Eat Away Kidney Stones

Latest Episodes:

058 Connection Between Bones and Stones Aug 21, 2024

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Did you know people with calcium kidney stones are at much greater risk for bone disease? In this episode, Melanie talks about why this connection exists and what we can do about it.

Taylor EN, Feskanich D, Paik JM, Curhan GC. Nephrolithiasis and Risk of Incident Bone Fracture. The Journal of Urology. 2016;195(5):1482-1486.

Arrabal-Polo MA, Cano-García M del C, Canales BK, Arrabal-Martín M. Calcium nephrolithiasis and bone demineralization: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and medical management. Curr Opin Urol. 2014;24(6):633-638.

Caudarella R, Vescini F, Buffa A, et al. Bone mass loss in calcium stone disease: focus on hypercalciuria and metabolic factors. J Nephrol. 2003;16(2):260-266.

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All information in this podcast is meant for educational purposes only and should not be used in place of advice from a medical professional.

057 Can You Drink Tea With Kidney Stones? Aug 14, 2024

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Ah. The never ending debate. Is tea ok for people with kidney stones? Melanie dives into what the research reveals about the connection between tea and kidney stones.

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All information in this podcast is meant for educational purposes only and should not be used in place of advice from a medical professional.

056 Kidney Stones In The Summer Aug 07, 2024

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Kidney stones go up during the hot summer months. What can you do to say out of the ER this summer?

Fakheri RJ, Goldfarb DS. Ambient temperature as a contributor to kidney stone formation: implications of global warming. Kidney Int. 2011;79(11):1178-1185.

Trinchieri A. Global Warming and Risk of Renal Stone Formation. Giornale di Tecniche Nefrologiche e Dialitiche. 2014;26(2):119-122.

Vicedo -Cabrera AM, Goldfarb DS, Kopp RE, Song L, Tasian GE. Sex differences in the temperature dependence of kidney stone presentations: a population-based aggregated case-crossover study. Urolithiasis. 2020;48(1):37-46.

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055 Chinese Food On A Kidney Friendly Diet [with Edith Yang RDN, CSR, CLT, FAND] Jul 31, 2024

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In this episode, Melanie chats with Edith Yang, a Chinese American dietitian about how Chinese and other Asian dishes can be part of a kidney-friendly diet.

Edith's Website, Instagram & TikTok

Blog: Is MSG bad for you?

Documentary: The Search for General Tso

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054 What In The World Are Struvite Kidney Stones? Jul 24, 2024

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This episode answers all of your burning questions about struvite (aka staghorn) kidney stones. What are they, who is most likely to get them.why do they form and what we can do to prevent struvite kidney stones.

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053 What Can I Do To Get My Urine Citrate Up? Jul 17, 2024

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In this episode, Melanie answers a listener question about urine citrate. She dives into what citrate is, why it is so important, and what we can do nutritionally to increase urine citrate levels.

Blog: Potassium Citrate in Food

Blog: Can Too Much Protein Cause Kidney Stones?

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052 Kidney Stones In Airline Pilots [with Jill Mongene MAcc, RD] Jul 10, 2024

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In this episode, Melanie chats with Jill Mongene, a dietitian specializing in nutrition for pilots. Having a kidney stone could put a pilot's career in jeopardy. Jill & Melanie talk about the current state and regulation of pilot's health and why kidney stones are so prevalent in pilots.

Jill Mongene's website & Instagram page.

Kidney Stone Nutrition School

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051 Woo Hoo! The Long Awaited Updated Oxalate List From Harvard Is Here! Jul 03, 2024

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In this episode, Melanie shares the exciting news that Harvard has updated their gold standard oxalate list with a TON of new foods. Melanie talks more about this list, why figuring out how much oxalate you are eating is so hard, and if it really matters in the end.

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050 Kidney Stone "Diets" Don't Have To Be So Hard [with Kathy Frieze] Jun 26, 2024

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In this episode, Melanie chats with one of the original students in Kidney Stone Nutrition School about what it is REALLY like to live and eat with kidney stones.

Learn more about Kidney Stone Nutrition School

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049 Meet Our Newest Kidney Stone Dietitian! [with Kelly Nemec MS, RD] Jun 19, 2024

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Exciting news at The Kidney Dietitian! We now offer 1:1 appointments with a kidney stone dietitian! Kelly Nemec is our first dietitian ready to meet with you and prevent kidney stones once and for all! Meet Kelly in this episode of the podcast.

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Schedule a free 20 minute call with Kelly!

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