I just want to let people know about a Dr I found that specializes in kidney diseases and is an alternative medicine dr. She is on the east coast but does phone consults and can order labs. I think she even takes some insurance, but I'm not sure if you have to see her in office to bill insurance. Anyway, she gave me a lot of great advice and she is a kidney patient herself and is currently on dialysis after having a transplant the last about 6 years. Her name is Jenna Henderson and I found her on facebook under Holistic Kidney. Her website is holistic-kidney.com. I'm not affliated with her at all. I just think it's great that there is a dr out there like this and I think a lot of people on here could benefit from talking to her.