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Monday, May 25, 2009
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posted by Juergen 3:07 PM
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
:: Natural ways to reduce Cholesterol ::
C. is widely distributed throughout the body, being especially abundant in the brain, nervous
tissue, adrenal glands and skin. It plays an important role in the body, being essential for the
production of hormones, as well as the repair of membranes!
There are two types of cholesterol: HDL, high-density lipoproteins and LDL, low-density
lipoproteins. HDL is considered good and LDL bad cholesterol. It is worse to be low in good
cholesterol, than high in the bad one.
The total amount in the body of a person weighing 70 kilograms (10 stones) is around 140
grams, and the amount present in the blood is 3.6 to 7.8 m.mol per litre or 150 to 250
milligrams per 100 millilitres. A blood-cholesterol level above 6 m.mol per litre (238 mg per
100 ml) is considered high. (Source: Black’s Medical Dictionary)
To balance blood lipids take as a food supplement or eat more:
- All sorts of beans / lentils
- Globe Artichokes / Cynara tincture
- Organic porridge oats
- Special aged garlic extract (Kyolic)
- Choline & Inositol, fat emulsifiers found in Lecithin (bran or caps.).
- Omega-3 Fish oil capsules / oily fish like salmon, tuna, mackerels.
- Unsaturated fatty acids, like unrefined sunflower, olive and flax oil.
- Milk thistle, which is a great liver tonic. The liver produces over 60% of the
blood cholesterol.
- Niacin (Vitamin B3) increases the activity of enzymes that help to break down
fats and cholesterol and decreases the deposition of fats in the liver.
- Plant sterols, red yeast extract and cinnamon.
Eat a Mediterranean diet and avoid high dairy and sugar intake.
Avoid high glycaemic, processed foods.
Avoid hydrogenated fats and trans fatty acids found in most processed foods, esp. margarine.
Rule of thumb: all fats, which are solid at room temperature aren’t great.
Eat foods rich in flavonoid antioxidants, e.g. brightly coloured fresh fruits, berries, vegetables,
grape juice, green tea – and red wine!
Aim to get two to three servings of wholegrains and pulses a day (porridge, muesli, brown
bread, brown rice, lentils, kidney beans, chick peas etc.)
Eat nuts, seeds, oily fish (not fried) rich in essential fatty acids.
Exercise regularly. Do not smoke. Avoid constipation. Clear the pathways for elimination!
However, be aware that many authorities believe raised cholesterol is a less accurate
indicator of potential heart disease than raised homocysteine levels, which can be controlled
simply by taking B vitamins. (It is thought that cholesterol is deposited on blood vessel walls
to counteract inflammation caused by high homocysteine level in the first place.)
posted by Juergen 12:13 PM
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