Whenever people face a sumptuous table, savoring delicacies, and feasting on rich and fatty foods, they often overlook some fruits and vegetables that are known as the "fat-reducing medicine" on the dining table.
Cucumber: Crisp and delicious, it has the functions of clearing heat, quenching thirst, and diuretic. The fiber it contains can promote the excretion of food residue in the intestines, thereby reducing cholesterol absorption. Cucumber also contains a substance called "malic acid," which can inhibit the conversion of sugar into fat in the body, and has the effect of weight loss and adjusting lipid metabolism.
Eggplant: Contains various vitamins, especially purple eggplant, which contains more vitamin P, which can enhance cell adhesion and improve microvascular elasticity. Medical research has shown that eggplant can lower cholesterol and prevent blood vessel damage caused by hyperlipidemia, and can assist in the treatment of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and arteriosclerosis.
Mung Bean: A great food for cooling in summer, it has the effect of lowering blood lipids, protecting the heart, and preventing coronary heart disease. Animal experiments have shown that mung beans can effectively reduce serum cholesterol, triglycerides, and low-density lipoprotein, significantly reducing atherosclerotic lesions in the coronary arteries. Clinical practice has also proved that moderate daily consumption of mung beans by patients with hyperlipidemia has a significant cholesterol-lowering effect.
Shiitake Mushroom: It has the effects of aiding digestion, reducing fat, and lowering blood pressure. The fiber it contains can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, prevent constipation, and reduce the absorption of cholesterol in the intestines. Shiitake mushrooms also contain substances such as shiitake purine and nucleic acids, which can promote the decomposition of cholesterol. Regular consumption of shiitake mushrooms can lower total cholesterol and triglycerides.
Sweet Potato: Nutritional studies have found that moderate consumption of sweet potatoes can prevent lipid deposition in the cardiovascular system, prevent atherosclerosis, reduce subcutaneous fat, and avoid excessive obesity. However, it should be noted that excessive consumption of sweet potatoes can increase the total calorie intake and be counterproductive in lowering blood lipids.
Hawthorn: It mainly contains hawthorn acid, citric acid, fat-decomposing acid, vitamin C, flavonoids, carbohydrates, and other components, which have the effects of dilating blood vessels, improving microcirculation, reducing blood pressure, promoting cholesterol excretion, and lowering blood lipids. Hawthorn is an acidic food, so it is not advisable to eat it on an empty stomach or in excessive amounts. It is best to consume it after meals.
Apple: A foreign study has shown that eating one apple a day can reduce the risk of coronary heart disease by half, which is attributed to the flavonoids contained in apples. Flavonoids are natural antioxidants that play a role in preventing atherosclerosis by inhibiting the oxidation of low-density lipoprotein. In addition, the pectin in apples can also lower cholesterol levels, making it beneficial for preventing atherosclerosis. Although the causes of obesity vary from person to person, according to traditional Chinese medicine, obesity is caused by an imbalance in liver water metabolism, and the spleen and stomach being restricted, resulting in water stagnation and phlegm and fat accumulation. Therefore, starting with dietary therapy and regulating internal functions is essential.
Fat can also be classified into various types, including floating fat, aggregated fat, and superfluous fat. They can run rampant in the human body mainly due to certain endocrine deficiencies. Therefore, the most fundamental method of weight loss is to control endocrine. In nature, many materials can help achieve endocrine balance and suppress fat production. As long as you know how to consume them, you will naturally not gain weight. Otherwise, the "fat-making machine" in your body will continue to operate without rest throughout the year.
Natural Chinese Medicinal Weight Loss Foods:
Mainly Winter Melon:
Winter melon contains sugar, protein, various vitamins, and minerals. It is rich in nutrition and can be used to cook soup, make winter melon cakes, and can also be pickled into candied winter melon, etc., and can even be used as medicine to treat diseases.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that winter melon has a sweet taste, a slightly cold nature, is non-toxic, and has the effects of diuresis, reducing swelling, clearing heat, relieving thirst, detoxifying, and weight loss. Regular consumption of winter melon has good therapeutic effects on arteriosclerosis, coronary heart disease, and diabetes. It is particularly effective in treating edema and abdominal distension.
Foods that Reduce Cholesterol:
Blood lipids (including fat, cholesterol, phospholipids, and free fatty acids) are related to diet. Therefore, people with high blood lipids should eat more foods that reduce blood lipids to prevent high levels of cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood, which can cause blood viscosity, slow blood flow, and the formation of coronary heart disease.
1. Eating mushrooms like shiitake mushrooms, mushrooms, and straw mushrooms can promote the decomposition and excretion of cholesterol.
2. Regular consumption of garlic can inhibit platelet aggregation and prevent coronary heart disease.
3. Mung beans contain "plant sterols," which can inhibit the absorption of cholesterol and promote its excretion from feces.
Healthy Snacks for Weight Loss:
Nuts: Salted or crispy peanuts, cashews, hazelnuts, pistachios, raw or roasted walnut kernels, honey-glazed dates, etc.
Salted meat and dried fish: Such as dried pork, dried beef, dried anchovies, etc.
Soy products: Such as dried tofu, dried soybeans, dried broad beans, Qi Zha Hoof (made from bean curd skin), black vinegar soybeans, etc.
Dried fruits: Chenpi plum, Jiayingzi, Huamei, salted kumquat, etc.
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