2023-05-05 21:10:16
The Spanish Heart Foundation explains that cholesterol is the fat found throughout the body, so necessary for it to function. And although the liver produces it, it is also obtained through food intake.
All of the above can occur because this “waxy substance”—as the Mayo Clinic describes it—is deposited in the arteries, making it difficult for blood to pass through, affecting the widening of these blood vessels, causing atherosclerosis.
Hence, he mentions that high cholesterol levels are called hypercholesterolemia, which usually does not present symptoms, so it is through a medical examination that the condition is detected, for which reason the Foundation always suggests doing a medical check-up and more those who have risk factors.
“Triglycerides also come from extra calories. These are the calories that you eat, but that your body does not need immediately ”, mentions the medical encyclopedia.
It is then that the Foundation It is mainly advised to consult with a health professional, to modify eating habits, such as eating fish 2 times a week; avoid the consumption of saturated fats and increase the moderate consumption of fruits and vegetables.
For this reason, lettuce can be ideal to combat high levels of this substance, thanks to its properties.
- The insomnia: The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute describes insomnia as a regular disorder that impairs the quality of sleep that is brought regarding by many factors, however, when the body does not recover through it, the next day’s activities are impaired. They are highly affected by lack of energy and sleepiness.
- Weight loss: “Overweight and obesity are defined as an abnormal or excessive accumulation of fat that can be detrimental to health,” explains the Health Organization (WHO).
- Reduce anxiety levels: The cases of depression and anxiety increased following the arrival of the pandemic, considered as disorders, since according to the WHO, they are identified as “a clinically significant alteration of cognition, regulation of emotions or behavior of an individual ”.
- Fight Diabetes: besides, ensures that “the number of people with diabetes rose from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014. The prevalence of this disease has been increasing more rapidly in low-income and middle-income countries than in high-income countries.”
- Lower cholesterol levels: As mentioned, cholesterol is a substance that, when deposited in the arteries, affects the development of cardiovascular diseases, putting the life of a person at risk, for this reason the newspaper Córdoba ensures that lettuce tea is ideal for lowering its levels.
- Boil a cup of water.
- Add some well washed lettuce leaves.
- Get off the fire.
- Strain and consume.
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