"I'd say you've had enough!"
Posted on 09/15/2021 1:57:03 PM PDT by nickcarraway
An enzyme in Japanese food natto beans could help to prevent Covid-19 infection, according to research conducted by Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT).
The fermented soya beans, which have been a popular foodstuff in Japan for over 1,000 years, contain extracts which researchers believe break down spike proteins on the surface of coronavirus, in turn preventing it from infecting other cells.
This is a fairly significant discovery because people become infected with Covid when the spike proteins on the virus' surface become attached to receptors on the human cell.
If natto beans break down the spike proteins, it could prevent the virus from attaching to the human cell and therefore prevent infection.
It is not yet certain as to what the exact molecular mechanism responsible for destroying the spike protein is, but it is thought more than one enzyme may be involved.
Scientists combined the extract with the Covid virus in test tubes and discovered it prevented infection of cultured cells.
However, since the experiment used extract, it is currently unclear as to whether simply eating the natto beans would produce the same results.
What are natto beans?
Natto is a traditional Japanese dish made of fermented soya beans, known for its slimy, sticky and stringy texture.
The flavour is often described as nutty, with the beans typically served with rice and soy sauce.
A recognised health food, natto is lauded for its highly nutritious qualities, with the fermentation developing high levels of probiotics which can improve digestion.
Other suggested health benefits include strengthening the immune system and promoting a healthier heart.
Indeed, Japan has the longest life expectancy in the world, with low occurrence of strokes and heart disease.
What have scientists said about the experiment?
Although early experiments suggest natto beans could play a role in treating Covid, further research is required to understand how this could work in humans.
Speaking to Japanese newspaper Mainichi Shimbun, author of the study Tetsuya Mizutani said: "Further verification is needed to determine whether it could be a method to prevent an increase in the number of infected people if there are antiviral properties in the food product."
Do different foods help lower and raise blood levels of estrogen?
Which raise and which lower?
The ratio in males for Testosterone to estrogen is important.
Maybe the K2 has something to do it.
I don’t know if there is good research on that.
“Natto is a traditional Japanese dish made of fermented soya beans, known for its slimy, sticky and stringy texture.”
So, you’re saying that it’s like eating snot.
K2?
15 days to flatulence the curve
I don’t know how valid it is, but from my looking into it, cruciferous vegetables help lower estrogen aromatase.
Resveratrol and other supplements and foods are supposed to help T levels.
Also, lower carbs and no booze help one’s hormone profile.
As I said though, I’m not sure of the true validity of what I have read.
No cheese, then? That concentrates the estrogen in milk.
Natto is the best dietary source of K2, but it has a lot more than that like MK-7 and nattokinase.
In the fwiw department, I had fava beans last night.
5.56mm
I'd probably like it - I like tofu and miso.
"I'd say you've had enough!"
See? It works!
Natto is not pungent right after thawing, but if you let if further ferment, more ammonia components wind up in it, but the bacteria do make even more K2.
I’d say everyone should eat it immediately after thawing.
Aside from the complex carb calories, it's one of the beat foods for its unique benefits in the world.
Oyster mushrooms and kelp are probably the next most useful functional foods.
The few beans involved are not an estrogen concern. There is no protein concentrate involved, either.
Don’t do any further fermenting than simply letting them come close to room temperature from frozen.
I wish the CDC and Fauci had used my original sheeple comment where shoving a banana 🍌 up your ass stops the spread of covid in the event of flatulence.
Think of the innovation that could have driven in new clothing lines, motor vehicle seat modifications and restaurant and bar stool mods.
The number of people that would comy would be staggering. I can imagine AOCs dress at the Met Gala 😱😱
Sheeple gotta sheep 🐑 I guess.
More like a “drier snot.”
That’s punny.
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