Making Dietary Adjustments When Chronic Disease Strikes

There are too many people that give up when they are diagnosed with a chronic disease. It seems like the very word “chronic” tends to make people feel as though there is nothing they can do, nothing they can change to reverse, stop, or even slow the process of chronic disease. Just the word insinuates […]

Renal Diabetes Cardiac Diet Plans and Goals You Can Live With

Did you know that type 2 diabetes and hypertension are the leading causes of end-stage renal disease (otherwise known as kidney failure) in the United States? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), seven out of ten new cases of renal disease in the U.S. are the direct result of diabetes or […]

Renal Diets For Diabetes

Renal Diets for Diabetes Diabetes can have several complications, one of which is kidney disease. The common factor between diabetes and kidney disease is that both of them require dietary modifications. Hence, renal diets for diabetes are important in properly managing and treating the kidney diseases of diabetics. If you have been diagnosed with these […]

Understanding Kidney Disease Stage 3

Understanding Kidney Disease Stage 3 Chronic kidney disease is one of the most devastating illnesses that can happen to a person. It involves progressive loss of renal function over a period of months or years. It is divided into five stages, with kidney disease stage 5 or end-stage renal disease being the most severe. Kidney […]