Sometimes being a dietitian feels a bit like being a detective. Every once in a while I will come across […]
Author: June Martin
The Kidney Diet Challenge
So how hard is the kidney diet? Over the years, I have met with many other health care professionals, students, […]
The Launch of the Kidney Community Kitchen
Last week I had the good fortune to attend the launch of the new nutrition website, www.kidneycommunitykitchen.ca, at Divino Wine […]
Happy Holidays
Food is an important part of any holiday or celebration. As I was thinking about what to write about for […]
New Resource for Kidney Friendly Recipes
I’m very excited to write about the launch of a new website dedicated to nutrition for people living with kidney […]
Phosphorus And the Progression of Kidney Disease
If you’ve read many of my blog posts or heard me speak then you probably know that I think phosphate […]
Buyer Beware
Somehow the fall always seems to be such a busy time of year both at work and at home. All […]
Collaboration
Collaboration in healthcare is a wonderful thing! This past spring, one of my colleagues Diana Endicott attended a major nephrology […]
What About Kidney Stones?
I get a lot of questions from people who have had the unpleasant and painful experience of kidney stones. Kidney […]
Salt – making the news
Lately the media has been reporting a lot on a recent Cochrane Review and suggesting that perhaps salt reduction isn’t […]
Happy Summer!
Summer can be a particularly hard time to be on a renal diet, especially if you need to follow a […]
Staying Safe
As a dietitian, I have the opportunity to learn about an incredible variety of foods and ways of eating that […]
Can you do the DASH?
May 17th is World Hypertension Day. The theme of this year’s day is: “know your numbers: target your blood pressure”. […]
Happy Spring!
This has felt like a very long winter to me and in Southern Ontario at least, spring has been a […]
So just what is a “healthy diet” anyway?
Recently I got a call from a patient who told me that her doctor told her all she needs to […]
Winter Warm Up!
When the weather is this cold, I start to think of comfort foods – soups, stews and chilli. Recently I […]
Happy New Year!!!
It seems that the newspapers are chock full of health and nutrition advice these days – it’s no surprise since […]
Tis the season…
… for getting together with family and friends and celebrating the holiday. Christmas get-togethers always end up being about the […]
