High cholesterol — usually silent; LDL high on reports.
Also known as: high cholesterol · कोलेस्ट्रॉल · चर्बी बढ़ना · hyperlipidemia · dyslipidemia
Food Remedies
Main remedy
Turmeric-ginger tea daily lowers cholesterol. Garlic with ghee supports heart health. Two raw garlic cloves on an empty stomach each morning. A teaspoon of fenugreek seed powder with warm water twice daily. Coriander seed decoction, half a cup twice daily. Amla juice, 20ml with warm water each morning.
Two raw garlic cloves on an empty stomach each morning.
Documented
Garlic has a modest but measured effect on cholesterol and blood pressure.
CautionNot in supplement doses alongside blood thinners. Stop before surgery.
मेथी · Fenugreek
A teaspoon of fenugreek seed powder with warm water twice daily.
Traditional
CautionTaken with diabetes medicine it can push the sugar too low — keep checking. Not in pregnancy — it stimulates the uterus. Not with blood thinners either.
धनिया · Coriander
Coriander seed decoction, half a cup twice daily.
Traditional
आँवला · Amla
Amla juice, 20ml with warm water each morning.
Traditional
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हल्दी · Turmeric
½ tsp haldi in a cup of warm milk or warm water, once or twice a day. A pinch of black pepper with it helps the body absorb it.
Traditional
CautionThe amount used in cooking is safe. In tablet or extract form it does not go with blood-thinning medicines. Avoid larger amounts if you have gallstones. Stop before surgery.
अदरक · Ginger
A thin slice of fresh adrak chewed before meals, or ½ tsp dried sonth in warm water twice a day.
Traditional
CautionNot in large amounts alongside blood-thinning medicine. Stop before surgery.
तिल · Sesame
A tablespoon of black sesame seeds, lightly roasted and chewed well, or ground with jaggery into a small ladoo — one a day.
Traditional
जई · Oats
A bowl of oats each morning with a pinch of cinnamon. Its soluble fibre binds cholesterol in the gut itself.
Traditional
अलसी · Linseed
Roast and grind flaxseed; a spoon each morning with water — the best vegetarian source of omega-3.
Traditional
On this page Documented — There are human studies behind this ingredient for this particular complaint. Traditional — Carried by tradition and experience; modern evidence for this particular complaint is limited.
All of this is what others have found — tradition, shared experience and the studies done so far. It is not advice given to any one person. Before changing your diet, and especially if you take any medicine, ask your dietician or doctor.
Naturopathy
Brisk walking an hour daily; complete abstinence from fried food for six weeks.
Bhojanveda
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