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Are Your Kidneys Functioning Normally?
Here's an easy test to find out:
According to http://www.wisegeek.com/why-does-aspara ... -funny.htm
Asparagus, a green vegetable belonging to the lily family, has one notorious side effect for some diners who eat enough of it. Within a half-hour of asparagus consumption, some people notice their urine has acquired a very pungent odor, often compared to rotting cabbage, ammonia or rotten eggs. The effects of asparagus on urine are generally fleeting and harmless, but it's not necessarily the consumer's finest hour, bodily excretion-wise.
Studies conducted on the "asparagus urine" phenomenon (aren't you glad you didn't volunteer!) indicate that roughly 40 to 50 percent of those tested developed the distinctive odor. Surprisingly enough, there is also a segment of the population who cannot smell the sulphurous fumes of asparagus-laced urine. It is believed that both the generation of the odoriferous urine and the ability to smell it are based on genetics. Only those with a certain gene can break down the chemicals inside the asparagus into their smelly components, and only those with the proper gene can smell the results of that chemical breakdown.
This smell is actually considered to be good news, since it proves that the asparagus eater's kidneys are functioning as they should.
Of course, if you don't have the gene to smell the aftereffex of asparagus, well....ask a family member to help you.
You might think things like this are weird to think about, but, your kidneys are VITALLY important.
Taking alcohol, or any kind of drunkenness, will damage your kidneys, and liver.
If you liver goes, you are as good as dead. It, and the kidneys are FILTERS you must have.
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I can firmly attest that my kidneys are functioning as they should, and that I have the gene which allows me to both break down the asparagus chemicals,
and to smell the residue.
Have a nice day. Eat some asparagus! Actually, the raw stuff produces the best effex. I steamed about 3/4 cup of asparagus last night, and
it was real good, with some Mrs. Dash and chicken broth.
Here's an easy test to find out:
According to http://www.wisegeek.com/why-does-aspara ... -funny.htm
Asparagus, a green vegetable belonging to the lily family, has one notorious side effect for some diners who eat enough of it. Within a half-hour of asparagus consumption, some people notice their urine has acquired a very pungent odor, often compared to rotting cabbage, ammonia or rotten eggs. The effects of asparagus on urine are generally fleeting and harmless, but it's not necessarily the consumer's finest hour, bodily excretion-wise.
Studies conducted on the "asparagus urine" phenomenon (aren't you glad you didn't volunteer!) indicate that roughly 40 to 50 percent of those tested developed the distinctive odor. Surprisingly enough, there is also a segment of the population who cannot smell the sulphurous fumes of asparagus-laced urine. It is believed that both the generation of the odoriferous urine and the ability to smell it are based on genetics. Only those with a certain gene can break down the chemicals inside the asparagus into their smelly components, and only those with the proper gene can smell the results of that chemical breakdown.
This smell is actually considered to be good news, since it proves that the asparagus eater's kidneys are functioning as they should.
Of course, if you don't have the gene to smell the aftereffex of asparagus, well....ask a family member to help you.
You might think things like this are weird to think about, but, your kidneys are VITALLY important.
Taking alcohol, or any kind of drunkenness, will damage your kidneys, and liver.
If you liver goes, you are as good as dead. It, and the kidneys are FILTERS you must have.
:yes
I can firmly attest that my kidneys are functioning as they should, and that I have the gene which allows me to both break down the asparagus chemicals,
and to smell the residue.
Have a nice day. Eat some asparagus! Actually, the raw stuff produces the best effex. I steamed about 3/4 cup of asparagus last night, and
it was real good, with some Mrs. Dash and chicken broth.
No sniveling, either.
See how nice and green Mr. Asparagus Good Boy is?
