tight kidneys?

[OhMyColon]

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?

[Bruce Paine]

OhMyColon,

From The Macrobiotic Path to Total Health:A Complete Guide to Preventing and Relieving More Than 200 Chronic Conditions and Disorders http://www.simply-natural.biz/Path-To-Health.phpNaturally
Written by Michio Kushi and Alex Jack:

in the chapter:

"Kidney and Bladder Problems

...Unhealthy urine may have high levels of albumin, sugar, blood, pus, acetone, fat, chyle, cellular material, bacteria, and other impurities. Overconsumption of too much salt, animal food, or other yang fare will turn the urine dark, while too much fluid intake, sugar, and other expansive substances will turn the urine lighter in color or colorless. Normal urination is about three to four times a day.
Urinating more frequently can arise from either too much yang or too much yin food and beverage consumption. Too much liquid intake or consumption of sugar and other expansive foods that contain large amounts of liquid can produce excessive fluid in the body and lead to frequent urination. Too much salt, baked food, or other yang substances can cause the bladder to shrink in size and cause frequent urination..."

and

"SOLUTION

DIET

Follow the standard macrobiotic way of eating with emphasis on the following:

1. Eat whole grains, not refined grains, as the main dish of every meal. Buckwheat is particularly strengthening for the kidneys and bladder, but avoid if these organs are already too contracted. Black rice (such as wild rice) and other black or dark-colored grains are also nourishing for the urinary system.
2. Reduce hard baked flour products as much as possible. However, noodles may be taken several times a week, especially soba noodles (which contain buckwheat as well as whole wheat).
3. Avoid simple sugars (refined sugar, honey, and chocolate).
4. Avoid animal food with the exception of fish or seafood (preferably freshwater fish such as perch or trout) once or twice a week.
5. Beans are shaped like the kidneys and are particularly strengthening for the urinary system. Select among a variety of beans, particularly the smaller beans such as adzuki beans, lentils, chickpeas, and black soybeans. Bean products may also be eaten regularly, especiany dried tofu..."

From the book Healing Ourselves:A Book to Serve As a Companion in Time of Illness and Health by Naboru Muramoto with Michel Abehsera in the chapter:

"Food Is The Best Medicine

The Recipes

Here are some basic recipes needed for the particular remedies mentioned in this book. Hundreds of thousands of people are using them as part of their daily diet. These recipes have existed for hundreds of years, some for thousands of years, and have proved both practical and . effective. You will find them very handy whatever the sickness, from minor to major disease. Some are suitable for regular consumption, others are simple medicines in the form of drinks or thick mixtures (which generally do not taste bad at all!) to be taken when necessary. They are listed alphabetically rather than according to function. In other words, we have grouped together all the highly curative recipes which more or less resemble food, liquid or solid.
Many of the ingredients listed here can be found in a supermarket. However, all of them can be purchased in a natural food store.

ADUKI BEANS

Aduki beans are small, red beans used commonly in Japan, known for their rich quality as both food and medicine.
Beans can be cooked best in a pressure cooker or heavy clay pot. Rinse the beans in a strainer. Combine 1 cup of beans and 2 1/2 cups of cold water in a pot. If you are using a pressure cooker, bring up the pressure, lower the flame, and allow the beans to cook for one hour. Remove pressure cooker from the stove and hold under running water to bring down the pressure. Then open and add a small amount of water and the necessary salt (for 2 1/2 cups of water, 1/2 teaspoon of salt is quite sufficient). Cook uncovered for ten minutes or so. The beans are then ready to eat.
If you wish to cook the beans in a heavy pot you may do so, but in this case you must add more water -1/2 cup, perhaps. You can start cooking the beans over the stove. When they begin to boil, put them in a hot oven for two hours or so.

Aduki Beans As Medicine

Use 5 cups of water rather than 2 1/2 cups. Boil the beans for one hour; then remove the juice (you may continue cooking the beans, of course). A half-cup of aduki juice taken at least half an hour before meals for two days is excellent for most kidney complaints. If it is kept in the refrigerator to prevent spoiling, the juice should be heated before being taken.
Aduki beans themselves may be used as medicine. For kidney trouble and symptoms related to kidney trouble (swelling, etc.), eat only aduki beans, nothing else, for two or three days. This is often quite effective.
For prolonged menstruation, try eating five raw aduki beans, being careful to chew them well. This is often effective in terminating the bleeding..."

I've used Muramoto's remedy of aduki bean juice in two circumstances of kidney injury (and subsequent blood in my urine) the first internally from sudden extreme change in diet, and the second externally falling against a wooden crate impacting the lower back kidney area with the box corner and healing both times comfortably and quickly.

I imagine that following Michio's Dietary recommendations and also partaking in either a aduki bean juice or an aduki bean fast for two or three days could result in normal urination, in your case.

Have a good and successful healing experience!

Thank you, very much.

Bruce Paine

Originally Posted by OhMyColon

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?

[neon]

for 2 1/2 cups of water, 1/2 teaspoon of salt is quite sufficient

Isn't that too much salt for macrobiotic, please?

[Bruce Paine]

Sorry, neon,

Healing Ourselves was written in the early 1970s (when macros were consuming more salt) so you prpbably need to adjust the recipe to today's understanding of salt consumption like maybe a 1/4 teaspoon per cup of aduki beans.

Hope that helps.

Thank you, very much.

Bruce Paine

Originally Posted by neon

for 2 1/2 cups of water, 1/2 teaspoon of salt is quite sufficient

Isn't that too much salt for macrobiotic, please?