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A Dietitian’s Role in Helping You Manage Your Health and CKD
A renal dietitian with 23 years of experience explains how a registered dietitian assesses, educates and supports people with chronic kidney disease.
Kidney Help
Articles written by renal dietitians for people living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the people who cook for them: what to do after a new diagnosis, how a dietitian can help, common myths, infection prevention, diabetes, heart health, budgeting, pantry planning and kidney stones.
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Advice for Individuals Newly Diagnosed with CKD
Just diagnosed with chronic kidney disease? A renal dietitian outlines the first steps, from regular checkups to working with your care team.
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Best Foods to Eat for Kidney Stones
How diet affects kidney stone formation, which foods and drinks may help, and why oxalate, sodium and hydration matter.
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Heart Health: Ticker Talk with Renal Disease
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in kidney disease. Tips on home cooking, sodium, fiber, potassium, fats and fluids for a healthier heart.
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CKD Pantry Staples: Be Prepared During the Pandemic
A renal dietitian’s tip sheet of shelf-stable pantry staples for phosphorus and potassium restrictions when fresh food is hard to find.
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Infection Prevention With or Without CKD
Simple infection-control habits, starting with proper handwashing, that protect people with CKD and everyone around them.
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Love and Care for Your Heart and Kidneys: Tips to Cut the Sodium in Your Diet
Our taste for salt is acquired, so it can be retrained. Why sodium matters for your heart and kidneys, and practical ways to eat less of it.
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Managing Food Costs with CKD
Budget-friendly strategies for eating well on a kidney diet, from meal planning and label reading to cooking at home.
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Oxalate Food List: A Complete Guide to Oxalate Content in Foods
Which foods are high and low in oxalate, how oxalate contributes to kidney stones, and cooking and diet tips for managing oxalate intake.
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Quick Guide to Managing Kidney Disease and Diabetes
How high blood sugar damages the kidneys and five ways to take control: glucose monitoring, A1c, diet, exercise and medications.
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Realistic Resolutions for Continual Health
Why New Year’s resolutions fail and how to set realistic, sustainable health goals when you are managing kidney disease.
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Top Kidney Disease Myths
A renal dietitian separates evidence from myth on common chronic kidney disease beliefs, from diet rules to detox products.
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Why Infection Is a Big Deal with Chronic Kidney Disease
Why people with CKD are more vulnerable to infection and practical ways to balance infection control with everyday life.