactive about Your Kidney Health
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects your health over the long term and can lead to kidney failure. Taking part in your CKD care, following the kidney diet and working with your nephrologist and renal care team will help you to feel better.
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Food Facts Friday: All About Apples
Apples are one of the most popular fruits in the world. These versatile fruits make a great on-the-go snack and can be eaten raw or cooked. Let’s see how apples can fit into a kidney-friendly diet. Apple Facts and Nutrition There are over 7,500 varieties of apples worldwide.1 Apples range in color from red, green, […]
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Top 10 Low-Sodium, Thirst-Quenching Foods for the Kidney Diet
Discover the top 10 low-sodium, thirst-quenching foods for the kidney diet.
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How Diet Can Affect Your Blood Pressure
High blood pressure is the second leading cause of chronic kidney disease that leads to end stage renal disease. A low-sodium,reduced-fat diet can help keep blood pressure under control and may prevent kidney failure.
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Skilled Nursing Facilities
Nursing home and other skilled nursing facility (SNF) residents may be able to receive onsite dialysis rather than traveling to a center for treatment.
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5 Diet Guidelines for Stage 5 CKD Non-Dialysis Patients
People with stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD) who aren’t on dialysis can benefit from five diet guidelines.
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Home Dialysis And Your Diet
Not only is each type of home dialysis treatment different, but every home dialysis patient is unique. For this reason, your specific diet should be tailored to your needs. Your renal dietitian will help you come up with a diet that works best for you. He or she will analyze your lab results to see […]
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A DaVita Dietitian’s Top 15 Healthy Foods for People with Kidney Disease
By DaVita dietitian Sara Colman, RD, CSR, CDE Researchers are discovering more and more links between chronic diseases, inflammation and certain whole foods that may prevent or protect against undesirable fatty acid oxidation, a condition that occurs when the oxygen in your body reacts with fats in your blood and your cells. Oxidation is a normal process […]
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The Fluid Factor and Home Dialysis
By Kore Nielsen, RN, Clinical Service Specialist, and Beverly Garcellano, RN, BSN, CNN As a patient who dialyzes at home, you have certain benefits over those who dialyze in a center. You get to do treatments at times that work best with your schedule and you have the added benefit of drinking more fluids. But […]
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Holiday Eating Tips for People on Dialysis
Learn about diet tips to help people with chronic kidney disease,renal failure,end stage renal disease and those on dialysis.