Cholesterol is a vital nutrient for healthy body function. Cholesterol is used by the body in the manufacture of hormones testosterone, estrogen, progesterone to name a few. This list is by no means complete. It is also used in the myelin sheath formation (covering for nerves). The liver makes approximately 90 percent of the body’s daily cholesterol requirement. The remaining 10 percent is obtained from dietary sources.
Cholesterol is usually transported around the body in the blood bound to different proteins. Depending on the type of protein it called HDL (High Density Lipoprotein) or LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein). High LDL, in conjunction with a low HDL has been associated with atherosclerotic plaque formation and hence has been linked to heart disease. Atherosclerotic plaque formation on the arterial walls causes hardening and narrowing of the arteries which can lead to heart attack and stroke.
Plant sterols are also known to significantly decrease cholesterol levels. However, to see this effect individuals have to consume between 4-10 grams of plant sterols. It is believed that plant sterols work to decrease blood cholesterol levels by competing with dietary cholesterol for absorption. By using intelligent supplementation strategies in combination with a well advised diet and an exercise program you may well find that you get a surprising and beneficial response in both the overall level of your cholesterol, as well as a beneficial shift in the ratio of HDL/LDL cholesterol in your blood.
Monday, December 13, 2010
MEDICINAL PLANTS - Information and diseases who can treat
Basil is a tropical plant native to Asian tastes like anise, with a sweet, pungent odor.Basil has a beneficial effect on the nervous system, invigorates the liver function, regulate blood sugar.It contains these vitamins and minerals: iron, calcium and vitamin A, containing vitamin B6, magnesium and potassium.Basil is mostly used as a tea prepared from one tablespoon of the herb, dried and crumbled to 200 ml boiling water.
Basil is also used as a syrup (75 g dried herb in a quart of water sweetened with honey).Basil is a very good calming the nervous system tone.It has antibiotic action, antimicrobial, antitussive and expectorant, acts as a diuretic, carminative, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory gastric, intestinal and kidney.
It can prevent a variety of diseases rather unpleasant to the human body such as food poisoning, heart attacks, asthma, or irradiation. Also, it can be used for internal treatment against stress, chronic fatigue or mental efforts extended of headaches, nausea or a cough.
Basil is a very good help for hair loss and, here’s an example of preparation of treatment: a quarter cup basil infused put 1-2 drops of essential oil from the same plant. The preparation obtained daily scalp massage. It is a powerful treatment activates circulation to the hair follicles, and that eliminates the mycoses in the scalp. The same plant can make a lot of herbal preparations that help treat diseases: basil powder, tincture, infusion combined or volatile oil. Also, therapeutic baths and basil are very strongly recommended keeping the body fight infection and disease associated with cold or moisture.
Basil can be used as food, give this example to lovers of gastronomy. In Mediterranean cuisine, basil is a very popular spice. Fresh or dried, put in tomato sauces and white sauces, they eat pasta, pizza and some salads. Also, the basil is very popular, especially in Asian cuisine as a flavoring in fruit salads, compotes, and even in jams.Posted in salads, combine with basil leaf parsley, mint, chopped tomatoes and lettuce leaves. In North Africa and Middle East prepare an energy drink, putting in a bottle one liter of water, four tablespoons of honey and dried basil 1-2 sprigs. Let everything soak for 12 hours, after which the preparation obtained is filtered and drink more than one occasion.
Basil is also used as a syrup (75 g dried herb in a quart of water sweetened with honey).Basil is a very good calming the nervous system tone.It has antibiotic action, antimicrobial, antitussive and expectorant, acts as a diuretic, carminative, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory gastric, intestinal and kidney.
It can prevent a variety of diseases rather unpleasant to the human body such as food poisoning, heart attacks, asthma, or irradiation. Also, it can be used for internal treatment against stress, chronic fatigue or mental efforts extended of headaches, nausea or a cough.
Basil is a very good help for hair loss and, here’s an example of preparation of treatment: a quarter cup basil infused put 1-2 drops of essential oil from the same plant. The preparation obtained daily scalp massage. It is a powerful treatment activates circulation to the hair follicles, and that eliminates the mycoses in the scalp. The same plant can make a lot of herbal preparations that help treat diseases: basil powder, tincture, infusion combined or volatile oil. Also, therapeutic baths and basil are very strongly recommended keeping the body fight infection and disease associated with cold or moisture.
Basil can be used as food, give this example to lovers of gastronomy. In Mediterranean cuisine, basil is a very popular spice. Fresh or dried, put in tomato sauces and white sauces, they eat pasta, pizza and some salads. Also, the basil is very popular, especially in Asian cuisine as a flavoring in fruit salads, compotes, and even in jams.Posted in salads, combine with basil leaf parsley, mint, chopped tomatoes and lettuce leaves. In North Africa and Middle East prepare an energy drink, putting in a bottle one liter of water, four tablespoons of honey and dried basil 1-2 sprigs. Let everything soak for 12 hours, after which the preparation obtained is filtered and drink more than one occasion.
HERBAL TREATMENTS - History and General Information
Hello. Starting today I decided to do this blog, which the main point is remedies against diseases,using HERBAL TREATMENTS.Herbalism is the practice of medicine, based on the use of herbs and plant extracts.Herbalism is also known as botanical medicine, herbal medicine, herbology, and phytotherapy.
People on all continents have used hundreds to thousands of indigenous plants for treatment of ailments since prehistoric times. Medicinal herbs were found in the personal effects of Ötzi the Iceman, whose body was frozen in the Ötztal Alps for more than 5,300 years. These herbs appear to have been used to treat the parasites found in his intestines. Anthropologists theorize that animals evolved a tendency to seek out bitter plant parts in response to illness.
Indigenous healers often claim to have learned by observing that sick animals change their food preferences to nibble at bitter herbs they would normally reject.Field biologists have provided corroborating evidence based on observation of diverse species, such as chimpanzees, chickens, sheep and butterflies. Lowland gorillas take 90% of their diet from the fruits of Aframomum melegueta, a relative of the ginger plant, that is a potent antimicrobial and apparently keeps shigellosis and similar infections at bay.
People on all continents have used hundreds to thousands of indigenous plants for treatment of ailments since prehistoric times. Medicinal herbs were found in the personal effects of Ötzi the Iceman, whose body was frozen in the Ötztal Alps for more than 5,300 years. These herbs appear to have been used to treat the parasites found in his intestines. Anthropologists theorize that animals evolved a tendency to seek out bitter plant parts in response to illness.
Indigenous healers often claim to have learned by observing that sick animals change their food preferences to nibble at bitter herbs they would normally reject.Field biologists have provided corroborating evidence based on observation of diverse species, such as chimpanzees, chickens, sheep and butterflies. Lowland gorillas take 90% of their diet from the fruits of Aframomum melegueta, a relative of the ginger plant, that is a potent antimicrobial and apparently keeps shigellosis and similar infections at bay.
The fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries were the great age of herbals, many of them available for the first time in English and other languages rather than Latin or Greek. The first herbal to be published in English was the anonymous Grete Herball of 1526. The two best-known herbals in English were The Herball or General History of Plants (1597) byJohn Gerard and The English Physician Enlarged (1653) by Nicholas Culpeper.In our times, these types of treatments have taken a major because they are much cheaper than conventional medicine and, apparently,give better and faster results.The second millennium, however, also saw the beginning of a slow erosion of the pre-eminent position held by plants as sources of therapeutic effects. This began with the Black Death, which the then dominant Four Element medical system proved powerless to stop. A century later, Paracelsus introduced the use of active chemical drugs (like arsenic, copper sulfate, iron, mercury, and sulfur). These were accepted even though they had toxic effects because of the urgent need to treat Syphilis. The rapid development of chemistry and the other physical sciences, led increasingly to the dominance of chemotherapy – chemical medicine – as the orthodox system of the twentieth century.It was short introduction to the field of medicinal plants and herbal treatments.Follow the latest information about the most used herbs and the diseases it treats.
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