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AAKP My Health™ now offers new features to help users take charge of their health care. Users can now receive appointment reminders by email and print emergency contact cards.
AAKP My Health™ is a free, unique section of the AAKP website, www.aakp.org, that provides you with online tools to be the leader in your healthcare. With AAKP My Health™, you can:
· Track your lab results
· Log your medications
· List your healthcare team members
· Prepare information for doctor visits
· Test your kidney knowledge
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Recipe of the Month: Southern Style Collard Greens |
 Serving size: 1/2 cup Ingredients:
- 1 turkey wing (for stock)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 large onion, chopped
- 1 clove of garlic, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 pound chopped collard greens
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Preparation:
- In a large pot, bring 2 quarts of water to a boil. Add turkey wing. Reduce heat and cook for about 1 hour. Set aside.
- In another large pot, heat oil and butter on medium heat.
- Add onion and saute for 2 minutes or until tender.
- Add garlic and red pepper flakes, and cook 1 minute.
- Add collard greens and cook 1 minute.
- Add enough turkey stock to cover greens (about 4 cups) and salt and bring to a simmer.
- Cook until greens are tender, about 40 to 50 minutes.
Nutrient Analysis: Calories: 74; Fat: 5g; Protein: 4g; Phosphorus 33mg; Potassium 153mg; Sodium 95mg
Renal and Renal Diabetic Food Choices: One vegetable, medium potassium; one fat
Helpful Hints:
- Most greens get a bad rap for being high in potassium when actually it is the portion consumed that makes the difference. Many people eat more than 1/2 cup. Stay within the suggested portion to keep potassium down.
- To include turkey meat as an entrée, cook several turkey wings. Remove and discard skin from the cooked turkey and add the meat to the collard greens if desired.
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| Mediterranean Diet May Trim Diabetes Risk |
 Older adults who stick with a traditional Mediterranean diet rich in plant-based fats may help lower their risk of type 2 diabetes -- even without counting calories or shedding weight, new research hints. In a study of 418 older Spanish adults, researchers found that those instructed to follow a Mediterranean diet were less likely to develop diabetes over four years than those instructed to follow a low-fat diet -- about 10 percent developed the disease, versus 18 percent in the low-fat group. And weight loss did not appear necessary to gain the benefit. The traditional Mediterranean diet is generally high in vegetables, fiber-rich grains, legumes, fish and plant-based sources of unsaturated fat -- particularly olive oil and nuts -- while being low in red meat and high-fat dairy, prime sources of saturated fat. The research appears in the journal Diabetes Care. |
| Blood Pressure May Be Lowered by Reducing Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Drinks |
 Drinking fewer sugar-sweetened beverages - a leading source of added sugar in the U.S. diet - may lower blood pressure, according to research in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. Increased consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages has been associated with an elevated risk of obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes, according to previous research. However, the effect of sugar-sweetened beverages on blood pressure is uncertain. American adults consume an average of 2.3 servings (28 ounces) of sugar-sweetened beverages per day. In this study, sugar-sweetened beverages were defined as drinks sweetened with sugar or high-fructose corn syrup including regular soft drinks, fruit drinks, lemonade and fruit punch. Diet drinks were excluded. The findings suggest that reducing sugar-sweetened beverages and sugar consumption may be an important dietary strategy to lower blood pressure and further reduce other blood pressure-related diseases. Reductions in systolic blood pressure could be achieved by reducing sugar-sweetened beverages consumption by an average of 2 servings per day.
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| Attend a Kidney Beginnings: Live Program Near You! |  Kidney Beginnings: Live is heading to Albuquerque, NM, on December 4th. Kidney Beginnings: Live is a FREE educational program designed to educate individuals about the basics of kidney disease and proper kidney care. Attendees receive complimentary educational materials, learn about kidney disease in a welcoming atmosphere and have the opportunity to have questions answered by local health care professionals.
Please continue to check the AAKP website for more upcoming locations and dates.
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| Tip of the Month: Holiday Eating for Dialysis Patients | |
- Limit salty foods. Salt makes you thirsty. If you eat too much salt, you may drink too much fluid and possibly make your next dialysis treatment difficult.
- Use nondairy topping or whipped cream instead of ice cream on desserts.
- Remember to take your phosphate binders. Binders should always be taken with food, because the main action occurs as food is being digested.
- Remember that gravy counts as fluid.
- Make your stuffing from scratch and reduce or eliminate the high sodium ingredients such as salt and broth.
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