AAKP encourages kidney patients to acknowledge Kidney Disease Awareness Month by becoming a leader in your healthcare. Kidney patients of all stages can find interesting and educational articles, recipes and tips on the AAKP Web site, www.aakp.org.
 
Taking control of what you put in your body is one way to show leadership in your care. As we all know, a renal diet can be confusing and challenging to follow. So take some time this month to really examine your diet and make sure it's meeting all of your nutritional needs.

This article originally appeared in the March 2008 issue of AAKP Diet Tips & Bits.