Nutrition and diet therapy

●Reduce fat intake

The contents of low-density lipoprotein, white high-density lipoprotein and triglycerides are deeply affected by diet . Vegetarians contain a small amount of low-density lipoprotein in their bodies, but exercising more and taking in more vitamin C and B3 (nicotinic acid) can increase the content of high-density lipoprotein.

Fat should be avoided in the diet, and reducing fat intake to less than 30% of daily caloric sources is a good start. Keep saturated fat to less than 10% of daily calories.

In the first month, reduce the intake to 30%. If the effect is good, the doctor will ask you to maintain this intake. If the effect is not good, the doctor will ask you to reduce it to 25% and check the effect after one month. If blood fat concentration still does not improve, reduce fat intake to 20% and maintain it for two months. This fat intake ensures that most of the calories in the body will be supplied by polysaccharides, and also allows you to gradually reduce your need for fat.

●Fat to be avoided

The best way to keep blood lipids within a safe range is to remove animal fats from the diet. Fats to be avoided include: animal saturated fats, Hydrogenated fats (e.g., coconut oil and palm kernel oil), hardened fats (e.g., margarine, lard, butter). When purchasing, please read product labels carefully.

Many fast food restaurants use butter in burgers, French fries, fried chicken, fish steaks, etc. These fried foods not only contain high amounts of cholesterol, but during the frying process, the oil has produced extremely toxic chemicals, which will seriously affect your health. And margarine or vegetable oil, although it does not contain cholesterol. However, it will change after heating, so high-temperature cooking should be avoided as much as possible.

●Treat fat scientifically

Fat is actually divided into good and bad, beneficial and harmful. Both fats and lipids are sources of energy, more complete than proteins or sugars. Fats also need to be supplemented in the diet, because these fats carry fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K. The use of mineral oil, heparin, coumarin derivatives (anticoagulants), other drugs, or aspirin can easily destroy vitamins. K. Many people overlook the importance of vitamin K, but recently it has been linked to small bowel disease. Vitamin K also aids in the treatment of arthritis. Alfalfa is a rich source of vitamin K.

●Supplement essential fatty acids

Essential fatty acids are very important to health. Essential fatty acids are fatty acids that cannot be produced by the body and must be supplied by food. The three essential fatty acids are linolenic acid, hypolinolenic acid and arachidonic acid. Almonds and other stone fruits (not including peanuts), olive oil, sockeye salmon, anchovies, tuna, Atlantic mackerel and king mackerel all contain essential fatty acids, are low in fat and contain nutrients needed for normal heart function .

●Eat low-temperature compressed vegetable oil

Good fats are polyunsaturated fats, which are all vegetable oils that are liquid at room temperature. Only low-temperature compression oil is used. Low-temperature compression means that the manufacturing process is not heated beyond 43%, which is the temperature at which enzymes begin to destroy. Olive oil, peanut oil, sunflower seed oil, soybean salad oil, linseed oil, primrose oil, black currant oil, etc. all contain unsaturated fatty acids, which are polyunsaturated fats and are also good cooking oils. Pure olive oil helps lower cholesterol. Soy milk and almond milk are better milk substitutes.

●Ingest more fiber

According to research, water-soluble dietary fiber can help reduce blood cholesterol levels. This type of fiber is found in barley, beans, brown rice, fruits, glucose mannitol, guar gum, oat bran and brown rice bran and is the best choice for lowering cholesterol. Because fiber absorbs minerals from food, additional mineral supplements are needed, but do not use them at the same time as fiber. The following foods are also good choices: almonds, brewer's yeast, cereals, raw goat's milk and raw goat's milk products, sesame seeds, lettuce, baked fish, turkey, chicken. Garlic, onions and lecithin are good dietary supplements that can effectively lower blood cholesterol levels.

●Ingest polysaccharide (starch) foods

People who eat polysaccharide foods as their main diet will not have the problem of excess fat. These foods include rice, pasta and other grains. When cooking, be careful not to add a large amount of fat for the sake of delicious food. Otherwise, you will put the cart before the horse and be counterproductive.

●Reduce the intake of simple sugars

Candy and other sweets are the main culprits in increasing triglyceride values.

Low-fiber, simple sugar foods may be to blame. But there is no doubt that simple sugars are the source of the problem.

●Lose weight

It is very important to lose weight. People whose body weight exceeds 20-30% only need to lose 4.5 kilograms to reduce the concentration of triglycerides. Nonetheless, you should still try to maintain your body weight within 5-10% of your ideal weight.

●Use exercise to burn fat

Exercise can promote metabolism, reduce the concentration of triglycerides, and reduce weight. Research shows that intense exercise three times a week for an hour can reduce glycerol. Triester content, even if there is no weight loss.

●Quit drinking

Drinking is also the killer of raising triglycerides and cholesterol. Try to avoid drinking as much as possible.

●Drink less coffee

People who are addicted to coffee should reduce their consumption or even stop drinking it. Coffee significantly increases blood cholesterol levels and increases the risk of heart disease.

●Other risk factors

To lower blood lipids, in addition to reducing the intake of animal products, you also need to pay attention to other risk factors. Both sugar and alcohol increase levels of natural cholesterol (that is, the body's own homemade cholesterol). While we need this type of cholesterol, we don't need an overproduction of it. Emotional stress can also easily lead to excess natural cholesterol, and steroids, oral contraceptives, diuretics, and levodopa (drugs for Parkinson's disease) are some of the drugs that can increase blood cholesterol.

●Ingest fish oil

Fish oil has always been recognized as the best weapon against triglycerides. The fatty acids in fish oil have the effect of lowering triglycerides. Although fish oil capsules are more convenient and accurate, it is best to eat fish regularly to get the same amount of fish oil. Or a mixture of two sources is used.

You can take 15 grams of fish oil a day, which is equivalent to about 23 grams of salmon, mackerel or finfish. If you eat fish regularly, you should not be short of fish oil.

●Supplementary nutrients

① Choline, inositol and vitamins

Dosage 1130-300 mg, 3 times a day. B vitamins, especially choline and inositol, are important for fat metabolism. Prevents fat accumulation in the liver.

②Coenzyme Q10

Dosage 60 mg. Improve blood circulation.

③ Fiber or oat bran and guar gum

Help lower cholesterol and supplement fiber.

④Garlic essence capsules

Take 2 capsules each time, 3 times a day. Odorless garlic can lower cholesterol and blood pressure.

⑤ Lecithin

Take 1 tablespoon each time, 3 times a day, before meals. Lower cholesterol.

⑥ Nicotine (B3)

500 mg per day. Lower cholesterol. Nicotinamide is not effective.

⑦ Vitamin C plus bioflavonoids

3000-8000IU per day, gradually increasing the dose. Lower cholesterol.

⑧Vitamin E emulsion

200~1000IU per day, gradually increasing the dose. Emulsions are quickly absorbed and utilized. Vitamin E can improve blood circulation.

●Family medicinal diet

①Vegetarian assorted

Rape, broccoli, carrots, corn shoots, mushrooms, ginger juice, cooking wine, refined salt, monosodium glutamate, chicken soup, Appropriate amounts of vegetable oil and starch. Cut the broccoli into balls; cut the corn shoots into short sections; marinate the mushrooms and slice them; peel the carrots and cut them into long slices; cut the rapeseed in the middle. Blanch the above vegetables in boiling water with a few drops of oil for a while, take them out of the pot, cool them in cold boiling water, and place them on a plate to form a butterfly shape. Heat the pot, add chicken soup, cooking wine, ginger juice, refined salt, and MSG to a boil, add moist starch to thicken it, and pour it on the platter. Serve with meals.

Efficacy: lower lipids and blood pressure. This dish is rich in dietary fiber and vitamins. Regular consumption can lower blood fat and cholesterol, and has health care and disease prevention effects.

②Tremella mountain soup

20 grams of white fungus, 40 grams of hawthorn cake or hawthorn slices, 1 spoon of sugar. After rinsing the white fungus, soak it in cold water for 1 day until it is completely exposed. Pick and wash it, put it in a casserole, and pour in the white fungus liquid. Cut the hawthorn cake into small cubes, add it to the white fungus pot together with the sugar, and simmer for half an hour until the white fungus is rotten and the juice thickens into a soup. Remove from the heat. Eat as a snack or before going to bed, 1 small bowl each time, 1-2 times a day, finish in 2 days.

Efficacy Nourishes yin and stomach, strengthens the heart and blood, moistens the lungs, lowers blood pressure, and lowers blood lipids. Suitable for cardiovascular disease, hypertension and other diseases.

③ Fill big lotus root with mung bean and radish

4 sections of big lotus root, 200 grams of mung beans, 125 grams of carrots, and appropriate amount of sugar. First wash the mung beans, soak them for half an hour, and then drain them; wash the carrots, chop them into pieces, and mash them; then mix the two flavors with sugar and set aside. Wash the lotus root, cut off the end close to the joint with a knife, leave the cut part as a cover, and stuff the even mung bean and radish puree into the lotus root hole until it is full. Then cover the cut part in its original place, insert it firmly with a bamboo skewer, and steam it in a pot over high heat. Eat as a snack.

Suitable for hyperlipidemia, hypertension and arteriosclerosis.

●Natural herbs

Pimento, blackcurrant, goldenseal, hawthorn fruit, primrose oil, kelp, etc. are all beneficial to lowering cholesterol.

●Cai Qin Therapy

Fasting once a month is quite beneficial. During fasting, only supplement with spirulina, carrot and celery juice or lemon and distilled water. Carrot juice removes fat from the bile in the liver, thus helping to lower cholesterol.

●Danger Signs

If your triglyceride and cholesterol test values ??are above the standard, then you need to pay attention. While you are taking the above measures, you should go to the hospital as soon as possible. Seek medical advice.

●Medical Tips

Self-test for cholesterol levels

A simple way to check is to put a drop of blood on a piece of paper (about the size of a credit card) ), which is coated with chemical reagents. These chemicals will react with enzymes in the blood. This reaction will produce a color change in approximately 4 minutes. Compare its color with a color chart to find out the blood cholesterol concentration corresponding to this color. If you find that your cholesterol is too high, you may wish to adopt the nutritional plan and suggestions mentioned in the book and consult a doctor.

Safe cholesterol value

The U.S. National Cholesterol Education Program has set the safe cholesterol value at 200mg/dl (mg means milligrams, dl means 1/10 liter). This value combines the concentrations of HDL and LDL. 200-239 is the warning range, and exceeding 240 is the dangerous group.

In the United States, the normal HDL value for adult men is 45-50, and for women it is 50-60. A higher value, for example, 70-80, will help prevent heart disease. HDL values ??below 35 are considered dangerous. Therefore, if your cholesterol value is 200, HDL is 80, and LDL is 120, your chance of suffering from heart disease is not high. Lower HDL levels increase the risk of heart disease, even if total cholesterol levels are not high.