Hyperlipidemia and hypertension have brought troubles to many people's lives and also led to a variety of vascular diseases. For the problem of blood lipid and blood pressure, cure the disease and keep healthy.

Experts pointed out that in daily life, there are six kinds of foods that are internationally recognized as "natural lipid-lowering and antihypertensive drugs", which are helpful to reduce lipid and blood pressure and achieve the effect of disease prevention and health preservation. Eat more after 40 ~

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Lentinus edodes: lowering blood lipid and blood pressure.

According to doctors, mushrooms can promote digestion, reduce fat and lower blood pressure. The cellulose contained in it can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, prevent constipation and reduce the absorption of cholesterol in the intestine.

Mushrooms can promote cholesterol decomposition. Eating mushrooms regularly can reduce total cholesterol and triglycerides.

How to eat?

Mushrooms and coix seed are eaten together, which has the effects of strengthening the spleen and promoting diuresis, regulating qi and resolving phlegm.

2

Sweet potato: preventing atherosclerosis

Proper consumption of sweet potato can prevent lipid deposition in cardiovascular system, prevent atherosclerosis, reduce subcutaneous fat and avoid obesity.

As a reminder, excessive intake of sweet potato can increase the total calorie of eating, but it is not conducive to lowering blood lipids. Remember to eat it in moderation.

How to eat?

Sweet potato, rice and flour are more nutritious to eat together!

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Cucumber: clearing away heat, quenching thirst and diuresis.

Cucumber is crisp, tender and delicious, and has the effects of clearing away heat, quenching thirst, diuresis and other diseases and preserving health. The cellulose it contains can promote the intestinal discharge of food waste residue, thus reducing the absorption of cholesterol.

Cucumber also contains a substance called "propanol diacid", which can inhibit the transformation of sugar into fat in the body, and has the health-preserving function of losing weight and regulating lipid metabolism.

How to eat?

Cucumber is a common food in summer. You can try cold cucumber.

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Eggplant: improving microvascular elasticity

Eggplant contains a variety of vitamins, which can improve microvascular elasticity. Eggplant can reduce cholesterol, prevent vascular injury caused by hyperlipidemia, and can be used for adjuvant treatment of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, arteriosclerosis and other diseases.

How to eat?

You can eat some steamed eggplant, and cold eggplant is also good.

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Hawthorn: promoting cholesterol excretion

Hawthorn is a natural lipid-lowering drug, which mainly contains maslinic acid, citric acid, lipoic acid, vitamin C, flavonoids and carbohydrates. It has the effects of dilating blood vessels, improving microcirculation, lowering blood pressure and promoting cholesterol excretion, thus reducing blood lipid.

However, hawthorn is an acidic food, which should not be eaten on an empty stomach or for a long time. It can be eaten after meals.

How to eat?

Soaking dried hawthorn in water as tea and drinking it every day can reduce blood fat and soften blood vessels.

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Mung Bean: Preventing Coronary Heart Disease

Mung bean is a good heat-clearing product in summer, which has the functions of lowering blood fat, protecting heart and preventing coronary heart disease.

Animal experiments show that mung bean can effectively reduce serum cholesterol, triglyceride and low density lipoprotein, and obviously alleviate coronary atherosclerosis. Clinical practice also shows that patients with hyperlipidemia can obviously lower their cholesterol by eating mung beans in moderation every day.

How to eat?

Cook soup and porridge, or grind mung beans into powder and make cakes, snacks or fillings.

Pueraria lobata Chenpi

Prevention and treatment of three highs has a miraculous effect

Pueraria lobata is a very good drug for reducing blood fat, promoting blood circulation and promoting fluid production, which has a very good effect on dilating blood vessels, especially coronary vessels, has a health care effect on cerebrovascular and systemic blood vessels, and has a strong blood circulation promoting effect.

Chenpi has the effects of regulating qi and resolving phlegm, invigorating spleen and removing dampness, and can also lower blood pressure. Drinking Chenpi tea can prevent hypertension, myocardial infarction and fatty liver.

The compatibility of Radix Puerariae and Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae has complementary medicinal properties and enhanced efficacy, which is a very reasonable product for reducing blood lipid and protecting blood vessels.

Bubble method:

First, clean Radix Puerariae, slice it into thin slices, put it into a tea set, and add a proper amount of dried tangerine peel;

Then pour boiling water into the tea set, cover it and soak it 15 minutes before drinking.