Today is National High Potassium Awareness Day! The American Association of Kidney Patients has celebrated this day for the past three years and the date is anything but random! May 1st is representative of the blood potassium level of 5.1 mEg/L to be under to be considered within a safe range. What is Potassium? Potassium […]
Category: Kidney Disease
Salt-Free Spice Blends from Around the World
Adding spices and herbs to your food is one of the best ways to bring flavor to your dishes without salt! Using inspiration from different cultures around the globe, this guide is meant to help you get creative in the kitchen and try new things while continuing to stick with your health goals. This year’s […]
Nutritionist vs. Dietitian: Knowing the Difference
March is National Nutrition Month and today is National Registered Dietitian Day! This brings up an important topic within the field of nutrition: what is the difference between a nutritionist vs dietitian? If you’ve just been diagnosed with a chronic disease, be it heart disease, diabetes, or chronic kidney disease, your doctor may have referred […]
National Nutrition Month
Happy National Nutrition Month (NNM)!! This month was created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) to promote healthy eating and lifestyle habits. I’m EXTRA excited about celebrating Nutrition Month this year because of the theme!! This year we are CELEBRATING A WORLD OF FLAVORS! This year’s theme focuses on celebrating different flavors from […]
Chronic Kidney Disease
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects over 13% of the global population, and 15% of the population in the US. That’s more than 37 million people in the United States (1 in 7 people) and over 1 billion people worldwide that have CKD.Unfortunately, about 90% of these people don’t even know they have chronic kidney disease(1, […]
