Chronic kidney disease is a progressive illness. That means that it gets worse with time. Some illnesses, including chronic kidney disease, can be slowed or even halted in their progression by making strict changes to your diet and lifestyle. However, left untreated or without following certain guidelines, the illness can progress. Chronic kidney disease is […]
Renal Diet Education Handouts
The Chronic Illness Connection
It is common for people living with chronic health conditions to be living with multiple health issues. As an example, a person living with kidney disease is more likely to also have diabetes or high blood pressure. This is because so many chronic health conditions are connected. The Chronic Illness Connection To best explain the […]
Avoiding End Stage Renal Disease
End stage renal disease is the final stages of chronic kidney disease. At this stage, in order to continue living and functioning, transplant or dialysis is required. No one wants to reach this stage and hear the words that their kidneys have finally failed. It is a life threatening and uncomfortable condition to live with, […]
Stages of Renal Disease Explained
It can be very easy to get lost in all of the medical jargon and rhetoric when it comes to medical diagnosis. Often, everything your doctor says comes out sounding like another language. Understanding renal disease can help you to better understand your treatment and lifestyle recommendations. In fact, if you better understand your diagnosis […]
Three Reasons Your Kidneys are Essential to your Entire Body
The kidneys are perhaps some of the most important organs in the body. Just like your body could not function without a beating heart, your kidneys are essential to your entire body. They do so much in your body that you may not even be aware of, and some of those functions are absolutely necessary […]
Renal Diet Grocery List Tips- Low Sodium Choices
Living with renal disease can put a bit of a damper on your diet. There are restrictions and guidelines to follow that are aimed at keeping your body functioning properly, or as properly as possible. Restrictions do not mean that there isn’t plenty to eat, however. Renal patients might find that they can eat more […]
Asian Grocery Shopping for Kidney Disease
Kidney disease is an ailment that severely affects what you can and cannot eat. Not only are the guidelines highly recommended, but the dietary restrictions can change, or even save, your life. For kidney disease, dietary restrictions are meant to reduce the amount of waste and harmful substances in your body that can build up. […]
Top Signs of Kidney Failure
Kidney failure is a condition where the kidneys either shut down or lose function enough to require dialysis or transplant. Many of the symptoms of kidney failure are actually symptoms of the buildup of waste and other things that are supposed to be filtered out by the kidneys. Kidney failure can happen gradually over time, […]
Renal Diet Education Handouts
Renal Diet Education Handouts For Your Patient Needs If you are searching for renal diet education handouts you have come to the right spot. As I take calls and receive emails from all over the United States I find that many clinics and practices are in need of renal diet education materials. I took […]
January 2013 Video Log – Resolutions
This month I talk about resolutions, and we all know our resolutions are not perfect. It’s not a perfect world, and we are not perfect people. We can allow that to stop us or we can create the change we want to see and move forward overall instead of beating ourselves up about not making […]
