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Lowering cholesterol with folk remedies

Content:

• An effective remedy for high cholesterol
• Flaxseed oil and flaxseeds
• Linden in the fight against cholesterol
• Kvass based on jaundice
• Juice therapy
• Sophora japonica and white mistletoe
• List of folk remedies
• Herbs for bad cholesterol
• Nutrition Tips

With elevated blood cholesterol levels, an unhealthy diet can quickly lead to illness. You need to adhere to a healthy diet, regularly consume foods that contain special substances that normalize the lipid balance of the blood. Meanwhile, most healthy foods are very expensive. Medicines are not cheap either, and you have to buy them all the time. You can do without any medications and expensive diets. You just need to use folk treatment. So after all, how to lower cholesterol with folk remedies?

An effective remedy for high cholesterol

The most effective remedy in folk medicine for high cholesterol levels are almonds. But not fried, but dried (fried will not give the desired effect, it's just a delicacy). Moreover, just eating them is not enough, you need to eat them on an empty stomach.

So that after eating them you do not have dry mouth, the nuts must first be soaked in water for 12 hours. It is enough to eat 4 things every morning for 1-3 months and you will definitely lower your cholesterol to normal!

Flaxseed oil and flaxseeds

One unique remedy is omega-3 fatty acids. Foods that contain such substances, such as fatty fish, are quite expensive. Fish oil is 30% omega-3. However, you can do without fish. Flaxseed oil contains 60% omega-3! Take 1-3 tablespoons of oil every morning on an empty stomach.

Flaxseed also helps a lot with high cholesterol levels. With this product, you can quickly reduce the content of "bad" cholesterol in the blood to normal. To do this, take flaxseed and chop it. You can add this powder to meals you eat every day. For example, in salad, cottage cheese, porridge, mashed potatoes.

Attention: Omega-3 fatty acids oxidize under the influence of sunlight and open air and turn into carcinogens! Therefore, crushed flaxseeds should be consumed immediately, and flaxseed oil should be stored in a cool, dark place, in a dark glass bottle (in which it is usually sold), and carefully tightened the cap after use. Make sure that the oil does not taste bitter. If it starts to taste bitter, throw it away, health is more expensive.

Learn More: Benefits and Harm of Flax Seeds

Just remember that even eating flaxseed, you shouldn't get carried away with fatty and unhealthy foods. Eliminate smoked meats, sausages, margarines from the diet.

Linden in the fight against high cholesterol

With an increased level of cholesterol, linden helps well. Dried flowers are mainly used in traditional medicine recipes. They are ground in a coffee grinder to flour. The powder obtained is taken directly.

Reception: 20 minutes before meals 3 times a day, 10-15 grams. The powder is washed down with plain water at room temperature.

Course: 30 days. This is followed by a two-week break and a repeated 30-day course.

Features:

• During the entire course of treatment with linden, it is necessary to follow a diet. The daily diet includes dill, which contains a large amount of vitamin C and trace elements, as well as apples, a source of pectin. Such products help to strengthen the walls of blood vessels, normalize the function of the liver, gallbladder, thereby reducing cholesterol levels;
• 2 weeks before the start of prima lime flour, they begin to brew and drink choleretic herbs: corn stigmas, immortelle grass, tansy flowers and milk thistle. Reception is carried out as follows: for 2 weeks they drink an infusion of one herb, then take a break for 1 week, and then begin a 2-week intake of a decoction from another herb, then again a 7-day break and the next herb. Taking these medicinal herbs for 3 months helps to normalize blood cholesterol levels.

Find out more: Honey, Lemon and Garlic Recipe for Cleaning Vessels

Kvass based on jaundice in the fight against high cholesterol

According to Bolotov's recipe, the following kvass is prepared: for 50 grams of dried and chopped jaundice, take 3 liters of boiled water. The grass is placed in a gauze bag, to which a weight is attached, the bag is poured with water. To the resulting mixture add 200 grams of sugar and 10 grams of sour cream with a low percentage of fat.

The composition is placed in a warm place for 14 days. In this case, stir every day.

Reception: the resulting kvass is drunk half an hour before meals, half a glass.

Course: 30 days.

Features: the drunk portion of kvass is topped up every day with boiled water with 1 teaspoon of sugar dissolved in it.

Find out more: how to properly cook kvass in a celandine according to Bolotov?

During treatment with kvass, products containing animal fats should be excluded from the diet. The main emphasis should be placed on the use of raw vegetables and fruits, as well as seeds, nuts, cereals in water with the addition of vegetable oil.

Juice therapy is the best folk remedy for lowering cholesterol

It is recommended to undergo a course of juice therapy every month using freshly squeezed vegetable and fruit juices. This will help lower your cholesterol levels significantly.

To do this, you will need to drink several types of juices every morning for five days:

• On the first day, you need to drink thirty milliliters of celery root juice and sixty milliliters of carrot juice;
• On the second day, you will need to drink sixty milliliters of carrot juice and forty-five milliliters of beet juice, also forty-five milliliters of cucumber juice. In this case, before you drink beet juice, hold it in the refrigerator for two hours;
• On the third day, you need to consume sixty milliliters of carrot juice, forty-five milliliters of apple juice and forty-five milliliters of celery juice;
• On the fourth day, drink sixty milliliters of carrot juice and thirty milliliters of cabbage juice;
• On the fifth day, you will need to drink thirty milliliters of orange juice.

Features of using juices:

• All these portions can be mixed with each other before use, but it is still better to drink them separately with an interval of 20 minutes.
• This is a sample menu. But juices should be made only from the listed vegetables, fruits and herbs, that is, from carrots, celery, beets (be careful with beets, they have a very strong effect), cucumbers, apples, cabbage, orange.
• Choose the portions yourself, depending on your health and age. The dosage ranges from 2 teaspoons (over 60 years old) to one glass (young body).

Contraindications: type 1 diabetes mellitus. With the second type of diabetes, juice therapy can be carried out with caution, excluding sweet fruits.

Find out more: more about juice treatment

Sophora japonica and white mistletoe

Sophora japonica and mistletoe are very effective in lowering blood cholesterol. Cleaning of blood vessels and normalization of lipid profile can be done with the help of infusion of Sophora fruits and mistletoe herb. Take a mixture of two plants in the amount of 100 grams, pour in a liter of vodka. The resulting composition is infused in a glass container in a dark cool place for 3 weeks, then filtered.

You need to take the medicine 1 teaspoon 30 minutes before meals, until all the tincture ends.

The fruits of Japanese Sophora and Mistletoe help to improve blood supply to the brain, eliminate hypertension and help in the treatment of a number of cardiovascular diseases. Tincture of two plants will gently cleanse the vessels and help prevent possible blockages. White mistletoe is an effective remedy for getting rid of heavy metal salts, while Japanese Sophora acts directly on “bad” cholesterol.

List of the best folk remedies for lowering cholesterol

• Propolis. Drinking alcoholic propolis tincture will help reduce the level of "bad" cholesterol. Half an hour before meals, take 1 teaspoon of 4% tincture, after dissolving it in a tablespoon of water. The course of treatment is 4 months;
• Beans and peas. Adding beans and peas to your diet can significantly lower cholesterol levels. Pour 100 grams of beans or peas overnight with water at room temperature. In the morning, drain the infused water and pour in fresh water. Then the product is boiled until tender. The resulting dish is eaten in two portions, and so on for 21 days. To exclude gas formation in the intestine, baking soda is added at the tip of a knife before cooking beans or peas;
• Alfalfa. Alfalfa is renowned for its cholesterol-lowering properties. It is the freshly harvested herb that is used in traditional medicine recipes. Alfalfa is easy to grow at home. The first sprouts that appear are cut off immediately before eating. You need to take them 3 times a day during or immediately after meals. It is the alfalfa herb that is used or freshly squeezed juice from it (30-40 grams). The course of treatment is 1 month. Along with lowering cholesterol levels, alfalfa leaves help fight arthritis, osteoporosis, brittle nails and hair. After the cholesterol levels return to normal, you must stop taking alfalfa, but follow a diet;
• Dandelion. Dandelion root is effective in lowering bad blood cholesterol levels. In addition, traditional medicine uses this part of the plant to combat atherosclerosis and harmful substances in the body. The use of dandelion root has no contraindications, so the plant can be used for quite a long time. You need to take 1 teaspoon of powder from dried dandelion root before each meal for six months;
• Eggplant. It is necessary to eat eggplants as often as possible. The ideal option is to eat salads with raw eggplants. To eliminate bitterness, eggplants are dipped in salted water for a few minutes;
• Red rowan. This berry helps to eliminate bad cholesterol from the body. It is enough to eat 5-6 fresh red rowan berries 3 times a day before meals. The course of treatment is 4 days, followed by a 10-day break. This cycle is carried out twice at the beginning of winter, after the first frost;
• Cyanosis is blue. 20 grams of crushed blue cyanosis root is poured with a glass of boiling water and cooked over low heat for 25-30 minutes. After the mixture has cooled, it must be filtered. You need to take a tablespoon of the infusion 2 hours after meals and before bedtime for 21 days. The infusion has sedative properties, normalizes high blood pressure, stabilizes sleep, eliminates cough;
• Celery. A celery stalk is used for treatment. It must be cut and boiled in boiling water for 2-3 minutes. The number of plants is not limited. After cooking, the celery stalk is sprinkled with sesame seeds, you can add a little salt and sugar, vegetable oil. Thus, a tasty and healthy dish is obtained that can be used for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Read more about the beneficial properties and contraindications of celery;
• Licorice. The dried licorice roots are crushed. 40 grams of the resulting mixture is poured into 500 ml of boiling water and cooked over low heat for 15 minutes. You need to take a decoction of 60-70 grams after each meal for 21 days. This is followed by a break for 30 days and a second course of treatment;
• Golden mustache. To prepare a tincture based on a golden mustache, a plant leaf is used. Its length should be about 20 centimeters. The sheet is cut in random order and filled with 1 liter of boiling water. The resulting mixture is wrapped, for example, in a towel, and left to infuse for a day. Then it is filtered and stored in a glass container in a cool, dry place. You need to take the medicine 1 tablespoon 15-20 minutes before meals for 3 months. During the intake, even high cholesterol levels return to normal. In addition, golden mustache helps to reduce blood sugar levels, resorb cysts in the kidneys, and normalize liver functions;
• Lemon and garlic cocktail. Freshly squeezed juice of 1 kg of lemons must be mixed with 200 g of garlic gruel and insisted in a cold dark place for 3 days. Take 1 tablespoon of the mixture, diluting it in a glass of boiled water. Drink the entire cocktail. Lemon with garlic (the leader in allicin content) is a powerful combination that can effectively fight "bad" cholesterol.

Read more: How to lower cholesterol at home without medication?

Herbs for "bad" cholesterol

Many herbal preparations are used to lower cholesterol levels:

1. Chokeberries, hawthorns, buckthorn bark, seaweed, chamomile flowers, motherwort, succession, lingonberry leaves, corn stigmas are taken in a ratio of 3: 2: 2: 2: 2: 2: 2: 2. All ingredients must be well chopped and mixed. To prepare the infusion, take 20 grams of the mixture and pour it with a glass of boiling water. Then boil in a water bath for at least 10 minutes and leave to infuse for 1 hour. Take 100 grams of infusion immediately after meals.
2. Red clover also helps to lower blood cholesterol levels. Take 40 grams of herbs and pour a glass of cold boiled water. The mixture is heated in a water bath for 15 minutes. The infusion must be drained while hot. You need to drink it in 40 ml half an hour before meals for 21 days.

In the event that the listed herbal infusions did not give a positive result in terms of lowering cholesterol levels, then you should try this recipe:

• 6 parts of motherwort;
• 4 parts dill seed;
• 2 parts of mother and stepmother;
• 2 parts horsetail;
• 2 parts of St. John's wort herb;
• 1 part strawberry leaves.

The dried and crushed ingredients are mixed and taken to prepare the infusion of 20-25 grams of the mixture. Pour a glass of boiling water over and leave for 40-45 minutes. Then the composition must be filtered. Take 70-80 grams of infusion half an hour before meals for 2 months. This is followed by a break for 2 months and a second course.

Find out more: List of foods that raise and lower blood cholesterol levels

Nutrition Tips

Not all cholesterol is bad for your health. There is so-called "good" cholesterol, which is found in many foods:

• Fatty fish. You need to eat fish at least twice a week. Such a nutritional component promotes blood thinning, thereby preventing the formation of cholesterol plaques and blood clots;
• Bran. The fiber they contain effectively cleanses the body. It is enough to consume 1-2 tablespoons of bran a day. You can replace them with fruits, vegetables, herbs or whole grains;
• Apples. These fruits contain pectin. It is he who promotes the removal of "bad" cholesterol from the body;
• Green tea is a powerful natural antioxidant;

• Juices. Fruit juices from pineapple, apples and citrus fruits are most effective, and among vegetable juices, carrot and beetroot juices are recommended. They start taking freshly squeezed beet juice with 1 teaspoon, since it has a very pronounced effect - dizziness and abdominal discomfort are possible.

  Juice mixtures are especially beneficial in terms of lowering cholesterol levels:

  1. Half a glass of carrot juice;
  2. Half a glass of beet juice;
  3. Half a glass of horseradish juice;
  4. Lemon juice (squeezed from half a lemon)
  5. Half a glass of honey.

  All ingredients must be mixed. The cocktail is taken three times a day, half an hour before meals, 1 tablespoon.

However, a healthy diet involves not only the inclusion of new healthy foods, but also the elimination of harmful ones:

• By-products and pates;
• Sausages, hot dogs and smoked meats;
• Margarine and mayonnaise sauces;
• Dumplings and other ready-made meals;
• Stew and fatty canned fish.

The cooking process is also important. For eggs, soft-boiled is the best option. Poultry is healthy, but only white meat without skin. It is removed without fail, because it is the main source of "bad" cholesterol. When cooking meat and chicken broths, you should remove the fat, and it is better to change the water 1-2 times during cooking.

The author of the article: Sokolova Nina Vladimirovna | Phytotherapist

Education: Diploma in "General Medicine" and "Therapy" received at the Pirogov University (2005 and 2006). Advanced training at the Department of Phytotherapy at the Peoples' Friendship University of Moscow (2008).