Have You Tried this Natural Drink that lowers Blood Pressure Fast?

 

                  Introduction

Pomegranate fruit may not sound familiar too many of us because of where we live.    The fruit is not so common in our local markets talking of the fresh fruit but you can get dried fruits ground to  powder made from the fruit and use it to brew tea by adding about half teaspoon of the powder , add boiled water and allow to brew and your tea is ready.   this is a tea that can do almost everything for you and yet naturally caffeine-free. I have tested the tea and it  is my favourite especially when it comes to cleaning of clogged arteries, and then supply the body with essential nutrients like iron vitamin C and other antioxidants needed for healthy body. 

Here are the top reasons why I will recommend pomegranate tea made from the dried fruit for you especially if you are managing high blood pressure to help him improve your health,  to support  diabete or  to reduce inflammation and these are the key things that trouble most elderly persons and what more this tea is even able to calm the brain and reduce insomnia let's see some of the reasons and benefits I have already observed while using pomegranate tea as part of my healthy teas.  If you can get the fresh fruit, it is even better.

1  Cleaning of Clogged Arteries 

It is common to notice clogged artery especially among the elderly,  although some people may not observe it but I usually notice it around my feet my lower feet when the arteries are clogged and what are some of the common things that actually lead to this.  when you consume biscuits,  processed foods, breads too much sugary foods and drinks if you take these foods coupled with  not exercising for some time and other inflammatory foods,  shortly you will notice some dark blood areas around your feet and these are signs that the arteries are really clogged because of the things you  consume.  You can start checking  your feet if you have not been doing so it is good to check.   I usually notice mine when it is  clogged and it is difficult to find food to unclog it in the way that pomegranate does, though rigorous exercise helps too, but when you take pomegranate last thing at night next morning the result will be very visible you will notice a clearer skin around the areas that were  clogged or dark before, showing that the yea has begun to clean up the arteries, if  they are actually allowed to stay  for a long time it affects overall health causing blood sugar rise and control blood sugar even blood pressure heart is related issues faster aging and several other unhealthy conditions including cholesterol buildup so this is one thing that you can include in your diet if you want to avoid clogged arteries or yours has been blocked and you are not aware you can include this tea to help unclog the arteries and clean it up  so as to improve your health generally.

2. Lowers Blood Pressure:

If you are managing high blood pressure or you want to prevent ailments  like that then you should consider including pomegranate tea.   Some people can get the fresh pomegranate fruit which is even better but in this case I have not laid my hands on the fresh fruit but I am  using the dried fruit ground as powder  as tea and is delivering so much result for those I have recommended for and then wondering how the fresh pomegranate will perform if the dried leaf teas from the fruiy is so potent it's one of the top teas that can  tone down blood pressure or you want to just include it as a healthy way to avoid rise in blood pressure.  Good news, is most of the things that causes rise in blood pressure are usually addressed by the pomegranate tea.  The tea is also a source of potassium which may be responsible for its blood pressure lowering benefit.

3.  Fights Insomnia

We all know that sleep is medicine on its own so anything that can help you sleep will definitely improve your health.  This tea is one of such things that helps to support quality sleep at night if you are wondering what to take or drink before bedtime and  will not keep you awake midnight or keep you feeling hungry some teas are good in lowering blood pressure and doing a lot but somehow they may keep you feeling light or even hungry midnight but this tea has some kind of carbs  that supports the body while it is also supporting  in your sleep so you do not have to wake up feeling hungry or feeling light, this is one aspect of this tea that I really admire. whenever I take it, it keeps you sleeping and sleeping and you never feel as if you have exhausted the food in your tummy and needs to wake up because it has some own form of complex carbs that helps to support you this is something I have  experienced and it has a lot of other nutrients  and anti-inflammatory nutrients that also fight and reduce inflammation which tend to keep some people awake unknown them,  it reduces inflammation at all levels.

4.  Fights Inflammations 

By this I mean fighting inflammations at all levels including helping me prevent adding weight which is common amongst menopausal women.  It reduces pains and improves Oral Health, It supports strong teeth and reduces gums disease too. Probably due to its high vitamin C and antibacterial properties.

5.  Helps Support Damaged Nerve:  

If you survived a stroke attack or you have nerve issues.  This tea offers support because I have used it on someone who suffered nerve damaged due to high blood pressure which almost resulted  in a stroke.  It worked well in supporting the nerves.

6.  Memory Support

An important aspect of our health especially when we are aging is the memory the brain support, we should not neglect foods that offers support to the brain or memory because of its work we can regain a lot of things after we lost it but it is difficult to regain the memory when it has gone beyond recognizing people around you or knowing what is happening it is important to include foods that helps to support brain and pomegranate happened to be one of such rare fruits even while  drinking the tea you will feel it that's my experience and that is what I have also been told by those using it. you will notice if you are sensitive to your body you will notice the link that the tea have towards the brain making you to know or believe even without doing any  laboratory study that this tea shows positive effect and  support or  for the brain.

7.  Fights Constipation:  

This is one of the best benefits of pomegranate tea.  If you have access to the fresh fruit use it or use the dried.

Summary: 

 The health benefits of Pomegranate tea are much including raising your iron level, vitamins, and minerals, supporting digestive health and making your skin look youth full. We should still consume in moderation.

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If its Sugar-Free, Fat -Free Diabetics should Stay off it⚠️

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Signs we need Omega 3 Fatty Acids and Top Food Sources

 

Introduction 

Omega 3 fatty acids are essential nutrients need by our body for optimal health, there are other fatty acids such as omega-6 Omega 9 and others that are still being researched but what is special about the omega-3 is that our body cannot produce omega-3 you must have to consume foods that contains omega-3 in order to have it and that is why it is very very important also to know the foods where you can find them as I shall be disclosing some of the common ones in this post omega-3 is so important especially as we are aging  in a lot of bodily functions ranging from, but not limited to the following:

Bone health

 A lot of bone related issues could be avoided or the onset of bone issues could be delayed if we knew the importance of omega-3 and include them in our diet moderately but because of this ignorance a lot of older adults come up with  series of bone related problems which could be avoided just by consuming Omega-3 fatty acids rich foods in our diet in the right amount the absence of this fatty acid makes a lot of us suffer due to the ignorance of their function  and where to find them, it is not only calcium that makes bones strong as  some of us have been made to believe,  there are  other trace minerals and nutrients that are not even common in our daily foods such as omega-3 and we need to be careful especially as we eat to ensure we consume omega-3 rich foods for stronger bones.

Better Joint:

It  is one thing to have stronger bones it is also a different thing to have very good joints and tendons where the bones meet.  That is the joints the bones meet and there are very few minerals that are not needed in large amount that help with this connective points and Omega-3 fatty acids is one of such nutrients that help with this connecting points in various parts of our body like the joints  wondering why you are experienced too many joint pains even when you were taking medications, it  doesn't seem to even be reaching it most times it may be likely due to absence of Omega-3 fatty acids and if not addressed they developed to go out and all the more painful conditions inflammatory, conditions around the joints if it is not attended to as the body is degenerating the joints are degenerating the bones and a lot of other parts of the body so we need important nutrients like omega-3 in the small amount that they are needed to help this connecting points in our joints so we do not develop joint problems joint pains and similar conditions.

3.  Reduce Inflammations

On a daily basis inflammations occur in our body, and is caused by many factors some are caused by excess sugar some by excess body weight some  may be caused by infections,  some are caused by high blood pressure and just continue on like that.  Most of these inflammations are not seen with the visible eyes they are happening internally and some of them are even the cause of heart atta, k heart failure,  stroke and several other complications that happens but the presence of Omega-3 fatty acids in the foods we eat may  reduce such occurrences.   Remember that this particular fatty acid cannot be manufactured by our body like some other fatty acid omega-6 for instance can be found in most of the vegetable oils and one of the leading cause of inflammations today may be related to  too much of omega-6 without the presence of omega-3 because when we consume vegetable oils and most of the processed foods they are prepared and most times   preserved with this oil and all of them contain omega-6 so sometimes when the  omega-6 becomes too much in the body and there is no omega-3 , it  creates an imbalance in the body and that imbalance leads to inflammation that is to say the body responds to the imbalance by creating inflammation so if we need to reduce inflammation in the body generally.    We must endeavour to include Omega-3 fatty acids rich foods so as to reduce too many inflammations. 

Reduce Autoimmune Disease

When the body begins to attack  itself as a result of certain imbalance or health issues that have not been addressed then we refer to such attack on as autoimmune and  most times it is even difficult to manage medically but when there is Omega-3 fat in the body it may reduce such incidences where the body turns again and attacks its own self for various reasons this happens,  even though we may not be aware of what will be going on internally but it's only when we begin to manifest symptoms physically, symptoms that such diagnosis could be made that this is an autoimmune disease and this is usually   difficult to manage or even diagnosed but if we consume Omega-3 fatty acids in the right amount it could delay or  stop such occurrences.

Support Heart Health

I personally have no doubt in believing the effect or importance of this rare fatty acids in supporting a healthy heart when we are aging especially women we are often faced with cases of heart attack, heart failure and other   heart-related issues,  the heart is a delicate organ and we must take care of it by taking the foods that will support the heart muscles we must avoid too much of fat especially bad fats , fat one of the worst enemies of the heart, I have personally experienced it if you take too much of fatty  foods even though the fact may be a healthy one.  Omega-3 can help to strengthen the heart and then make it to be able to be resilient in case of such occurrences.  We have to make efforts in maintaining  a strong heart with good muscles,  strong muscles omega-3 is one of nutrients that helps to support the heart health and  may reduce incidences of heart attack stroke or heart failure.

Reduce Depression 

Consuming consuming Omega-3 fatty acids which foods may also reduce severe cases of depression even if we  are already managing depression.   The case of depression is difficult for some people to really understand, many people are going through it unknown to them but if you have not been taking this seriously it's important to understand that most older adults,  and youth go through one form of depression or the other and in order to manage some of these things we can include such foods with omega-3 is in our diet so as to reduce or delay such occurrences and avoid complications.

Support brain Health

 This is also one of the few brain supporting foods which we should include in moderation here are some of the common food sources since it is not so common in our local market we can supplement with occasional fish oil to meet the requirement of this important nutrient that must come from what we eat.

Common food sources of omega 3 fats.

African walnut

Sardines

Mackerel

Soyabeans 

African bread fruit

Some fatty fish

ChIa seeds

flaxseeds

Spinach

Moringa leaves 

Kale

Eggs

Hemp Seeds

and other foods including some green  vegetables too

Moderation remains our rule

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Reasons to Include Yoghurt in your Diet

Photo credit:  Medical News Today

Introduction:

Yoghurt is fermented from Milk, which is a dairy product.  The discovery and origin of yoghurt is interesting as it was said to be like an accident.  Youghurt is said to have been in existence for about 7000yrs and more people are benefiting from the numerous health benefits of Youghurt.  There are different types of yoghurt but the comment factor in all is fermentation whereby bacterials have acted on the milk, through a process known as fermentation.  I have recently returned yoghurt to my diet to help control bad cholesterol and various other reasons such as :

1.  Aiding Digestion: 

 The older we get. the more we need foods that aids digestion and how does yoghurt do this, by the presence of lacto bacillus which also support gut health function:

2.  To Reduce Constipation: 

Some Constipation may be respond until you bring in more probiotics rich foods like yoghurt.

3.  To Reduce Risk of Diabetes:

  Diabetics and pre-diabetics and other health concious persons who are finding it difficult to digest milk can include yoghurt in moderation to improve health, get proteins and several other nutrients.

4.  To Improve Skin

The skin is often affected by not getting enough nutrients such as proteins, and overtime it begins to wrinkle and show signs of aging.  Older adults can include youghurt in their diet moderately to reduce signs of aging and improve skin. 

5.  To Reduce Frequency of Bacteria Infections: 

One smart way to boost gut health and prevent it from being invaded by bacterias is the inclusion of yoghurt in the diet. 

6.  To Boost Bone Density: 

An aspect of our health we must give attention to especially as we age is incorporating foods that boosts bone density as our bones houses the heart, brain, legs and every other part of our body.  Include foods like yoghurt to help prevent incidences of osteoporosis especially in women. 

7.  Get More Protein: 

 Yoghurt is a source of protein which is easily accessible to our body because it is complete in amino acids meaning that the body can easily utilise the protein in yoghurt to repair and build new cells.

8.  To improve Sleep:

 I found out that most sleep problems are often due to low calcium in our diet arising from avoiding too many foods.  I observed also that each time I consume yoghurt, I sleep better and deeper.  Women and men in their menopausal years should try including yogurt in their diet to improve sleep quality and quantity.

9.  To Support and Manage High Blood Pressure:

Due to its rich nutrients, diabetics and those managing high blood pressure will benefit by including yogurt in their diet.  Experience have shown that those managing high blood pressure usually experience improved blood pressure when they started including yoghurt in their diet, all thanks for its protein, calcium and other important nutrients.

10.  For Improved Energy:

Youghurt being complete in amino acids delivers full and quality energy moreso it has not salt or transfats.

Choosing Yoghurt:  

Always ensure your yoghurt contains probiotics and that sour taste. Greek yogurt is said to be a good one however, any yogurt without artificial flavours and added sugars is okay too.  Making your home made Youghurt is easy, In 2020, we had an in-house seminar on our Wassap platform on making your own homemade made yoghurt.

Summary:

Consume yoghurt in moderation, Not really an everyday food for me but if you are experiencing frequent diarrhea, then it's time to include yoghurt, if you are experiencing chronic constipation, you need yoghurt, if difficulty falling asleep, other conditions when you need yoghurt includes. Wrinkled skin, trying to lower high bad cholesterol,low energy, anxiety attacks, poor absorption of nutrients, heart problems, stomach ulcers or symptoms, poor kidney and liver function, managing diabetes, reversing inflammations such as toothache and several other health conditions.   Remember that moderation is our rule.

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5 Reasons, Peanut may not be among top Nuts for diabetics

  

Introduction:  

We  grew up loving peanuts and it comes in varying preparation methods. Meaning,  there are various ways we consumed it from when a child is being introduced to adult foods and cereals,  peanuts are often  added to the food either  as  peanut butter  or other ways because of its protein content, I also  remember that as  when we were growing up,  peanuts were added to melon soups by our parents then to enrich the soup and we really loved it then because it usually make the soup tastes make the soup taste very  delicious, we also grew up as students loving peanut because you could combine it with bread, garri, even pap, bananas, unriped plantain and any other thing, you can combine with, all  because of its protein content and as we also grew to adulthood we continued to eat the roasted peanuts the kuli kuli,  the dried peanut snacks,  the boiled peanut and all kinds of peanut derivatives and we normally love it and as we continue to grow older, we still  continued also to enjoy this food because apart from the protein content and  being  plant-based too.

 Here are five reasons why older adults should reduce their peanuts consumption and if possible avoid it completely.

1.  Our Body Seems Saturated with Peanuts:

  Yes our body is a living being and often desire changes and that is why it is always good to make dietary modifications and  changes because when we continue to consume a particular food over a long time even if it was a healthy one. Overtime,  our body may  not to be okay any longer with it because instead of feeding her body it turns out that some of them begins to feed the yeast because our body has may have become too familiar with these foods and almost like fed up with it and so as we get older it seems to be that most of us are nolonger   admitting or absorbing peanuts well and its derivatives as it used to  be before  having grown up with it and consuming it right from childhood in large amount and so if you have noticed that you are no more comfortable with peanut you don't need to worry there are other healthy nuts that mother nature has made available and there is actually nothing wrong with you it may be that your body just desires a change.

2. High in Omega 6

Peanuts and peanut oil is basically a good source of omega 6 fatty acid. among the fatty acids  peanut is not a source of omega-3 fatty acids which is rare and so if there is an imbalance in the body and that  imbalance  was created by overconsumption of one particular fatty  acids like omega-6 coming from peanuts and all the other vegetable oils then definitely our body may no longer be comfortable with the excess of omega-6 so it may want to admit other fatty acids and nutrients from other foods like omega 3 which supports our joints unlike peanuts,  which have contains only omega 6 which may have been in excess.  

3.  Peanut is Acidic: 

Our body pH level is made up of acid and alkaline base and it is expected that the alkaline base should be higher in most cases when compared to the presence of acidic base and so most of the foods we consume  creates an acidic environment.   all the carbohydrates food sources are acidic,  When the other foods are  always acidic and then peanut is also  acidic so when our body is already acidic and we bring in  peanuts again as a food,  it tends to reject it because the acid is already high in the body and  the body may not be able to take in  additional acids that is coming from peanuts and so for this reason our body may be rejecting or not accepting peanuts anymore and the  suggestion here is to reduce its consumption or avoid completely.  if  it is giving us some unpleasant health conditions or signaling  to us that that our body is no more comfortable with it and in that case we need to reduce drastically or stay away from it completely.

4.  Peanut is  Inflammatory:

Controlling and managing weight gain is  always a challenge as we get older another challenge is inflammations flammation is common among the older adults and so all inflammatory foods will not bereceived well by our body though we may try to force some of these foods on our body sometimes.  but whenever our body is rejecting it, it  is in our own good we should try as much as possible to discipline ourself  and stay off it because it's not going to help us,  peanut is inflammatory,  natural inflammatory and so getting older create room for  inflammations on it own.   for this  reasons  peanut also should  be reduced alongside with all other inflammatory foods and so we need to also be careful because consuming more peanuts as an older person or mature adult will open door for more inflammations at all levels especially those that are going to hurt our health.  

5.  Peanuts Contributes to Aflotoxins in the body:

If you ever experienced itchy skin,  itching toes,  athletesfoot, acne,  and other skin problems especially those that comes with itching, including eyes you will understand what it means for Aflo toxins to be at work if you are experiencing any of these things like skin problems or itchy eyes, scraping on the skin, much acne, and swelling it is better to stay off peanuts because aflatoxins will increase in the body if you continue to consume peanuts it will  make the condition worse, though peanut is a source of vitamin E which is an antioxidant for the eyes but the presence of these aflatoxins does not allow the eyes and other organs of the body to benefit much from peanuts and all its derivatives, it is for this reason that older adults may have to lower or avoid peanuts completely if it's possible and embrace other nuts that are not inflammatory or anti-inflammatory  properties like sone other nuts. These properties  supports fight against diseases abd infections, which is desirable  for older people to be able to stand against all the bacterias engaging the body  organs daily and all the viruses as well.

Summary:  

It is also important to state that if you find peanut still interesting and okay for you,  you  can see go ahead while listening to your body and once you get a signal from your body to slow down or to stop you definitely have to do so because some who were not consuming peanuts  as young children or as teenagers or middle-aged  may not have the same problems or experience  like  those who have over consumed it while growing up and so their body may still be able to accommodate peanut and all the other derivatives.   For various other reasons he may still be comfortable with peanut butter for these above reasons stated here a lot of people may discover that their body is no longer accepting peanuts.

 Myself  for instance nolonger comfortable with  its consumption as it affects my heart in the evening each time I consume peanuts in the morning especially in large amount in the evening during bedtime it's going to reflect in a very ugly way apart from that starting the day with peanut is also not a very pleasant experience each time I do it and all these may have been because of  the age factor as it was not so in previous years.  It is always good to start the day with detox foods,  foods that are easily digestible and not sticky foods like peanuts that is just part of my own experience why I'm going very very low if you're going through things like itchy toes or maybe you're having issues with your legs or your toes or  have also experienced that during high consumption of peanuts you also needs to slow down on  peanut.  If you  stop or slow down, you will notice  healing will start to take place and most of the itchiness could just dissappear.there could be other reason also why some other person's may not want to continue to embrace it,  For instance, it contributes to weight gain generally, and weight gain is always a problem because to remove the  weight by older adults will always oppose a very big challenge so it's better to prevent the weight gain than to continue consuming peanuts with the hope to lose weight it may not be as easy as it used to be when we were still younger.  We believe in prevention.  Older adults, prediabetics, those with arthritis, diabetics, those with heart problems, high blood pressure should all be careful with peanuts and all its derivatives as a result of the above reasons and several others.

Photo credit:  Times of India

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My Top 16 Foods to Reverse Malaria and Typhoid Fever

 

Introduction:  

Malaria and are twin disease that troubles many, it afflicts the young and old alike. The obvious reason for the rise in this ailent amongst people today is likely linked to the food choices and the lifestyle and so when you consider the amount of sugars, processed  foods and lack of exercise in our life today,   absence of probiotics also, Do not be surprised that malaria and typhoid becomes one of the most frequently treated ailments today especially in Nigeria.   I was a victim of this twin  disease but with coming  of knowledge and use of natural foods already found in our region, I was able to overcome their frequent attacks.  

 Here are some of the common foods to start including in your diet if you suspect or starts feeling those symptoms and what are those symptoms the most common symptom of malaria and typhoid are:

Chills

Headache

Loss of appetite

Sluggishness and frequently sleeping

Insomnia

Body pains

The above are symptoms and more. They are some of the most common signs that the parasites of malaria may be in the body.   However,  the most and best ans surest way to have a test done because these symptoms also represent other illnesses and not just malaria and typhoid and so it is always better to be sure before going for malaria drugs most people just go for antibioticd as soon as they suspect mild symptoms.  

Here are my 16 Top Foods to Reverse Malaria and Typhoid fever:

1.  Lemongrass tea: 

 Lemongrass tea can be made by boiling the leaves of the fresh or dried  leaves of the lemon grass plant which wecan usually get from our backyards or around the house it is easy to plant lemongrass by just cutting part of any living lemon grass and using the head of it to put in the soil allowing sand to cover it and then water initially.  In  in a few days it may begin to sprout from there.   The lemon grass is popular for it's ability to reverse inflammations arising from several other factors including malaria and typhoid so it is one of the top herbs whenever you're feeling some of these symptoms like coldness, pains not being able to sleep which is some of the symptoms of malaria lemon grass tea is able to resolve all these including those arising  from  malaria and typhoid.  Making the tea is easy you can just wash the leaves a  handful of the leaves put in the pot and then sometimes you may add fresh leaves of the guava leaves you can also add the hibiscus flower tea to go with it for added synergy and benefits to the tea it helps to  ward off the symptoms area and if there is shortage of blood or iron deficiency the guava leaves and the hibiscus flower will also help to support that because whenever we are fighting any disease it is good to fight from all fronts to ensure that we attack it because sometimes iron deficiency may also be hiding behind the corner sponsoring the problem or the symptoms such as coldness so that is one of the reason why we should back it up with some of these other herbs to make it more effective.   Remember also to consume sufficient protein after taking such if you need to get result.

2.  Pawpaw Leaves tea:  

Fresh leaves taken from the papaya fruit or the papaya tree is also effective in reversing malaria or typhoid.  When you suspect those symptoms it is very bitter and it's a source of some nutrients too bitter foods are great when you suspect malaria and typhoid and papaya leaves is one of such bitter herbs that have to strengthen our liver and other organs to be able to reverse those symptoms and another area that papaya leaves helps is in helping you sleep because sleep itself is medicine most of these diseases attacks us and brings in things like not being able to sleep which makes it worse like triggering the rise in blood sugar and blood pressure,  Including or making tea from the leaves of papaya leaves usually helps in reversing the symptoms.  Use the fresh leaves wash and add to the pot, add clean water and boil for about 15 minutes on a medium gas fire. 

3.  Fermented Millet Pap:

Many people may be wondering  what has fermented millet pap got to do with malaria and typhoid, yes when taking most hash herbs we need protein buffers such as fermented foods to help replenish our gut as most of these herbs also operate like antibiotics.  the strong bacterials used and other harmful agents in the body and in doing this most times our gut health is affected and left unprotected fermented millet is a source of protein it does not produce gas.  it is  easily digested and helps  to support our intestine,  yes sometimes,   the delicate gut could be weakened by too much hash spices and herbs like many people do.  so most times also we are not able to make or  digest  fatty foods and fermented millet is one food with fiber and protein which is also gentle on the gut it is one of the few foods that you can prepare and take moderately until your body  recovers.  You can easily make the millet pap yourself by fermenting it and on the third day you take to grinder and then after that you save it just like we do our corn pap and begin to take it after preparing wirh boiled water as pap moderately,  not too much you can store it in your fridge or you can be changing the water for a few days in order to preserve it because the fermentation of it has already put it in a form of preservation

4. Apple Cider Vinegar:  

Apple cider vinegar is made from  fermented apple with a very sour taste and a little percentage of acetic acid in it and because of that our taste most times does permit us to eat  when malaria and typhoid attacks people they do not have appetite to eat and the reason for not having appetite is because yeast and other harmful agents has taken over the gut and our intestine so our stomach is not able to produce acid for digestion because of all those  harmful agents that are already in the  stomach, so taking apple cider in the morning before food helps to remove and  reduce their acidity and then help the stomach to produce acid I mean to produce acid which makes us begin to have that appetite for food and then the stomach also will be ready for digestion but we must not take too much of it moderately and it shouldn't be a daily food like some people do take it.  but 4 or 5  times in a week maximum depends also  on how you are going with it because too much may also begin to give you some other uncomfortable symptoms

5 Cloves:

These tiny buds are also powerful in reversing malaria and typhoid especially when you make tea out of it or chew it after a starchy meal.  It helps in reducing blood sugar, thinning the blood, warding off inflammations and pains  and  killing off yeasts and bacterias which are some of the sponsors of those malaria and typhoid symptoms.

6. Kudin Tea: 

This  is another bitter Chinese tea which helps in reversing inflammations and strengthening our immune system. I usually use about 3 to 4 sticks of the tea, brew and drink whenever I feel like boosting my Immunity.

7. Guava Leaves Tea: 

Guava leaves  from the purple guava is known for its numerous health benefits, such reducing inflammation, reducing blood sugar and a source of iron too.  Making tea from the leaves by boiling about 7 fresh leaves and drinking  before or after meals helps ward off cough and improve sleep generally, we know that malaria and typhoid also sometimes comes with cough.

8. Dandelion tea:  

Dandelion is a great liver supporting herb and its great for kidney health and being a good source of potassium helps in managing high blood pressure.  You can make tea from the fresh leaves or dried as I often do since I do not have the fresh leaves around.  The dried leaves is very effective too.  Supporting the liver and kidney function is a great way to reverse most diseases including malaria and typhoid.

9. Oregano tea

Another powerful herb to start drinking as tea if you have or suspect malaria is around is oregano tea, it is a warming herb and warming the body is a great way to fight diseases including cancers, malaria and typhoid.  Oregano is known to contain vitamin K which makes it friendly for those managing stomach ulcers or trying to heal of ulcers too.  It may prevent ulcers from bleeding because of this nutrient. If you cannot get the fresh oregano leaves, the dried leaves is effective too and its what I use, whether in tea bags or just ground or dried leaves.  It kills bacteria causing infection and destroys yeasts too.  It is also a calminative.

10. Pineaple Peels:

Pineapples or  the pills is a great food or drink to include in your diet if you want to reverse malaria and typhoid fever you can eat the fresh pineapple but because of sugar wash, you can also make tea from the peels or you can add it to your hibiscus flower tea as it is also a taste enhancer using the peels because the peels has less sugar than the fruit and it also contains some amount of bromelin which helps  in digesting  proteins especially those from beans and other starchy foods which may be creating inflammations or supporting inflammations and painful joints in the body and so pineapple peels is a great way as you make tea out of it and even adding hibiscus leaves to get also some essential nutrients because when most nutrients are lacking in the body, that is exactly one of the reasons why some diseases resist treatment and not  going because the nutrients the body needs to heal are  not available so when we take things like this, until we take healing drinks naturally such as tea made from the peels of pineaple.

11. Fennel  seeds Tea:  

Fennel seeds is  also great when you make tea from The Seeds of the fennel,  the fennel is great in helping the body reverse diseases like malaria and typhoid as it also aid digestion,, it has some amount of Iron and calcium which is needed to fight iff diseases it's also aids metabolism  helping the body to produce digestive juice which is most times lacking or missing when malaria and typhoid attacks we have loss of appetite and we are not able to digest our food easily,   taking fennel tea  is also a great way to tackle constipation and when constipation is nor allowed to have an upper hand by  making tea from the seeds of fennel, it will help to ward off constipation and in the long run, reverses those  malaria and typhoid symptoms.

12. Fenugreek Oil:

Fenugreek seeds or fenugreek oil is also a great support.  It is a gentle seed and  one of the reason I like it because those days when diseases like malaria and typhoid attacks our intestine appeared to be very tender and using fenugreek seeds either by soaking the seeds  will not spike our sugar and it has some little amount of protein and then the oil particularly is what I  use because it is always readily available,   I'm talking of the fenugreek essential oil it's great for also helping breakdown cholesterol and tackling constipation if we can remove constipation then it means we are able to deal with malaria and typhoid because sometime they come with chronic constipation and so  fenugreek  oil is one of the oils that I take on my empty stomach after having my water therapy or with lemon juice or sometimes before the water therapy.

13.  Raw Garlic:

The ability of garlic to reverse many diseases including malaria and typhoid is not in doubt any longer because of its special agents like the Allisin,  its  antifunga property is a great addition to tackling  resistant strain of bacteria that helps  to sponsor diseases like typhoid and even malaria and so having the purple garlic like two or three chewing on empty stomach in the morning do consistently for about 3 or 4 days and following it up with water you will notice that the viral load would have reduced after 3 days of doing this thing or even more days sometimes you can extend it to seven oe eight days but within 3 days, you would have started seeing result.

14. Ginger:

It is a great anti-inflammatory and  helps to reverse things like pains,  all kinds of pains combine  it with your turmeric small amount of tumeric but ginger has more effect when it comes to malaria and typhoid and so we can include it being a circulatory food because we need better blood circulation when dealing with diseases and helps  to reverse  inflammation's and kill off   yeast also helping the stomach to produce digestive juice, once we are eating the right food and our appetite is up again it helps to reverse all kinds of diseases because the body uses  this food in order to work and repair.  It heals itself.

15.  Efirin and bitterleaf:

If you have access to the fresh  scent leaf  as  some people call it.   It is  a great  stomach aid because it's a friend of the stomach it works both ways whether it is diarrhea, it deals with it because sometimes diseases and  some of the ailments  come with diarrhea. not just constipation,  It  helps to reduce constipation as well and so  using it helps to reduce blood sugar because blood sugar in the blood.   Combine it with a little bitter Leaf makes  a great support for our key organs like the kidney and the Liver you can wash it,  and drink to start the day you know that to start fighting the disease firstly it will reduce the blood sugars and those bacteria causing diarrhea  it is also able to destroy them in case its diarrhea because some people also have diarrhea as the symptom which I have also experienced in the past especially while using frequent antibiotics to destroy them.

16.  Lemon Juice on Warm water,:

Adding the juice of half a lemon to your warm water therapy in the morning before you start your day is also a great way that alkalines body and then reduce c your cholesterol levels and all those factors that contributes to inflammation and diseases.   Using the lemon juice about half a lemon helps also in boosting the immunity and then reversing diseases and reducing and  weakening their chances of overcoming us which is the host so I often do this each time I suspect my immune  system is weak it will prevent things like coughing as well which often comes with malaria and typhoid and a lot of other benefits including the antioxidant vitamin C which is present in the lemon juice naturally occurring.

Summary:

The best way to benefit from these  16 foods is by incorporating them into our diet on a regular basis so as to strengthen our immune  system and prevent the diseases from occurring.  it is not okay to try to put everything together as that can do little or nothing immediately after we have already come under attack they are best as preventive measures and that is reversing the symptoms but if we neglect them and come under heavy attack of malaria and typhoid it is best to go to the hospital  and be safe first before we start to use the herbal  remedies they are best when we are hale and heartyand should be taken moderately.

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Top Foods to Help lower Bad Cholesterol

Introduction 

It is quite common these days to hear people complain of high cholesterol especially bad cholesterol.   This is obviously due to our food choices and lifestyles especially consuming more of animal protein more  of highly  processed foods and a stressful lifestyle that we live, that is devoid of exercise.   All these have contributed to the increase in the number of people with high cholesterol.  it is a good idea to try as much as possible to avoid being diagnosed of high cholesterol because cholesterol is not easy to pull down when eventually they gather cholesterol are actually  sticky wax that takes time to accumulate and so as they accumulate gradually over time,  once they begin to pose problem to our health or present symptoms, Seeking medical attention is not a bad idea but most times after the medical laboratory tests  and other investigations we may likely be placed on cholesterol lowering drugs which usually come with its own side effect  though we may not be told about the side effect most times.  High cholesterol may also trigger some other health problems like heart issues,  symptoms of stroke, and even affecting other internal  organs without our knowledge, organd like our liver and our kidney although sometimes high cholesterol may present no physical signs and symptoms but if we are alert to the warnings that our body normally send to us and signals,  we may discover or suspect when our  cholesterol is high and this is particularly common among older adults who are sensitive to what the body is saying to them.  Sometimes the cholesterol actually may  block  blood from flowing to some important areas or organs as you can see in the above image in the diagram above,  that is how bad cholesterol behaves they may block the heart or reduce blood flow to the heart, it can  also reduce blood supply to some organs in the body and that is why we must make conscious effort to ensure that we do not consume foods that will buildup cholesterol along our arteries which is usually the location where these bad fat usually clog arteries,  to avoid these things we must include high antioxidant-rich foods in our daily diet, and  other healthy lifestyles.

Here are some  common foods that can help lower cholesterol if we suspect high cholesterol,  this is also in addition to regular exercise:

1.  Avocadoes:  

 Consuming the fruit or using the oil is one of the top foods that can help to lower blood pressure because of its antioxidants and potassium content potassium is one of the nutrients that most people suffering from high blood pressure and fortunately fruits like avocados supply most of the nutrients that are missing in the diet and yet, it  is a raw food because it's not cooked so the body uses it effectively to manage high blood pressure supplying nutrients needed especially when it's taken in moderation because it's a source of Calorie and such  foods that are high in calorie must be taken cautiously when managing high cholesterol.  High calorie  food will not support fight against bad cholesterol when it's much  so consuming eat moderately especially using it to replace carbohydrates temporarily temporarily in the diet is  another way to deal with high bad cholesterol, it is a smart way to tackle high blood pressure too.

2.  Olive oil 

Cold pressed olive oil is another very powerful oil that supports good blood circulation and is very high in antioxidants and those who are managing high bad cholesterol must  also be careful of fats in their diet because when the arteties are  already tensed,  bringing in  more  fats will push on the walls causing the blood pressure to continue to escalate, due to cholesterol blockage, so oils in the diet should be monitored and replaced with only healthy oils especially cold pressed like those found in olive oil the  profile that supports good blood pressure and prevent incidences of stroke and other complications arising from  clogging of arteries as a result of bad cholesterol.

3. Sardines and other fatty fish

Do not just consume fish, be  selective about the fish you consume if you are managing high cholesterol  and high blood pressure,  you should be deliberate to consume only fatty fish with beneficial nutrients, beneficial anti-inflammatories to fight inflammations which is usually on the high side when managing high blood pressure, sardines without the oil if you can get the fresh  sardines fish, good but if not occasional sardines specially sardines in olive oil helps because it's a source of Omega-3 fatty acids which in most cases are missing in the diet and not only that , other fatty fish contains antioxidants that helps to support the building of cells and source  of protein too, protein is the building block and the kind of protein in  fatty  fishes like sardines contains the heme type of iron, which is easily absorbed by the blood and utilised to repair the body so if you are working to lower your blood cholesterol, be selective about the fish.  don't just consume fish some fishes can also contribute to clogging of arteries,  example of such fishes are cat fish, home-bred catfish Catfish and other common fishes like Titus is like Titus  will not help you reduce bad cholesterol.

4. Green Tea: 

 Inclusion of green tea is also another thing,  green tea is very high in antioxidants and polyphenols that helps to break down,  bad cholesterol  does not happen overnight. takes over some  years and breaking them down or  taking them out of the body requires heating  foods green tea   has not only anti-inflammatory properties but also antibacterial properties and that is exactly what you can find in green tea,   I will also  suggest you get the loose  leave than those bags if you can find green teas that are separated in loose leaves or like rolled tea leaves, it  a better choice but in the absence of that you can also take the green teas that comes in tea bags,  but don't take green tea regularly, don't take it everyday because it is a source of caffeine and  much caffeine in the body can increase chances of stroke that is the disadvantage when taken too much, but in moderation or occasionally it is a blood thinner naturally,  so it will not thicken the blood in this way, it may prevent risks of stroke which also will work in favour of preventing stroke and other complications arising from high cholesterol and high blood pressure but when you overdo it also it will reduce the  the amount of oxygen in the cells which can also predispose the individual to complications such as stroke too.

5.  Fresh tomatoes

 fresh tomatoes is an arteries  clearing food so it's important to include it in the diet,  it has fibre that can helps to clean up the arteries and reduce building up of plague and other sticky materials like bad cholesterol around the arteries.

6.  Apples and apple cider:

Including apples, especially green apples, it contains  pectin, vitamin C and other uncommon nutrients that supports fight against high cholesterol.  It is also a source of fibre  and also helps to destroy yeast activities,  if there is too much fungus in the body,  that may  also help to strengthen the build up of cholesterol in the body but occasional consumption of green apples in particular or adding apple cider to your warm water in the morning on empty stomach, will reduce chances of building up of cholesterol along the arteries as is always the case.

7.   Lemon juice:

Lemon juice and other citrus taken  in moderation like half a lemon in warm water  water therapy will also prevent the buildup of cholesterol along the arteries with other complications that may come up with it.  Lemon juice is a source of vitamin C but if you are not okay taking lemon juice in the morning as some people believe they have ulcer,  ensure that you have citrus in your diet at least one of the citrus fruits, like the lemon juice orange,   or lime because they contain vitamin C which may  contributes in breaking down bad cholesterol.

8.  Oregano tea 

There are several other teas apart from green tea, that works well too.   Oregano tea is one  I have discovered recently that will not support high cholesterol buildup too,  I don't really need to know how your own  body response after taking oregano tea because it's a very warming tea. Love particularly because it is naturally caffeine, so those with high blood pressure may not find it interesting if they take it frequently because it exhibit an effect similar to that of mint oil that is it tends to remove toxins in the body  not only removing toxins.  It's an expectorant.  

8.  Oats:  

Oats  is a source of soluble and insoluble fibre and we are  already aware of the role of fibre when dealing with cholesterol, cholesterol may not easily come out without the presence of such fibre helping   to pull them out where they are sticking on the walls of the arteries and so fibre like those found in foods like oats,  some studies have found out that it contributes to lowering cholesterol and there are other foods with fibre  that can help lower cholesterol especially naturally occurring fibre but when taking such foods you must also remember to follow it up with lots of water to avoid it feeding constipation or supporting constipation and when constipation is allowed cholesterol will take advantage of it to remain while suffocating the healthy cells with other toxic materials from the body.

9. Pure Cocoa 

Pure cocoa is another healthy food that you need to list out if you are trying to tackle bad cholesterol because it is  also a blood thinner and is rich in nutrients with a few healthy fats to support the individual that is managing bad cholesterol only remember not to add milk when you are consuming your pure bitter cocoa for the purpose of lowering cholesterol you can add other spices like cinnamon,  or ginger to your cocoa, other things to taste like dates can also be  added,  tigernut powder if you have it also.  It works well when you add some of these spices moderately to your cocoa as a boost, sometimes I do add a little soyabeans powder for added protein, though not always.

10.  Nuts like Hazel Nut, 

Almond nut, Walnut: we know that nuts generally contribute to a lot of nutrients in our daily diet.   Most nuts are good sources of healthy fats,  vitamins and minerals and common minerals like zinc, selenium, copper and a  host of other  minerals that we need for a healthy body when managing cholesterol, you need also to be selective about the nuts if you have already been consuming peanuts which is also a source of healthy fat then you need to switch to nuts  with profiles that have been shown to help reduce bad cholesterol like hazelnut which is a source of the mineral  copper.   when you are dealing with cholesterol, almond nut is also good because it also attacks  constipation and is a source of magnesium and calcium and a lot of other nutrients that can help to push out bad cholesterol .   Another category of the nuts that are those  source of omega-3 fatty acids and Omega 3 food sources whether in nuts or fishes  whichever category have been shown to show positive effect when dealing with bad cholesterol.

11. Chia seeds

 Chia seed recently is one seed  that has been trending because of its numerous health benefits including reducing bad cholesterol.   One interesting aspect of the seed  is  not only that  it is a real food,  it is rich in calcium, vitamin C other even proteins, it is just naturally a  dense seed nutritionally that helps to open up  detoxication pathways and deal with constipation if you take enough water after consuming it it helps to fight with them and strengthen your bones and in this way cholesterol will definitely not have a place where the pathways are opened up, no constipation, stronger bones and then no cholesterol in it naturally occurring.  cholesterol and saturated fat which are found in some foods but instead is loaded with nutrients that supports fight against bad cholesterol.

12.  Beans: 

Another important food is beans when you are dealing with cholesterol you need to include beans.   All in the Beans or legumes  family could be eaten safely and in moderation because it's a source of protein.  sources of fibre, and most of the fibre are such that helps to pull out cholesterol.  beans like black eyed cowpea, chickpea,kidney beans, pinto beans pigeon pea,   green beans,  and other category of beans   all support fight against bad cholesterol.  if you are tackling bad cholesterol and you cannot win any fight against cholesterol without the inclusion of protein in the diet especially plant based protein, because protein is the building block.  

13.  Soyabeans 

Soya beans is also a complete protein which we can include moderately because it's   inflammatory,  I do not support high consumption of soyabean whether the powder or the milk for older adults because it will lead to  cause weight gain and weight gain may open door for things like cholesterol and other health issues like high blood pressure, arthritis and diabetes.  when foods that are dense like soyabeans  is taken in moderation it will help to supply most of the nutrients and being a  heart healthy food because of the phytochemicals and other nutrients in it, helps support and protect the heart against the effect of bad cholesterol, but must be taken cautiously in order to fight cholesterol.  one of the major role of of soya beans is to supply complete nutrient and with  protein  and  complete amino acids and so,  in so doing you will not be lacking in the beneficial nutrients while avoiding some of the other foods all because of effort to lower bad cholesterol.

14. Green Vegetables,

 All  green vegetables including spinach are  all good because they are  high   fibre and not only, high-fibre, they are mostly soluble most of these fibre and green vegetables should be top among the foods that we should focus on when tackling   or working to reduce cholesterol.    Some of them could be taken raw or  could be used in salads safely like  kale, celery that are low calorie vegetables that can help to reduce bad cholesterol we should also include  other foods like green cabbage, cauliflower,are  also great in helping to reduce bad cholesterol.

15 Garlic:

 Spices play very important role in tackling bad cholesterol and my top one on the list is garlic,  garlic is a source of Allicin, source of sulphur and this components and compounds are quite toxic in environment where cholesterol is found and so if you can be consuming raw garlic about two or three purple garlic on empty stomach in the morning few times in a week, you may not have room for bad Cholesterol build up.  It is also a natural blood thinner, if you have been diagnosed with high cholesterol you will definitely notice a reduction if you do it for over a period of 20 days or even two weeks you may notice that there is a reduction or that your cholesterol is not increasing and besides this, it helps  to protect your heart, I have found out through regular use of raw garlic  that garlic is one of the hearts best friend,  so if you have been diagnosed with high cholesterol have garlic always around you, do not mind the smell,  use it to spice up your meals instead of bouillon cubes and other artificial test enhancers.  You can use garlic apart from  adding it to your meals to Spice it up,  other spices like ginger, tumeric and anti-inflammatories that can help to reduce the buildup of cholesterol. Add peppers like cayenne pepper to protect your heart to support your arteries,  peppers like black pepper and other spices in moderation to help prevent the plaque buildup often caused by bad cholesterol 

16. Exercising:  

we must not under rate the role of moderate exercise daily if you are trying to reduce bad cholesterol cause when we exercise and sweat most times bad cholesterol are broken down and so if you have been diagnosed with high cholesterol, try  short workout in the morning. Ensure to do some rigorous exercise regularly to help the bad cholesterol because they will contribute to weight gain when you are  exercising.  weight is lost, fat is burnt and in the process bad  cholesterol is also broken down.

Summary:

 In conclusion we do not actually have to be worried too much about cholesterol because the body has cholesterol it's own good cholesterol,  and cholesterol  will always exist in the body and then if we follow these lifestyles and include these foods in our regular diet with moderate exercise it's not likely that we will  have high bad cholesterol although there are other factors such as stress that have been found to contribute sometimes to bad cholesterol ,sleep deprivation also can support buildup of cholesterol because  sometimes when we are asleep the bad cholesterol are also being destroyed.    These are some of the common things that can contribute to our cholesterol levels but we must be careful or conscious to know if there is sickness that our body is showing us or  indicating.   Bad cholesterol presence such as occasional dizziness,  sluggishness, frequent headaches,, pains most times on the muscles such things can also be signals   of bad cholesterol and we may begin to make dietary adjustments instead of running for medications which most times also comes with side effects

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Grains in your diet May be Secretly Feeding those Inflammations

 

Introduction

If you have  been consuming grains with the hope that it is the solution or the best for you while going through those inflammations then you may be wrong,  Much grains  in. our diet may secretly be  feeding those inflammations that are already existing in your body.   and what are the common graibs s that we are so familiar and fund of in this part of the world, talking of Nigeria, they are mostly:

Maize  

Millet

 oats

wheat

soghurm bi color 

Soghurm jowar

Rice

and others, however, these are tge most common ones that we consume regularly as a staple.

 If  you go round you  will see a lot of people grinding and mixing all kinds of grains  together to use as  swallow or  make  swallow out of it,  most of us did all of these  in ignorance but today experience has shown me that if there is any food, we  must be very very cautious with especially as we age, they are tge grains,  if you are already experiencing inflammation, and still consuming  grains regularly, you may not get better, despite your medications.  even those that are dealing with diabetes should also be very cautious, those that are dealing with high blood pressure should also be very cautious with all the grains family, the reason is because  they are inflammatory they are good source of energy,  reach in  B complex but we know also that the B group of vitamins are naturally inflammatory they are good source of energy but we must be cautious with the grainss and here are few 4 health challenges that may not get better if we continue to consume large amounts of grains:

1.  Weight gain:  

In case you don't know,  Excess body weight is a health problem.   Those who are overweight should be aware that weight gain comes with inflammations inflammations comes with other diseases so once you discover weight gain or increasing  your  weight from normal weight, then it is time to do something because it's already opening door for other diseases to come in including diabetes most of thgrains  may not contain oil and fat but they contain some kind of resistant nutrients that does not allow the body to just freely make use of them and that is why a good number of them are best fermented in order to access some of these nutrients and it is because of this anti nutrients that when consuming them in large amount they pose health problems or provide support for any existing health problems.

2. Joint Pains: 

 The aspect of joint pains is one that I have personally observed while switching from one grain to another and so I have also taken caution on  all of the grains including  oats,  which is always recommended because of its  soluble and insoluble fibre and because of its  positive effect on cholesterol too but when you begin to take it in large amounts to make your swallows,  overtime it will show off the ugly side of creating inflammation and I have personally noticed this in my own diet, while making swallows with just oats, and that is why I do not take much of it presently,  it's a part of my diet because fibre must be part of our diet to be able to fight constipation, to support  fight against diabetes and several other benefits of including fibre, and  if you are listening to your body as often advised,  whenever you include much grains in your diet  sometimes when you don't even have pains or joint pains you will  notice that  if you continue  consuming grains, you may soon develop join pains.

3.  Yeast Infection:

If you are already experiencing yeast infection something like itching around your toes or any part of the body, it could even be  around your eyes or some white patches on any part of your body, your mouth or tongue, these are signs that yeast may be growing inside your body, if you're going through any form of yeast activity or yeast growth you must also stay away from grains they can cause a lot of health problems and some of these health problems are not easily diagnosed you cannot identify the cause of the problem until you take out these secret enemies for a long time, you may just noticed that the problem is gone.

4.  Toothaches 

Another aspect that suffers when we include  much grains in our diet is our teeth and our  oral health.   Some people experience things like bad breath because of too much of grains, some  experience tooth aches frequently, they  sponsor and feed a host of health problems unknown to us.  Sore throat is another common ailment when we consume too much of grains you may  notice frequent sore throats and this is because of inflammation and almost of the grains are not good sources of vitamin C and vitamin A and that is why the inflammation in the grains are not normally controlled because they have all the other vitamins but No  significant amount of vitamin A and C.  Infact  you can hardly   find these two antioxidants   in most grains and that is why we must be careful and whenever we consume these grains, it  is important to follow it up with vitamin C-rich foods like citrus we can also take vitamin C if like to take the supplement or you can also take other antioxidant-rich foods in order to combat the inflammatory  nature in these grains.

5.  Fatty Liver:

If you are experiencing fatty liver already and wants to heal of it,then you must stay off wheat and most grains altogether.  Include foods like cabbage, carrots, and spices like cloves, oats could be taken in moderation but wheat should be out completely for fatty liver to heal.

Summary:

You may be wondering what to take in place of these grains, there are several other foods.   I'll be sharing also in my next post what I am personally taking instead of much grains.  There are several foods that we can take or add  instead of making the grains prominent in our diet because they have health hazards they pose and other  negative impact to ours health.

Photo credit:  Bread and Grains 

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These teas can help lower bad Cholesterol

Photo credit:  livestrong.com

Introduction:

Managing bad cholesterol is an important aspect of our health especially older adults because of the danger high bad cholesterol poses to our overall health. Dangers such as heart problems,clogging of arteries,and  stroke and other health  challenges arising from poor blood circulation.   In addition to other foods such as oats green vegetables that can help reduce and manage high bad cholesterol in your diet, if you suspect that your cholesterol is high and how would you know when your cholesterol is high,  there are varying  symptoms but I have come to realize poor sleep quality and quantity, poor blood circulation around the legs and the toes, sometimes difficulty losing weight and belly fat at other  times, low immunity and other  uncommon symptoms that may very from individuals, here are some of the teas that can help break down cholesterol but must be taken in  moderation.  Taking these teas is in addition to other cholesterol lowering foods like oats, lemon juice in warm water, apple cider vinegar, okra, tomatoes, garlic and other green vegetables:

Chamomile tea

Green tea

Black tea

Ginger and tumeric tea

Lemongrass tea

Mistletoe tea

 Coffee

Kudin tea

Neem tea

Oregano tea

Fenugreek seeds tea

1.  Chamomile tea:  

This tea is a very popular tea, it  is a great calminative to calm the mind and body especially when we are under stress helps to expelling gas from the stomach, aiding digestion  in addition to several other help benefits it has a unique benefit  of also helping to break down bad cholesterol 

 I added this lately to my list of things for managing bad cholesterol, it  is a good tea especially last thing  at night it works better when you take it at night as it also aids sleep,  we believe in moderation it's better to alternate it with other teas that can also help in lowering bad cholesterol.

2.  Green tea: 

 Occasional green tea in our diet is also a great way to break down bad cholesterol and keep it under control but should not also be a regular or daily tea because of its caffeine content if taking daily or frequently,  it may affect heartbeat some people have complained of irregular heartbeat because of frequent use of green tea but I have observed personally that using green tea is a great way to help because it has nutrients naturally occurring that can  break down cholesterol helping to remove toxins also.  There are different versions of green tea the loose leaf tea and some that are in good packets and then others that are just dried and  packed in a container that you can bring directly but in the absence of that the ones in loose leaves tea bags or packets are still okay,  but I found out  also that sometimes the tea bags used in packaging some of the green teas adds or comes with  some other negative effect on health of tea drinkers unknown to them.

It a depends also on the company where the tea is coming from  I've noticed that the green teas that are wrapped in attractive packets usually looks better but not usually the best choice. For those who are health conscious and to ensure that slow leaching of any pin used in stapling the bags together or of the rope leaching with  the bags into our teas during brewing, it is better to choose the unattractive teas that comes in containers or just rolled.  The leaching of the bags, ropes and pins may be  affecting our health negatively.  Remember green tea  is a source of mild caffeine and should be taken moderately.

3.  Black tea:  

 Occasional black tea is a great way to tackle bad cholesterol because black tea has natural ingredients also that helps with cholesterol. though it is a source of caffeine too  which is even higher than the green tea but occasionally it is okay to include it to help to break and manage bad cholesterol without adding. Adding  milk and other things to the tea may interfere  with with expected benefits, so it is better whenever we want to take it, to take  just like that or adding a little honey or dates, Dates is rich in Potassium and other nutrients that support healthy blood pressure too.

4.  Ginger and Tumeric Tea: 

 Ginger tea is a powerful anti-inflammatory  that helps to reverse inflammation and the synergy with  turmeric, another anti inflammatory makes it work better on bad cholesterol.  Tumeric is also a great liver support too.  It is easy to make this tea by  using the fresh turmeric and ginger root, both are roots too, crushed together which is always my choice my first choice but in the absence of the fresh ginger and tumeric,  you can also make use of the dried ginger and dried to make,  your ginger and turmeric tea, it's easy just add  a teaspoon or half teaspoon spoon  of the combined powder in a cup and then add boiler  water, allow to brew and your tea is ready,  it helps to fight inflammations too reducing things like fatty liver,  a great warming tea for those who are experiencing pains and inflammations

5.  Lemongrass tea;

Lemongratic is another Powerful anti-inflammatory that is naturally caffeine free and we can enjoy it moderately, also to help us manage bad cholesterol and those having sleep problems also.  Fresh leaves  are easily available around most neighbourhoods in surburbd or you plant it in a pot, you can get them around but in the absence of the fresh lemongrass which you can easily cut the grass as it  looks like grass, the fresh leaves which is like grass as the name implies can be washed and few leaves added in a pot with water to boil.   just allow to cook on the fire for about 10 minutes and   your tea is ready and it usually tastes nice too it's a great addition for those who are managing high blood pressure to add to their breakfast or any time of the day you can also in the absence of the fresh lemongrass you can also get the lemon grass tea in tea bags,  they are  available in health shops and supermarkets

6.  Mysteotle tea:

This is also an uncommon tea that I used occasionally to reduce inflammations  in  the body and helps  tackle bad cholesterol most of these issues like cholesterol come alongside high blood sugar,  high blood pressure,clogged  arteries which is also common with older adults and  if you have access to the mysteotle tea, it's a great addition to help reduce the risk of diabetes,   high blood pressure and other health challenges that also come along as a result of some other issues such as cholesterol management, inflammations  and poor blood circulation.

7.  Coffee: 

 A lot of people do not want to hear anything about coffee because of caffeine but truly speaking occasional coffee is also a great way to break down bad cholesterol, support our liver health and even our colon because most times when the colon is moving freely,  cholesterol is also reduced and this is one of the positive side of drinking coffee which I have observed and it is for this reason that I occasionally like to take a cup of coffee to keep my colon moving you can also add a little cocoa as I often do to your coffee to add more nutrients , if the colon is is moving, regularly,  it is very very rare to have accumulation of bad  cholesterol.

7 Kudin tea:

This is a  Chinese tea herbal tea which is great for a lot of health issues including managing bad cholesterol, it's not so common but if you have access to it, it is good to include it as part of the teas you take occasionally to help also to support our liver function and boost our immunity,  destroying  yeast and strengthening our immune system.  Fresh leaves are dried and it's one reason that makes me to like the tea because most times, it doesn't come in tea bags, though other companies may be packaging in tea bags, but it is more common as loose dried leaves

 which you drop either 3 or 3 teas  and then you add boiled water and brew to  drink it's a very healthy drink for those who are also managing cholesterol. 

8. Neem tea:   

 It is a bitter tea which is also great for our health and good for cholesterol management too. being a bitter tea it has positive effect on our overall  health, especially those having malaria symptoms,  coldness, low oxygen in the blood.  and other symptoms  that  can  lower  our immunity or allow disease to attack us.  

9.  Oregano Tea;  

It is also another powerful antibacterial tea that has positive effect on various aspects of our head including cholesterol management.   I like to take thing at  night because  it has mild sedative effect and then when you wake up, you feel refreshed  and it does not have caffeine.  if  you see the dry leaves is always better, but in the absence of the fresh leaves, the dried teas are okay too.  

10.  Fenugreek seeds tea:

Fenugreek seeds are great also for cholesterol management especially when you soak the seeds in normal room temperature water allowed to  sit overnight and drinking the water gradually, gradually doesn't have a very speedy effect but it's gentle on the gut, helps to clean out the gut, removing toxins including bad cholesterol and it is also naturally caffeine free being a seed also makes it very friendly to a lot of people who may consider leafy teas   as harsh on their gut health or they are gut friendly, other seeds  also that are in this category are fennel tea, cumin and chia and flaxseeds,  like effects you can also soak some of them with boil water and consume to help tackle cholesterol. 

Summary

There are several other teas and lifestyles such as regular exercise to help lower cholesterol,  it is not all the teas that works effectively in lowering cholesterol,  some are more potent, like some of those  ones mentioned above, I've actually tested and used some of them and also I found out that some even have stronger effect to deal with cholesterol than others even as listed above,   but we must take all moderately which is good and better to always alternate them instead of just focusing on one with caffeine or one without caffeine the ones with caffeine are  also good in their own unique way as long as the caffeines  are naturally occuring but we should ensure to consume all at different times because moderation remains our rule.

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