Yes! You CAN prevent kidney stones
You just need a little help from an expert
Work 1:1 with a Kidney Stone Dietitian
The Kidney Dietitian offers individual, private client sessions to help people prevent kidney stones and know exactly what to eat. Work through your specific nutrition concerns.
Sign up for our 1:1 kidney stone package for the ultimate kidney stone prevention plan, complete customization and help from your own personal kidney stone dietitian.
Our kidney stone dietitians are also experts in blood sugar control, heart health, kidney disease and bone health so they can work with you to come up with a nutrition plan to address ALL your nutrition concerns.
Our 1:1 Kidney Stone Packages Include
Private Sessions with YOUR Kidney Stone Dietitian
Meet with your dietitian privately to come up with a custom plan to prevent stones for you! Work with your dietitian to come up with a plan that works for YOU, set goals and gain accountability with the ultimate kidney stone prevention experience!
Optional Custom Meal Plans
Choose to dedicate one of your private sessions to create a completely custom meal plan with your dietitian!
Comprehensive Analysis of Your Diet
Get a comprehensive analysis of your current eating habits to review with your dietitian to understand how to best change your diet for kidney stone prevention!
Access to Kidney Stone Nutrition School
All private nutrition clients get VIP access to our signature course Kidney Stone Nutrition School with Melanie - including 3 monthly calls, all lessons, recipes, example meal plans, worksheets and more!
Unlimited Chat Support
During your package, enjoy unlimited private messaging with your dietitian to check-in and get questions answered between sessions!
Meet Our Kidney Stone Dietitians!
Kelly Nemec MS, RD, LDN
Kelly is an outpatient kidney stone dietitian at a large academic medical center in Chicago, Illinois. Kelly has been a dietitian in the clinical setting for 8 years and has experience in kidney transplant, diabetes, weight management and cardiovascular disease. In her free time Kelly loves to travel, hike and try new recipes. Kelly is a firm believer in individualized nutrition education that is specific to each patient. Kelly is motivated and determined to help her patients get rid of those pesky kidney stones once and for all!
Kelly is licensed to work with people in California, Illinois & Virginia. She is willing to get licensed in YOUR state if you are a good fit to work together!
Carla Gutke RDN, LD
Carla is an outpatient kidney stone dietitian and has a passion for using nutrition to help her clients improve their health, prevent disease and get their life back from kidney stones! She has worked as a dietitian in clinical and outpatient settings for 10 years, mostly in kidney nutrition. She also has experience in kidney disease, dialysis, heart disease, intuitive eating, diabetes and digestive problems.
In her free time, Carla loves to travel, spend time with family, and eat delicious food. Carla believes that a personalized approach to counseling helps to create a partnership in helping clients work towards their goals. She encourages clients to focus on foods that can be added to their diet, rather than foods to restrict. Carla believes in flexibility in the path to change since everyone has a different journey.
Carla is licensed to work with people in California, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas & Utah. She is willing to get licensed in YOUR state if you are a good fit to work together.
Liz Weinandy MPH, RDN, LD
Liz is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with over 15 year’s experience working with patients to prevent kidney stones at a large academic medical center in central Ohio. In addition, she has extensive experience in OB, weight management, diabetes, and the ketogenic diet. Liz’s goal is to help anyone move towards optimal health through small shifts in how they eat and view food. She enjoys simplifying complex and contradicting diets to take the uncertainty out of eating.
In her spare time, she enjoys cooking and finding ways to get her family to eat more vegetables! She also finds joy in walking her dog and spending time with her husband and 3 sons.
Liz is licensed to work with people in Ohio, California & Virginia.
More Dietitians Coming Soon! Stay Tuned!
Frequently Asked Questions
No. We are not in network with any insurance company and do not bill insurance directly. However, you can submit a claim to your insurance company for possible reimbursement. We recommend connecting with your insurance company to see if your benefits cover dietitian services. We are able to provide a “superbill” for possible reimbursement and/or to use for Healthcare/Flexible Savings Accounts.
Yes! With most of our packages, you can choose to dedicate one of your sessions to build a custom meal plan with your dietitian.
If you are a good fit, our dietitians are willing to explore licensure in your state. Book a call with us today!
If you have kidney disease AND a history of kidney stones, our packages are the perfect fit for you! Your dietitian will take your labs and other medical history into account to come up with a personalized nutrition plan for you! We do not currently offer packages for people looking for help with kidney disease alone. Check out our list of kidney dietitians who do!
Absolutely! Nutrition matters for all types of kidney stones.
Absolutely! We’ve helped many people with medullary sponge kidney (MSK) (aka “medullary sponge disease” or “MSD”) prevent kidney stones. There are absolutely things you can do to significantly lower your risk of kidney stones despite this diagnosis!
Unfortunately, we are unable to offer 1:1 appointments for people outside the US at this time. We do work with people all over the world in Kidney Stone Nutrition School!
Prefer a Self-Paced Course?
Check out Kidney Stone Nutrition School. Our self-paced online course that walks you through your 24-hour urine test and teaches you exactly HOW and WHAT you can do to prevent kidney stones.
The course comes with LIFETIME access to the course and online community with dietitian support.
VIP enrollment includes the opportunity to submit your 24-hour urine test to Melanie, the Founder & CEO of The Kidney Dietitian, for recommendations and small group calls.
Kidney Stone Nutrition School access is included with all patient packages.