Eat Away Kidney Stones – Details, episodes & analysis

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Eat Away Kidney Stones

Melanie Betz MS, RD, CSR, FNKF, FAND

Health & Fitness

Frequency: 1 episode/7d. Total Eps: 155

Registered Dietitian and kidney stone specialist, Melanie Betz MS, RD, CSR, FNKF, FAND shares science-based ways to prevent kidney stones with food!

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123 Magnesium and Your Kidneys: Everything You Need to Know [w/ Jen Hernandez RD, CSR]

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 • Duration 46:13

Magnesium is really having a moment in the spotlight. In this fascinating episode, Melanie and fellow kidney dietitian Jen Hernandez RD, CSR dive into why magnesium is so important for kidney health, and how to be sure you are getting in enough!

Get Jen's Book! Plant Powered Kidneys (affiliate link)

Connect with Jen at the Plant Powered Kidneys Website , Instagram, Facebook and Facebook Group.

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www.thekidneydietitian.org

FREE Webinar: The 3-Step Method to Prevent Kidney Stones

All information in this podcast is meant for educational purposes only and should not be used in place of advice from a medical professional.

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122 Vegetarian or Vegan Diets & Kidney Stones

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 • Duration 25:15

Ever wonder if it is ok (or even good!?) to follow a vegetarian or vegan diet with kidney stones? Melanie breaks down the benefits and risks in this episode.

Blog: Magnesium & Kidney Stones: The 411
Blog: Oxalate in Coconut Milk: And Other Plant Based Milks
Blog: Calcium Sources for Kidney Stones

References:
1. Zayed S, Goldfarb DS, Joshi S. Popular Diets and Kidney Stones. Advances in Kidney Disease and Health. 2023;30(6):529-536.
2. Rodriguez A, Curhan GC, Gambaro G, Taylor EN, Ferraro PM. Mediterranean diet adherence and risk of incident kidney stones. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2020;111(5):1100-1106.
3. Maddahi N, Aghamir SMK, Moddaresi SS, Mirzaei K, Alizadeh S, Yekaninejad MS. The association of Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension-style diet with urinary risk factors of kidney stones formation in men with nephrolithiasis. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN. 2020;39:173-179.
4. Noori N, Honarkar E, Goldfarb DS, et al. Urinary Lithogenic Risk Profile in Recurrent Stone Formers With Hyperoxaluria: A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension)-Style and Low-Oxalate Diets. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2014;63(3):456-463.

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Connect with The Kidney Dietitian! Work with Us!

113 How Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Can Be Life Changing! [w/ Erin Lenihan PT, DBT]

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 • Duration 52:03

Most people don't know about all of the amazing things your pelvic floor does for you - and how many uncomfortable symptoms you might have been ignoring for YEARS are related to pelvic floor dysfunction (and can be fixed!). In this fascinating episode, Melanie chats with pelvic floor PT Erin Lenihan about what your pelvic floor is, and how pelvic floor PT might be able to help you!

Erin's Instagram
West Town PT website & Instagram pages

Find a pelvic floor PT via the Herman and Wallace Institute or the Academy of the American Physical Therapy Association

Cozean Screening Tool for pelvic floor dysfunction

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023 Intuitive Eating & Kidney Health [w/ Amanda Hays]

Wednesday, December 20, 2023 • Duration 45:32

In this episode, Melanie chats with Amanda Hays MS, RD, LD - a kidney dietitian with an intuitive eating focus. Amanda and Melanie talk about how to eat while honoring all aspects of health and how to eat intuitively while still improving kidney health.

Relish Nutrition Therapy (Amanda's website)

FREE Masterclass: Help! I Have a Kidney Stone...Now What!? (1/18/24)

Resources:

Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Anti-Diet Approach - Evelyn Tribole & Elyse Resch*

Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating - Christy Harrison*

Maitenance Phase Podcast

Food Psych Podcast

Katie M et al. Outcomes of intuitive eating interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eating Disorders. 2023;31(1):33-63. doi: 10.1080/10640266.2022.2030124

Christoph MJ, Hazzard VM, Järvelä-Reijonen E, Hooper L, Larson N, Neumark-Sztainer D. Intuitive Eating is Associated With Higher Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among Adults. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 2021;53(3):240-245. doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2020.11.015

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022 Can I Enjoy An Adult Beverage?

Wednesday, December 13, 2023 • Duration 15:55

Is it ok to have alcohol if you have kidney stones? What type of alcohol is best? Melanie dives into all of your burning alcohol and kidney stone questions!

FREE Class on January 18, 2024: Help! I Have a Kidney Stone...Now What?

Can Alcohol Cause Kidney Stones Blog

Curhan GC, Willett WC, Speizer FE, Stampfer MJ. Beverage Use and Risk for Kidney Stones in Women. Annals of Internal Medicine. 1998;128(7):534-540. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-7-199804010-00003 Curhan GC, Willett WC, Rimm EB, Spiegelman D, Stampfer MJ. Prospective study of beverage use and the risk of kidney stones. Am J Epidemiol. 1996;143(3):240-247. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008734

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Connect with The Kidney Dietitian! Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest | Facebook Group | Newsletter

021 Plant Based Diets for Type 2 Diabetes [with Diana Licalzi & Jose Tejero]

Wednesday, December 6, 2023 • Duration 49:58

In this episode, Melanie chats with Type 2 Diabetes experts Diana Licalzi MS, RD, CDCES and Jose Tejero, an exercise physiologist. This episode dives into how food is so powerful for the treatment of diabetes - as well as why exercise and physical movement must be part of the equation. Diana and Jose offer actionable tips to help you get started changing your life to reverse Type 2 Diabetes! Diabetes is associated with a higher risk of kidney stones, so many listeners will find Diana and Jose's messages very helpful.

For more information about diabetes and kidney stones specifically, listen to episode 20 of the Eat Away Kidney Stones podcast.

Type 2 Diabetes Revolution on Instagram and Facebook.

Don't forget to check out Diana & Jose's new book!

Atomic Habits Book*

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020 What Does Diabetes Have to Do with Kidney Stones?

Wednesday, November 29, 2023 • Duration 18:44

In this episode, Melanie breaks down the science behind the diabetes - kidney stone connection and gives actionable nutrition tips for people with BOTH diabetes and kidney stones.

The Kidney Dietitian Article: Diabetes & Kidney Stones - What YOU Can Do

Daudon, Michel et al. Type 2 Diabetes Increases the Risk for Uric Acid Stones. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 17(7):p 2026-2033, July 2006.

Online Course: Kidney Stone Nutrition School

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www.thekidneydietitian.org

All information in this podcast is meant for educational purposes only and should not be used in place of advice from a medical professional.

019 A Happy Ending to 50 Years of Kidney Stones

Wednesday, November 22, 2023 • Duration 30:44

In this episode, Melanie chats with Ron. Ron has had kidney stones for 50 years and was floundering for what he could do to stop them. He now is kidney stone free and has discovered what he can do to keep it that way - and that eating for kidney stones can be quite delicious!

Melanie's Kidney Stone Cookbooks

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Connect with The Kidney Dietitian! Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest | Facebook Group | Newsletter

www.thekidneydietitian.org

All information in this podcast is meant for educational purposes only and should not be used in place of advice from a medical professional.

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