Video: Herbal Medicine for Lowering Cholesterol

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Herbal medicine that lowers cholesterol, such as ChoLessma or Cordyceps 3, are effective in lowering the blood fats and body fats. Combine herbal medicines, good nutrition and regular exercise to lower cholesterol levels with information from a licensed acupuncture physician in this free video on herbal remedies.

Video Transcript

Chinese herbs can be very effective in helping lower cholesterol. Cholesterol is excess fat; body fat and sometimes when a person has excess body fat we call it damp phlegm. That's the Chinese term for too much dampness and phlegm in the body. And also it involves too much blood fat or blood lipids; too much fat in the veins of the body and then it coats the arteries or the veins of the body and in Oriental medicine we call that blood stagnation. So the herbs can be very effective to reduce that and I do have some formulas that I oftentimes prescribe in the clinic. Usually high cholesterol is due to a number of factors. It can be due to stress; it can be due to overweight; it can be due to overeating of rich foods, too much alcohol, too much sugar, fatty, greasy foods and not enough exercise. So sometimes it can be corrected with proper nutrition and adding an exercise program. If you're still unsuccessful then consult with an Herbal Physician or an Herbalist to get a proper diagnosis and treatment and a prescription formula and I'd like to share three formulas with you that I sometimes prescribe in my clinic. One of the main formulas that I usually prescribe is called ChoLessma and this is good for a basic formula for lowering the blood fats and the body fats. And then I sometimes will combine it with formulas depending on how the patient is presenting to me with their symptoms. So if the patient has obesity, then we would; I would probably add these two formulas together; ChoLessma and ChoLessma Extra Strength, ES to help reduce the body fat and if the person is presenting with extreme fatigue, exhaustion; then I might add this formula with it which is Cordyceps 3. So oftentimes I'll start with the basic formula and then add on different formulas according to what the patient needs. So that's just an example of what I would do in the clinic. Chinese medicine does see food as medicine. So I'd like to share with you a recipe that you can use at home. Very simple formula for; recipe for helping you to weight, lose weight and lower your cholesterol is squash soup. So you just take one medium size squash; any kind of squash will work. I chose a spaghetti squash and then one tablespoon Bragg's amino acids for flavoring. And you're going to grate and chop the entire squash, including the rind and add it to four cups of water. Bring to a boil then lower the heat and simmer for twenty minutes. Then you strain out everything and you just drink the liquid which should be about three cups a day and then you repeat it everyday for at least one week until the desired weight or is down and you have lowered your cholesterol.

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Herbal Medicine for Lowering Cholesterol

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