Understanding Your Treatment Options
Factors that can shape treatment decisions Your provider might use a calculator of sorts to plug in information and help determine how quickly your condition may progress. This can also help to guide treatment decisions. Overview of treatment options Lifestyle changes A healthy lifestyle can help manage IgA Nephropathy. For example: Eating healthy—Keep your food …
Thinking About What You Want From Treatment
When it comes to making a treatment decision for IgA Nephropathy, focusing on your priorities is important. Asking yourself “What do I most want to achieve from treatment?”, “How will this treatment help me feel better and affect my kidney function?”, and “What are the upsides and downsides of the treatment?” are all great places …
History of IgAN
Dr. Bruce Julian, Professor Emeritus at University of Alabama BIO Dr. Bruce A. Julian is Professor Emeritus in the Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). His research interest in IgA nephropathy (IgAN) started in 1979 during his nephrology training at the University of Kentucky with collaborative studies …
Thriving Through Food
Emma Ryan, Integrative Health Coach BIO Hi! I’m Emma, founder of Emma Ryan Vitality Coaching and lover of people. I’m an integrative nutrition health coach, raw food chef, and plant based sports nutritionist. I have dedicated by career to working with people and helping them feel their best, and I can’t imagine doing anything else. …
What is a Kidney Biopsy?
Dr. Jared Hassler, Renal Pathologist & Associate Professor at Temple University BIO I was diagnosed with IgA nephropathy in 2001 after a routine health screening to qualify to serve as a missionary for my church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) showed I had a lot of blood and protein in my urine. …