Kidney Health Hub
Understand your kidneys, in plain Filipino-English.
Warm, accurate guides written for worried patients and the families caring for them — reviewed by a nephrologist.
Understanding your kidneys
Getting started
Living well on dialysis
Living well on dialysis
How dialysis works — and how to keep living your life.
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Eating well on dialysis
Salt, potassium and phosphorus — the three that matter most.
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Fluid & weight between sessions
Why fluid builds up, and the habits that protect your heart.
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Caring for your dialysis access
Protect your fistula — and know the warning signs.
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Travelling on dialysis
Travel is possible — with the right planning.
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Cost & coverage
Printable food guides (PDF)
Phosphorus Food Guide
A Filipino-food phosphorus heat-map, the phosphate binders available here and how to take them, label-reading tips, and cooking tricks that lower phosphorus.
⬇ DownloadPotassium Food Guide
High, moderate and low-potassium Filipino foods by CKD stage, the warning signs of hyperkalemia, and safe cooking (leaching) tips.
⬇ DownloadSodium & Salt Guide
Daily sodium targets by CKD stage, a high/moderate/low-sodium Filipino-food table, and a 7-day one-change-a-day salt reduction plan.
⬇ DownloadFiber-Rich Food Guide
Filipino foods ranked by fiber, the two types of fiber and what each does, and how more fiber helps CKD, blood sugar, cholesterol and constipation.
⬇ DownloadGout & Uric Acid Guide
Purine content of Filipino foods, managing flares, uric-acid targets, and the gout–kidney connection with the medicines used in CKD.
⬇ DownloadDiabetic Diet Guide
The glycemic index of Filipino foods, the diabetes plate, meal-sequencing tricks, blood-sugar targets, and a 7-day Filipino meal plan.
⬇ DownloadCholesterol Diet Guide
LDL vs HDL, cholesterol in Filipino foods, heart-healthy swaps, and how lipids affect your heart and kidneys.
⬇ DownloadGuides adapted with permission from renalcarematters.com.