triglycerides and LDL

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On Thursday, November 20, 2003, at 06:14 AM,

ayurveda wrote:

 

> Message: 4

> Tue, 18 Nov 2003 12:19:31 +0530

> Vinod Haritwal <nikmo

> Re: Digest Number 312

>

> Can anyone guide me about ayurvedic remedies for lowering

> Triglycerides and

> LDL Cholestrol.

>

 

Dear Vinod

 

there are no Ayurvedic remedies for lowering triglycerides and LDL

because these are serum markers that are entirely unknown within

Ayurveda. While there may be helpful Indian herbs to lower these

clinical parameters, it is a highly reductionist approach and not even

remotely reflective of Ayurvedic medicine or its focus. What we might

recognize instead is that you are carrying an excess of weight around

your abdomen - this has to go, and so we might employ Ayurvedic

treatments for obesity, as well as understand why it is that this

occurs because it is a fairly unique and recent syndrome that human's

have had to deal with. Triglycerides and LDL are obviously linked to a

significant risk of heart disease, and when understood properly, can

help you take some effective measures:

 

1. change your diet, eliminate all refined fats/oils and carbohydrates.

Serum triglycerides parallel insulin secretion, so keep insulin down

by significantly reducing sweets, breads, potato, rice, noodles etc,

emphasizing meat like chicken, lamb, fish, with lots of above-ground

vegetables. If you like bitter gourd this is a fabulous food, as well

as garlic, ginger, leafy greens, etc. Eat only fats like ghee,

coconut, sesame and olive oils: avoid any vegetable oil that is stored

in a clear plastic container - these are highly refined and toxic oils

that are unfit for human consumption, e.g. canola oil, gingelly oil,

corn oil, margarine etc.

2. take an omega 3 fatty acid supplement, equal to 1 g of EPA and DHA

daily. Dyslipidemia can also be a manifestation of an omega 3 fatty

acid deficiency. There are other potential nutrient deficiencies as

well, so a good multimineral might be helpful

3. herbs such as Triphala, Guggulu, Haridra, Shilajit and Guduchi are

all examples of beneficial herbs that can reduce medas and prameha, and

have been shown to experimentally reduce triglycerides and LDL

4. regular exercise: everyday you should exercise to the point of

sweating. Choose lower impact exercises, e.g. surya namaskar,

bicycling, walking uphill etc.

 

if you follow this faithfully your serum triglycerides and LDL should

normalize in about 1-3 months

Caldecott

phyto

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