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In its guidelines for healthy eating, the WHO recommends prioritizing the intake of fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts and whole grains to avoid health problems.
27/2/2023
Cholesterol is one of the most important types of fat found in the body, and is required by the body to produce hormones, vitamin D, and substances that help digest food.
In its guidelines for healthy eating, the WHO recommends prioritizing the intake of fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts and whole grains to avoid health problems. The Spanish Heart Foundation highlights the importance of including garlic in the diet because It has therapeutic properties, such as its antibacterial, diuretic, cleansing and antiseptic effect.
Its vasodilator effect, its nutritional properties and its sulfur compounds together with allicin can help reduce cholesterol and high triglycerides.
Regarding the slimming properties, garlic favors the digestion of food and has been treated for centuries for digestive diseasesaccording to a study by National Polytechnic Institute from Mexico.
In addition, it controls blood sugar, according to a study conducted by the Gezira University (Sudan), so it could be beneficial for people suffering from Diabetes.
For this reason, the virtues of garlic are ideal both for losing weight and for lowering cholesterol levels. Its preparation can be in infusion, which is an ancient recipe, since in ancient Greece garlic tea was also used to improve circulation and strengthen the body.
Garlic tea to lose weight and lower cholesterol
The measurements for this recipe depend on how many people drink the garlic tea, while more people increase the amount of ingredients.
3 garlic cloves, minced or cut into small pieces
Lemon juice (1 teaspoon)
Ginger root (1 piece)
Boil two cups of water in a pot.
Add the minced garlic together with the ginger root. Allow the water to absorb the strong flavor of the garlic and ginger. Remove from the heat and let the infusion settle.
Strain it and add a tablespoon of honey to sweeten the preparation.
Then, add a teaspoon of lemon juice to add flavor to the garlic tea.
For its consumption it is recommended to drink a cup in the morning and at night.
Factors that alter cholesterol
Lack of exercise. Exercise helps increase the body’s HDL, which is the “good” cholesterol. The World Health Organization (WHO) suggests performing moderate aerobic physical activities for at least 150 to 300 minutes or intense aerobic physical activities for at least 75 to 150 minutes, or an equivalent combination of moderate and intense activities throughout the day. week.
smoking. Cigarette smoking can lower the level of HDL or “good” cholesterol. In fact, tobacco smoke contains more than 60 known cancer-causing chemicals and thousands of other harmful substances.
Alcohol. Drinking too much alcohol can increase your total cholesterol level. Therefore, it should be done in moderation and for healthy adults, this means one drink per day, for women of all ages, and for men over 65 years of age. And up to two drinks per day, for men under 65, according to MedlinePlus.
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