hi everyone, any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
i'm a 22 year old male, kinda underweight, 5'9 130.
i've been somewhat macro for a year, but a month ago i've gone hardcore and started pressurecooking every morning. for the past month, i've been pretty good w/ veggies, miso and no bread and no sugar.
so i feel considerably better, my mood is improving and facial wrinkles are softening.
but still a few considerable woes.
today, i'll just bother you with my kidney questions.
i urinate at least a dozen times a day, and it's not uncommon for me to have a glass of tea or water and have to pee 3 or 4 times within 30 minutes.
i know beans are good for kidney function, but it just doesn't seem like they're helping that much. i mostly have adzuki beans, and have also tried cooking them with brown rice syrup, as suggested in kushi's and jack's guide to macro health. also, i have chronic candida which is slowly improving, and the candida makes digesting beans kinda difficult
also, a few times a week, i've tried cooking grated daikon in water, but this doesn't seem to help much.
my miso and salt intake (SI or Lima) is pretty moderate and i've been decreasing it because i think my kidneys are tight. the frequent urination as well as a posture which is generally leaning forward makes me think this the kidneys are tights. also, my hamstrings are always very tight
i guess my kidneys are tight but maybe they're just weak? is there a difference? i notice that in the past year on the rare occasion when i've had iodized table salt, i feel calmer and the frequent urge to pee subsides for the day, and i feel slightly warmer (i often feel cold, though the hypothyroid tests are negative)
with these temporary positive benefits of consuming iodized salt, it makes me think i'm iodine deficient, but at least 3 or 4 times a week, i make miso with wakame and i average about 3 nori sheets a week, so i tend to doubt i'm iodine deficient.
if it's true that tight kidneys generally make one more on edge, more impatient, even agitable, then maybe that's part of my problem, that i just have to be more patient with the home remedies and daily whole grains
any thoughts?
