Guest guest Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 As long as your potassium and phosphorus checks out, and your urea isn't extraordinarily high, you might not need to be on a diet. Many nephrologists would rather have you well-nourished rather than put you on a low protein diet that might get you malnourished (a big concern of nephrologist for people who may be approaching the need for dialysis). So, the fact that your nephrologists aren't putting you on diets doesn't necessarily mean you are being left out of anything. Pierre Re: Re:ALCOHOL > I do drink in moderation anyway, but would surely miss my one a day. I > believe I am around 26% remaining kidney function, have not been told about any > special dietary or other needs at this point. I have been on Diovan for 5 years > and diagnosed with IGAn for 2 months. I am now on ace inhibitors too, as well > as Procrit injections. My blood pressure is nice and steady at 115/65. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2004 Report Share Posted June 6, 2004 I have noticed references to ³the diet² in several posts and wonder where I might find more information on this. Is there a diet to help control AFIB? Thus far my attempts to find information have not been successful! Many thanks. -- Kathleen Stept (Diltiazem 120 mg, Coumadin 5mg, Magnesium Oxide 400mg bid) , MS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2004 Report Share Posted June 7, 2004 > I have noticed references to ³the diet² in several posts and wonder where I > might find more information on this. Is there a diet to help control AFIB? 171 here: There is no diet that is recognized as an Afib benefit (not cure). First avoid generally known triggers and any personally identified ones. My diet and view would be characterized as whole food. I do not mean macrobiotic but they have some good recipes. See my post on May 28 or 29 for detail on my status but in brief: NSR 1 year post carioversion from persistent AF (still on anti-coagulants, my cardiologist condition to be eligible for cardiversion in the future, no other drugs). I think a whole food diet can improve the tissue of the heart. Mine is much improved but not like it was twenty years ago. Eat foods as close to its fresh original state as possible. Avoid processed food where practical. Restrict saturated fat of animal origin. If you can , eat fish or take fish oil (store only in the fridge). Restrict sugar at every turn.The general notion is to reduce inflamation. So if you can get some info on that sbject that may help (also anti arthritic ) Do not become a fanatic, it will bring you hardship. Get a few good recipe books; Moosewood is good but there are lots of good recipes everywhere. Beware that this kind of eating requires no " just call for pizza " solutions! Avoid MSG and aspartame, sees truth in labeling: http://www.truthinlabeling.org/ Dr. Dean Ornish is a good guide or Dr Weil regarding diet. Go to a full service health food store. The best one within hours drives at least once. Beware that everywhere someone wants to sell you something. This is true of health food stores. Especially true of supplements. Buy some organic brown rice and really try to get used to it. Branch out to beans and grains. Sugar from any source needs to be taken in small quantities .Soy is definitely not the magic health food stores and restaurants want you to believe. Organic foods except those available locally are very expensive. You can still get a lot of value by avoiding the worst foods from the grocer and buying a few organic products where you can find them. If you can not go organic try to buy only USA products at the grocer. (Other countries use some of the truly bad chemicals.) Eat slowly and never over eat . There is a problem when either too much bulk is in the GI tract or when the food starts to enter the blood stream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2004 Report Share Posted June 7, 2004 > I have noticed references to ³the diet² in several posts and wonder where I > might find more information on this. Is there a diet to help control AFIB? 171 here: There is no diet that is recognized as an Afib benefit (not cure). First avoid generally known triggers and any personally identified ones. My diet and view would be characterized as whole food. I do not mean macrobiotic but they have some good recipes. See my post on May 28 or 29 for detail on my status but in brief: NSR 1 year post carioversion from persistent AF (still on anti-coagulants, my cardiologist condition to be eligible for cardiversion in the future, no other drugs). I think a whole food diet can improve the tissue of the heart. Mine is much improved but not like it was twenty years ago. Eat foods as close to its fresh original state as possible. Avoid processed food where practical. Restrict saturated fat of animal origin. If you can , eat fish or take fish oil (store only in the fridge). Restrict sugar at every turn.The general notion is to reduce inflamation. So if you can get some info on that sbject that may help (also anti arthritic ) Do not become a fanatic, it will bring you hardship. Get a few good recipe books; Moosewood is good but there are lots of good recipes everywhere. Beware that this kind of eating requires no " just call for pizza " solutions! Avoid MSG and aspartame, sees truth in labeling: http://www.truthinlabeling.org/ Dr. Dean Ornish is a good guide or Dr Weil regarding diet. Go to a full service health food store. The best one within hours drives at least once. Beware that everywhere someone wants to sell you something. This is true of health food stores. Especially true of supplements. Buy some organic brown rice and really try to get used to it. Branch out to beans and grains. Sugar from any source needs to be taken in small quantities .Soy is definitely not the magic health food stores and restaurants want you to believe. Organic foods except those available locally are very expensive. You can still get a lot of value by avoiding the worst foods from the grocer and buying a few organic products where you can find them. If you can not go organic try to buy only USA products at the grocer. (Other countries use some of the truly bad chemicals.) Eat slowly and never over eat . There is a problem when either too much bulk is in the GI tract or when the food starts to enter the blood stream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2004 Report Share Posted June 7, 2004 > I have noticed references to ³the diet² in several posts and wonder where I > might find more information on this. Is there a diet to help control AFIB? 171 here: There is no diet that is recognized as an Afib benefit (not cure). First avoid generally known triggers and any personally identified ones. My diet and view would be characterized as whole food. I do not mean macrobiotic but they have some good recipes. See my post on May 28 or 29 for detail on my status but in brief: NSR 1 year post carioversion from persistent AF (still on anti-coagulants, my cardiologist condition to be eligible for cardiversion in the future, no other drugs). I think a whole food diet can improve the tissue of the heart. Mine is much improved but not like it was twenty years ago. Eat foods as close to its fresh original state as possible. Avoid processed food where practical. Restrict saturated fat of animal origin. If you can , eat fish or take fish oil (store only in the fridge). Restrict sugar at every turn.The general notion is to reduce inflamation. So if you can get some info on that sbject that may help (also anti arthritic ) Do not become a fanatic, it will bring you hardship. Get a few good recipe books; Moosewood is good but there are lots of good recipes everywhere. Beware that this kind of eating requires no " just call for pizza " solutions! Avoid MSG and aspartame, sees truth in labeling: http://www.truthinlabeling.org/ Dr. Dean Ornish is a good guide or Dr Weil regarding diet. Go to a full service health food store. The best one within hours drives at least once. Beware that everywhere someone wants to sell you something. This is true of health food stores. Especially true of supplements. Buy some organic brown rice and really try to get used to it. Branch out to beans and grains. Sugar from any source needs to be taken in small quantities .Soy is definitely not the magic health food stores and restaurants want you to believe. Organic foods except those available locally are very expensive. You can still get a lot of value by avoiding the worst foods from the grocer and buying a few organic products where you can find them. If you can not go organic try to buy only USA products at the grocer. (Other countries use some of the truly bad chemicals.) Eat slowly and never over eat . There is a problem when either too much bulk is in the GI tract or when the food starts to enter the blood stream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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