Foundations
Why CKD food advice differs from person to person
Two people with the same diagnosis can be given opposite instructions — and both can be right.
Editorial draft7 min readQualified review pending
Learn · 13 editorial drafts
Draft guides for the parts of kidney care that happen at home
These prototype guides are grouped into four hubs and stay focused on skills, questions, and organization. They have not completed source checking or qualified review and are blocked from search indexing.
Food and labels
Reading packages, building flavor, and asking better questions in the kitchen.
Label skills
How to read sodium per serving
The number on the front of a package and the number you will actually eat are rarely the same.
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Label skills
What "PHOS" ingredients mean on a food label
A short reading trick for spotting added phosphorus in an ingredient list.
Editorial draft5 min readQualified review pending
Ask first
Questions to ask before using a potassium-based salt substitute
Salt substitutes are not a neutral swap. Here is what to ask first.
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Cooking skills
Flavor-building techniques that do not rely entirely on salt
Acid, heat, aromatics, and texture do a lot of the work people assign to salt.
Editorial draft8 min readQualified review pending
Appointments
Questions to ask a renal dietitian
A dietitian appointment goes further when you arrive with specifics rather than a general worry.
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Appointments and records
Getting your questions, documents, and logs into one place before the visit.
Appointments
What to bring to a nephrology appointment
A short packing list that makes a fifteen-minute visit go further.
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Records
How to organize lab PDFs without interpreting them
A filing system that makes documents easy to find and leaves the reading to your clinicians.
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Records
How to keep an up-to-date medication and supplement list
The single most useful document to have current, and the easiest one to let drift.
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Daily routines
Small, repeatable habits for logging, cooking, and keeping track.
Logging
How to prepare a blood-pressure log for a care-team conversation
Recording what was asked for, in a form that is easy to read at a glance.
Editorial draft6 min readQualified review pending
Routines
Building a weekly kidney-care routine that actually sticks
Fewer moving parts, anchored to things you already do.
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Caregivers
Practical support for family members and friends who help.
Caregiving
A caregiver's appointment checklist
How to be useful in the room without taking over the conversation.
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Kitchen
Cooking for two when nutritional needs differ
One pan, two plates: a build-your-own approach that avoids cooking twice.
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Kidney Daily Notes
Every other Thursday: one food skill, one new recipe idea, and one way to stay organized before your next appointment.
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