A great way to lower cholesterol is to drink teas during the day with properties that help reduce blood cholesterol levels, such as artichoke tea or mate tea, for example.
However, these teas should be taken under the guidance of the physician and should only complete the treatment for high cholesterol, which can be done with cholesterol medicines, physical exercise and adoption of a nutritionist-oriented diet.
The 5 teas that help lower cholesterol include:
1. Artichoke Tea
Artichoke has blood purifying properties and contains acids in its composition that reduce excess cholesterol in the blood, in addition to lowering blood pressure and preventing arteriosclerosis.
How to take: Add 2 tablespoons of dried artichoke leaves in 1 liter of boiling water, allow to soften, strain and drink 2 to 3 cups of tea per day, before meals for 15 days.
Contraindications: obstruction of the bile duct, pregnancy and breastfeeding.
2. Dandelion tea
Dandelion helps lower blood cholesterol levels by preventing the deposit of fats in blood vessels.
How to take: add 30 g of dried dandelion leaves in 500 ml of boiling water and let it stand for 10 minutes. Then strain and drink 2 to 3 cups of tea per day.
Contraindications: uncontrolled hypertension, esophagitis or hiatal hernia.
3. Turmeric tea
Turmeric helps lower blood cholesterol levels because of its antioxidant action.
How to take: add 3 tablespoons of turmeric powder to 500 ml of boiling water and let stand for about 10 minutes. After kneading, drink up to 3 cups of tea a day between meals.
Contraindications: obstruction of the biliary tract due to stone in the gallbladder and in patients taking anticoagulant drugs. In pregnancy or lactation should only be used under medical advice.
4. Matte tea
The yerba mate besides having antioxidant action, decreases the absorption of fat from foods and prevents the absorption of cholesterol in the intestine, decreasing bad cholesterol.
How to take: Put 3 teaspoons of yerba mate in 500 ml of boiling water, allow to crush, strain and drink up to 1 liter of tea per day.
Contraindications: anxiety, nervousness, insomnia and uncontrolled hypertension.
5. Green Tea
Green tea has antioxidant properties and other compounds that help lower levels of bad cholesterol in the blood.
How to take: add 3 teaspoons of green tea to 500 ml of boiling water, allow to crush, strain and drink up to 4 cups of tea a day out of meals.
Contraindications: pregnancy, lactation, insomnia, gastritis and high blood pressure.
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Other Cholesterol Lowering Tips
In addition to teas, other cholesterol-lowering tips include:
- Doing exercise about 3 times a week like walking, cycling, swimming or running, for example;
- Avoid eating fatty foods, sweets and fried foods and give preference to fruits, vegetables, vegetables and whole foods;
- Drink the eggplant juice with fasting orange which, because it is antioxidant, helps eliminate excess fat in the blood. Here's how to make this juice: Aubergine juice for cholesterol.
