Jul 31, 2024
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
Documentary: The Search for General Tso
Jul 24, 2024
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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Jul 17, 2024
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?
Jul 10, 2024
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 &...
Jul 3, 2024
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.