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Summertime often means lots of outdoor time. To help kidney patients protect themselves from the sun's damaging UV rays, here are the top 5 Tips from the NKF.

• If you have a transplant and are taking immunosuppressive medications, be aware that your skin may be more sensitive to the sun now. You may burn faster so be sure to use sunscreen with a very high sun protection factor (SPF).
• Those who take tetracyclines and sulfa (...

For many people, “healthy fast food” is a contradiction. But according to the National Kidney Foundation, healthy, fast foods do exist, so it’s not necessary to sacrifice your health for convenience!

Stock up on these 15 items which all have a long shelf life and you’ll have the ingredients on hand to make quick and healthy snacks and meals. Having these in the house when you...

There are easy ways to decrease the overall amount of fat in your diet while still consuming heart healthy fats. The key is to make these substitutions in calculated ways so that you’re able to cut back on the unhealthy, saturated and trans fats without adding more overall fat and calories to your diet. The National Kidney Foundation gets you started with 10 simple ways to reduce...