CKD Foundations Workbook: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Understanding and Protecting Kidney Health
Understand Your Kidney Numbers. Slow CKD Progression. Take Control of Your Kidney Health.
Living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) can feel overwhelming. Understanding your laboratory results, knowing which medications protect your kidneys, and figuring out what lifestyle changes actually matter can be confusing.
The CKD Foundations Workbook, created by nephrologist Andrew Kowalski, MD, FASN, provides a practical, evidence-based approach to understanding chronic kidney disease and taking an active role in protecting your kidney health.
This comprehensive, 58-page interactive kidney health workbook transforms complex medical information into easy-to-understand lessons, practical worksheets, and personalized action plans.
Whether you've recently been diagnosed with CKD or have been managing kidney disease for years, this workbook helps you move from uncertainty to understanding, and from understanding to action.
What You'll Learn
Through nine educational sessions and guided activities, you'll discover how to:
Understand chronic kidney disease: Learn what CKD means, how it develops, and why early intervention matters.
Know your kidney numbers: Understand eGFR, creatinine, urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR), and how these results help identify your kidney disease risk.
Identify what damages your kidneys: Explore the relationships between high blood pressure, diabetes, inflammation, cardiovascular health, and kidney function.
Protect your remaining kidney function: Understand evidence-based strategies that may help slow CKD progression.
Make kidney-friendly lifestyle changes: Learn how nutrition, physical activity, sleep, and stress management support kidney health.
Understand kidney-protective medications: Discover how ACE inhibitors, ARBs, SGLT2 inhibitors, and other therapies may help protect kidney and cardiovascular function.
Avoid preventable kidney injury: Learn about medication safety, supplements, dehydration, and planning for illness.
Track your progress: Use practical worksheets and logs to monitor important health information.
Create your personalized kidney protection plan: Develop realistic 30-day and 90-day goals to discuss with your healthcare team.
More Than a Kidney Disease Guide...It's an Interactive Learning Experience
Unlike traditional kidney disease books, the CKD Foundations Workbook encourages you to participate in your care.
Inside, you'll find:
Nine structured educational sessions
Easy-to-understand explanations and illustrations
Interactive exercises and self-assessments
Kidney function and health tracking worksheets
Medication and lifestyle planning tools
Questions to bring to your nephrologist
Personalized 30-day and 90-day action plans
Knowledge checks, an answer key, and a medical glossary
Who Is This Workbook For?
The CKD Foundations Workbook is designed for:
Adults diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, including CKD stages 2, 3, 4, and 5
Patients with diabetes or hypertension who are concerned about kidney health
Individuals experiencing declining kidney function
Family members and caregivers seeking a better understanding of CKD
Anyone who wants to become a more informed, confident partner in their kidney care
Written by a Practicing Nephrologist
Andrew Kowalski, MD, FASN, created Kidney Strong to make reliable kidney education accessible, understandable, and actionable.
Drawing on clinical experience and evidence-based kidney care, Dr. Kowalski helps patients understand not only what their laboratory results mean, but also why kidney health is closely connected to heart health, metabolism, nutrition, and everyday lifestyle choices.
Take the First Step Toward Stronger Kidney Health
Chronic kidney disease often develops silently, but understanding your condition can help you make meaningful changes.
You cannot change yesterday's kidney function, but you can take steps today to help protect tomorrow's.
Start building the knowledge, confidence, and daily habits that support long-term kidney health.
Get Your CKD Foundations Workbook Today and Start Building Your Personal Kidney Protection Plan.
Educational resource only. This workbook does not replace individualized medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment from your healthcare team.