Coping with Kidney Disease: A 12-Step Treatment Program to Help You Avoid Dialysis

March 2, 2010 | By In Health Tips |

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5 Comments so far

  1. J. Reiner on March 2nd, 2010

    I haven’t read the book. But based on reviews which discuss the “low protein” diet, I’d like to comment that most nephrologists have not used that in years for the simple reasons that it debilitates the patients without helping the progression of kidney failure. I am the wife and mother of kidney patients. Presently I am looking for a few books to help my daughter-in-law and son with their diet planning. (A weird Christmas present.) Again, based on the low protein diet, I won’t be buying this book. Our family disease is polycystic renal disease
    Rating: 2 / 5

  2. B. Jordan on March 2nd, 2010

    This book may be more helpful for the person who is a borderline candidate for kidney disease in instructing them in ways to better care for themselves,what to avoid and what to look for in regards to progression of the disease.
    Rating: 2 / 5

  3. B.Morton on March 2nd, 2010

    The book has a lot of good information but I could not give it a better score because I just hated the diet plan so much. The book was worth the price for the information I got out of it but even my doctor did not like the diet. So see your doctor before going on this diet but read the book.
    Rating: 3 / 5

  4. Sandra A. Neary on March 2nd, 2010

    This book contains a lot of good practical information about kidney disease. It also contains a lot of contradicting advice, such as reducing dietary salt then proposing a dietary menu that has over 1100mg of salt in one serving. Kidney patients are often advised to reduce dietary potassium consumption. The author disagrees and some of the recipes and menu items are very high in potassium. I felt that the proposed “low protein” diet was very poor, not something I would be willing to eat no matter how much time the author claims it will keep me off dialysis. Much of it is prepared food that is purchased and while it might be low in protein, it’s pretty low in real food value as well. The menus also included a lot of food I would not eat normally, like alcohol (for the calories, the author says) potatoe chips and snack bars. What the author does not discuss is how many people go on the low protein diet and do not benefit. Indeed, that would be difficult if not impossible to measure: was it the diet or was it some other factor that delayed dialysis?
    Rating: 3 / 5

  5. Elizabeth Mulholland on March 3rd, 2010

    Coping with Kidney Disease by Mackenzie Walser, MD is a clear , concise detailing of the complications of kidney disease which is becoming an increasing problem in the US. This is, in part due to the skyrocketing increase in the cases of diabetes in this country which greatly facilitates the condition of kidney failure.

    As a kidney patient myself, I discussed Dr. Walser’s great insistence on a low protein diet for patients. Though tests have showed that this procedure may not be as helpful as Dr. Walser suggests, my nephrologist told me that I should be mindful of protein intake but not go overboard with trying to control it. He suggested perhaps 3-4 ounzes of meat, preferably chicken, turkey or fish a day.

    Dr. Walser’s admonitions to take medication to control BP and cholesterol can also help other conditions. His suggestion that kidney donation from family or a friend which obviates many problems is reasonable. All in all, a measured, helpful book.
    Rating: 4 / 5

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