Living with kidney disease sometimes means adapting your diet to support your health and preserve your kidney function. This can be challenging, especially when it comes to eating out. Fast food restaurants are convenient, but they can be filled with protein, salt and fat. But, with careful planning and smart choices, you can still enjoy […]
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When living with CKD, looking for kidney-friendly sauces and condiments at the grocery store may seem daunting due to high levels of sodium and phosphorus additives. Although these are factors to look out for, let’s take a look at some kidney-friendly sauces or condiments, that you can use in cooking, and a guide for CKD
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Living with kidney disease doesn’t mean never eating something out of a package again. Because there are lots of nutritious foods that still come in packages; like beans, legumes, tofu, nuts and seeds for example. But monitoring nutrient intake becomes important with kidney disease, and one effective tool in this endeavour is understanding how to
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With Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), the kidneys may be unable to deal with excessive sodium in the body. This means that it can build up and accumulate. The body may begin to retain water leading to swelling and strain on the heart and blood vessels. With too much salt in our diet this can lead
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Sodium is a mineral just like calcium and potassium. Sodium is an essential nutrient, which means that our bodies need to have a certain amount in order to be healthy. Sodium has many important jobs in our body like managing the fluid or water balance, helps with the function of nerve impulses and muscles, and
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