Tricks To Get The Most Out Of Your Trip To The Farmer’s Market

Day three of learning to shop at the farmer’s market.  I hope you have found this series valuable, and I want to give you some more valuable farmer’s market tips that will allow you to get the most out of your trip. Before, we have talked about how to get the right information and getting […]

More Tips On Going To A Farmer’s Market On A Diet

In this second part of the blog post series on shopping at a farmer’s market, I am going to talk about how to know what to choose and come home with foods that are healthy for you. We just talked about the first 3 lessons in the previous blog post.  They were tips that allow […]

How To Shop At A Farmer’s Market On A Diet

You know that healthy food is most likely the freshest food that you can find. While frozen and canned foods can be healthy, it’s best to eat the least processed food available.  One way to do that is to go to your local farmer’s market while fresh fruits and vegetables are in season. Learning what […]

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 […]

Healthy Diet Menus for You Plans

This is a continuation of the previous informational post related to how the Healthy Diet Menus Plan can help you. How can it help you? If you are a dietitian or doctor, this can really help you get your patients off to a good start and keep them on track.  Your patients can take your […]