Aaron Jones - Renal Diet Cookbook: 100 Simple & Delicious Kidney-Friendly Recipes To Manage Kidney Disease (CKD) And Avoid Dialysis (The Kidney Disease Cookbook)

Renal Diet Cookbook 100 Simple & Delicious Kidney-Friendly Recipes To Manage Kidney Disease (CKD) And Avoid Dialysis (The Kidney Disease Cookbook) Aaron Jones Copyright 2018 Aaron Jones All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty: While the publisher and author have used their best efforts in preparing this book, they make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this book and specifically disclaim any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. No warranty may be created or extended by sales representatives or written sales materials. The advice and strategies contained herein may not be suitable for your situation. You should consult with a professional where appropriate.

Neither the publisher nor author shall be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damages, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential, or other damages. Contents

You were born with two kidneys, and each kidney is seated just above your waist on opposite sides of your spine. The kidneys perform the important tasks of helping you control your blood pressure and the filtration of unneeded water and waste out of your blood every day. When your kidneys are healthy, they produce an active form of vitamin D that the body needs for bone health and other things. The kidneys also produce erythropoietin, a chemical which instructs your body to make red blood cells. In their healthy state, the kidneys produce renin which controls blood pressure in your body and the kidneys also keep a balance of blood minerals and water such as (phosphorus, potassium and sodium).

In addition, after exposure to medications or chemicals, muscle activity and digestion, your kidneys has the responsibility of getting rid of waste from the blood. When the kidneys are damaged, the daily blood filtration process is compromised and excess fluid and waste materials can start to accumulate in your body. As a result, this can cause breath shortness, lack of sleep, loss of energy, weakness, throwing up and swelling around your ankles. If not controlled early, the damage to the kidney is usually progressive. The damage can worsen and your kidneys may stop working in the end, which can be a serious threat to life.

The kidneys carry out the complex filtration system in our bodies - if your kidneys stop working unexpectedly, it is a medical condition known as acute renal failure or acute kidney injury.

Acute renal failure can be a threat to life and calls for intensive medical treatment. Nonetheless, it may be reversible. It happens when the kidney loses the ability to get rid of excess waste, fluids and salts from the blood, which happens to be its core function. Waste, excess fluids and electrolytes accumulate in the body when the kidney loses its ability to filter body fluids and this can be a dire situation. There are several known reasons why acute renal failure can happen such as: obstruction of the urinary tract, autoimmune renal diseases (like interstitial nephritis and acute nephritic syndrome), specific medications or toxins that causes toxic kidney injury, sudden or severe dehydration, acute tubular necrosis (ATN) and reduced blood flow (via surgery, serious illness, septic shock, hemorrhage, injury, burns and low blood pressure).

Over thirty million American adults have chronic kidney disease and several millions of other American adults are at high risk. Over thirty million American adults have chronic kidney disease and several millions of other American adults are at high risk.

When the kidneys continuously lose the ability to perform its basic functions over a long period of time, it is known as chronic kidney disease, otherwise known as chronic renal disease. The deterioration of chronic kidney disease to kidney failure and untimely death can be prevented if detected and treated early. Heart disease is the main cause of death for every person with chronic kidney disease. Tests such as serum creatinine and urine albumin can be used to detect chronic kidney disease. Persistent protein in the urine (proteinuria) means chronic kidney disease is present.

Two-thirds of chronic kidney disease conditions are caused by hypertension and diabetes. Two-thirds of chronic kidney disease conditions are caused by hypertension and diabetes.

Hypertension or high blood pressure happens when the blood pressure against blood vessel walls increases.
If hypertension is not well corrected, it can lead to chronic kidney disease, strokes and heart attacks. Diabetes occurs when the sugar content in the blood is too high and this causes much damage to the eyes, nerves, blood vessels, heart and the kidneys. Other conditions that can cause kidney damage are: repeated urinary infections, obstructions (caused by tumors or enlarged prostate gland in a man, kidney stones), lupus and related diseases that compromises the immune system of the body, polycystic kidney diseases which causes damage to the surrounding kidney tissues and forms large cysts in the kidney and other inherited diseases. The third most common cause of chronic kidney disease is glomerulonephritis which is a group of disease that causes damage to the kidney's ability to filter and cause inflammation.

Symptoms may be difficult to detect at the initial stages of chronic kidney disease, but as kidney disease advances the symptoms becomes more obvious and may be severe. It is possible to notice any of the following at the initial stages:

• Urinating more frequently, particularly at night
• Having itchy and dry skin
• Early morning puffiness around the eyes
• Swollen ankles and feet
• Night time muscle cramps
• Insomnia
• Lack of appetite
• Lack of concentration
• Fatigue and energy loss

Medically there are various ways to detect kidney disease by observing the symptoms, checking for signs and undergoing tests.

Chest X-ray, kidney biopsy, Kidney scans (includes ultrasound scan or computed tomography CT scan, or magnetic resonance imaging MRI scan), urine test to detect if there is protein or blood in urine, blood test to determine if creatinine and urea levels are high and

The best test to determine the kidney disease stage and measure the kidney function level is GFR. Factors such as gender, race, age, blood creatinine test and others are used to determine and calculate your Glomerular filtration rate. The Glomerular Filtration rate measures the quantity of waste in milliliters that the kidneys can filter in 60 seconds. On the average, healthy kidneys can filter over 90 milliliters in every 60 seconds. This test helps to compare the waste product levels in a person's urine and blood. Next page