Lentil benefits
Lentils
Get your health to another level for a low cost get with the lentils. It's not about making huge changes all of a sudden but small ones over time tat lets to a huge changes. The more time you with doing something the stronger the habits will become. A best will do something with good intentions but the bad habits will make it look like something else. These legumes have been used for thousands of years in Africa, Asia, Europe etc. You can find them in brown, red, green, yellow etc. out of them brown lentils are the most commonly used ones.
When it comes to food/drink value it is mostly based on how much it cost. But it should be valued on how much nutrition it brings you. This country ranks number two country for calorie intake behind Bahrain. They consume around 4,000 calories daily and the US consumes about 3,864. A linebacker eats from 5,000 to 9,000 calories a day. Especially if you are not being active. Both countries number cause of death is cardiovascular disease and have high rates of obesity. The less calories calories a person consumes the more energy a person will have, less sick and longer he/she will live.
We are what we consume but even more we are was inside and what we consume. Too often we consume foods with a lot of calories and low nutrients. Which tricks the body into consuming throughout the day in search of nutrients.
They are a good source of fiber, proteins, iron, copper, manganese, vitamin B1 thiamine, vitamins B5 pathogenic acid, vitamin B9 folate etc. 70% of them are water since they are cooked in the liquid. Unlike vitamin C the polyphenols and lentils are not decreased with cooking.
They also contains in antioxidants which help reduce free radicals. Free radicals are a natural part of cell metabolism. But too many of them causes of oxidative stress which is damaging. Anytime there is free radicals there is some form of inflammation. Think of free radicals as fire🔥 antioxidants as water 💦.
When homocysteine a amino acid is too high it damages the the arteries and mainly the heart. Vitamin B9 folate decreases the levels were not getting too high so they are good for cardiovascular health. Over 60% of the population is obese and these mighty legumes will help with weight loss. Speeds up muscle generation faster based off of the amino acids content. Helps with amino acid balance. Hydration starts with minerals not water. Any bigger since we need to get more minerals aka the electrolytes in before we start drinking water. Otherwise it would be counterproductive.
Contains soluble fiber so it's good for regulating glucose levels, total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol etc.Assists with digestion, constipation, bloating, gas, acid reflux, reduces candida overgrowth, fiber aka prebiotics etc. A prebiotic is fiber which one exist in fruits, vegetables, herbs, spices, nuts, seeds etc. Fiber is not found in any form of meat I’m talking about seafood, fried kangaroo pouch, chicken, boiled platypus beak/ tail, beef, snake scales, pork, BBQ turtle back, bison, smoked patrick starfish legs, turkey, stir goose neck, elf, deer etc.
You whole digestive tract from your mouth to your anus has microbiota. Which has bacteria, fungi, viruses etc which have good and bad functions. Whenever the bad functions happen problems will happen. You may have heard of someone having H pyloi or candida. The majority of people have H pyloi and everyone has candida. It's the overgrowth of these bacteria that are the problem.
Prebiotics is what the bacteria mainly feeds on, probiotics are the bacteria and postbiotics are the byproducts of probiotics. Examples of postbiotics byproducts are bacterial lysates (bacteria compounds) , cell wall fragments, cell-free supernatants (bacteria and yeast compounds), exopolysaccharides, lipopolysaccharides, serotonin (90% of the production), short-chain fatty acids ,Vitamin B1 thiamine, Vitamin B5 panthotenic acid, Vitamin B7 biotin, Vitamin B9 folate, Vitamin K etc.
Interesting enough they have build a $50,000,000,000 plus industry mainly based off of people being uneducated or miseducated on their health. This is why education has to become a mandatory it shouldn't be seen as optional.
Fiber is a carbohydrate that has 4 calories. Over 90% of people do not get into fiber in daily. There are 3 forms of fiber soluble, insoluble and resistance starch but we will focus on the first two. Soluble fiber dissolves in water and insoluble doesn’t. Soluble fiber creates a gel when it dissolves also is good for cholesterol and sugar. Insoluble fiber attracts water into your feces that makes it softer and more simple to defecate without stain. Besides not getting enough fiber not getting enough water leads to constipation. Insoluble fiber also helps increase insulin sensitivity.
Plants usually contain a mixture of both types. It’s mixed views on if you should count fiber for or against your total calorie intake. Since soluble fiber feeds the bacteria some say it should be counted towards are total calories. Some say even with that it shouldn’t count towards are total calories but substracted. To keep it safe instead of multiplying 4 calories per gram with fiber multiple by 1.5 or 2.
If you are suffering from anemia these lentils can help. The copper in them help with melanin / red blood cell production. These mighty legumes help iron get transported onto the hemoglobin and speeds at home coming. Get these in to help with energy, circulation and muscle contraction. They help regulate adrenal glands and the vitamin B5 pantothenic acid assist the body with using vitamin B2 riboflavin.
Lentil health benefits sources
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These posts are for educational information only this is not medical advice. Not approved by the FDA to treat, cure, prevent, or diagnose health issues. The only things that are undeniable is seeing your blood work change and how something make you feel. We only have one life to live our body runs on nutrition so please give it the right ones.