These 5 superfoods are proven creatinine fighters and kidney health boosters.
Include them in your diet to lower your creatinine and improve your kidney function.
When optimal kidney health is your target, there's no getting around your diet.
Hello and welcome, this is Katherine from 00Kidney.
In this video we are going to see some easy but proven methods to lower creatinine levels
naturally, mainly by improving your kidney function.
If you want to take care of high creatinine levels, treating the intrinsic causes is extremely
important.
And, while we live in a drug-oriented, pill-abusing culture, when it comes to your whole-body
health there's still no denying that food is the best medicine.
A lot of people say that eating healthy should be a no-brainer for everybody but, still,
the following superfoods are often overlooked and undervalued.
In the next few minutes, we will make sure that this doesn't describe you!
First we should understand why lowering creatinine should not be the primary target for people
with kidney problems.
What is creatinine and why creatinine levels are considered so important?
Creatinine is a waste product.
The body metabolizes it in the muscles and everyone has it in a certain quantity.
When your kidneys are working correctly, they are able to filter and pass a sufficient amount
of creatinine.
Now, people with kidney disease or impaired kidney function have been observed to have
higher levels of creatinine, especially in stage 3, 4 and 5 of the disease.
In short, creatinine levels increase if the capability of the kidneys to filter wastes
in the blood declines, thus making creatinine level a good indicator of your kidney function.
This is why the amount of creatinine in the blood is always monitored during routinely
blood tests.
What can you do to lower your creatinine levels and improve your kidney health?
Your kidney health is in direct connection with what you eat on daily basis, and how
you treat your body.
Your daily routine, stress levels, sleep quality, environment, level of physical activity or
lack of it, your quality of life... are all factors in the equation of your overall health.
Diet plays a crucial role too.
It is maybe the most important factor.
So, for people who want to lower their creatinine levels through the right dietary habits, one
of the healthiest solution is adding greens low in potassium, phosphorus and sodium.
This is why I have put together this top 5 list of superfoods bursting with powerful
antioxidants, vitamins, and lots of micronutrients.
Add them to your diet to see a fast and lasting improvement in your kidney health and to lower
creatinine levels.
Number 5 Organic corn on the cob Corn is considered by many a not-so-healthy
food.
This is mainly due its distant relatives, corn flour, corn syrup� which are processed
foods and not the real thing.
A very high quantity of processed foods and industrially refined corn or maize is consumed
every day, still, very few people know about the health benefits of eating raw, organic
corn on the cob.
Raw uncooked corn is low in calories and potassium but very high in fiber, phytochemicals and
folic acid.
It is a very good source of vitamins A, B, E since those present in corn are more available
for absorption than those in most greens like spinach or broccoli.
These antioxidants plays a crucial role in the prevention of many chronic diseases, including
CKD and various types of cancer.
Number 4 Lemon Juice Maybe the best way of adding lemon juice to
your renal diet is drinking it in the morning with a warm cup of purified water.
This way lemon juice wakes up the kidneys and the liver to pass toxins, support weight
loss, stimulates digestion and helps regulating creatinine levels.
Lemon juice acidity has been observed to prevent and break down the formation of kidney stones.
Number 3 Berries While raspberries, strawberries and blueberries
are very rich in antioxidants and have a lot of properties useful for fighting high creatinine
levels, for our purpose the best type of berries are cranberries.
They are in fact exceptionally useful in helping the kidneys and the whole urinary tract.
Cranberries can enhance the natural acidity of the urines and prevent the adhesion of
bacteria to the bladder wall.
This will prevent bacterial infections in the urinary tract and bladder, making cranberries
a must in a well-planned renal diet.
While they could be eaten fresh, cranberries are more widely available as juice.
Number 2 Cabbage: Cabbage is considered one of the healthiest
foods in our diet for more than one reason.
First of all, it is low in potassium so it is very suitable for a renal diet.
It is very rich in fiber, folic acid, vitamins C, K and B6.
It is also full of phytochemicals, compounds that have shown anti free radicals properties.
Cabbage is particularly rich in Sulforaphane, a phytochemical capable of slowing down the
growth of different types of cancers, including kidney cancer.
While cabbage is present in a variety of recipes, to get the best from it you should try it
uncooked.
In fact, prepping it will reduce its nutritional value.
Cabbage is one of those superfoods you should be eating daily, even if you are completely
healthy.
Number 1.
Red bell peppers This superfood is considered by many experts
the best thing you could be adding to your diet.
And they are probably right: Raw uncooked Red bell peppers do not just taste great,
eaten alone or in a salad, they are packed with a vast number of nutrients your body
needs.
They�re especially rich in vitamin C. Just one medium sized red bell pepper is enough
to fulfill more than your recommended daily allowance for this fundamental micronutrient.
They have also low potassium, making them an excellent choice for kidney patients.
Uncooked bell peppers are a great source of lycopene, a phytochemical associated with
prevention of kidney disease, cardiovascular disease and prostate cancer.
They are also rich in vitamins A, B6 and folic acid.
Bell peppers can be found in different colors, ranging from green, less mature, to yellow,
medium state of maturation, to red.
Red bell peppers, the most ripe, provide the best amount of precious nutrients.
This doesn't mean that you cannot eat yellow bell peppers or than you can't cook them,
though.
A word of advice from Michael Wright, the dialysis patient who was able to reverse his
stage 5 CKD Pre-packaged processed foods may seem an easier
choice, but raw unprocessed groceries is what your body really needs!
This is all for today!
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