with Jill Harris, LPN, CHC
I’ve talked about the many ways to add more vegetables into your diet—now it’s time to tackle your fruit intake. This list is for you if you need increase the amount of fruit in your diet, but don’t have diabetes or other medical conditions that require you to limit natural sugars. If you…
As you may have noticed, I am on a mission to get you to eat more fruits and veggies this year. So many of my patients tell me they don’t eat vegetables because they don’t know what to do with them! If I’m being honest…I was in the same boat…
I get lots of emails from people asking about nuts and how they stopped eating them after getting a kidney stone. You don’t have to take nuts and seeds out of your diet. Let’s talk about it. Enjoying Nuts Without Worrying About Kidney Stones – Yes, You Can! If you’ve…
A widespread problem I see with my patients and students regarding oxalate is that they take away so many foods because they fear it.
So many of my one-on-one consults are with people who are afraid of carbohydrates. The diet industry has manufactured an irrational fear of bread and pasta. And, we’ve seen this before. Let’s remember that this is very similar to the irrational fear they created around fat. Do you remember Snackwell cookies? The Snackwell people…
The Kidney Stone Diet is much more than the goals I teach you, and changing lifestyle habits requires more than simply lowering sodium and drinking more water. Before I introduce students and patients to the KSD goals, we have a conversation about WHY they’re choosing to overeat unhealthy foods in the…
I asked people on my FB Group what goal they find the hardest to meet from the Kidney Stone Diet. As of now, the most common response seems to be salt. Because of this, I decided to write a few tips and tricks to help you reach your daily goal. Use salt…
This week, my Kidney Stone Prevention Course members and I talked a lot about flexibility. Let me explain. I am someone who craves a regimen. My schedule is packed, and having a regimen grounds me and helps me reach my weekly goals. But to be compliant with my health and wellness goals,…
This week I have had several patient calls related to overeating at night. Eating too many calories at night is something I repeatedly hear about. Nothing new here, but let me address it. First, when people tell me they overeat at night, I can always tell they feel ashamed. Although…