Nutrition & Fitness

If you have chronic kidney disease, exercise, sleep and good nutrition will help you feel better. Here are some tips for eating healthy and staying fit.

Eat healthy

Following a nutritious diet will help you feel good聽and live well聽with kidney disease. Whether you’ve just been told you have聽chronic kidney disease, you’re聽on聽dialysis or have聽a kidney transplant, these guidelines will help you live聽a healthier life.

Learn more about how to eat healthy

Former patient Chuck Bowden received a transplanted kidney in 2020.

Stay fit

Being physically fit is an important part of having a healthy聽life. Even if you’ve never exercised before, starting now will improve your heart聽health, help your kidney function and聽give you a better night’s sleep.

Learn more about how to stay fit


Transplant recipient and former peritoneal dialysis patient Angela Pappas.

Ask the nutrition and fitness team


We’re there when you need us

For more information on eating healthy, activity and exercise, contact our nutrition and fitness department at聽info@nwkidney.org听辞谤
call听206-720-3990.

Nutrition and fitness resources

Knowledge is power! Here are some helpful聽websites, interesting blogs and useful handouts for patients and health care professionals.

View our list of nutrition and fitness resources

Lacey Tygerson, a registered dietitian, speaks to patients at a free class.