Why Your GFR Keeps Going Down
(Even When You’re Cutting Out Potassium and Phosphorus-Rich Foods)
A 60-minute masterclass for people with CKD who are tired of cutting out more foods, following confusing advice, and wondering why their kidney numbers still aren’t improving.
Inside, I’ll introduce my signature Paired Plate Protocol designed to help you understand why your GFR feels like it’s not budging no matter how hard you’re trying, and why the answer may have less to do with avoiding specific foods and more to do with how foods work together on your plate.
what your approach to managing CKD might look like right now…
You’re ordering random teas from Amazon.
You’re following supplement recommendations filled with empty promises to cure kidney disease.
You’re Googling “Is Palo Azul good for kidneys?” late at night.
You’re searching TikTok or Instagram trying to piece together advice from strangers who don’t know your labs, your medical history, or what you’re eating on a day-to-day basis.
You’ve cut out potatoes.
Then bananas. Then tomatoes. Then something else.
And somehow, despite all of that effort, you’re still sitting in the parking lot before your appointments wondering what those labs are going to say this time.
Which leaves you wondering…
Are you left wondering…
if you’re doing enough, if you missed something or if there’s another food you’re supposed to stop eating?
And after a while, it’s exhausting.
Not because you don’t care…because you care SO much.
The problem is that every time you go looking for answers, you find another opinion.
Another food list. Another supplement recommendation. Another person telling you what worked for them and another person telling you to do the exact opposite.
So when your labs change, you start searching again.
Looking for the next food to avoid.
The food you’re still eating.
The supplement you haven’t tried.
The one answer that finally makes everything make sense.
But nobody ever showed you how all of these pieces fit together.
So instead of feeling clearer, you end up feeling like you’re constantly starting over.
And after a while, it starts taking up more mental space than just what’s on your plate.
You’re standing in the grocery store staring at two different products wondering which one is the “better” choice.
You’re looking at a restaurant menu trying to figure out if you should order what you actually want or what you think you’re supposed to eat.
When your doctor orders new labs and you immediately start bracing yourself for what they might show.
A LabCorp or MyChart notification pops up on your phone and your stomach drops a little before you’ve even opened it.
You tell yourself you’re not going to freak out this time.
Not going to run to Google this time.
Not going to spend the next three hours trying to figure out what changed.
But somehow, you always end up right back there.
Trying to connect dots nobody ever taught you how to connect.
And eventually, you get tired.
→ Tired of feeling like every lab result sends you back to square one.
→ Tired of wondering if you’re helping your kidneys or hurting them.
→ Tired of feeling like the “food rules” keep changing.
→ Tired of working so dang hard and still not feeling unsure.
Imagine if
✓ You could sit down to dinner without wondering whether every ingredient on your plate is helping or hurting your kidneys.
✓ A new lab result didn’t automatically send you looking for the next food you’re supposed to stop eating.
✓ You could walk through the grocery store without pulling out your phone to Google whether something was “kidney-friendly.”
That’s exactly why I created this masterclass.
Why Your GFR Keeps Going Down
(Even When You’re Cutting Out Potassium and Phosphorus-Rich Foods)
In this 60-minute training, I’ll walk you through the same Plate Pairing Protocol I use with my clients to help them understand why cutting out more foods isn’t always the answer, what food combinations have to do with kidney workload and why so many people feel stuck even when they’re trying their hardest to eat “healthy”.
What You’ll Learn
By the end of this masterclass, you’ll better understand:
- Why some people feel more confused after cutting out more foods, not less.
- How food combinations may influence kidney workload differently than individual foods alone
- Why you can follow the food list perfectly and still walk away feeling like you have no idea what to make for dinner.
- How my Paired Plate Protocol helps my clients stop wondering if every meal is helping or hurting their kidneys
- Why eating for CKD shouldn’t feel like you’re constantly waiting for someone to hand you permission to eat a potato again.
Who This Is For
This masterclass is for you if:
- You feel like you’re constantly looking for the “right” food to eat (meal plan? Perfect kidney food list?)
- You’re tired of looking at a plate of food and immediately wondering if it’s “allowed”
- You’ve watched so many videos, read so many articles, and saved so many posts that you somehow feel more confused now than when you started.
- Every time your labs change, it feels like the “rules” change too.
About Vanessa
Hi! I’m Vanessa Connolly, RD, your Kidney Nutrition Coach.
I’m a Maryland native turned Lowcountry girl, plant lover, coffee drinker, and firm believer that food should bring joy to your life, not anxiety.
Over the years, I’ve worked with hundreds of people, just like you, who thought they were doing everything “right.”
They were cutting out foods, following food lists, buying supplements and trying their hardest to protect their kidneys.
And yet they still felt confused every time new labs came back.
What I realized is that most people don’t need another list of foods to avoid.
I’m not the dietitian who’s going to hand you a list of foods and send you on your way.
I’m the dietitian who’s going to help you sort through all the kidney advice you’ve been collecting from Google, social media, support groups, and well-meaning people online.
And that’s exactly why I created this masterclass.
You’ve spent enough time searching.
It’s time to understand why cutting out more foods isn’t giving you the answers you’re looking for.
Because there comes a point where you want more than another food list. You want answers that actually make sense.