By Monk Tom 

What is medically understood by food-nutrition? 

Food-Nutrition includes eating and drinking. It's about supplying the organism with macronutrients (carbohydrates, fats, protein) and micronutrients (vitamins and minerals). Fiber, which our intestines urgently need, and secondary plant substances also play an important role. Many of these plant substances have antioxidants, i.e. have an anti-inflammatory effect. Prevention is better than cure. Especially in winter, it is important to pay particular attention to a healthy diet and here we give you a tip on how you can do something good for your kidneys. The kidneys are particularly sensitive in winter and should be well looked after. Kidneys are very sensitive to cold, so make sure that the kidneys are always nice and warm. Wear a wool or cashmere kidney warmer. Your kidneys will be very grateful.
The human being consists of an average of 70% water and most of the water is distributed throughout all of the body's cells and in the intercellular space of a person. (The intercellular space is the space between the body cells.) 

The kidneys include the adrenal glands and the bladder are one unit (kidneys yin and bladder yang). Health requires a balance between both organs. And the kidney warmer helps you achieve balance and also helps prevent bladder infections.
What do the kidneys and bladder love? The kidneys do a tremendous job in our body. They clean the blood and extract the waste and toxins from the blood and pass this into the bladder as urine. The kidneys are a powerful chemical factory and control many substances in the blood. The kidneys control body fluids and release hormones that regulate blood pressure. The kidneys produce the hormones vitamin D for healthy, strong bones. The kidneys control the production of red blood cells. The kidneys produce essences that are responsible for reproduction, growth, development and maturation. The kidneys produce life energy, which is called Qi in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). All the blood in the body passes through the kidneys 300 times a day, filtering 1500 liters of blood every day. And the function of the bladder is a reservoir for urine.
When you become aware of all this, you start to take care of this important organ and make sure that it gets the right and healthy nutrients.

What harms the kidneys:
• Too little consumption of healthy, clear, pure water
• cold drinks from the refrigerator
• sweet drinks (sugar and artificial sweeteners such as aspartame, acesulfame-K, saccharin & Co.)
• alcoholic drinks
• poor diet
• foods containing salt
• Overweight/too much belly fat.

Changing your eating habits can significantly help make your kidneys healthier. Drink lots of warm drinks - throughout the day! At least 2.5 liters per day of urine-neutral drinks such as pure hot and warm water (helps cleanse the kidneys, green tea, turmeric tea, kidney and bladder teas, homemade (citrus) fruit juices.
Fruit juice preparation for one person:
1 orange, 1 slice of ginger, 1/2 lemon, 1/2 teaspoon turmeric.
You peel the orange and cut the orange into small pieces and put them in a glass. The slice of ginger is cut into very small pieces and mixed with the orange. Then you cut half a lemon into slices that have been washed in water and add it with the rind (the white rind inside of the rind has the most vitamin C). Finally, sprinkle half a teaspoon of turmeric powder on top. Then you pour in hot water at around 80 degrees until the fruits are covered with hot water. Ready to consume.

Eat lots of vegetables and fruits. Reduce carbohydrates overall (no pasta, no sweets and, if possible, nothing made from light flour. Avoid meat and sausage products if possible. Consume little salt: Salt promotes calcium excretion. And if salt then natural sea salt. Magnesium and citric acid help prevent kidney stones. Magnesium is found, for example, in whole grain products, peas, lentils and sunflower seeds, as well as beans and potatoes. Citric acid is found in citrus fruits. Fish instead of meat Fish - including fatty sea fish (herring fish, sardines) at least once a week because of the healthy omega-3 fatty acids (helps with the production of vitamin D).

Best of health with this simple little tip! Trust me…it’s a important step to following MY WAY OF LONGEVITY!!   Monk Tom