MENUMPAS KOLESTEROL JAHAT / BAD CHOLESTEROL QUELL

MENUMPAS KOLESTEROL JAHAT

JANGAN LUPA SAYUR DAN LALAPAN

Kolesterol tinggi bisa memicu tekanan darah tinggi. Sayuran ternyata cukup efektif melawan kolesterol jahat itu.

Mengidap kolesterol atau darah tinggi ? konsumsilah banyak sayuran. Serat dan zat aktif dalam sayuran berperan dalam mengubah lemak menjadi glikogen. Bisa juga mengurangi penyerapan lemak oleh darah. Atau menghancurkan lemak di dinding pembuluh darah.

Lalapan Menyehatkan

Ada banyak sayuran berkhasiat. Daun sambung nyawa mengandung alkaloida, saponin, flavonoid, dan tanin. Sifat zat aktif yang dingin itu mampu membersihkan darah dari kolesterol, cukup dilalap 7 lembar sehari.

“Kobis juga bagus, tapi bisa mengakibatkan perut kembung,” jelas dr. Vivi K Tjahjadi, staf medis Klinik Herbal Karyasari Jakarta. Tanaman ini menyimpan bahan aktif sulforafan, histidin, iberin, dan CHB (cyano hidroksi butena). Kobis bisa disajikan sebagai lalapan, dimasak sup atau karedok.

Seledri juga berkhasiat menurunkan kadar kolesterol. Bagi penderita disarankan setiap hari mengkonsumsi 6 batang seledri (bisa ditaburkan dalam sup). Seledri menyimpan atsiri (aliin dan alisi) sebagai senyawa anti kolesterol, serta senyawa flavonoid.

Sayuran Anti Kolesterol

Kenapa mesti lalapan?Tidak juga. Anda bisa mengkonsumsi sayur matang. Mulai dari bumbu sampai kuahnya.

Bawang putih menyimpan atsiri (aliin dan alisin) sebagai zat anti kolesterol. Sementara kalsium, kalium, saponin, scordinins, dan saltivine merupakan senyawa aktif yang menyehatkan. Kalium bersifat menenangkan, cocok bagi penderita hipertensi.

Daun salam mampu menurunkan kolesterol. Bahan aktifnya berupa minyak atsiri, tannin, dan flavonoida. Bagi penderita kolesterol tinggi disarankan minum air rebusan 10 lembar daun salam setiap hari.

Wortel mengandung protein, karbohidrat, lemak, serat, beta karoten, kalsium dan gula alami. Beta karoten merupakan zat anti kolesterol. Sementara serat wortel mampu mengurangi penyerapan lemak oleh tubuh.

Pepaya muda mengandung beta karoten, pektin, d-galaktosa, L-arabinasa, papain, papayotimin papain, fitokinase, caricaksantin, dan violaksantin. Dua senyawa terakhir mampu menghambat batu empedu. Empedu mengontrol kadar kolesterol darah.

Labu siam dan jamur kuping juga disarankan bagi penderita. Labu siam mengandung saponin, alkaloid, dan tannin.

Air rebusan jagung utuh (plus kulit dan rambut) berkhasiat anti kolesterol. Jagung muda kaya kalium, thiamin dan fosfor. Air rebusan atau kuah sayurnya bisa diminum.

Pencegahan

Untuk pengobatan atau pencegahan, menu sayuran sangat disarankan. Sementara kurangi makanan berlemak (LDL) tinggi : gorengan, daging, kacang tanah, dan santan kelapa. Apokat memang meningkatkan kadar lemak total, terutama HDL. Jadi, ya tidak membahayakan.

Konsumsi juice tiap pagi sangat disarankan. “Seledri bagus bila di juice” kata dr. Vivi, begitu pula juga wortel, kobis dan daun sambung nyawa bisa dibuat juice.

Sayuran mentah sangat disarankan karena gizi dan zat aktifnya masih utuh. Kalaupun dimasak, jangan terlalu matang.

Khusus lalapan mentah, mesti dicuci bersih di air mengalir. “Kalau perlu sayuran dibilas dengan air garam,”tandasnya. Ada yang berpendapat air garam sebagai anti bakteri dan anti racun. Mau lebih aman, ya mengonsumsi sayuran hasil pertanian organik.

Sumber : flona, april 2004

BAD CHOLESTEROL QUELL

VEGETABLE AND DO NOT FORGET LALAPANHigh cholesterol can lead to high blood pressure. Vegetables were quite effective against the bad cholesterol.Suffer from high cholesterol or blood? consume lots of vegetables.Fiber and the active substance in vegetables play a role in turning fat into glycogen. It could also reduce fat absorption by the blood. Or destroy the fat in the blood vessel walls.

Healthy vegetablesThere are plenty of nutritious vegetables. The leaves contain alkaloids continued life, saponins, flavonoids, and tannins. The nature of the cold active substance capable of cleaning the blood of cholesterol, is engulfed in 7 pieces a day."Cabbage is also good, but it can cause flatulence," said dr. Vivi K Tjahjadi, Herbal Clinic medical staff Karyasari Jakarta. This plant is storing the active ingredient sulforafan, histidine, iberin, and CHB (cyano hydroxy butene). Cabbage can be served as vegetables, cooked in soup or Karedok.Celery also efficacious lowering cholesterol levels. For patients recommended daily consume 6 stalks celery (can be sown in the soup). Celery save volatile (aliin and alisi) as anti-cholesterol compounds, and flavonoids.

Anti-Cholesterol VegetablesWhy should vegetables? Not really. You can eat cooked vegetables. Starting from the spice to the broth.Garlic stores volatile (aliin and alisin) as an anti-cholesterol. While calcium, potassium, saponin, scordinins, and saltivine an active compound is healthy. Potassium is calm, suitable for people with hypertension.Bay leaves can lower cholesterol. Active ingredients of essential oils, tannins, and flavonoida. For people with high cholesterol are advised to drink boiled water 10 bay leaves every day.Carrots contain protein, carbohydrates, fats, fiber, beta carotene, calcium and natural sugar. Beta carotene is an anti-cholesterol agents. While the carrot fiber reduces fat absorption by the body.Young papaya contain beta-carotene, pectin, d-galactose, L-arabinasa, papain, papain papayotimin, fitokinase, caricaksantin, and violaksantin. The two last compounds could inhibit gallstone.Bile controlling blood cholesterol levels.Squash and mushroom is also recommended for patients. Squash contains saponins, alkaloids, and tannins.Whole corn boiled water (plus skin and hair), efficacious anti-cholesterol. Young corn rich in potassium, thiamin and phosphorus.Boiling water or vegetable broth can be drunk.

PreventionFor treatment or prevention, vegetable menu is strongly recommended. While less fatty foods (LDL), high: fried food, meat, peanuts, and coconut milk. Avocado indeed increase levels of total fat, especially HDL. So, do no harm.Consumption of juice every morning is recommended. "Celery is good when the juice" said dr. Vivi, as well as well as carrots, cabbage and leaf life connection can be made juice.Raw vegetables is recommended, because nutrients and active substances are still intact. If cooked, not too ripe.Special raw vegetables, should be washed thoroughly in running water. "If I need to rinse vegetables with salt water," he said. Some say salt water as an anti-bacterial and anti-toxins. Want to be safer, yes organic vegetables crops.Source: flona, April 2004