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Dialysis:
Hemodialysis and what it means:http://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/hemodialysis
Peritoneal Dialysis and what it means: http://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/peritoneal


What is dialysis like? Does it hurt? 


Common dialysis questions and a summary of the process for dialysis goes, visit: https://www.americanrenal.com/for-patients-and-caregivers/dialysis-treatment


Diets:
Potassium: information on how to lower your potassium and how potassium affects your kidneys (also contains food lists):
https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/potassium

Phosphorus: information on how to lower your phosphorus and how phosphorus affects your kidneys (also contains food lists):
https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/phosphorus

DASH: lowering your blood pressure with the DASH diet (also contains food lists):
https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/Dash_Diet


Sodium: information on how to lower your sodium and how it affects your kidneys (also contains food lists):
https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/sodiumckd

For diet and recipe information for kidney care, newly diagnosed information and general information visit: https://www.americanrenal.com/



Additional Resources: Keeping you and your kidneys, healthy
Protein and your diet:https://www.kidney.org/news/monthly/protein-in-our-diet
Carb counting and your kidney health: https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/carbcount
How to increase calories with your kidney diet: https://www.kidney.org/content/how-increase-calories-your-ckd-diet
Cholesterol and your kidneys: https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/cholesterol
Eating out and your health: https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/diningout
Herbal supplements and your kidneys: https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/herbalsupp
Vitamins and mineral health: https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/vitamineral
Good nutrition for your kidneys: https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/nutritionwyska
Food labels: https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/foodlabel
Spicing up your diet: https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/spice
Food safety: https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/foodsafety
Cookbooks: https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/list-cookbooks-kidney-patients
Dairy and your kidneys: https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/dairy-and-our-kidneys