What to Eat When Potassium Levels are High. Do you need a low potassium menu for when levels are high? Most people adjusting to low potassium diets have a hard time understanding which foods are good for them to eat when their potassium levels start to rise. Many foods that are generally good for the […]
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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 May […]
Top Ten Meals Made with Milk Alternatives
Milk Alternatives For Renal Diets Limiting phosphorous, calcium, and potassium intake is an important aspect of managing kidney disease. Regular milk contains high levels of all three. Since many favorite recipes contain milk, what’s a cook supposed to do? With some great milk alternatives on the market, you’re in luck. Here are some quick and […]
Dairy Products and the Pre-Dialysis Diet: Which Ones and How Much?
Is Dairy No Longer An Option Now That I Have Kidney Failure?-Dairy products and the pre-dialysis diet Individuals with kidney disease should be careful with dairy products, since many contain large amounts of phosphorous. Diseased kidneys have difficulty processing phosphorous, and high levels can speed the loss of kidney function, as well as cause blood […]
Make A Healthy Smoothie For Kidney Failure Meals Instead!
What Can I Use To Make A Healthy Smoothies For Kidney Failure? After looking at what you cannot eat on a renal diet, it may seem impossible to enjoy kidney friendly smoothies. After all the main things that go into a smoothie are limited and that means it won’t be very good, right? Wrong! Substitutions […]
Holiday Eating With Non Dialysis Kidney Disease
Your Non Dialysis Kidney Disease Is Important To Think About Now that the holidays are almost upon us, it’s important as a person with kidney disease to think about how you can enjoy the holidays – from the meals to the parties to the shopping – and not end up hurting your non dialysis kidney […]
Awareness and Prevention Of Kidney Disease
Today, I recorded a 5 minute video talking prevention of kidney disease and how you can make some simple changes to your lifestyle and prevent kidney failure from advancing. If you listen and take some steps to improve your health using the simple things I speak about here, you will be able to delay the […]
Living With Chronic Kidney Disease-Predialysis AKA My First Book!
I wrote my first book over the past 2 months. It took me longer than I expected, but it’s a great work if you ask me. I published it on Amazon just today – in the kindle version. I also have a print edition that will come out in the next week. It’s about 60 […]
A Renal Failure Diet – Why Do I Need One?
Renal Failure Diet Plans Are Critical To Your Health There is nothing as bad as being sick. It kind of slows you down. You want to accomplish something and you are affected by the needs of your medical problems, especially with the needs of a renal failure diet. When your body is having problems with […]
A Chronic Renal Failure Meal Plan Is Important in Pre-Dialysis Kidney Disease
What Can Help You Control Your Chronic Renal Failure Meal Plan Diet? A chronic renal failure meal plan can comfort and may reduce the complications that are part of kidney disease disorders. Some of those complications are swelling, high blood pressure and fatigue. Chronic conditions are not curable but they are manageable with a chronic […]
