Health Benefits of Fenugreek for Kidney Failure Patients
2014-02-06 06:47
What are the health benefits of fenugreek for kidney failure patients? Fenugreek which is also known as greek hay and fenigreek, is a kind of herb, and its seed and leaves are primarily used as a culinary spice. Besides, it also can be used to treat various health problems. Some kidney failure patients use fenugreek seeds to remedy their kidney disease, as it has many benefits for kidney failure patients.
Fenugreek seeds are high in protein, vitamin C, niacin, potassium and diosgenin, in addition, they are also high in alkaloids, lysine, ltryptophana and steroidal saponins. All these nutrition will be helpful for kidney failure patients. Here are some common health benefits of fenugreek for kidney failure patients.
1. Treating diabetes and lowering blood sugar levels
As we know, diabetes is one of the common leading causes of kidney disease, so patients with diabetes should control their high blood sugar effectively. Recent studies show that patients with type 2 diabetes have a lowered blood sugar after they took fenugreek for a few days.
2. Help control the cholesterol level
For kidney failure, they may also have high cholesterol level, which can cause serious heart problems, so patients should also control their cholesterol level. Fenugreek can help kidney failure patients to lower their high cholesterol level.
3. Natural cure for heartburn and acid reflux
Gastrointestinal discomforts are always a common complication for kidney failure patients, and patients may often feel nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, heartburn and acid reflux. Fenugreek can help patients to remit these symptoms.
Above are the common benefits of fenugreek for kidney failure patients, however, as the illness condition for kidney failure patients will be different from case to case, so patients need to eat fenugreek depending on their own illness condition. If patients are high in blood potassium level, they need to avoid taking fenugreek. Therefore, kidney failure patients should ask the advices of their doctors before they decided to take fenugreek.
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