5 Things You Can Do Right Now to Protect Your Kidneys with CKD

This is the episode you have been waiting for. In this final episode of the series, kidney dietitian Kellsey Reed gives you full permission to stop cutting out everything you love and shares some of the most powerful client transformation stories from her practice, including the client who went from crying in the grocery store to date nights with complete confidence, the client whose eGFR improved...

You have probably been told to watch your protein with CKD. But nobody has probably told you that the type of protein you eat matters just as much as how much you eat, and that this one shift can make a measurable difference in your BUN, your creatinine, and your overall kidney workload. In this episode, kidney dietitian Kellsey Reed breaks down exactly why plant protein is so much gentler on your...

Did you know that blood sugar spikes damage your kidneys even without a diabetes diagnosis? Most people with CKD have never heard this from their nephrologist, and it is one of the most powerful and most overlooked drivers of eGFR decline. In this episode, kidney dietitian Kellsey Reed breaks down exactly how blood sugar variability creates inflammation that damages kidney tissue at every single m...

Most people with CKD are told to limit salt and sent home. But managing blood pressure through food goes so much further than that, and it is one of the most powerful things you can do to slow CKD progression. In this episode, kidney dietitian Kellsey Reed breaks down exactly how to use food as an active tool for lowering blood pressure, what a systematic review found about the DASH diet and kidne...

In this episode, kidney dietitian Kellsey Reed first explains exactly why so many people with CKD do everything right and still watch their labs decline, covering the three most commonly missed drivers of eGFR decline that most nephrologists never address, and then translates your most important CKD labs so you finally understand what each number is actually telling you about what your kidneys nee...

If your doctor has told you there is nothing more that can be done for your CKD, this episode is going to completely reframe that for you. Kidney dietitian Kellsey Reed starts by meeting you exactly where you are, because she knows how heavy it feels to do everything right and still watch your labs decline, and then breaks down exactly why your doctor is not seeing the full picture when it comes t...

Welcome to 5 Things You Can Do Right Now to Protect Your Kidneys With CKD, a private podcast hosted by Kellsey Reed RDN, LDN, kidney dietitian and founder of CKD Nutrition LLC. Every single day in the dialysis center, Kellsey watched patients arrive asking the same question. Why did nobody tell me this sooner? That question is the reason this podcast exists. In this short welcome episode you will...

If you have been cutting out more and more foods since your CKD diagnosis and your labs are still not moving, this episode is going to be a turning point for you. Kidney dietitian Kellsey Reed breaks down one of the most harmful myths in CKD nutrition, that more restriction means better kidney protection, and explains exactly why that belief is working against you. You will hear what the 2024 KDIG...