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12 best foods to prevent and reverse
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kidney damage
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eating the right foods can have a
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powerful effect on your health right
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including your kidneys
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from what kind of snacks you have to
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grab on the go
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or anything that fuels your body each
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ingredient creates an impact to maintain
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Kidney Health it is especially important
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to be mindful of incorporating kidney
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Friendly Foods into your diet
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in our video today we have a list of 12
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nutritional recommendations that can
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help protect and preserve your kidneys
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when worked in alongside the advice from
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your doctor of course
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so make sure to watch the entire video
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to get all the details and information
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so you can make informed decisions about
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nourishing and protecting your kidneys
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for life
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now our kidneys perform numerous vital
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tests throughout the body right the
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kidneys filter the waste and surplus
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water from the blood creates urine
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regulate electrolytes and assist in
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managing your blood pressure and even
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your blood sugars
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the kidneys also regulate your pH it
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filters proteins really absorbs them
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eliminates poisons packed for uh or by
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the liver another function of the kidney
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is to create actually various hormones
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what are they vitamin D
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etropoietin these are our two primary
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hormones screeded by the kidneys
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so the kidneys are responsible the Lost
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organ to actually create the active
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vitamin D although you can take vitamin
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D from the diet or from the Sun but you
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know the real vitamin D the active
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vitamin D is created in your kidneys
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now vitamin is really required for
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calcium absorption your bone health and
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maintenance of your immune system
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control
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so what does illustrial poison does if
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you have advanced kidney disease you
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probably know this hormone because
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doctors will give it to you because your
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kidney cannot make it anymore right
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electropoietin stimulates the synthesis
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of red blood cells
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so it helps your body maintain Optimum
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oxygen levels through a good amount of
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red blood cells in your blood
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so your kidneys are always working day
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and night right
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they are processing more than 200 quarts
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of blood and get rid of more than two
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cores of waste and water
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a healthy kidney filters around half a
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cup of blood each minute to remove waste
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extra water and increase urine urine
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then passes from the kidneys to the
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bladder and then after that you know
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what happens
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the urinary tract includes your bladder
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your kidneys your ureters right they all
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have to be healthy
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the waste elimination mechanism that the
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kidneys conduct is critical without that
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the poisons the acids will accumulate in
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your circulation and your lymph tissue
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this has the ability to poison your
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entire body and cause tissue damage
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everywhere toxins the extra water
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unstable pH like acidic pH and any High
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increase in your blood pressure
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electrolytes that are accumulating like
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too much potassium too little sodium Etc
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can all place a significant burden on
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the blood vessels and your heart
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now more than 40 million American adults
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have kidney disease can you believe that
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so what's our population 300 40 million
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have kidney disease what majority of
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them think that they're just fine and
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most of them are unaware there are
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various types of kidney disease but
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chronic kidney disease is the most
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frequent
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especially for a big research factor for
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cardiovascular disease it's a chronic
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condition that doesn't improve with time
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either so you have to preserve it
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now high blood pressure is frequently to
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blame in addition to your diabetes but
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additional kidney issues like kidney
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stones urine tract infections
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glomerulonephritis which happens with
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autoimmune disorders they are all going
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to cause inflammation in your kidneys
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and eventually affect the glomeruli
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which are the tiny vessels in your
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kidneys that does the filtering
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many people do not notice symptoms of
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kidney illness until the kidneys are
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totally failing and there's a lot of
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protein in their urine and even then
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their GFR or creatinine will stay stable
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but having protein in your kidney is a
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big sign that your kidneys will fail
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very quickly and you will end up with
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heart attacks or Strokes even before
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dialysis so take protein in the urine
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very very seriously
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now kidney disease symptoms may include
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if it is Advanced you know you will
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start getting itchy dry skin you will
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have urge to urinate frequently
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you'll have tiredness and low energy you
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may have foamy urine because of the
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protein in there
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and you may have swelling in your foot
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and ankle because you cannot get rid of
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the water
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again diabetes and high blood pressure
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are the two main causes of kidney damage
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now both of them harm your nephrons
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which are individual units in your
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kidneys
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they are microscopic filtering units
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that does the job for you now each of
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your kidney has approximately 500
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000 of these filtering nephrons
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so they function by restoring the vital
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elements to the circulation or
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reabsorbing them and eliminating the
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trash right
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so following a diabetes and high blood
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pressure controlling lifestyle will
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significantly minimize your chances of
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developing kidney disease along with the
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foods that I'm going to talk today
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of course you try to avoid kidney stones
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Etc as well
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so
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renal failure or kidney failure can be
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caused by autoimmune problems as well
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which sometimes hard to manage with just
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diet alone but genetic problems
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infections toxins physical trauma to
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your kidneys all will cause problems and
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kidney failure
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maintaining a healthy weight is an
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important step and there's so many
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studies showing that obesity and
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excessive weight is a problem for your
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kidneys and survival of your kidneys and
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obesity also increases risk of diabetes
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and high blood pressure but even if you
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didn't have diabetes and high blood
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pressure just being obese will increase
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your risk of kidney failure
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so
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some measures to lower your risk of
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getting kidney problems are number one
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is exercise which is underrated again
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most people don't want to deal with it
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but it's great for maintaining healthy
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blood vessels heart and cholesterol
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you should never smoke right and because
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when you are a smoker toxins are
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released into circulation more and
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smoking has a lot of toxins now kidney
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has to deal with it
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and stay hydrated right so one of the
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primary causes of kidney stone is lack
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of hydration
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so if you are an addict to coffee and
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sodas or colas you may want to calm down
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and get less of it
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because it will dehyde radio so if
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you're just drinking colas and coffee
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then you will not have water in your
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system as much and you will have
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excessive amount of phosphorus because
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the phosphorus is one of the things that
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kidneys are trying to eliminate all the
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time so if you are getting colas and
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sodas even a bit of their diet they have
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a lot of phosphorus which basically
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makes the kidneys job very difficult
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so
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avoid the foods that have been
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extensively processed and refined
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because they're a bunch of junk and
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guess what they have to be eliminated
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the things that are high in saturated
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fats or trans fats or free radicals too
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much sugar too much sodium they can add
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to the already heavy strain on your
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kidneys
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they also even if your kidneys don't
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fail you will still end up with obesity
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or heart disease or high blood pressure
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right so
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another thing if you already have kidney
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disease or signs of kidney disease
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keep track of your protein intake now a
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high protein diet can potentially harm
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the kidneys now some people go on a
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Carnival diet for example right so if
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you're a healthy young individual trying
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to lose weight Etc
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carnivore died for a while may not be a
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big problem but if you're a diabetic
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already dealing with kidney problems
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that's going to be a big problem your
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sugars will go down on Carnivore diet
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but your kidneys will succumb
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so why because high protein ingestion
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causes harmful ketones and products
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especially urea and you have to clear
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these poisons the kidneys will go into
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overdrive and you're going to increase
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the strain on these poor little organs
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the kidneys spend a lot of time it needs
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a lot of water to flush these hazardous
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proteins byproducts and ketones away
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eating too much meat also implies
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consuming a lot of cholesterol saturated
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fat as well unless you're eating you
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know unless you have a lot of money and
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you always eat the highest quality meat
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which is not the case for most people
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then you're going to end up accumulating
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a lot of calories a lot of saturated fat
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and so forth
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instead choose a clean plant-based
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protein most of the time I'm not saying
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don't eat meat eat but in moderation and
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choose plant-based proteins more often
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also you can consume smaller amounts of
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protein like a couple ounces instead of
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a whole chicken for example right
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instead of having a you know 16 ounce of
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a steak you know you can go over a eight
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ounce six ounce steak right
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so that will help your kidney and heart
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function
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now if you are eating carbohydrates with
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high fiber that will also slow the
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absorption that will also help your
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kidneys deal better with the protein and
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anything else but here are the 12 best
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foods to reverse kidney damage
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that's why you're watching the video but
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I wanted to give you a good run down so
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that you understand what kidney disease
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means and what you need to do overall
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these 12 foods are very important to
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make sure that your kidneys are
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functioning very well number one red
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bell peppers now these bell peppers are
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low in potassium because if you have
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kidney disease you don't want to have
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excessive potassium but you still want
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to have healthy diet right
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and these bell peppers are high in
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vitamin C that are high in folate
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vitamin B6 and fiber which is most of
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you need when you have diabetes and
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kidney disease
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there's a lot of antioxidants which
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helps with energy production blood flow
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and Metabolism throughout your body
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Now red blood cell production is also
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important right we talked about your
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kidney actually helps with red blood
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cell production so you will need folate
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and B6 and that will help
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Now red bell peppers also contain
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lycopene it's a potent antioxidant that
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protects the kidneys and prevents the
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kidney failure
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number two is cabbage now cabbage
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contains fiber folate vitamin B6 vitamin
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C vitamin K and the fiber in the cabbage
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and other leafy greens slow the nutrient
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absorption this allows the kidneys and
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the liver to process the inflow of
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anything to your bloodstream of course
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if you have bloating and problems with
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these Foods you have to also ease into
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them you don't want to jump into them
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too quick or change your diet
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drastically right away
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but if you can tolerate fiber in these
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foods prevent blood sugar spikes which
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is also not good for your kidney disease
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if that's happening too often
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a lot of you think that you're doing
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great because your fasting blood sugars
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are great but most of you don't realize
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that you spike after you eat I tell my
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patients after you eat a lot of people
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Spike their blood sugar 100 to 200
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points without knowing and thinking that
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oh my blood sugar is 100 right now I'm
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good and they never see the 200 300
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blood sugar that happens only a few
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hours after they eat and that is a
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problem so you have to keep an eye on
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post meal blood sugars which damages all
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the blood vessels including the blood
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vessels in your kidneys
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now Vitamin K is also important for
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coagulation right cabbage includes a
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high concentration of pizza nutrients
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which function as an antioxidant as well
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and anti-inflammatory and vitamin K
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auliflower and broccoli number three
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they have a lot of vitamin C and folate
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as we discussed important for red blood
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cells cauliflower is high in fiber and
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anti-inflammatory chemicals whether your
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kidneys are healthy or simply sluggish
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cruciferous veggies are really
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beneficial for them
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they should be avoided if your kidneys
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are in bad shape or if you have gout
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though so keep that in mind
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now number four is leafy greens why
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leafy greens are high in vitamin C
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folate and fiber and vitamin K and a
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variety of phytonutrients that help
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reduce the kidney stress lower the blood
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pressure and balance the blood sugar and
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fight the inflammation which is a big
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thing in kidney disease
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now consider including mustard greens
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dandelion leaves and turned Greens in
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your diet as well dandelion in
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particular promotes urine production
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cleansing the kidneys and lowering your
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blood pressure
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number five is you're more familiar with
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this one is garlic so Allison is found
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in garlic and onions and shallots and
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chives and leeks but allicin is an
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organic sulfur molecule with an
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anti-inflammatory effects it also fights
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illnesses lowers the blood pressure and
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can function as an antioxidant which
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your kidneys need
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number six is asparagus asparagus
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especially the Asperger's talks has a
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lot of fiber asparagus phytonutrients
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decrease the blood pressure and have a
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cleaning impact on the kidneys and
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bladder by increasing neural output and
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breaking down uric acid which is very
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important to clear from your body
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this is again going to help the
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prevention of course but if you already
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have kidney disease you should avoid
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asparagus since it is high in potassium
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so if you're having problems with high
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potassium and high phosphorus and you
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have an advanced kidney disease then
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that may not be the best option
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number seven apples apples are a good
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source of fiber it can't spark your
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blood sugar if you do too much I agree
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but the fiber in the apple is
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particularly effective at binding too
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and removing toxins from the digestive
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tract especially the skin of the Apple
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before the body can absorb them so that
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gives time for your kidney and reduce
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the burden on your kidneys right apples
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also lower inflammation and cholesterol
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levels there you have it three birds in
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one stone number eight is berries
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berries like raspberries blackberries
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blueberries they are great for Kidney
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Health detox
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berries are low in calorie they once
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back your blood sugar they are high in
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antioxidants they are high in
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phytonutrients which all help protect
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your kidney cells and nephrons
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they include vitamin C fiber folate and
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manganese as well as a lot of
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anti-inflammatory properties
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so
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some such as cranberry also known to
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suit the universe system so if you have
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infections actually a lot of people
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drink cranberry juice just don't do too
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much to avoid blood sugar spikes but
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sometimes it can even help prevent
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infections
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blueberries raspberries strawberries
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cherries in small amounts also all help
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in kidney protection and cleansing
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raspberries especially contain something
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called elagic acid which is an
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antioxidant that has been linked to
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prevention of kidney disease and even
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certain cancers
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barriers overall provide incredible
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antioxidants and health benefits the
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number nine you heard this from me like
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maybe a million times but extra virgin
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olive oil
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preferably cold pressed
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or nuts and seeds and avocado or avocado
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oil they contain vital fatty acids that
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reduce the inflammation and lower
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cholesterol and can alleviate the pain
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of kidney stones that's interesting
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right
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some helpful fatty acid Rich oils also
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are found in Moringa oil which I have a
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video about Moringa as well olive oil is
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a good source of healthful fatty acids
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and is phosphorus free which you don't
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want in your system when you have kidney
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problems
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the majority of the fat in olive oil is
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oleic acid it's a monounsaturated fat
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oleic acid is well known for its
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anti-inflammatory effects
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number 10 melons now you're gonna be
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like what melons are high in sugar well
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but they are a high in
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anti-inflammatories antioxidants and
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provide a good source of hydration
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especially in summer
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so if you're out and about you're at the
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beach you're running around eating some
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melons it's not going to hurt you right
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if you're physically active you're gonna
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go take a walk eating melons is not
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going to help your blood sugars
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especially if you're eating in
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moderation because they help cleaning
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your kidneys your blood and your bladder
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even watermelon they're high in water
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and it's something called lycopene
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lycopene is a natural red pigment found
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in plant cells it not only gives foods
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like the Watermelons and tomatoes
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they're red color but it is also a very
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strong antioxidant that's why we say
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keep your plate colorful anything
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colorful is going to help you they're
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full of antioxidants
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now number 11 is ginger for hundreds of
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years the spice has been utilized as a
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digestive eight right so especially in
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in China Japan ginger has been
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demonstrated to protect the kidneys from
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diabetes as well even from alcohol and
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dehydration
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now Ginger especially when you pair it
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with thyme
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May provide even more protection as the
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thyme has been shown to reduce blood
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pressure and cholesterol levels too
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this is a very advantageous to your
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kidneys because like we discussed
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elevated blood pressure will harm your
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kidneys and everything else
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number 12 and the last the last one is
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turmeric is related to Ginger and can
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similarly protect the kidneys from harm
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albedos potassium contained makes it a
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little unsuitable for people who already
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have advanced kidney disease but still
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it is pretty good
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if you're watching your potassium levels
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but through the blood right to get the
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most out of the spice dough combined
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with some black pepper so preparing is
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the active element in black pepper when
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piperine is combined with curcumin the
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main component in turmeric it creates a
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potent mixture
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now both of these chemicals have
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anti-inflammatory characteristics and
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can help with digestion digestion even
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your knees and your diabetes that's why
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we have that in our Advanced glucose
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support as well in sugar and the
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advanced glucose support
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but thanks for watching I hope your
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kidney functions until you die because
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we want our kidneys function nobody
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wants to be on dialysis and taking the
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appropriate measures and eating the
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right foods will help you in the long
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already if you didn't do it and if you
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did watch this video right there I think
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that will help you too