Showing posts with label Lower cholesterol levels. Show all posts
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Benefits of Broccoli to lower bad cholesterol

the benefits of Broccoli
Broccoli Reduce the Impact of Allergy
Green vegetables are much favored proved to have many benefits. One of the benefits of broccoli is to lower bad cholesterol. Not only that, many of the benefits of broccoli more diverse and good for health. Want to know what the benefits are, check it below!

There are three commonly grown types of broccoli. The most familiar is Calabrese broccoli, often referred to simply as "broccoli", named after Calabria in Italy. It has large (10 to 20 cm) green heads and thick stalks. It is a cool season annual crop. Sprouting broccoli has a larger number of heads with many thin stalks. 

Purple cauliflower is a type of broccoli sold in southern Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom. It has a head shaped like cauliflower, but consisting of tiny flower buds. It sometimes, but not always, has a purple cast to the tips of the flower buds.

As long as this is probably many of us are fond of eating broccoli is good as a vegetable in soups, variants or sautéed with garlic and mushrooms. Behind his delight, the benefits of broccoli turned out well to cope with chronic inflammation and support the detoxification process which is more adequate.

Lower Cholesterol

Cook broccoli with boiled, it will optimize the benefits of broccoli is mainly to lower cholesterol. Boiled broccoli contain high fiber gradually will help lower the cholesterol in the body. The fiber in broccoli has positive impact for bile acids in the digestive tract that can lower bad cholesterol.

Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy141 kJ (34 kcal)
Carbohydrates6.64 g
- Sugars1.7 g
- Dietary fiber2.6 g
Fat0.37 g
Protein2.82 g
Water89.30 g
Vitamin A equiv.31 μg (4%)
- beta-carotene361 μg (3%)
- lutein and zeaxanthin1121 μg
Thiamine (vit. B1)0.071 mg (6%)
Riboflavin (vit. B2)0.117 mg (10%)
Niacin (vit. B3)0.639 mg (4%)
Pantothenic acid (B5)0.573 mg (11%)
Vitamin B60.175 mg (13%)
Folate (vit. B9)63 μg (16%)
Vitamin C89.2 mg (107%)
Vitamin E0.78 mg (5%)
Vitamin K101.6 μg (97%)
Calcium47 mg (5%)
Iron0.73 mg (6%)
Magnesium21 mg (6%)
Phosphorus66 mg (9%)
Potassium316 mg (7%)
Zinc0.41 mg (4%)
Benefits of Broccoli

Other Benefits of Consuming Broccoli


Benefits of broccoli here might be able to be the reason that you prefer a new vegetable:

Broccoli Helping Detoxification

Broccoli contains glucoraphanin, gluconasturtiian and glucobrassicin. The third substance is a supporter of the step process of detoxification in the body. In addition the molecules found in the detoxify broccoli is capable of destroying toxins in the body.

Broccoli Have Low GI Levels

GI (Glycemic Index) food levels in a scale of 0-100 which indicates how quickly a food raises blood sugar levels. Broccoli has a low GI content that is 10, so good enough if it is consumed mainly by diabetics. Based on research, controlling the intake of diabetics with lower GI value of the food is better than the current method of treatment and insulin. Well, to see the content

Broccoli Addressing Vitamin Deficiencies

Broccoli contains a combination of vitamin A, vitamin K and vitamin D which plays an important role in maintaining the metabolism of the body. Besides broccoli can also be the ideal food choices to maintain ideal body weight.


Broccoli Reduce the Impact of Allergy

Broccoli contains kaempferol is beneficial to reduce the allergic effects on the body.

So, let make a living healthy! Cholesterol and various barring other diseases with the benefits of broccoli and other vegetables. Moreover combine also with the sport as well as the consumption of healthy snacks

Several Benefits Of consuming Chili / Chillies


Other Benefits of
Benefits of Chillies
Who does not know with this one? Yes, chilies or chili. You may just find out that chilies or chili this just raises the nutty taste only of our tongues. Behind it, a lot of the benefits contained in the chili or chili. Here is the explanation.

The content and benefits of Chillies


According to Dr. Prapti Utami, a consultant herbal, medicinal plant in the EVERGREEN family, a lot of people don't know the benefits of chili. Chili actually is a nutrient-rich food. Chilies contain lots of vitamin C and betakaroten (pro vitamin A), more so than fruits such as mango, pineapple, papaya and watermelon. The chilies having a lot of benefits for human body especially the levels of calcium and phosphorus, to surpass the fresh fish. But vitamin C is higher than green chili pepper. Red peppers have more vitamin C twice as high than other colored peppers. The levels of betakaroten were nine times more superior compared with green peppers. Most of the content is located on the peppers betakaroten near the skin.

Substances that make the chili tasted spicy capsaicin is stored in the "grain" white Chili, attachment place of seeds. Therefore, to reduce the sense of spiciness, usually red chili deseeded follows the grain. Capsaicin chili is stomachic, which can increase appetite. Not to mention its ability to stimulate endorphin hormone production that is capable of evoking a sensation of pleasure. That is why people eat chili when the head dizzy. Spicy capsaicin caused blocking brain activity to receive the signal of the pain that we suffer, "Dr. Prapti demolished.

The compound capsaicin turned out to be not only stimulates the appetite, but also be a remedy. Capsaicin thins mucus so as to loosen the blockage in the throat and nose, sinusitis. Capsaicin is also keeping the way blood anticoagulant to keep watered and prevent the formation of a crust of fat on blood vessels. Not surprisingly, people who regularly consume chili long term were suffering from a blockage of blood vessels (atherosclerosis). That means also less likely suffered a stroke, coronary heart disease, and impotence.
Chillies Benefits

Other benefits of Chillies


  1. Chili can relieve colds and nasal congestion due to capsaicin can thin the mucus. So, the mucus congestion in the nasal cavity will become diluted and out. As a result, the nose becomes clogged again. This applies to sinusitis and cough with phlegm also.
  2. Chilli can decrease the risk of stroke, blood vessel blockage, impotence, and coronary heart disease. Because, by consuming blood routinely capsaicin will remain watered and crust of fat on blood vessels would not be formed. So, blood will flow smoothly. So, chili also helps reduce the occurrence of blood clotting (thrombosis).
  3. As a natural antibiotic.
  4. Chilli can ease complaints of headaches and joint pain. Because, nutty taste and heat caused capsaicin will halt delivery of pain signals from the central nervous system to the brain. So, the pain will be reduced, even lost.
  5. Chili may increase appetite, because capsaicin can stimulate the production of hormones, hormone endorphin which is able to evoke a sense of enjoyment and happiness. So, the appetite becomes increased.
  6. Lower cholesterol levels.
  7. Antioxidant Content can be used to overcome infertility (infertility), aphrodisiac, and slow down the aging process
  8. Fruit extract, cayenne pepper has the power of drag against the growth of the fungus Candida Albicans, the fungus on the skin's surface.
  9. Normalize the back legs and hands that buckled.
  10. Relieves migraine.
  11. In case of rheumatism and disorders of frostbitten (pain due to the cold finger).
  12. Cure flatulence.
  13. Help the calorie burning up to 25%.
  14. Provide calcium and phosphorus for the body.
  15. Hot peppers produce vitamin C (more than oranges) and pro vitamin A (more than carrots), which are indispensable for the body.
  16. Rich in calcium and phosphorous that outperformed the fresh fish.
  17. Chili can eliminate the sense of cold on the body in a way, put on the part that feels cold.

Despite the many benefits that can be derived from consuming Chili, however it is recommended not to consume excessive chilies. So it is not wrong when you start an insert in daily menu of spicy foods you regularly.