“Nutrition is a powerful tool in reversing kidney decline. At Kidney Coach, I help create food-first strategies that are easy to follow, deeply nourishing, and backed by science.”
With qualifications in both Naturopathy and Nursing, I bring a unique perspective to health and healing — one that bridges the gap between conventional medicine and holistic care. After completing my nursing degree in 2005 and working in an acute care hospital, I began to realise that while we were treating disease, we often weren’t getting to the root cause of it. That realisation led me to study naturopathy and embrace a more integrated, person-centred approach to health.
At KidneyCoach I work behind the scenes in customer service — supporting our community by answering emails, assisting with supplement inquiries, and helping people feel informed, heard, and confident in their next steps. It’s a privilege to be part of a company that empowers individuals to take control of their kidney health through education, natural therapies, and practical tools.
In addition to my clinical training, I’m also a Reiki and EFT practitioner and have a deep interest in the mind-body connection — how our thoughts, emotions, and beliefs can influence our physical health. I believe healing involves the whole person, not just the diagnosis, and that even small shifts in thinking can create powerful changes in wellbeing.
Creating an alkaline environment in your body is one of the key things you can do to protect your kidneys and improve your kidney function. Alkalising supplementation, alongside following an alkaline diet, is a great way to help reduce the acidic burden on your body AND your kidneys and has been shown to reduce the…
There is quite a lot of debate surrounding the health effects of coffee, one minute we’re being told coffee is good for us and the next minute it’s bad. So where does the truth lie? There are a variety of reasons why there might be so many conflicting reports about coffee- different study designs, different…
When discussing some of the important vitamins when it comes to people with CKD, you’re probably used to hearing about vitamin C, vitamin D, and maybe vitamin B12. But what about vitamin E? Well, you may not know that vitamin E has a number of important actions that can be of great benefit in CKD….
Today I wanted to discuss a lesser-known compound that has been linked to the development and progression of kidney disease, cardiovascular disease and diabetes, among other health conditions and that compound is called TMAO. What is TMAO? https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/8/11/326 TMAO (or Trimethylamine-N-oxide) is a metabolite produced by gut bacteria from choline, phosphatidylcholine and L-carnitine-rich foods (mainly…
If you or someone you know is suffering from depression, you are not alone. It is estimated that 5% of the adult population worldwide suffer from depression. Recent studies have shown that people with CKD have rates of depression up to 3 times higher than those in the general population so this is not something…
Sarcoidosis is one of the lesser-known causes of kidney disease and kidney damage. One of the problems with sarcoidosis is that it can be very difficult to diagnose. It shares symptoms with a lot of other diseases and some people may not have many obvious symptoms. In almost 50% of patients, it takes more than…
Sleep. Most of us wish we had more of it. Yet it’s still. So. Elusive. And while yawning and feeling tired all the time can be a bummer, a lack of zzz’s can actually have a big impact on your health. Experts say you should aim to get between seven and eight hours of shut-eye…
Maintaining a kidney-friendly diet really is the cornerstone of improving your kidney health but working out exactly what is contained in your food can be really tricky and may seem overwhelming- if you feel this way, please know that you are not alone! Have a read of this article to help you on your way…
ALP is one of those blood tests people don’t pay a huge amount of attention to and often don’t understand what it is measuring. It is often just looked at as a marker of liver function, but it can provide a lot more information about your health than that and for people with CKD it…
We frequently get asked about the safety of certain herbal medicines as people have heard from their doctor or read on various websites that herbs shouldn’t be taken if you have CKD. One specific herb we often get asked about is Urtica dioica or Nettle leaf. It usually goes something like this: ‘Why are you…
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