Eat Away Kidney Stones

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078 The Mental Side of Dealing with Kidney Stones [with Maggie Pollard] Jan 15, 2025

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Melanie chats with kidney stone patient, Maggie, about how dealing with multiple stones, surgeries and restrictive diets took a serious toll on her mental health and how working with Melanie has improved her quality of life.

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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.

077 Can You Prevent Kidney Stones With Medullary Sponge Kidney Disease? Jan 08, 2025

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In this episode, Melanie talks about a rare congenital condition called medullary sponge disease (MSD) or medullary sponge kidney (MSK) and how people with the disease CAN still prevent kidney stones!

Garfield K, Leslie SW. Medullary Sponge Kidney. [Updated 2023 May 30]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470220/

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076 How To Make Your 2025 New Years Resolutions STICK [with Laura Koller MS, MSEd, RD, LDN, CDCES] Jan 02, 2025

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Happy New Year! If you made ANY resolutions to kick off 2025, you won't want to miss this amazing episode with behavior change specialist Laura Koller MS, MSEd, RD, LDN, CSCES, Founder of Transform RD! Laura is a dietitian who has a passion for helping people actually MAKE CHANGES to improve their health. She has a unique spin and refreshing take on what it takes to make change STICK.

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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.

075 Reflections From 2024 At The Kidney Dietitian Dec 25, 2024

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If you can believe it, 2025 is right around the corner. In this episode, Melanie reflects over how The Kidney Dietitian has grown in 2024 and shares her thanks for being a valued listener of the Eat Away Kidney Stones Podcast.

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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.

074 Mexican Food & Kidney Stones Dec 18, 2024

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In this episode, Melanie breaks down traditional Mexican food (yum!) and how it can fit in any kidney stone friendly diet.

Chen W, Hong Y, Man S, Xu T. Association between dietary fiber intake and kidney stones: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2011-2018). Nutr Res Pract. 2024;18(4):534-543.

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073 What Do Race & Poverty Have To Do With Kidney Health? [with Vanessa Connolly RDN, CSR, LD] Dec 04, 2024

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Melanie chats with fellow dietitian Vanessa Connolly RDN, CSR, LD, Owner & CEO Grain and Green Kidneys, about healthcare disparities, why they exist and why they are so prevalent in kidney disease.

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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.

072 Is The Zero Oxalate Carnivore Diet Good For Kidney Stones? Nov 27, 2024

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In this controversial episode, Melanie dives into the research and health claims behind the growing-in-popularity Carnivore Diet, including the claim it can help prevent kidney stones.

Blog: Why is Evidence Based Nutrition So Important? Blog: Can Too Much Protein Cause Kidney Stones?

Ermer T, Nazzal L, Tio MC, Waikar S, Aronson PS, Knauf F. Oxalate homeostasis. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2023 Feb;19(2):123-138.

Hu FB. Plant-based foods and prevention of cardiovascular disease: an overview. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2003;78(3):544S-551S.

Mohamadi A, Shiraseb F, Mirzababaei A, et al. Circulating Inflammatory Markers May Mediate the Relationship between Healthy Plant-Based Diet and Metabolic Phenotype Obesity in Women: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Clinical Practice. 2022;2022(1):8099382.

Suarez-Lledo V, Alvarez-Galvez J Prevalence of Health Misinformation on Social Media: Systematic Review. J Med Internet Res 2021;23(1):e17187

Turner KM, Keogh JB, Meikle PJ, Clifton PM. Changes in Lipids and Inflammatory Markers after Consuming Diets High in Red Meat or Dairy for Four Weeks. Nutrients. 2017 Aug 17;9(8):886.

Wilson HE, Moe SM. You are what you eat: should it be all meat? FR-PO1072. Abstract of a poster presented at the American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2024; October 25, 2024;San Diego, California. (referenced in Docwire News)

Zhangling Chen, Jean-Philippe Drouin-Chartier, Yanping Li, Megu Y. Baden, JoAnn E. Manson, Walter C. Willett, Trudy Voortman, Frank B. Hu, Shilpa N. Bhupathiraju; Changes in Plant-Based Diet Indices and Subsequent Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women and Men: Three U.S. Prospective Cohorts. Diabetes Care 1 March 2021; 44 (3): 663–671.

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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.

071 Is Rice Ok For Kidney Stones? Nov 20, 2024

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Is rice a good choice for people with kidney stones? What kind of rice is best? Melanie gives her recommendations in response to a listener question. "Blog: Is Rice Good For 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.

070 Gut Bacteria, Probiotics & Kidney Health [w/ Annabel Birute PhD, RD, FNKF, FASN] Nov 13, 2024

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You will NOT want to miss this episode with dietitian researcher Annabel Birute PhD, RD, FNKF, FASN. She and Melanie talk about how gut bacteria can impact kidney health - both for the good AND bad and what you can do to support a kidney-friendly gut microbiome!

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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.

069 Is The TheraLith Supplement Legit? Nov 06, 2024

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Is there any evidence that the popular TheraLith supplement prevents kidney stones? Melanie dives into what is actually IN this supplement and if people with kidney stones should take it - or any other supplement for kidney stones.

Blog: Magnesium & Kidney Stones: The 411

Schulsinger et al. Evaluation of a Novel Nutritional Supplement to Improve Urinary Magnesium and Citrate Excretion. J Urol. 175(4). 2006.

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