2023-05-26 18:47:32
Medicinal plants have been used for many years to treat a disease, to prevent others or to relieve pain, among others.
For this reason, the Healthline health portal revealed that berberine helps to clean fatty liver and decreases insulin and cholesterol levels.
“Those who took 500 mg of berberine, three times a day with food, experienced a 52% reduction in liver fat and greater improvements in insulin sensitivity and other health markers than the other groups,” the portal explained.
Likewise, the Portuguese health, nutrition and well-being portal Tua Saúde indicated that berberine “is an alkaloid compound, that is, a nitrogenous vegetable substance that has medicinal properties and is extracted from plants such as Phellodendron chinense y Rhizoma coptidis, It has also shown good results in reducing total cholesterol, “bad” cholesterol, or LDL, and triglycerides, contributing to the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, such as atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction, and stroke.”
“Likewise, it is contraindicated in pregnant and lactating women, since it can cause alterations in the structure of the uterus and can be transmitted to the baby through breast milk,” added the Portuguese portal.
Meanwhile, it should be noted that Medline Plus, the United States National Library of Medicine, pointed out that herbal medicines are not regulated or tested like medicines.
For this reason, the first thing to do is consult a health expert so that they can guide the process and indicate what is most appropriate for each person, since many people believe that using plants to treat a disease is more safer than taking medicine, as people have been using plants in folk medicine for hundreds of years for their natural compound.
However, “natural” does not mean safe unless taken as directed, because some herbs can interact with other medications such as birth control pills, antidepressants, and other drugs, or can be toxic in high doses or cause side effects such as upset stomach, anxiety, high blood pressure, increased heart rate, kidney failure, muscle weakness, seizures, embolisms, among other conditions that can be serious for health.
On the other hand, there are common habits that help to clean fatty liver, decrease insulin levels and cholesterol, such as:
2. Have a healthy diet: This must include at least 400 g (that is, five servings) of fruit and vegetables a day; less than 10% of total caloric intake should be from free sugars, less than 30% of daily caloric intake should be from fat, and less than five grams of salt (approximately one teaspoon) should be consumed per day and salt should be iodized
3. If you drink alcohol, do it in moderation And for healthy adults, that means up to one drink per day for women of all ages and for men 65 and older, and up to two drinks per day for men under 65.
4. No smoking: smoking is harmful to health, as it damages almost all the organs of the body.
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