The Vegetarian Diet For Kidney Disease Treatment: Preserving Kidney Function With Plant Based Eating (Paperback)

by Joan Brookhyser (Author)

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Product Description
Whether you are currently avegetarian or just searching for a safe diet to follow with kidney disease,this book is for you. Based on the author's 20 years of experience in nutritioncounseling for chronic kidney disease, this book provides easy to followguidelines for plant based eating, to help slow down kidney function declinewhile keeping you healthy.   Nutritionguidelines for different levels of kidney function are outlined.  In addition many other nutritional tips areprovided for your disease management. Several recipes are included to add variety to your eating.

About the Author
Joan Brookhyseris a Registered Dietitian and Board Certified Renal Nutrition Specialist.  She is a frequent speaker and writer on thesubject of vegetarianism and kidney disease treatment, with several articlespublished on this subject. As a clinical dietitian for 25 years, she hasextensive experience in teaching and implementing vegetarian based nutritionalprograms for those with chronic disease. She lives in Gig Harbor, Washington with her daughter Danielle.

Product Details

• Paperback: 140 pages
• Publisher: AuthorHouse (October 27, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1418432873
• ISBN-13: 978-1418432874
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #208,628 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Marginally Useful, January 9, 2007

By	Eugene F. Timpe (Carbondale, Illinois) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This little book has some useful information in it, and a lot of recipes. Almost all of the recipes, however, depend upon special, expensive, mail order ingredients. I believe it is possible to make low-protein meals without such ingredients. In making bread, for instance, I mix in 0 protein tapioca starch (from the oriental food market) and white cornmeal. The bread you get isn't Wonder Bread, to be sure, but it has about half the protein content of commercial bread and it tastes pretty good. I don't find the book indispensible by any means.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Vegetarian Diet for Kidney Disease Treatment, March 17, 2009

By	C. J. James "Candy James" (New Zealand) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book was a rare find. Absolutely fantastic - easy to read, easy to navigate, easy to dip in and out of as well as being informative and research based. Plant-based proteins are SO much better than animal proteins for our bodies and therefore this book is vital not only for vegetarians but for anyone wanting to know more about how to manage kidney disease safely and effectively. Strongly recommended.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Stupid Book, October 3, 2008

By	Washington Patty "Serious Book Person" (WA United States) - See all my reviews

This book is a huge disappointment. It seems to be the most basic, elementary, idiotic presentation of the obvious that is possible. It is even in big huge print so I guess it is designed for imbeciles. This is a horrible waste of paper.