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An alkaline diet is one of the most effective way of slowing or stopping the progression of chronic kidney disease. An alkaline diet uses a PRAL SCORE ( potential renal acid load) of food to create an alkaline environment in the body. This reserach was presented at the National Kidney Foundation meetings:
The potential renal acid load or PRAL model, developed by German scientists in the 1990s, measures the effect of common foods on urine acidity or pH value. According to a June 2008 article in the "British Journal of Nutrition," the higher the PRAL score of a food, the more likely it is to promote an acidic environment in your body.
The PRAL score is directly associated with urine acidity or urine pH value. The higher the value, the more acid-producing the food.
An acidic environment has been shown is numerous reserch studies to hasten the progression of chronic kidney disease, gout, kidney stones, inbalance is the GUT, and general inflammation in the body.
Nina Kolbe RD CSR LD is a board certified renal dietitian, with over 20 year's experience in the field of nutrition and chronic kidney disease with a private practice devoted to treating patients with all stages of chronic kidney disease. I have seen first hand how diet and lifestyle managment can alter the course of chronic kidney disease.
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Nina Kolbe RD CSR LD is a board certified renal dietitian. Nina received a post graduate clinical
exeprience at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore MD. She has been a renal dietitian for over 20 years and today she works with 2 major hospitals: Georgetown Universtiy Hopspital and Medstar, Washingtn Hospital Center. Nina Kolbe is a frequent speaker at National Kidney Foundations meetings. Nina serves on the board of the National Institutes of Health ( NIH) Kidney Disease Education Program. Nina's exposure to to cutting edge researach keep the information in this book timely and assures patients are getting the best guidance in the field of renal nutrition.
