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Kidney – “The Root of Life” (DOS)
The Kidney, in Chinese Medicine, is considered the “root of life” because they play a vital role in so many ways within
our body.
Our kidneys are one of the most important organs in performing a variety of important functions that allow us to live well. It would be good to understand it. These are various roles are: from the gut to our immunity, they impact bone health, heart health, energy, reduces developing cancer, to diabetes, to blood health, and more. Your kidneys have been detoxing your body all your life.
THE KIDNEY’S FILTER
The kidneys are small bean-shaped organs, about 4 to 5 inches long. As the blood travels through the kidneys, it travels through tiny filters. Each kidney has about a million nephrons which clean or purify about 200 quarts (189 liters) of blood each day. These small bean-shaped organs filter more than 30 gallons of blood each day to rid your body of toxic substances and eliminate it through your urine. That is about a half cup of blood every minute, removing wastes and extra water to make urine.
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The urine flows from the kidneys to the bladder through two thin tubes of muscle called ureters, one on each side of your bladder where your urine is stored. Your kidneys, ureters, and bladder are part of your urinary tract.
Kidneys also release three important hormones:
• erythropoietin (which stimulates the bone marrow to make red blood cells) • renin (which regulates blood pressure) • calcitriol (the active form of vitamin D, which helps maintain calcium for bone and for normal chemical balance in the body).
Without this balance of hormones, nerves, muscles, and other tissues in your body may not work normally.
WHAT ROLE DOES THE KIDNEY BEAN HAVE IN THE HEALTH OF THE KIDNEY
The Kidney Bean
Kidney Beans are full of soluble and insoluble fiber and low in fat, which increases cardiovascular health, blood pressure, and alleviates blood sugar. High-fiber foods can regulate the amount of blood sugar and insulin in the body, helping to reduce the dangers of spikes and drops in glucose and stabilize energy levels. Light red kidney beans seem to have more folic acid, calcium, and iron per serving than the dark reds. Evidence indicates that white (Cannellini) beans have slightly more fiber, folic acid, the highest amount of molybdenum per one cup serving, and a lower glycemic index (GI) than the other two beans.
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Molybdenum Balances Uric Acid Levels Molybdenum Helps Eliminate Sulfites which helps reduce gas build-up generally found with the consumption of beans. See how to prepare them below to minimize these effects.
White beans (Cannellini) are considered a Phase 2 Carbohydrate controller (carbohydrate ‘blocker’) blocking an alpha-amylase enzyme. It is beneficial for lowering triglycerides, degenerative arthritis, coronary artery disease, and obesity. It also has high pharmaceutical value to treat various adverse symptoms and has been clinically shown to reduce the digestion and absorption of dietary starches by up to 66%, which means sugars produced from your food will be gobbled up like the PacMan game eating up the sugars in your stomach before it makes it to your bloodstream.
White kidney beans all lower the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, hypoglycemia, obesity, certain cancers all conditions that can be helped with the white kidney bean by cleaning up your blood. The non-digestible fiber in common beans plays a positive role in regulating cell growth in the colon, which may help reduce the risk of developing colon cancer. Further study is needed to discover exactly how this mechanism works.
Kidney beans also supplies magnesium and potassium to human body, the deficiency of which can enhance the danger of developing kidney stones.
Let’s dig a little deeper
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Here is a look at how the nutrient values of vitamins and minerals A B9, 6, 5, 3, 1, E, Calcium, Chromium, Potassium, Manganese within the Kidney beans are beneficial to the Kidney in the following ways.
Vitamins and minerals within plant compounds work together to support health over reverting to taking beta carotene supplements.
Vitamins B3, B5, B6, B9, and B12 all assist in the formation of blood cells.
B1 (Thiamine) Neurodegenerative diseases come in many forms, but when it comes to preventing memory loss, thiamin has been heavily researched. Kidney beans possess high levels of this vitamin (B1), making it an ally for people as they age, particularly if they are at risk of cognitive decline or suffer from high levels of oxidative stress.
B3 (Niacin) regulate circulation, hormones, glucose, and hydrochloric acid in the body.
Niacin is also a B-vitamin that aids in controlling blood sugar and helps enzymes function in body. Uncontrolled diabetes is also a leading cause of chronic kidney disease, according to the National Kidney Foundation. While niacin helps keep your blood sugar levels even, making sure the vitamin is a regular part of your diet would be a good thing.
B5 (Pantothenic acid) facilitates the body in breaking down food i.e. complex carbohydrates into simple forms of sugar i.e. glucose, and fats and proteins which in turn provide
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energy for carrying out various bodily activities. It also helps in making new red blood cells, synthesizes cholesterol and a wide number of hormones in the adrenal glands.
B6 (Pyridoxine) plays a key role in the production of the prostaglandins that relax the uterine muscles, and acts as a mild diuretic.
B9 (folate) This B vitamin helps boost red blood cell production and provides other health benefits. Just over half a cup serving of cooked kidney beans contains 33% of your daily needs of folate.
Calcium is crucial to building and maintaining strong bones, teeth, and connective tissue, it promotes healthy digestion through the production of hormones and enzymes, helps nerves pass the electrical messages needed to contract the heart and other muscles in the body, assists in normal blood clotting, and may help prevent high blood pressure and colon cancer. Bone disease is something that kidney disease often brings with it. The reason for this is that our kidneys play a major role in building our bones and keeping them strong.
Chromium is good for blood glucose management.
Potassium is an electrolyte mineral that plays an important role in maintaining fluid balance, as it helps keep the right amount of fluid inside and outside of your cells. In healthy people, there’s also an association between higher intakes of potassium and low blood pressure. High blood pressure is one of the leading causes of chronic kidney failure, according to the National Kidney Foundation. The kidneys play a significant role in maintaining the body’s potassium level.
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Manganese plays dozens of key roles in the body, including the production of enzymes that are involved in energy production and mitochondrial function. This means more accessible energy in the body if you add these beans to your daily or weekly diet.
KIDNEY BEAN PREPARATION
Every internal organ comes with its own “brain.” It’s the highest choice for the brain inside the skull to learn to communicate with the brains inside the liver, heart, kidneys, etc.
The ideal time to eat a bean, especially between 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. if you’re intent on sending a Care Package to your kidneys. Well-cooked kidney beans support kidney health. The emphasis is on high temperatures.
An undercooked kidney bean is actually more toxic than a raw kidney bean. Anyone eating undercooked kidney beans has been poisoned to a greater or lesser degree. Most people never notice the difference … but their internal organs always do.
A well-cooked kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) is beneficial to the kidney. Like most beans, kidney beans can cause gas. Undigested food moves from the small intestine to the large intestine. Once it gets there, the bacteria go to work, making hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and methane, which then leave your body.
Not everyone will get gas from the same foods. It depends on the individual and how their digestive system works.
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If you are cooking dried beans, the hot soak method may be best for reducing the compounds in kidney beans that create gas.
• Thorough cooking destroys anti-nutrients, including kidney bean lectin (phytohemagglutinin). • Soak the beans for 24 hours, rinse and presoak for another 24 hours for a total of 48 hours. • Cook them on a medium simmer without salt or seasoning. After 30 minutes check for tenderness.
Depending on the bean, you may need to cook them longer on a simmer. DO NOT BOIL • Now, you’ve eliminated up to 90% of the after-meal flatulence. • You might want to try sprouting them and then cooking them in the same manner as above. • After the beans are tender, add salt and any spice you wish and let the beans sit in the water to absorb the flavoring.
Some people soak beans in lemon juice or apple cider vinegar. Soaking beans in acidic acid can toughen the skins on the bean. Some people also use Baking Soda to soak beans but some research is saying this leaches out some nutrients such as Vitamin C, Vitamin D, riboflavin, thiamin, and one essential amino acid. Yet it doesn’t hurt others, including vitamin A, vitamin B12, niacin, and folic acid. If you are intolerant to Lectins or phytic acid, you may need to heal your gut first.
Four Bean Recipe (watch on YouTube) • 1 Can red kidney beans • 1 Can chickpeas • 1 Can black beans • 1 Cup green beans chopped • 1/2 Cup red peppers chopped Vinaigrette: • 2 Tbs olive oil 3 Tbs balsamic vinegar • 1 Tbs honey • 1Tbs lemon juice Dash of hot sauce • Salt & pepper Additions for a Mediterranean Recipe • 1 English cucumber, diced • 1 green bell pepper, diced • 1 small red onion, thinly sliced • ½ cup sliced kalamata olives
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• ½ cup crumbled feta cheese • 2 tablespoons freshly chopped basil
If you’re looking for a healthy, tasty, and convenient recipe for lunch or dinner, this four Bean Salad hits everything on the checklist! It’s packed with protein, fiber and low in fat and makes a healthy meal if you’re bringing lunch to the office. It’s also balance your blood sugar and very convenient nutrient rich and satisfying, sure to please the entire family. Bonus: if made the night before, it tastes even better the next day as the beans absorb all the flavors overnight.
I think it is wonderful that our creator desired for us to live well and age gracefully. The LORD God was so gracious to us. I hope you all take advantage of this, His gift to us.
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• NIDDK (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) • IJSRP (International Journal of Scientific and
Research Publications)
• Webmd
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Sweet Potatoes have an uncanny close resemblance to similar to the pancreas. It actually does help the pancreas in a variety of ways. And it is a colorful addition to any meal.
THE PANCREAS
Please give me a moment to explain the pancreases job. Many people have had their pancreas taken out, but it is an important organ to understand.
The pancreas is a glandular organ located behind the stomach. The pancreas is a crucial organ for both endocrine and exocrine processes. Without it, your body can’t properly operate many vital systems. Keeping it healthy by taking care of your body and regularly checking up on your overall health can help ensure that it’s working at full capacity. Its role is to secrete enzymes to help you digest food and hormones to help regulate blood sugar.
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The pancreas is a workhorse that produces enzymes as soon as food reaches the stomach to help digest the foods you eat, especially with cooked foods. These enzymes make pancreatic juices that break down sugars, fats, and starches.
Pancreatic Enzymes & hormones
These enzymes travel through a series of ducts until they reach the main pancreatic duct.
1. The main Pancreatic duct meets the common bile duct, which carries bile from the gallbladder and liver towards the duodenum. This meeting point is called the Ampulla of Vater. 2. Bile from the gallbladder and enzymes from the pancreas are released into the duodenum to help digest fats, carbohydrates, and proteins so they can be absorbed by the digestive system. 3. The Pancreas plays a vital role in the production of insulin that regulates glucose levels in your blood.
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A normally functioning pancreas secretes about 8 cups of pancreatic juice into the duodenum, daily. This fluid contains pancreatic enzymes to help with digestion and bicarbonate to neutralize stomach acid as it enters the small intestine.
• lipase to digest fats • amylase to digest carbohydrate • chymotrypsin and trypsin for digesting proteins
Lipase. This enzyme works together with bile, which your liver produces, to break down fat in your diet. If you don’t have enough lipase, your body will have trouble absorbing fat and the important fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K). Symptoms of poor fat absorption include diarrhea and fatty bowel movements. An inflamed pancreas, called pancreatitis, is not able to function normally, affecting your ability to digest food, especially foods high in fat.
Amylase. This enzyme helps break down starches into sugar, which your body can use for energy.
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Insulin is the hormone that helps your body use sugar for energy. Without enough insulin, your sugar levels rise in your blood and you develop diabetes.
HOW DO SWEET POTATOES HELP?
DIABETES:
Diabetes is a pancreatic insufficiency when it stops making enzymes. If you don’t produce the enzymes you won’t produce the hormones.
Sweet Potatoes aid in the gradual release of sugars balancing your glycemic index, a system that ranks foods on a scale from 1 to 100 based on their effect on blood sugar levels. Any food with a glycemic index below 55 is considered “low glycemic.” Sweet Potatoes fall at the medium level of 63 on the index.
Blood sugar regulation
There are small clusters of insulin-producing cells (islets) throughout the pancreas. These produce hormones that are needed for regulating blood sugar; insulin and glucagon.
• Insulin regulates blood sugars and lowers blood sugar and is used to help you process glucose for energy. • Glucagon triggers and raises insulin when you are not eating, mobilizing fat to keep your blood sugars level between meals. It is also triggered by exercise and a modest amount of protein. It also is a fat-burning hormone.
SWEET POTATOES NUTRITIONAL PROFILE AND BREAKDOWN SUPPORTING THE PANCREAS
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Here is a look at how these vitamins and minerals A, B6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, C, E within the Sweet Potatoes are beneficial to the Pancreas.
Vitamins and minerals within plant compounds work together to support health over reverting to taking beta carotene supplements.
Vitamin A is created from beta carotene in the body. Sweet Potatoes contain a high concentration of betacarotene, which is known as a strong antioxidant supporting pancreatic health. Beta-carotene has antioxidants that neutralize unstable molecules causing imbalances that lead to cellular and tissue damage, known as oxidative stress leading to having a role to play in tackling the most common form of pancreatic cancer. Beta carotene might have a lower risk for certain kinds of cancer. Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), is the most common type of malignancy of the pancreas
Vitamins B3 and B5 are important for fat and carbohydrate metabolism. All eight of the B vitamins are involved in the conversion processes of food to fuel (glucose). B3 and B5 are the highest of the B-complex in Sweet Potatoes. B-complex Vitamins ensure the enzymatic function of the pancreas
• B3 is a vitamin that acts as an antioxidant and plays a role in cell signaling. A major component of NAD and NADP, two coenzymes involved in
cellular metabolism, helps with the regulation of glucose. • B5 Pantothenic acid is needed to make hormones and a synthesizer of multiple enzymatic processes in the body including the stimulation of hormones. It converts carbohydrates and fat into energy, aid in the formation of antibodies, and is reputed to be a stamina enhancer.
Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant and antiinflammatory and anti-cancer. It helps protect the pancreas from damage by free radicals and can increase resistance to viral and bacterial infections and prevent damage they cause.
Vitamin E is important in tissue repair. Vitamin E is an antioxidant that can improve blood circulation in the body and thereby help restore damaged pancreatic cells.
Calcium is essential for intracellular processes associated with pancreas secretion.
Magnesium participates in the protein synthesis of pancreatic enzymes.
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Chromium is needed in large quantities for glucose utilization by insulin in normal health, but deficiency is extremely common. Chromium was found to correct glucose intolerance and insulin resistance because it
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Don’t forget the skin!
The beautiful copper-colored skin that surrounds the Sweet Potatoes contains most of the fiber as well as healthy vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, including a host of phytochemicals that have protective and disease-preventing properties. Eating the skin of baked Sweet Potatoes will provide you with anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer benefits from the well-packaged wealth of nutrients this root vegetable offers. Livestrong
The Dietary Fiber in Sweet Potatoes contributes to the following important aspects: The Sweet Potatoes as a whole are a good source of both soluble and insoluble fiber. (with the skin 3.3 grams; without the skin 2.5)
• Fiber slows down the speed of the sugar being assimilated into the body. • Fiber helps give sustained energy for those healthy complex carbohydrates for approximately 6 hours. • Fiber also improves blood cholesterol levels. • Fiber lowers your risk of heart disease, stroke, and even Type 2 diabetes
Eating the complex carb earlier on in the day may be better so it is not stored as fat when the calories have no use but to be stored. While Sweet Potatoes are predominantly made up of carbohydrates, the fiber and protein help balance the carbohydrates, making Sweet
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Potatoes a healthy complex carbohydrate option for all, including those with diabetes. Even though Sweet Potatoes are a healthy complex carb, I wouldn’t eat them alone. Diminish sugar spikes from eating Sweet Potatoes by including other calories from protein and fat.
• It takes 20-60 minutes to digest carbs • It takes one (1) hour to digest sweet potatoes • It takes four (4) hours to digest fat
The cooking method plays a large role in the glycemic index of Sweet Potatoes. Here is a breakdown of the different methods. Here is what Open Nutrition Journal reported:
• Steamed sweet potato has a GI of 63 • Baking raises the GI to 64 • Microwaving increases it to 66 • Dehydrated and raw sweet potato has a low glycemic index value of 41.
Even though Sweet Potatoes don’t fall into the category of low glycemic index foods, it offers a lot of health benefits and makes a positive contribution to everyone’s diet — including diabetics. A meta-analysis published in Obesity Review in February 2019 found that low-GI diets seem moderately effective in helping people lower their body weight, but people do have trouble adhering to them. It is very important to
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understand the word moderation. Too often we overeat foods we like. Portion or serving size is needed knowledge as well as determination to stick to it.
Each person also needs to know their own body and how it metabolizes the foods they eat.
I think it is wonderful that our creator desired for us to live well and age gracefully. The LORD God was so
gracious to us. I hope you all take advantage of this, His gift to us.
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