Atherosclerosis is a common and prevalent disease among middle-aged and elderly people. It is a disease characterized by non-inflammatory, degenerative, and proliferative changes in the arteries, leading to thickening and hardening of the arterial walls, loss of elasticity, and narrowing of the arterial lumen. Practice has shown that in addition to oral medication and appropriate exercise, dietary treatment is also an effective method for treating atherosclerosis. Here are some natural snacks that can lower blood lipids and soften blood vessels, hoping to help you.
Black Beans Soaked in Vinegar
Eating more black beans soaked in vinegar daily can effectively reduce the occurrence of conditions such as high blood pressure and high blood lipids. Consuming black beans soaked in vinegar can reduce free radicals in the body, preventing cancer. For those with yellow dry hair and more white hair, regularly consuming black beans soaked in vinegar can make their newly grown hair shiny and black.
Rou Cong Rong Tea
Rou Cong Rong tea contains tannin, similar to the active form of vitamin P, which can maintain or restore the normal resistance of capillaries, enhance the flexibility and elasticity of blood vessels, lower serum cholesterol, prevent fat deposition in the blood vessel walls. The tannic acid in Rou Cong Rong tea inhibits high blood pressure and has a lowering effect on the blood pressure of hypertensive patients. Rou Cong Rong tea is beneficial for breaking down proteins and fats, and the tea polyphenols and vitamin C can lower cholesterol and blood lipids.
CCTV’s program “Approaching Science: Exploration and Discovery” once featured a special report on “The Mystery of Longevity and Health of Rou Cong Rong Elderly.” It had detailed coverage on the exclusive Rou Cong Rong tea provided in Beiting. Reporters conversed warmly and shook hands with centenarians who had been drinking Rou Cong Rong tea for a long time. These elderly individuals moved freely, had clear thinking, and agile speech, which was quite remarkable, all attributed to their long-term consumption of Rou Cong Rong tea. Rou Cong Rong tea combines preventive and therapeutic effects, regulating blood pressure bidirectionally and clearing blood vessel waste and excess fat.
Kuding Tea
Kuding Tea can lower the total cholesterol, triglycerides, and low-density lipoprotein content of patients with high blood lipids. It has effects on reducing blood pressure, promoting blood circulation, and eliminating blood waste, helping to clean the blood vessels.
Kuding Tea is known as the “Longevity Tea” and contains various essential amino acids, vitamins, etc., with properties to dispel wind-heat, clear the head, and relieve annoyance and thirst.
Black Garlic
The allicin in black garlic can eliminate fats accumulated in blood vessels, play a role in lowering blood lipids and promoting blood circulation, making it an excellent remedy for treating hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis.
Black garlic is a nutrition-rich food made from regular garlic through high-temperature fermentation, containing a variety of essential micronutrients for the human body. It not only helps cleanse blood vessels but also has effects in preventing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, hypertension, etc.
Mulberries
The fatty acids in dried mulberries can break down fats and lower blood lipids, preventing lipid deposition in blood vessels and averting vascular sclerosis. Dried mulberries are a nutrient-rich food, often dubbed as the “March Mulberry Rivals Ginseng.”
Soaking dried mulberries in water can significantly help clear blood vessel waste and also has benefits in nourishing qi and blood, beautifying the skin, regulating endocrine imbalances, treating constipation, etc.
Black Fungus
Black fungus is a nutritious and healthy food that helps regulate blood lipids, reduce blood viscosity, and soften blood vessels. It contains a plant gel with strong adsorption capacity that can help clear blood vessel waste, contributing to vascular health.
Black fungus is rich in iron and vitamins, promoting blood and qi, enhancing immunity, and delaying aging when consumed frequently.
