signs of a blood clot in your leg--pain, swelling, warmth, or redness in one or both legs. Immune globulin intravenous can also harm your kidneys, especially if you already have kidney disease or if you also use certain other medicines. Many other drugs (including some over-the-counter medicines) can be harmful to the kidneys.
Healthy eating starts with learning new ways to eat, such as adding more fresh fruits, vegetables, and whole grains and cutting back on foods that have a lot of fat, salt, and sugar. A change to healthier eating also includes learning about balance, variety, and moderation. 1  Aim for balance. Most days, eat from each food group-grains, protein foods, vegetables and fruits, and dairy. 2  Look for variety. Be adventurous. 3  Practice moderation. Don't have too much or too little of one thing.
The key to eating well is to enjoy a variety of nutritious foods from each of the Five Food Groups. The Five Food Groups include. 1  Vegetables and legumes/beans. 2  Fruit. 3  Grain (cereal) foods, mostly wholegrain and/or high cereal fibre varieties. 4  Lean meats and poultry, fish, eggs, tofu, nuts and seeds and legumes/beans.