by admin | Aug 8, 2025 | Happy Healthy Eating, kidney disease
Why do I need to keep an eye on my cholesterol levels if I have CKD? We all know that too much ‘bad’ cholesterol can clog up our arteries (otherwise known as atherosclerosis). We hear a lot about how this might affect our heart or form clots in the blood vessels...
by admin | Mar 11, 2025 | Diabetes, Gut Health, Happy Healthy Eating, kidney disease
Are you avoiding beans, lentils and chickpeas because you’ve heard they’re high in potassium and phosphate. Firstly, please be reassured that you do not need to reduce your intake of foods high in potassium or phosphate, unless you are advised to do so by...
by admin | Aug 9, 2024 | Happy Healthy Eating, kidney disease, Uncategorized
Have you been told you have chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages 2 or 3? My clients tell me how frightening those words are to hear and how powerless they feel. It needn’t be that way. Perhaps you’ve been prescribed various medications to help slow the progress...
by admin | May 2, 2024 | Happy Healthy Eating, kidney disease, Uncategorized
Did you know that, if your shadow is longer than you are tall, the sun is probably not high enough in the sky for your skin to produce vitamin D? Thankfully, those of us in the Northern Hemisphere are seeing our shadows shrink. If we choose to get outside, UVB light...
by admin | Apr 5, 2024 | kidney disease, Uncategorized
The answer, with very few exceptions, is a big YES. Unless you have been advised against exercise or need to rest for recuperation, then exercise is your friend. And that includes those on dialysis. What do we mean by exercise? Well, that depends where you are...
by admin | Nov 20, 2023 | kidney disease, Uncategorized
Have you been told that you have chronic kidney disease (CKD) and have no idea where to start looking for help? Perhaps you’ve spent weeks with your head down internet rabbit holes. I would love to extract you from those holes and place you back into the light and on...
