Kidney – “The Root of Life” (DOS)


Comes from the idea that God has marked everything He created with a sign (signature). The sign was an indication of the purpose for the benefit of the body part.

“Sign of Nature” = Signature

THE KIDNEY

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.

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.

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

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 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.

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.

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
  • 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 flavours 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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