Hello and

I'm glad you're listening today.

I'm your host, Monica Reinagle,

and I'm glad you're listening today.

Diana writes, I eat Kenwa all the time,

but now I'm learning that the sapinins in Kenwa

could cause intestinal damage and an inflammatory immune response.

I would love your thoughts on this.

You know, Diana, if you look hard enough,

you can find some sort of sinister side

to every so-called superfood,

and I guess it was really only a matter of time before

Kienwa got its come-upence. And sure enough if you do a quick Google search you'll find

all kinds of scary warnings about the sabinins in Kenwa.

Some people claim that these sapinins are toxic and that they irritate the

intestinal lining causing inflammation and all kinds of other trouble.

But is there evidence to support these claims?

Sapinins are bitter compounds that are naturally present in Kienwa, along with lots of other foods, including a wide variety of legumes, vegetables, and herbs.

They get their name because they lather up in water forming soap suds.

In fact, the herb soap wart is one of the most concentrated sources of saponins

and it can even be used to make a natural cleanser.

Like lots of other phytocompounds,

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