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How to reduce Bad Cholesterol (LDL) and increase Good Cholesterol (HDL)
By Administrator | Filed in Health | One commentHere I have complied one pager on controlling cholesterol. It’s all natural remedy so no side effects.
Things To Do :
- Garlic - Eat 1 clove of raw Garlic in the morning with a glass of water
- Tulsi - Eat 5-6 fresh Tulsi leaves everyday morning with a glass of water
- Almond - Eat four to six almonds everyday. You may add the almonds with your oatmeal.
- Groundnuts - They lower the bad cholesterol LDL.Its oil is cholesterol free.
- Bottle gourd Juice - Make bottle gourd juice in the mixy. Drink 1 cup of juice before breakfast. You can also mix cucumber juice with the bottle gourd juice
- Arjuna Bark Powder ( Terminalia Arjuna) - Grind the chal in the mixy. Add 1 tsp of bark in oatmeal with low fat milk while having breakfast.
- Oatmeal - Eat a bowl of oatmeal with low fat milk in the breakfast
- Methi Leaves- It is a healthy and tasty saag. Fry and eat it once in a week
- Red Wine - A peg of red wine is really good for your heart health.
- Cucumber – Cucumber is good for detoxing. Make a juice of cucumber with lauki . Just have it every day and feel fresh.
- Olive Oil – Use extra virgin olive oil for cooking.
- Dark Chocolate - It lowers high blood pressure. Dark chocolate has also reduce LDL cholesterol (the bad cholesterol) . It is also good for heart.
- Apple, Oranges, Grapes and Tomatoes - These fruits contain very little fat. They are full of nutrients, fiber, and antioxidants.
- Citrus, Vitamin C - Vitamin C can protect LDL cholesterol from oxidation and can also block the formation of nitrosamines, cancer causing chemicals.
- Spinach - Spinach contains substantial amount of a substance called lutein. So make a curry of spinach.
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid – It is essential to human health. Omega-3 fatty acids can be found in fish, such as salmon, tuna, halibut and in flax seed and walnuts as well. Omega 3 fatty acids may help lower triglycerides and increase HDL cholesterol (the good cholesterol).
- Sea Fish , Salmon , Mackerel Fish / Fish Oil (Cod Liver Oil) -Fatty fish typically are cold-water fish. You have many good choices when it comes to fatty fish.
- Sunflower seed- It contains useful chemicals like linoleic acid. This acid helps in decreasing the level of cholesterol
- Flax seed- Flax seed and cholesterol relationship is possibly due to its fiber and omega-3 fatty acid content, which lower levels of total cholesterol and LDL (”bad”) cholesterol.
- Raw onion-It helps in blood purification, helps in blood circulation, regulate proper functioning of heart.
- Coriander - You can also drink coriander in water everyday. It will help in the reduction of cholesterol in the body. This regime must be continued for about a month.
- Soybean - Soybean protein lowers blood pressure. So make it mandatory in your weekly meals
- Exercise - It is a bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health. Everyday for about 10 mins do Ramdev Pranayamas (Kapal Bhati, Anulom Vilom , Bhramri Pranayam ). See all Pranayamas here.
Things To Avoid :
- Avoid Butter and Ghee
- Avoid too much Alcohol
- Avoid Cashew Nuts
- Avoid Soft Drinks
- Avoid Cigarette
- Reduce Sweets intake
- Avoid Prawn / Shrimp as it contains high level of fat
- Avoid Milk Chocolate
- Avoid too much Coffee / Caffeine
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Wednesday, March 17th 2010 at 9:51 am
In a lipid profile, the normal levels:
LDL 50 mg/dl
Triglycerides <150 mg/dl
total cholesterol < 150 mg/dl