Question and answers about the Kidney Cleanse
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Question and answers about the Kidney Cleanse Health Benefits
How to reduce creatinine level with a kidney cleanse
Today I’m answering your questions!
A lot of you watched my video about the Kidney Cleanse and Detox Juice, an easy to make juice with a lot of health benefits for the kidneys.
Now, since you liked it and asked me A LOT of questions in the comments… about how to drink it, how to prepare it correctly… and about the benefits of the kidney detox… I’m going to answer all these questions in today’s video!
Now, I’m always answering your questions, either in comment or in a video, like today…
This way I can also get a little bit in deep on the subject of how to reduce creatinine level naturally with a kidney detox. It’s going to be interesting!
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Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Monday, August 5, 2019
How to Get Rid of Kidney Pain Fast and Naturally - the Holistic Kidney P...
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Hello everyone, this is Katherine, welcome to 00kidney.
Today I'll show you how to get rid of kidney pain fast and naturally.
I'll take an holistic approach to kidney pain relief.
Because the truth on kidney pain is that, whatever the source of this back pain is, you can alleviate or totally get rid of it only if you know one thing: what is causing kidney pain.
Treating the symptoms of kidney pain alone, maybe taking some painkillers, is only going to make things worse, on the long run.
But, knowing kidney pain location and kidney pain symptoms we can absolutely treat it and, in most of the cases, we can get rid of it.
How? We need to understand why our back is hurting. We need to understand if there's a KIDNEY STONE causing back pain or if we have a KIDNEY INFECTION, or if we have kidney disease, a kidney failure or if it's just lower back pain caused by an injury, a muscle strain.
Each of these conditions is associated with different symptoms and requires a totally different approach.
Some of these are totally curable with home remedies, so keep watching this video if you want to avoid an expensive trip to the doctor.
And send it to your friends if anyone of them suffers from kidney pain or back pain, this video can help them.
Ok, let's start
Kidney stones are the most common cause of kidney pain.
How can we tell if the kidney pain symptoms we are experiencing are actually caused by kidney stones?
First, there's the location of kidney pain.
In case of kidney stones, "the pain is actually located in the area of the kidneys", up here and not down here
Usually, if the pain is in this area the cause of back pain is an injury.
A back injury would require a totally different treatment from kidney stones.
Also, "usually one side only" because kidney stones pain is in most of the cases just one side of the body.
"Kidney stones are usually recurring"
Now, kidney stones are recurring, so if you already had them and you are having kidney pain again, there's a good chance that the cause of kidney pain is kidney stones AGAIN.
But they can be prevented, and there are home remedies to pass kidney stones fast and without pain. So don't worry.
Now, the most important thing to know are the symptoms.
"Symptoms of kidney stones include:
- sudden, severe flank pain." The pain can fluctuate in intensity or come in waves, and can even radiate to the groin. This is because the stones are starting to move around the urinary tract, causing damage and this very intense pain.
Kidney stones can also cause other symptoms, like
" -Being able to urinate in small amounts only,
-Pain during urination
-Persistent need to urinate
-Nausea
-Vomiting
-Blood in the urine"
Now, see a doctor if you have blood in the urine or urinating becomes really difficult.
In this case, it means that the stones have blocked the urinary tract or are causing some serious damage.
You can only use home remedies if the situation is not this serious.
So, if the stones are small enough to pass by themselves, drinking lots of water will help.
A combination of Olive Oil, Lemon Juice and Raw Apple Cider Vinegar is one the best home remedies for kidney stones.
There's another thing that works exceptionally well, it's called chanca piedra.
It's an herbal remedy that can actually break down calcium oxalate kidney stones and make them pass easily and fast.
But, before you try it, we need to eliminate the other causes of kidney pain.
I really don't want you to rush buying home remedies for kidney stones just to understand afterwards that your KIDNEY PAIN was actually caused by a back strain.
Yes, these home remedies and herbal treatments work exceptionally well to prevent and pass kidney stones.
We'll get back to them in the end of the video, when you'll be 100% sure that the problem is actually caused by kidney stones.
So let's see another very common cause of lower back pain: a back injury
"If the pain is caused by a muscular or skeletal problem", obviously we will need a totally different approach from what we would do with kidney pain. Now, this kind of back pain is very, very common, so I'll need to spend a few words on it.
HOW DO WE TELL IF IT'S KIDNEY PAIN OR A BACK INJURY?
Muscular or skeletal back pain is usually in a slightly "different location from kidney pain".
"The kidneys are located towards your back, in the lower part of the ribcage" ,and this makes difficult to tell apart kidney pain from muscular pain.
Kidney pain is usually in a higher position and it's deeper, it's not near the skin, because the kidneys are inside the rib cage.
Now, the muscles are outside the rib cage, so the pain is located in a less deep area, closer to the skin.
So, if you feel the pain coming from inside the ribcage, it may be from the kidneys.
If it's coming from outside the ribcage, it's from the muscles.
"Unlike kidney pain, muscular pain may get worse... or get better... with movement"
"Massages and pain relief creams can alleviate it".
Obviously moving around and getting massages won't do anything for kidney pain.
So, basically, if you move around and the pain lowers or increases, then it's probably a muscular or skeletal problem.
If moving doesn't change things, it's probably the kidneys.
Also, muscular and skeletal pain do not present any symptoms related to kidney problems, so no other kidney symptoms.
"Common causes of back injury and lower back pain include muscle strains, herniated discs, sciatica, arthritis"
All these conditions are to be treated differently according to their severity.
Ok, there's another common cause of kidney pain, kidney infection.
UTIs, urinary tract infection are very, very common... urethritis, cystitis are all UTIs... and usually are treatable.
"Kidney infections, also called pyelonephritis, are a type of UTI".
How can we tell if kidney pain is coming from a kidney infection?
If, in conjunction with kidney pain and not lower back pain you are experiencing one of the following symptoms, probably there's a kidney infection.
"Symptoms include
-frequent urge to urinate
-burning sensation when urinating
-fever
-blood in the urine "
Now, a kidney infection is a pretty serious issue, especially in presence of high fever and blood in the urine.
So in this case talk to your doctor. He will be prescribing you an antibiotic.
"prescription antibiotics can cure UTIs"
Follow the full course of the antibiotic in case of a prescription.
"Don't let an UTI go untreated", kidney damage is not a remote eventuality in case of an UTI not effectively treated.
UTIs usually start in the bladder, but can reach all the urinary tract: the urethra, the prostate in men, the kidneys.
Now, chronic kidney disease can cause kidney pain too.
What we must understand is that, while kidney pain is a symptom of kidney disease, only patients in the advanced stages will experience it.
"So, only in the advanced stages.
Other causes of kidney pain are more common"
So if you only have kidney pain, the causes that I have mentioned earlier, kidney stones, kidney infections and back injuries are more probably causing the symptom.
In fact, for kidney disease to be able to cause kidney pain, the kidney must be swelling. This is a very severe, and not so common symptom, that only shows up in stage 4 and 5 of CKD, usually.
So if your back hurts, don't immediately think about kidney disease, unless you have "other symptoms of kidney disease, like Foam in the urine, Swelling in the hands and feet and urinating more or less than normal."
Now, if it's actually kidney disease that's causing the pain, it means that there's a severe fluid retention in the kidney itself. This could be caused by an excess of potassium, sodium and fluids in the diet.
By the way, there are cases in which a trip to the ER is absolutely needed. So contact your health care provider immediately if you're experiencing back pain or kidney pain in conjunction with the following symptoms: Severe stomach pain, Loss of bladder or bowel control, High fever, blood in the urine, fatigue or a constant, dull, one-sided pain in your back or side.
Don't try to make the pain pass with home remedies or just painkillers in these cases!
As I've told you in the beginning of the video, there are home remedies working to pass kidney stones fast and without pain. More info about them here
And, if you have kidney disease, I've made a very complete video about how to manage it.
You can find it up here
This is all for today! I hope this video was helpful. Thank you for watching.
Saturday, August 3, 2019
Renal Diet Meal Idea - Cauliflower Rice Low Carb Keto
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TRANSCRIPT
Hello, welcome back to 00kidney.
Today we are going to prepare this delicious cauliflower rice.
It’s a great low carb meal idea for your renal diet.
Why cauliflower rice?
Cauliflower is an exceptionally healthy vegetable, AND its nutrition profile is quite AMAZING!
We are going to replace white rice with it, and the taste is quite
something! It’s a bit like rice, a bit like cous cous.. but spicy and
crunchy. I like it a lot!
Now, cauliflower has many health benefits, it contains some of almost every vitamin and mineral that your body needs.
We’re going to use it as our main ingredient to prepare this cauliflower rice, a yummy and easy keto meal idea.
Yes, this recipe idea is also suitable for a keto diet.
What is keto diet? It’s a low-carb, high-fat diet that provides numerous health benefits.
There are a lot of reasons why a kidney patients should try the keto
diet, especially if suffering from diabetic kidney disease.
However, this recipe is very healthy, try it even if you’re not on keto.
All the ingredients are low in sodium and potassium, so this is a perfect recipe for your renal meal plan.
We gonna use non GMO fresh veggies as our main ingredients, very healthy!
It’s also very cheap and tasty… but, most important, this recipe will help you to get your kidney diet back on track!
So, let’s see how to make this very easy cauliflower rice..
Today’s kidney disease diet recipe is really really easy and fast to make so… LET’S START!
Here’s what we’re going to use, the ingredients are for 4 servings.
- Cauliflower as an healthier alternative to white rice,
I’m using about 250 grams of cauliflower… or a bit less than one cup
- Half Eggplant
- Half cup green beans
- 1 spring onion
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 2 Fresh chives
- 1 cup chicken breast
- 1 Zucchini
- 1 Carrot
- 1 tbs of Extra virgin olive oil
- Pepper and black pepper
- Lemon (as a condiment)
And some water
I
always recommend to buy fresh and organic vegetables. I’m not using
canned food or packaged foods, because they are full of sodium and
potassium and preservatives which you don’t want in your renal diet.
Ok, let’s see how to prepare this cauliflower rice.
You can use a food processor or a cheese grater
We want to make this recipe fast, so the easiest way is to use a food processor.
Now we are gonna prep our cauliflower.
Break the cauliflower into small pieces, like this…
And put the small pieces of cauliflower inside the food processor.
Turn on the food processor and mix.
Again, if you don’t have one of these, just use a grate. A bit slower but you can still make the cauliflower rice.
Done. Put the cauliflower rice in a skillet with some water and cook for about 5 minutes.
Now that our cauliflower rice is cooking, we’re gonna slice all the vegetables and the chicken breast.
dice the zucchini into cubes. Zucchini contain a bit of potassium but
they’re still very healthy, they’re known to support heart and
circulatory health, to lower sugar levels and to improve digestion.
We
want to dice the eggplant too. Another healthy vegetable, very rich in
antioxidants that will fight the inflammations in the body.
Today all the ingredients are going to be really healthy.
Dice the Carrot
Cut the Spring onion
Cut
the green beans like this. Green beans are great for a kidney disease
diet because they’re between the very few beans that are really low in
potassium. They are a good source of vitamin C, dietary fiber, folate,
vitamin K. So they are always a nice addition in our kidney diet.
Dice
the chicken breast. Chicken breast is an excellent source of low-fat,
high quality protein, the cornerstone of an healthy kidney disease diet.
In you renal diet, you have to avoid eating too much protein, because it’s heavy on the kidneys.
But you still need some. High quality protein helps protecting your kidneys.
Watch my videos about the kidney friendly diet to understand the right combination of protein foods for your renal diet.
Ok, put the diced chicken breast aside and
Cut the chives like this.
We gonna cut the cloves of garlic into small pieces.
done.
In a pan on medium heat, put some extra virgin olive oil.
Put inside the pieces of garlic and let it brown a little.
Then put the pieces of onion.
Now we’re gonna put our chicken breast and let it brown a little.
Then we’re gonna add the pieces of carrot.
Now add the zucchini, the green beans and the eggplant.
Squeeze half a lemon.
Add the pepper, the chives, and the black pepper. As you can see, we’re
using a lot of spices for seasoning so we don’t put salt in this
recipe.
This is a great way to control blood pressure. In kidney
disease patients, the kidneys cannot remove excess sodium and potassium,
and this can increase blood pressure.
The best way to avoid this
problem, is to stop putting salt in what we eat. So we use pepper, black
pepper chives and lemon to flavor the meal instead.
Stir a little bit and add some water to soften the vegetables, then let it dry.
Stir and Cover the pan.
When the water is completely absorbed stir a little bit more.
Ready! Hope you enjoy it! Thank you for watching, see you next Friday!
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Monday, July 29, 2019
The 4 Most Powerful Kidney Herbal Medicine To Improve Renal Health
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TRANSCRIPT
In this video: the 4 most powerful herbal products to improve your renal health you’ve never heard about.
Each one of these herbal medicines will help with a specific renal problem and all of them have been proven to bring balance to your body.
PAUSAAA
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I’m super excited to talk about this topic today, these 4 herbal remedies are very potent and still very little known.
And since these remedies are proven to work, I think that every kidney patient should know about them.
Following the principles of traditional medicine, herbal products are able to regulate some specific functions in the body without altering what’s already working.
This is why they have far less side effects than most modern drugs.
Herbal remedies are the oldest form of medicine. Today, they are still the most widely used form of medicine.
This could be because always more studies are confirming what Ayurveda and traditional Chinese medicine knew since thousands of years ago: herbal medicine works.
And this is a very good thing for us, renal disease patients usually respond especially well to the gentle action of herbs.
So, today I’m going to show you 4 very powerful herbal products you’ve never heard about.
Let’s start!
Number 4
Nigella Sativa
A plant in the family Ranunculaceae native in south and southwest Asia, nigella sativa is widely used as a medicinal plant all around the world.
The part of the plant with healing properties is the seed. Seeds are usually pressed to make oil.
Also known as black cumin, kalonji, nutmeg and roman coriander, this plant is considered by Islamic literature one of the greatest forms of healing medicine.
Traditional medicine uses nigella sativa to treat a wide array of diseases, including, dysentery, bronchial asthma, gastrointestinal problems and cardiovascular problems like high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
This herb doesn’t present any significant side effect, it has been studied thoroughly by today’s science.
Nigella Sativa is considered a miracle herb for a lot of good reasons.
It is especially interesting for us because it has been found out to help lowering blood pressure, the second leading cause of CKD.
As always, I’m only talking about this herb because the positive effects have been largely proven by independent studies.
A double blind, placebo controlled clinical trial shown that a dose of 2,5ml two times a day of nigella sativa oil can significantly decrease blood pressure.
Another study found out that a dose of 2 grams a day of nigella sativa seeds is a powerful adjuvant for diabetes therapy. There are even sources proving the efficacy of the anti-oxidant and antibacterial effects of this herb.
Nigella sativa is definitely a must for patients suffering from diabetic nephropathy and high blood pressure related kidney disease.
Number 3
Rehmannia glutinosa is one of the 50 fundamental herbs in traditional Chinese medicine.
Also known as Sheng Di huang and Chinese foxglove, this herb is considered a yin, blood and kidney tonic.
It has potent anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant and anti-bacterial properties.
This incredible herb has been successfully used to treat allergic, autoimmune and inflammatory conditions, including urticarial, asthma, arthritis and eczema.
Sheng Di huang is considered the most important Chinese herb for the disorders of the kidneys.
It has been used by the traditional Chinese medicine to treat the kidneys for centuries.
A recent study shown that the dried root of Rehmannia glutinosa can improve renal health in patients suffering from chronic glomerulonephritis.
When 200-mg capsules were administered twice a day, in combination with an antihypertensive drug, the test subjects showed a reduced proteinuria compared to the control group.
This means that the Chinese medicine was right and Sheng Di huang is actually able to help improving the health of our kidneys.
Number 2
Gymnema Sylvestre
Also known as Gurmar, this herb has been used in Ayurveda medicine for thousands of years to treat kidney related issues.
It is an anti-inflammatory, it can reduce cholesterol levels and has powerful renal protective effects.
But most of all, this incredible herb is a sugar destroyer.
Especially useful in case of diabetic kidney disease, Gymnema Sylvestre has been proven by clinical trials to work as a treatment for type 2 diabetes.
How? Gymnema Sylvestre can stimulate the production of insulin in the pancreas, regenerating the insulin-producing islet cells.
This is exactly the same effect that diabetes drugs are trying to achieve. Pharmaceutical companies are studying Gymnema Silvestre for this reason.
This herb has potent effects against diabetes, it can reduce cholesterol and can protect our cardiovascular system.
This is a very powerful combination since the health of our kidneys is strictly correlated to our cardiovascular health.
They’re the same system, you can’t improve your kidney function if you have high blood pressure or high cholesterol.
This is why alleviating these issues will give our kidneys the chance to heal and regenerate themselves.
And when diabetes is the number one cause of kidney disease, you may understand why I think that this herb is a must.
This herbal product is usually taken in capsules, but you can also get the leaves and make a tea.
Recommended dosage for diabetic nephropathy patients is a 400mg pill of extract once per day.
Number 1
Rosmarinic Acid is the active ingredient in Rosemary. It has one of the longest list of benefits we will ever find in a herb.
Rosmarinic acid can help with heartburn, various digestion problems, gallbladder problems, liver problems, age related memory loss, low energy, sunburn, headache, baldness, toothache, eczema, muscle pain and many other conditions.
Many of these benefits are due to its anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant effects.
Rosmarinic acid can also relieve high blood pressure, fight diabetic kidney disease and slow down the progression of MPGN, a type of autoimmune disease that affects the kidneys.
There’s a study showing that Rosmarinic acid can protect from acute kidney injury.
These properties make Rosmarinic Acid especially interesting for kidney patients.
Recommended dosage is 2 capsules 2 times a day.
You can find all these herbal products on Amazon.com.
I’ve put a link in description.
This was our last one for today! If you want to know more about herbal remedies, tell me in comment section!
This is all for today! If you liked this video, please like and share it. Thank you for watching!
Friday, July 26, 2019
Best Kidney Cleanse Detox to Lower Creatinine Levels Naturally
Kidney cleanse to help as a creatinine treatment
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This kidney flush is a great way to lower creatinine levels naturally It can work against kidney pain too because it fights kidney infection.
today I’ll show you my kidney detox juice. this is a simple kidney cleanse detox juice.
This detox is really easy to make and you will be able to find all the ingredients without problems.
It’s absolutely a great way to Detox and Flush Your Kidneys especially if you suffered from any type of kidney infection or kidney pain.
There’s also an ingredient that can work as a kidneystone pain relief.
I really like to drink it regularly on an empty stomach in the morning, Now I'll show you what we need, we're going to get the ingredients... and I'll tell you about the benefits of the kidney detox. All these ingredients costed me practically nothing but the benefits of this kidney flush are going to be impressive.
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This kidney flush is a great way to lower creatinine levels naturally It can work against kidney pain too because it fights kidney infection.
today I’ll show you my kidney detox juice. this is a simple kidney cleanse detox juice.
This detox is really easy to make and you will be able to find all the ingredients without problems.
It’s absolutely a great way to Detox and Flush Your Kidneys especially if you suffered from any type of kidney infection or kidney pain.
There’s also an ingredient that can work as a kidneystone pain relief.
I really like to drink it regularly on an empty stomach in the morning, Now I'll show you what we need, we're going to get the ingredients... and I'll tell you about the benefits of the kidney detox. All these ingredients costed me practically nothing but the benefits of this kidney flush are going to be impressive.
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Eat More Eggs to LOWER Cholesterol and Blood Pressure - Are Eggs Healthy?
How eggs can actually LOWER your cholesterol and blood pressure
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TRANSCRIPT
The truth about eggs and cholesterol: how eggs can actually LOWER your cholesterol and blood pressure
I see a lot of disinformation about eggs and their cholesterol - almost everywhere.
A lot of people seem to think that eggs are unhealthy.
Others will tell you that eggs are one of the best sources of high quality protein and that you should eat them weekly.
Who is right? Are eggs healthy? How many eggs should you eat?
Let’s find out the truth about eggs.
Hello, this is Katherine from 00Kidney.
I’m making this video not just for the kidney patients but for everyone who wants to eat healthy and who wants to take care of his own cholesterol levels and blood pressure.
The video you’re watching right now is different from the others you may have watched here on Youtube, because I’m basing what I’m saying on the very latest studies published about cholesterol in eggs.
There was an important study published just some months ago that really changed how people will be looking at eggs. I’ll explain you why in a moment.
So, today, my main purpose is to bust some eggs related myths and to show you that
you can actually
eat eggs to
lower your blood cholesterol
and even blood pressure
Now, organizations like the American Heart Association have been demonizing eggs for decades, convincing a lot of people that they should avoid eating eggs.
BUT, today we know that a lot of the diseases that were imputed to dietary fat and cholesterol are now well known to be caused by sugar consumption.
So, they told us eggs were causing obesity, heart disease and high cholesterol… then, studies found out that what was really causing all these diseases was sugary foods all the time.
But still people are afraid of cholesterol in eggs.
Now, that’s our main concern with eggs: they contain cholesterol.
But, where do we trace the line between what’s really dangerous about eating eggs and what’s just a myth or disinformation?
Let’s clarify one thing immediately.
High blood cholesterol
is a real danger
for our health
Higher cholesterol levels are associated with higher risk of heart disease and stroke.
High blood cholesterol is also associated with high blood pressure, the second leading cause of chronic kidney disease.
So, it is definitely not a myth that high cholesterol levels are dangerous.
Given this assumption, it seems very clear why a lot of people just prefer to avoid eggs altogether.
There’s cholesterol in eggs… so don’t eat eggs. Problem solved, right?...
But, on the other hand,
eggs
have excellent
nutritional values
. And there may be very compelling reasons to still eat them.
Let’s see what there is, in an egg.
One large egg weights about 50 grams and contains 78 calories.
There are 5 grams of fat, mostly saturated fat.
There are 6 grams of high quality protein, very nutritional, very digestible protein, with the perfect amino acid profile. Really good for your diet.
Then there’s some sodium and potassium, not very much.
Basically no carbs.
And then, as you can see, there’s cholesterol. We’re talking about 187 milligrams. We’ll get back to this quantity because it’s important.
And vitamins. Eggs are rich in vitamin A, useful for cell growth, immunity and with antioxidant properties.
There’s a lot of vitamin D, useful for the health of our bones and teeth.
There’s also B6, cobalamin, iron, magnesium… all these micronutrients are very useful for our body.
So basically, we can see that eggs are rich in antioxidants and vitamins. And there’s high quality protein in them.
Protein is the cornerstone of the correct way of eating.
We call high quality protein all the protein sources that are easy digestible and contain all the necessary amino acids. Our body really needs those amino acids. They are the building blocks of all the tissues in the body. We can’t function without amino acids.
So we need high quality protein on a daily basis, and eggs are great when it comes to nutritional values.
So, eggs are bad for their cholesterol but good for their high quality protein and vitamins.
Now you may say: Katherine, there are a lot of other sources of high quality protein we could use instead of eggs… like fatty fish, lean cuts of meat, beans… all of these are totally free from bad cholesterol. Even some dairy has less cholesterol than eggs.
So, why even bother with eggs?
Because
there are studies
showing that
dietary cholesterol
has a very little connection
with blood cholesterol levels
Yes, eating cholesterol rich foods won’t significantly affect your blood cholesterol levels.
Ok, now wait a minute before rushing to that McDonalds to eat all the cholesterol rich junk food you have been avoiding for the last ten years.
Dietary cholesterol is still dangerous.
As I was telling you in the first part of the video, there’s a very large research, published just a few months ago on The Journal of the American Medical Association giving us some new information on dietary cholesterol.
They may have found out that there’s a direct correlation between number of eggs eaten per day and the risk for cardiovascular disease.
So it seems like the more cholesterol you eat, the more you are at risk.
This is especially true for people with a predisposition for cholesterol problems
They also gave us a range: 300mg of cholesterol per day. That should be a safe range for people with cholesterol problems.
Eat less than that if you have high blood cholesterol levels.
One egg yolk contains about 187mg, so remember this number, when doing your meal planning.
Considering the most recent findings, what I’m recommending is to eat egg yolks in moderation.
Don’t eat more than 2 or 3 per week.
But, don’t obsess with cholesterol in eggs because it is far from proven that dietary cholesterol is the cause of the problem, especially if you don’t have high blood cholesterol levels.
Now, as I was telling you, it’s actually possible to use eggs to lower your blood cholesterol levels.
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TRANSCRIPT
The truth about eggs and cholesterol: how eggs can actually LOWER your cholesterol and blood pressure
I see a lot of disinformation about eggs and their cholesterol - almost everywhere.
A lot of people seem to think that eggs are unhealthy.
Others will tell you that eggs are one of the best sources of high quality protein and that you should eat them weekly.
Who is right? Are eggs healthy? How many eggs should you eat?
Let’s find out the truth about eggs.
Hello, this is Katherine from 00Kidney.
I’m making this video not just for the kidney patients but for everyone who wants to eat healthy and who wants to take care of his own cholesterol levels and blood pressure.
The video you’re watching right now is different from the others you may have watched here on Youtube, because I’m basing what I’m saying on the very latest studies published about cholesterol in eggs.
There was an important study published just some months ago that really changed how people will be looking at eggs. I’ll explain you why in a moment.
So, today, my main purpose is to bust some eggs related myths and to show you that
you can actually
eat eggs to
lower your blood cholesterol
and even blood pressure
Now, organizations like the American Heart Association have been demonizing eggs for decades, convincing a lot of people that they should avoid eating eggs.
BUT, today we know that a lot of the diseases that were imputed to dietary fat and cholesterol are now well known to be caused by sugar consumption.
So, they told us eggs were causing obesity, heart disease and high cholesterol… then, studies found out that what was really causing all these diseases was sugary foods all the time.
But still people are afraid of cholesterol in eggs.
Now, that’s our main concern with eggs: they contain cholesterol.
But, where do we trace the line between what’s really dangerous about eating eggs and what’s just a myth or disinformation?
Let’s clarify one thing immediately.
High blood cholesterol
is a real danger
for our health
Higher cholesterol levels are associated with higher risk of heart disease and stroke.
High blood cholesterol is also associated with high blood pressure, the second leading cause of chronic kidney disease.
So, it is definitely not a myth that high cholesterol levels are dangerous.
Given this assumption, it seems very clear why a lot of people just prefer to avoid eggs altogether.
There’s cholesterol in eggs… so don’t eat eggs. Problem solved, right?...
But, on the other hand,
eggs
have excellent
nutritional values
. And there may be very compelling reasons to still eat them.
Let’s see what there is, in an egg.
One large egg weights about 50 grams and contains 78 calories.
There are 5 grams of fat, mostly saturated fat.
There are 6 grams of high quality protein, very nutritional, very digestible protein, with the perfect amino acid profile. Really good for your diet.
Then there’s some sodium and potassium, not very much.
Basically no carbs.
And then, as you can see, there’s cholesterol. We’re talking about 187 milligrams. We’ll get back to this quantity because it’s important.
And vitamins. Eggs are rich in vitamin A, useful for cell growth, immunity and with antioxidant properties.
There’s a lot of vitamin D, useful for the health of our bones and teeth.
There’s also B6, cobalamin, iron, magnesium… all these micronutrients are very useful for our body.
So basically, we can see that eggs are rich in antioxidants and vitamins. And there’s high quality protein in them.
Protein is the cornerstone of the correct way of eating.
We call high quality protein all the protein sources that are easy digestible and contain all the necessary amino acids. Our body really needs those amino acids. They are the building blocks of all the tissues in the body. We can’t function without amino acids.
So we need high quality protein on a daily basis, and eggs are great when it comes to nutritional values.
So, eggs are bad for their cholesterol but good for their high quality protein and vitamins.
Now you may say: Katherine, there are a lot of other sources of high quality protein we could use instead of eggs… like fatty fish, lean cuts of meat, beans… all of these are totally free from bad cholesterol. Even some dairy has less cholesterol than eggs.
So, why even bother with eggs?
Because
there are studies
showing that
dietary cholesterol
has a very little connection
with blood cholesterol levels
Yes, eating cholesterol rich foods won’t significantly affect your blood cholesterol levels.
Ok, now wait a minute before rushing to that McDonalds to eat all the cholesterol rich junk food you have been avoiding for the last ten years.
Dietary cholesterol is still dangerous.
As I was telling you in the first part of the video, there’s a very large research, published just a few months ago on The Journal of the American Medical Association giving us some new information on dietary cholesterol.
They may have found out that there’s a direct correlation between number of eggs eaten per day and the risk for cardiovascular disease.
So it seems like the more cholesterol you eat, the more you are at risk.
This is especially true for people with a predisposition for cholesterol problems
They also gave us a range: 300mg of cholesterol per day. That should be a safe range for people with cholesterol problems.
Eat less than that if you have high blood cholesterol levels.
One egg yolk contains about 187mg, so remember this number, when doing your meal planning.
Considering the most recent findings, what I’m recommending is to eat egg yolks in moderation.
Don’t eat more than 2 or 3 per week.
But, don’t obsess with cholesterol in eggs because it is far from proven that dietary cholesterol is the cause of the problem, especially if you don’t have high blood cholesterol levels.
Now, as I was telling you, it’s actually possible to use eggs to lower your blood cholesterol levels.
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