Health Topics

DB=Diabetes friendly; CKD=Chronic Kidney Disease friendly; PR=Protein; HPR=High Protein; RD=Registered Dietician created; GF=Gluten Free; SF=Soy Free; NF=nut free;

Chronic Kidney Disease resources

Plant Based KidneysRDCKD-recipes and cooking demos

One Green Planet 7 day meal planCKD-with recipes

Kidney Fund-This site lets you sort recipes by vegan, then meal (B/L/D) and difficulty of recipe!

Kidney Community KitchenCaution-site does not distinguish between vegetarian and vegan, but using vegan substitutes seems easy. Recipes also annotate if they are HPR-high protein, low phosphorus or potassium. LOTS of recipes.

National Kidney Foundation – 62 vegan recipes that annotate if they are HPR- high protein, low phosphorus or potassium

Kidney Nutrition Institute -Select “Plant Based” on drop down to sort for vegan recipes

Information on benefits of a vegan diet for our kidneys:

  • Lifestylemedicing.org – nutrition for CKD
  • PlantbasedRDs – nutrition for CKD
  • Cookbooks- CKD Stage 3 cookbook for vegans; The Renal Diet Cookbook for Vegans; The Essential Vegan Kidney-Friendly Cookbook; Plant Based CKD Stage 5 Cookbook
  • Kate Farms (100% vegan company) sells a 20 g protein Renal Support ready to drink product

Diabetes resources

Diabetes friendly vegan breakfast recipes! RD; Eating Well

10 Diabetes friendly vegan 30 minute dinnersRD

Diabetes recipes-B/L/D desserts and snacks Mastering Diabetes

Meal ideas & 3 recipes for Diabetes RD-Plant Based Diets rock

3 day meal plan with recipes-vegan diabetes RD Plant Based RD

7 day meal plan with recipes-vegan diabetes RD Eating Well

7 Day diabetes friendly vegan meal plan with recipes Diabetes Care Canada

Diabetes (vegan) recipes 3 pages of recipes from a cooking class RD

Diabetes (vegan) recipes from Eating Well RD-click on recipe and it will tell you calorie count and if recipe is also GF, SF, HPR

Vegan Recipe Club diabetic recipesclick on recipe and it will tell you calorie count and if recipe is also GF

Vegan Diabetic Recipes from Plant Based Dietitians RD

Diabetes Australia vegan recipes

Diabetes vegan recipes  Gestational Diabetes UK-click on recipe and it will tell you calorie count and if recipe is also GF, NF

Diabetic Gourmet vegan recipes

15 Diabetic Friendly Vegan Recipes One Green Planet

  • Kate Farms (100% vegan company) sells a Glucose Support ready to drink nutrition shake

Fiber

The China Study  by Dr. T. Colin Campbell on Fiber here or basic fiber facts including some good sources of fiber here

Dangers of Dairy

What contains dairy and names they use to hide it in our food here

Traces of morphine, along with codeine and other opiates, are produced in cows’ livers and end up in their milk.  This is why Americans find it so hard to resist cheese.

Dr’s find that if patients can swear off cheese for three weeks, the cravings will go away. Get help with a starter kit and encouragement emails at The Dairy Detox.

Virtually all children have lactase enzymes that split lactose into glucose and galactose.  A decline in lactase activity with age is normal due to weaning. This is why only whites whose enzymes do not decline as much can tolerate milk.

The Harvard School of Public Health’s “healthy plate” and the nation of Canada recommended water as beverage and not milk.

Racial Bias in Federal Nutrition Policy (on dairy)

Military

Army findings suggest implementing the Initial Military Training menu standards in nontrainee Army DFACs is feasible & has the potential to improve the overall healthfulness of soldiers’ food selection and consumption. Meanwhile, staff are blamed for poor Army nutrition.