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Lauren Levy - MS, RDN, CSR, FNKF

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Managing IgA Nephropathy with an Anti-inflammatory Diet

July 30, 2024

When you have IgA Nephropathy, controlling blood pressure is an important way to protect your kidneys. Your doctor may prescribe you medication to help control your blood pressure; however, you can also do activities at home to keep your blood pressure in a healthy range. This article reviews ways you can help to control your blood pressure naturally with IgAN. 

Category: Diet & Nutrition
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Controlling Blood Pressure With Kidney-Disease

Controlling BP Naturally with IgAN

July 14, 2024

When you have IgN, controlling blood pressure is vital. This article reviews ways you can help to control your blood pressure with IgAN.

Category: Tips & Tricks
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Dining Out With Friends on a Low Sodium Kidney Friendly Diet

5 Tips for Dining Out with IGA Nephropathy

June 21, 2024

Eating out with family and friends can be very stressful when you are following a diet for your health. Your IgAN and kidney function status may mean you have many restrictions or only one or two. This article will help you decide what goes best on your plate when eating out. 

Category: Diet & Nutrition, Tips & Tricks
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Kidney-Friendly Food Swaps

5 Low Sodium Swaps for a Kidney Friendly Diet

June 11, 2024

After being diagnosed with IgA Nephropathy, your doctor may have told you to follow a low-sodium diet. This article reviews five low-sodium swaps for foods.

Category: Diet & Nutrition, Tips & Tricks
Read more5 Low Sodium Swaps for a Kidney Friendly Diet
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References

  • Hall, Y.N., Fuentes, E.F., Chertow, G.M. et al. Race/ethnicity and disease severity in IgA nephropathy. BMC Nephrol 5, 10 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2369-5-10
  • Kiryluk K, Li Y, Sanna-Cherchi S, Rohanizadegan M, Suzuki H, et al. (2012) Geographic Differences in Genetic Susceptibility to IgA Nephropathy: GWAS Replication Study and Geospatial Risk Analysis. PLoS Genet 8(6): e1002765. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1002765