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 […]
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Helpful Hints For Using A Renal Diabetes Food List
When you’re on a special diet for renal failure, food list ideas don’t always work out for the people who need them most. They’re either too cumbersome to carry around at all times, too obtrusive to keep up with all the time, or simply too embarrassing for many people to pull out whenever it becomes […]
Renal Diet Headquarters Podcast 003 – Habits Are Better Than Goals
This week I delve into the concept of creating habits that are stronger than goals. While we discussed goals last time, many of the concepts are actually good ways to change your habits. I talk in detail about how goals might be short lived, but a habit is a much more long term plan. I […]
Holiday Eating on a Renal Diet
It’s The Holidays! It’s almost time for the big Turkey Day – Thanksgiving, and many people with kidney disease have been left to wonder what to eat on this holiday. It probably feels difficult to follow a low protein, or low potassium or low anything type diet on the day that is the poster child […]
Living with Renal Diet Limitations
Living with Renal Diet Limitations Like most things in life, living with renal diet limitations is largely what you make it out to be. Some people consider this diet highly restrictive. However, if you take a few moments to explore your options, you just might discover that there are many foods options still available to […]
Foods To Avoid When You’re on Dialysis
The foods to avoid while on kidney dialysis are different than the foods to avoid when you’re on a pre-dialysis diet or a low sodium diet. The main concerns for dialysis patients are potassium, phosphorus, sodium, and fluids. Read on to learn more about all of the foods to avoid while on kidney dialysis. Potassium […]
Is Peritoneal Dialysis Really Better Than Hemodialysis?
In a new article, published in November of 2012, researchers looked at whether or not people on PD were more or less happy than others on different types of dialysis. The researchers made an attempt to look at the values and priorities in people’s lives to see how the dialysis was affecting them. This study […]
White Bread or Whole Wheat Bread on a Kidney Diet? Which Is Best?
Should I Eat Whole Wheat Bread On A Kidney Diet? You may have heard not to eat whole wheat bread on a kidney diet, especially on dialysis or as you get closer to stage 5 kidney disease. Many parts of the kidney diet are confusing. You might have heard how much better it is to […]
Need To Make Some Healthy Changes? Try Eating More of These Items!
One of the most common New Year’s resolutions involves losing weight. And even though you have kidney disease, you are not immune. You have things in your life you want to change, and one of them just might be to lose some weight. Or get healthier. Something along those lines. Let’s face it, you are […]
How To Leach Potassium out of Vegetables
Some foods that you really want to eat are high potassium foods. And it’s hard to not be able to eat them because they are a potassium rich foods. You can do several things to lower the amount of potassium and help you in your quest to achieve a low potassium diet. Learning how to […]
Renal Diet Menu – Ways To Make Your Meals Better
A renal diet menu can be several types of renal diets. Are you looking for a predialysis renal diet or a dialysis renal diet? Your menus will be drastically different. As you progress in kidney disease, you eat less protein to spare your kidneys. Then when you are on dialysis, you eat more protein because […]
The Advantages of a Pre-Made Dialysis Diet Menu
A Dialysis Diet Menu Is Important As You Learn To Manage Your Condition A person with kidney disease has different dietary needs than a regular person who does not struggle with kidney problems. That causes dietitians to recommend having a dialysis diet menu as the best choice for their nutrition. This set of meals help […]
