How Do Phosphate Binders Affect Blood Phosphate Levels?

In patients with chronic kidney disease, doctors are concerned with many elements of the diet. For example, many times protein is restricted prior to being on dialysis. Once a patient is on dialysis, the focus changes and protein is increased. This is because the dialysis equipment does the job of the kidneys in processing waste. […]

How Does the Mediterranean Diet Affect My Kidney Disease?

This week, I did some research and found some information on how following a Mediterranean diet can improve outcomes in chronic kidney disease.1 . This study found that patients following the Italian Mediterranean Organic Diet were able to reduce cardiovascular disease risk in healthy individuals and chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. It also reduced the […]

Menu Planning for Kidney Disease

Renal Diet Menus and the Important Part they Play in Your Overall Wellness Patients who have been diagnosed with Kidney Disease or renal failure may become overwhelmed with the news and the knowledge that their life will now include the care and maintenance of a serious illness.  When the physician diagnoses the disease and the […]