All of these ingredients are reputed to lower high levels of
serum cholesterol in the body, thus reducing the risk of heart disease.
Not exact matches
It reduces the
serum cholesterol and triglyceride level
in the
body.
After adjustment for intake of meat, beer, potatoes, root crops, and vegetables the associations were weakened, but significant inverse associations remained between 15:0
in serum cholesterol esters and
body weight and BMI (data not shown).
Restorative yoga poses help us learn to relax and rest deeply and completely, During deep relaxation, all the organ systems of the
body are benefited, and a few of the measurable results of deep relaxation are the reduction of blood pressure,
serum triglycerides and blood sugar levels
in the blood, the increase of the «good
cholesterol» levels, as well as improvement
in digestion, fertility, elimination, the reduction of muscle tension, insomnia and generalized fatigue.
A low fat diet rich
in complex carbohydrates and dietary fiber improves the glycemic control, reduces the insulin requirements, slows down the intestinal glucose absorption, enhances the peripheral tissue insulin sensibility, and reduces
body fat, arterial blood pressure,
serum cholesterol and triglycerides levels [45].
The gamma linolenic acid (GLA) content
in Borage helps
in decreasing the level of
body serums and therefore keeps the
body away from heart diseases and high
cholesterol problems.
So, at least for my
body, maybe dietary fat and
cholesterol does cause a spike
in serum numbers, but it is not the kind that sticks around to turn into plaque, which is after all what heart disease is.
When improvement to the health of the
body brought about by good changes
in lifestyle or diet results
in a lowering of
serum cholesterol, it can be counted as an example of the
body no longer needing the extra circulating
cholesterol.
According the Journal of Medicinal Food, researchers from Kyoto, Japan chlorella intake resulted
in noticeable reductions
in body fat, fasting blood glucose levels, and total
serum cholesterol.