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Tips for Kidney-Friendly Eating While Saving Time and Money in 2021
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Collaboration in healthcare is a wonderful thing! This past spring, one of my colleagues Diana Endicott attended a major nephrologyRead this post
What About Kidney Stones?
I get a lot of questions from people who have had the unpleasant and painful experience of kidney stones. KidneyRead this post
Salt – making the news
Lately the media has been reporting a lot on a recent Cochrane Review and suggesting that perhaps salt reduction isn’tRead this post
Happy Summer!
Summer can be a particularly hard time to be on a renal diet, especially if you need to follow aRead this post
Staying Safe
As a dietitian, I have the opportunity to learn about an incredible variety of foods and ways of eating thatRead this post
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”. Read this post
Happy Spring!
This has felt like a very long winter to me and in Southern Ontario at least, spring has been aRead this post
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 toRead this post
Winter Warm Up!
When the weather is this cold, I start to think of comfort foods – soups, stews and chilli. Recently IRead this post
Happy New Year!!!
It seems that the newspapers are chock full of health and nutrition advice these days – it’s no surprise sinceRead this post
Tis the season…
… for getting together with family and friends and celebrating the holiday. Christmas get-togethers always end up being about theRead this post
Phosphorus – the new “f-word”?
Recently we had a “take your children to work” day at the hospital. The daughter of my manager came inRead this post
A Taste of Vancouver
I just returned from a lovely trip to beautiful Vancouver. Vancouver is a wonderful city with so much to seeRead this post
What’s old is new again!
Yesterday my brother emailed me the latest “fad diet” that’s been making the rounds in his office and asked meRead this post
Time Flies!!
It’s hard for me to believe that it’s been a year since I started doing a blog for the KidneyRead this post
Beating the Heat on a Fluid Restriction
Hot summer days are wonderful but can be torture for people who must restrict their fluids. While this generally appliesRead this post
Tips for the Barbecue Season
Summer is definitely here. The hot weather can make cooking a chore and it’s nice to be able to grillRead this post
