9 Perfect Gifts For a Person With CKD The holidays are just around the corner and it is time to start thinking about gifts for your loved ones. It can be difficult to find the perfect gift for someone with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Whether you know someone new to a kidney diet or have been […]
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Low Sodium and Potassium Substitutions For Your Holiday Favorites
Low Sodium and Potassium Substitutions For Your Holiday Favorites (Renal Diet) The holidays can be a stressful time for you or your loved ones if they are suffering from CKD. Food and eating takes on a whole new meaning when a CKD diet is in play. This can be a little depressing as many people […]
Tips for Staying Healthy and Enjoying the Holidays on a CKD Diet
8 Tips for Staying Healthy and Enjoying the Holidays on a CKD Diet Just because you’re dealing with chronic kidney disease doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the holidays and keep up your CKD diet. In this article we will discuss 8 tips for staying healthy and enjoying the holidays to the fullest. Sticking to Your […]
The BAD Effects of Energy Drinks on Kidneys
The BAD Effects of Energy Drinks on Kidneys Energy drinks are extremely popular. It’s understandable. Most people are tired, and the consumption of energy drinks is an easy pick me up. They come packed with caffeine and vitamins and herbs that do provide a boost of energy. However, they also come with some dangerous health […]
Medicare and Home Hemodialyis Coverage: How The COVID-19 Pandemic Has Paved the Way for Home Dialysis Resurgence
Does Medicare Pay for Dialysis at Your Home? Wondering how to cope with your dialysis when you are worried about going to the center? You might want to consider doing home hemodialysis because in the recent past, many changes to Medicare and other systems have encouraged people with ESRD to consider doing their dialysis treatments […]
RDHQ Podcast 91: What if it works? My thoughts on your future.
Hi! This is Mathea Ford, the creator of the Understanding Your Kidney Test Results course and today I want to talk about some of the things you might be struggling with my thoughts are I hear from a lot of people that they’re overwhelmed about being having chronic kidney disease […]
Renal Diet Podcast 070 – Different Types of Dialysis
Different Types of Dialysis for Kidney Failure Podcast #70 Released on January 23, 2018 Dialysis happens when you get to end-stage renal disease and you’re stage 5 and your kidneys are down to 10% or 5% function. Prior to that time while you’re still kind of feeling decent but you know that this day is […]
Hemodialysis Diet: What Changes Should You Make To Your Meals?
Hemodialysis Diet Is Key To Making Renal Failure Healthier Hemodialysis is the medical method of cleaning waste and free water from your blood if your kidneys go into renal failure, and is one of three ways—transplant and peritoneal dialysis being the others—in which renal replacement can be performed. With a hemodialysis diet, there are fewer […]
Alcoholic Beverages and Renal Disease
Especially during the holidays, it is common to raise a glass to celebrate the past year and the one ahead. If you have chronic kidney disease, you might be worried about how alcohol could affect your health. Before you imbibe too much, or before you deny yourself that glass of eggnog, you should learn the […]
What to Expect From Dialysis
Every year, hundreds of thousands of people go through dialysis for end stage renal disease. For many people, dialysis is an impending event on the horizon. If dialysis might be in your future, you may be feeling scared or unsure about what to expect. Sometimes the unknown is a lot scarier than the reality, however. […]
Find Good Recipes to Increase Kidney Health
Kidney disease is a chronic condition that benefits greatly from a controlled diet. In fact, your diet can impact chronic kidney disease more than anything else, which means that your diet can literally make or break you. With the right diet, you have the potential to both further your disease and potentially cause yourself pain […]
What Foods Should You Eat With Kidney Disease
What Foods Should You Eat With Kidney Disease? Putting together a healthy meal plan for kidney disease can be a little challenging at first, especially if you do not know what foods not to eat with kidney disease. So often, people tend to focus so much on what they cannot eat that they become stressed […]
