Nettle benefits
Stinging nettle is a nutrient-dense plant that has been used across the world for thousands of years. The stinging sensation comes from hair like parts called trichomes. Which release chemicals when you touched which causes the body to release acetylcholine, formic acid, histamine, serotonin etc. But once the plant is dried out the trichomes fall off in the burning sensation goes away.
This can be consumed in teas, supplements, tinctures etc.
Too often we have heard we are what we consume. But on a deeper level we are what’s inside of what we are eating. This is why chronically eating / drinking throughout the day doesn't mean a lot if the items are nutrient depleted. When you see the plant, it is usually dark green.
Green is a sign of chlorophyll/ vitamin k but inside of the chlorophyll is magnesium. Magnesium helps the body do over 300 plus different functions. Leafy greens are notorious for Vitamin K. Just like this vitamin is known for blood clotting. But it does a more unknown property which is putting calcium in the bone. If Vitamin K is not consumed calcium floats around the body getting deposited mainly in the arteries and heart. This increases the risk of cardiovascular disease which is the number 1# cause of death. That takes a life every 33 seconds and 7 seconds later causes heart attack or stroke. One of the functions of magnesium is maintaining calcium in the bones. Not getting 2 essential nutrients in can cause so much damage. This is why malnourishment is the #1 cause of health problems.
Nettle contains proteins, beta-carotene the precursor to vitamin a, caffeic acid, calcium, fiber, kaempferol, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, palmitic, lutein, luteoxanthin, oleic acid, quercetin, stearic acid, beta-carotene, vitamin c, vitamin k etc.
It contains antioxidants which help reduce free radicals. Free radicals are a natural part of cell metabolism. But too many of them cause 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 💦.
This plant was shown to increase nitric oxide/antioxidant levels in the blood. Whenever nitric oxide is increased blood pressure is decreased. At the same time using cream that contains nettle in it has shown to help with arthritis.
It contains antihistamine factors which would be great for reducing allergies. Nettie has shown to help with enlarged prostate, improves blood sugar, protects the liver, natural diuretic etc. they're wider the range of different plants we get in the healthier we will become. Too often carbohydrates get a bad name because of the process ones. But the whole ones such as the fruits, vegetables, herbs, spices etc help with our overall nourishment/ health.
Assists with digestion, constipation, bloating, gas, acid reflux, reduces candida overgrowth, fiber aka prebiotics etc. A prebiotic is fiber which exists 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.
Your 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. Most people have H pyloi and everyone has candida. It's the overgrowth of these bacteria that is 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 pantothenic acid, Vitamin B7 biotin, Vitamin B9 folate, Vitamin K etc.
Interesting enough, they have built a $50,000,000,000 plus industry mainly based off of people being uneducated or miseducated on their health. This is why education must become mandatory and it shouldn't be seen as optional.
Fiber is a carbohydrate that has 4 calories. Over 90% of people do not get into fiber 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 simpler 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 subtracted. To keep it safe instead of multiplying 4 calories per gram with fiber multiple by 1.5 or 2.
Stinging nettle should not be used for people who are pregnant or on blood thinner / blood pressure/water peel/diabetes etc medication.
Nettle health benefit sources
helps with prostate
5alpha-reductase: history and clinical importance - PubMed
Controls blood sugar
Good for kidney stones
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0944711307000426
hay fever
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5963652/
prostate
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.