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Title: Coping with Kidney Disease: A 12-Step Treatment Program to Help You Avoid Dialysis
ISBN: 0471274232
Author:
Mackenzie Walser
Betsy Thorpe
Publicate Date: 2004-04-12
Publish: 2004-04-12
List Price: $16.95
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Paperback
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1: Good book Bad diet
The book has a lot of good information but I could not give it a better score because I just hated the diet plan so much. The book was worth the price for the information I got out of it but even my doctor did not like the diet. So see your doctor before going on this diet but read the book.
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2: Low protein?? Not!!
I haven't read the book. But based on reviews which discuss the "low protein" diet, I'd like to comment that most nephrologists have not used that in years for the simple reasons that it debilitates the patients without helping the progression of kidney failure. I am the wife and mother of kidney patients. Presently I am looking for a few books to help my daughter-in-law and son with their diet planning. (A weird Christmas present.) Again, based on the low protein diet, I won't be buying this book. Our family disease is polycystic renal disease
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3: Kidney problems
Excellent source of info related to kidney problems. Makes one a more knowledgeable patient when interacting with nephrology doc.
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4: When you need this book - Thank God it is there!
The book spells out how diet and retricting certain foods can stop and even reverse kidney disease. I had a blood test done and found that my GFR was only 26 - Stage 4 Kidney Disease - that was a huge shock to me since it went from above 60 down to 26 in five months! That is a huge motivator to do something and I am willing to try out the recomendations in the book!
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5: Thank God for Dr Walser
This book, in my opinion, is a must for kidney patients. Well written and easy to understand, it gave me a much better understanding of CKD and what I need to do to live a longer and healthier life. Dialysis is not something I want to experience.
After being diagnosed with CKD 18 months ago (stage 3)I did a lot of research on diet, etc. and happened upon Dr. Walser's book. With the approval of my nephrologist, I started using the amino acid suppliments in place of most of my dietary protein. My GFR went from 45 to 75 in three months. Very heartening!
Most of the recipe books for CKD patients, in my opinion, offer a nutritionally deficient regimen and many seemed more like recipe books for developing diabetes. Being a person who likes whole foods, I decided to create my own diet regimen. I bought a copy of DietPro (a diet program that tracks food nutrition by weight) for my computer, a digital food scale, some Calwood Nutritionals amino acid powders and some of the other nutritional suppliments Dr Walser recommended. Since I'm still in the earlier stages of CKD, some days I still eat a small amount of animal protein with my evening meal, but limit it to under 4 ounces raw. I keep my potassium at 2000-3000 mg, phosphorus at 1500-1000 and sodium to under 1500 daily.
It wasn't easy at first, but I'm used to it now. It takes a bit of time to set up the menu plan initially, but after that I spend about 15 minutes a day on DietPro working out my daily menu. My nephrologist says I'm doing very well and says he wishes more of his patients took a more active interest in managing their CKD. My bun creatine levels have improved and my blood potassium levels have dropped to the normal range. The swelling in my ankles and hands is pretty much gone too.
Thank you Dr. Walser!!!!
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