Beetroot juice has traditionally been used by people as a remedy to activate liver enzymes and help increase the livers’ detox function. It’s high betalains levels have been proven to reduce inflammation, protect against oxidative stress, and reduce the risk
A high-protein diet may worsen kidney function in people with kidney disease because your body may have trouble eliminating all the waste products of protein metabolism. This video and article digs deep into an unseen perspective of a high protein
The proverbial saying ‘You are what you eat’ is the notion that to be fit and healthy you need to eat good food. What you put into your body on a daily basis affects your health. Maintaining a healthy weight
People with kidney disease must adhere to a renal diet to cut down on the amount of waste in their blood. Following a renal diet may also bolster kidney function and delay total kidney failure. A renal diet is
Bread has been an important staple food product to many cultures over the centuries. But when it comes to choosing the right kind of bread, kidney disease patients often have very little knowledge. There are substances like phosphate and salt
Healthy kidneys get rid of excess sodium content in the urine. When kidney disease occurs, the body doesn’t function the same way and it is not able to get rid of sodium and it could possibly build up. The
Chronic kidney disease is an illness which will change a person’s life. As the name implies, it is a disease effecting the function of the kidneys. The kidneys are responsible for filtering the bloodstream and removing toxins and waste products.
The University of Federico in Naples, Italy has some new tips for those who suffer from chronic kidney disease and want to control the amount of protein they take in. For this study, 57 discharged
CKD patients (stage 3b-5) to
According to a Japanese study, low calcium levels are responsible for a large decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) among people without chronic kidney disease. This could mean even worse news for people with chronic kidney disease.
Some days I get so busy I often don’t plan my food for the day.
I have to stick to my kidney disease diet, as best I can. I have seen how bad my kidney numbers get when I
