Health: Your number one good health ally? Oats!
Oatmeal is becoming more and more popular, especially during breakfast. We can’t say it enough, but breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It is important to focus on foods that provide you with energy to help you last until the midday meal without suffering from hunger. And oatmeal is your best friend for that. Initially popular with sports enthusiasts (for its protein content), oatmeal now attracts thousands of French people every morning. To be mixed with fruit or milk, with agave syrup or honey, they protect your health.
Indeed, they help lower your cholesterol level. But that’s not all. They prevent against certain cancers, against heart disease, they are rich in calcium, but also in fiber which makes them an exceptional ally for digestion. If you want to start the day by choosing a food that makes you feel good on your plate, you know where to start.. And do not hesitate to accompany it with certain fruits!
Apple and grapefruit
Accompany your oatmeal with an apple to benefit from its virtues against cholesterol. Indeed, its high content of pectin and soluble fiber helps reduce the absorption of fats and lipids by the body. In addition, the apple is known to reduce appetite. You will no longer want to throw yourself on sweets (too sweet, too fatty, and therefore bad). It is therefore also an ally for weight loss! And if you consume three per day, know that it helps to limit the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases.
For its part, grapefruit is likely to find its place in your diet. Since naringenin is found in grapefruit (a flavonoid, that is to say a substance that has strong antioxidant properties), grapefruit acts as a cholesterol lowering agent. In addition, it is a food known for its anti-inflammatory properties. What to look after his health while having fun.
Green tea!
Do you have the habit of drinking coffee every morning? How about changing this habit in favor of green tea? This will please your doctor, since green tea is known to lower cholesterol levels. This study comes to us from Portugal and shows an average 9% reduction in cholesterol in 26 of the 29 participants who drank green tea for a month. At the same time, the level of good cholesterol increased by 4%. Green tea is rich in antioxidant catechins, molecules with remarkable antioxidant powers. They help to distribute fat better and act in the prevention of metabolic syndrome (abdominal obesity, diabetes and pre-diabetes, cholesterol levels, high blood pressure, etc.).
Treat your diet to lower your cholesterol level
In your daily diet, consider favoring products that are naturally rich in Omega 3 and Omega 6, such as seasoning oils (olive or sunflower oils, for example), seafood (fish, shellfish). Have you ever added fiber with oatmeal? Continue this momentum with whole foods (cereals, breads, etc.). And above all, and this is limitless: increase your consumption of fruits and vegetables, at each meal. So everything is played on your plate, but also how the food gets there: change your way of cooking if necessary.
For meat and fish, grilling should be preferred. The vegetables are steamed! It is ideal for reducing the fat content of food and being able to indulge yourself (especially for red meat).
If you follow these tips, your doctor will surely be delighted with the results of your next blood test.
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