Tips for lowering cholesterol
Cholesterol is a type of lipid molecules found in the bloodstream and body cells. Cholesterol is produced by the liver and is needed for the bodies’ metabolic processes, such as helped the formation of new cells and hormones. However, not to excess. Excess cholesterol can lead to accumulation of fat in the blood that can clog arteries. In the end, the heart and brain to be deprived of blood supply can lead to heart attack and stroke risk. Cholesterol levels are too high in the blood is called hypercholesterolemia. There are several types of cholesterol, first, low density lipoprotein (LDL), which is also called bad cholesterol. Contains 75 percent LDL cholesterol and very little protein. LDL cholesterol contributes to flow throughout the body. Excessive levels of LDL can cause fat accumulation in the arterial wall. The next type of cholesterol is high-density lipoprotein (HDL), known as good cholesterol. HDL contains more protein and 20-30 percent of cholesterol flowing through the body. HDL serves to remove excess cholesterol from arterial wall cells and carries cholesterol back to liver for disposal. There are also called triglycerides, which play a role in fat storage and influential in the formation of cholesterol-rich lipoproteins. Rich lipoprotein cholesterol is what causes high cholesterol and improve blood clot.
Here are tips on how to lower cholesterol
• Avoid or reduce foods and beverages consumed oily, fatty, and contain high cholesterol.
Example: offal, crabs, shrimp, shellfish, nuts, meat, milk, oil, margarine, chocolate, and sugar.
• Sports
human body is very difficult to remove cholesterol, cholesterol does not accumulate the order must be removed by force, is simply a lot of physical activity,
Perform regular exercise at least 20 minutes every day.
• Consume food and beverages that can lower cholesterol levels.
All fruits and vegetables contain fiber. So, all fruits and vegetables are also able to lower cholesterol. Fiber can bind cholesterol, so do not circulate in the blood. While vitamin C to balance cholesterol homeostasis regulator alias. To remember, vegetables rich in vitamin C quite boiled half cooked, if it until cooked, vitamins lost. If vegetables or fruits are made into juice, drink it with the waste, because waste is a source of fiber that can lower cholesterol levels.
• – foods that should be on abstinence when your high cholesterol.
• 1. Squid
• 2. Yolk
• 3. Cow brain
• 4. Quail eggs
- And following cholesterol-lowering plant and how to make it?
Teak Dutch (Guazuma ulmifolia Lamk)
Local name for the Sumatran species is referred to as the Dutch identity (Malay); in Java called teak London (central java). This plant berhabitus tree can reach 20 m high, are planted as shade trees, garden plants or wild plants, growing up in low-lying areas up to a height of 800 mdpl.
The leaves of this plant can be used as cholesterol-lowering drugs with the chemical content of alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, tannins, lendiri and resin.
How to draw on: 20 grams of leaves and 1 cup water, cooked, then after a cold, filtered, Distillate taken 2 times a day, morning and afternoon.
Java tamarind (Tamarindus indica L)
Another name for this plant is in Sumatra: bak me (Aceh), acamlagi (Gayo), tamarind, sour wood, cumalagi (Minangkabau); in Java called tangakal tamarind (Sunda), acem (Madura); in Kalimantan called tamarind; at Sulawesi called Asang cow (Gorontalo), Camba (Makassar), cempa (bugis).
The leaves of this plant can be used as high cholesterol-lowering drugs with the chemical content of saponins, flavonoids and tannins.
Concocting ways: 150-200 mashed tamarind leaves, then mix with 1 cup hot boiled water (200 ml), then squeezed, strained and drunk for a one-time drinking. Recommended to make it 3 times a day.
Tempuyung (Sonchus arvensis L)
another name for this plant, in Java called ga-ling, Jombang, Jombang lalakina, clay, lampenas, rayana (Sunda), tempuyung (central java).
This plant with a high seasonal hebra berhabitus can reach 2 m, which grows wild open place exposed to sunlight or less protected, such as at cliff, edge drains, stone, growing in areas with an altitude of 50-1650 mdpl.
The leaves of this plant can be used as high cholesterol-lowering drugs with the chemical content of saponin, flavonoida, politenol, lactucerol alpha-, beta-lactucerol, mannitol, inositol, potassium, silica, taraksasterol.
How to draw on: 3 tempuyung made withered leaves and eaten as a vegetable or salad, it is recommended to 3 times a day.
Sweet star fruit (carambola averhoa L)
another name of this plant in Sumatra is jorbing Asom (hobo), balimbing manih (Minangkabau); in java called balimbing fishy (Sunda), Blimbing legi (central java); in Sulawesi called lembetua (Gorontalo), lombituka sugar (Buol), bainang sulapa (Makassar), balireng (bugis).
Leaves and stems of this plant contain oxalic acid so that the taste of acid and water can be used as reliever feelings on the rusty metal.
The fruit of this plant can be used as high cholesterol-lowering drugs with the chemical content of fat, glucose, protein, iron, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin A, B, C.
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