Aloe on Cholesterol

When used internally, aloe vera gel improves the quality of the blood and helps rebalance the blood chemistry in a way that lowers cholesterol and total triglycerides (in people with elevated levels).

Include fresh aloe juice in your daily diet to maintain your cholesterol level and increase the level of good cholesterol.

Aloe vera won't kill you. Aloe is completely safe to eat like a food. There are natural alternatives that are far safer, less expensive and more effective. Aloe vera is one of them!

More Health Benefits of Aloe Vera

Helps heal skin wounds
stimulates cellular rejuvenation of the skin
hydrates the skin
reduces pain of canker sores
increases stomach mucosal production
supports digestion & detoxification
anti-obesity effect
hypoglycemic activity
powerful antioxidant helps with pre-diabetes & metabolic syndrome
helps with high blood pressure
helps with burning mouth syndrome
anti-fungal properties
anti-bacterial & antiseptic properties
useful with burns – repairs skin tissue
helps with joint & muscle pain
anti-inflammatory properties
high in essential amino acids
boosts oxygenation of blood anti-aging properties

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Avocados

AMAZING AVOCADO HEALTH BENEFITS! Here are reasons to do just like I do and eat an avocado a day, it might just keep the Doctor away!

Prostate Cancer Prevention
Avocados have been shown to inhibit the growth of prostate cancer.

Oral Cancer Defense
Research has shown that certain compounds in avocados are able to seek out pre-cancerous and cancerous oral cancer cells and destroy them without harming healthy cells.

Breast Cancer Protection
Avocado, like olive oil, is high in oleic acid, which has been shown to prevent breast cancer in numerous studies.

Eye Health
Avocados have more of the carotenoid lutein than any other commonly consumed fruit. Lutein protects against macular degeneration and cataracts, two disabling age-related eye diseases.

Lower Cholesterol
Avocados are high in beta-sitosterol, a compound that has been shown to lower cholesterol levels. In one study, 45 volunteers experienced an average drop in cholesterol of 17% after eating avocados for only one week.

Heart Health
One cup of avocado has 23% of the recommended daily value of folate. Studies show that people who eat diets rich in folate have a much lower incidence of heart disease than those who don't. The vitamin E, monounsaturated fats, and glutathione in avocado are also great for your heart.

Stroke Prevention
The high levels of folate in avocado are also protective against strokes. People who eat diets rich in folate have a much lower risk of stroke than those who don't.

Better Nutrient Absorption - Research has found that certain nutrients are absorbed better when eaten with avocado. In one study, when participants ate a salad containing avocados, they absorbed five times the amount of carotenoids (a group of nutrients that includes lycopene and beta carotene) than those who didn't include avocados.

Glutathione Source
Avocados are an excellent source of glutathione, an important antioxidant that researchers say is important in preventing aging, cancer, and heart disease.

Vitamin E Powerhouse
Avocados are the best fruit source of vitamin E, an essential vitamin that protects against many diseases and helps maintains overall health.

....Avocado milkshake really taste good (-wth)

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Pomegranates

Top Ten Health Benefits of Pomegranate/ Pomegranate Juice

1. Antioxidants – These help to wrangle the hoards of free radicals in your system. Free radicals have an uneven number of electrons and like to balance themselves out by stealing from other molecules and cells in your body. These cells are oftentimes very important ones dealing with your DNA, and when they are destroyed, disease steps

 in. Pomegranate juice is an excellent source of antioxidants that work to help you stay disease-free.

2. Thinning of Blood – Pomegranate juice helps your blood circulation, making it easier for blood to travel to your heart, brain, and the rest of your body.

3. Cancer Fighter – Pomegranate has been known to reduce and prohibit the growth of cancer cells and tumors in your body.

4. Digestion Aide – Pomegranate juice is a natural remedy for diarrhea, dysentery, and great number of other digestive problems.

5. Anemia Relief – With a high content of iron, pomegranate juice is a great home cure for anemia because it promotes higher levels of hemoglobin.

6. Anti-Inflammatory – Pomegranate juice has properties that help treat sufferers of arthritis. It can also help cure a cough or sore throat.

7. Neonatal Care – It has been proven that pomegranate juice ingested by pregnant women can help protect the neonatal brain.

8. Artery Protection – It helps keep plaque from building up in your arteries.

9. Cartilage Protection – It works to prevent the deterioration of cartilage in your body.

10. Cholesterol Reducer – Pomegranate juice is capable of lowering blood pressure by as much as 6% in daily drinkers.

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MANGOES

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Here are the benefits: 

- Cancer Protection

- High in Copper (for enzymes, RBC production)

- Alkalizes whole body

- Improve Digestion

- Lower Cholesterol

- Improve Memory and Concentration

- Better Sex

- Improve Vision

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Coconut Water and its benefits

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HEALTH BENEFITS OF COCONUT WATER

Drinking coconut water has many benefits. Coconut water is naturally:

• Low in Carbohydrates
• 99% Fat Free
• Low in Sugar

Coconut water contains organic compounds possessing healthy growth promoting properties that have been known to help: 

1. Keep the body cool and at the property temperature.
2. Orally re-hydrate your body, it is an all natural isotonic beverage. 
3. Carry nutrients and oxygen to cells
4. naturally replenish your body fluids after exercising
5. Raise your metabolism
6. Promote weight loss 
7. Boost your immune system
8. Detoxify and fight viruses
9. Cleanse your digestive tracts
10. Control diabetes
11. Aid your body in fighting viruses that cause the flu, herpes and AIDS
12. Balance your PH and reduce risk of cancer
13. Treat kidney and urethral stones
14. Boost poor circulation 

About the Coconut

Coconut water is incredibly healthy and one of the best drinks to hydrate the body. Besides helping to remove toxin from the body and aiding digestion, coconuts have amazing anti-viral, anti fungal and anti microbial properties that help to cure the disease.

The English name coconut first mentioned in English print in 1555 comes from Spanish and Portuguese word coco, which means "monkey face". Spanish and Portuguese explorers found a resemblance to a monkey's faces in the three round indented markings or "eyes" found at the base of the coconut. On the Nicobar Islands of the Indian Ocean, whole coconuts were used as currency for the purchase of goods until the early part of the twentieth century.

Coconut are the fruit of the coconut palm, botanically known as Cocos Nucifera, with nucifera meaning "nut bearing". he fruit bearing palms are native to Malaysia, Polynesia and southern Asia, and are now also prolific in South America, India, the Pacific Islands, Hawaii and Florida. The light, fibrous husk allowed it to easily drift on the oceans to other areas to propagate. In Sanskrit, the coconut palm is known as Kalpa Vriksha, which means "tree which gives all that necessary for living", since nearly all parts of the tree can be used in some manner or another. The coconut itself has many uses, including milk, meat, sugar and oil as well as functioning as its own dish and cup. the husk was also burned for fuel by natives, but today a seed fibre called coir is taken from the husk and used to make brushes, mats, fishnets and rope.  A very potent fermented toddy or drink is also made from the coconut palm's sap. Coconut oil, a saturated fat made from dried coconut meat, is used for commercial frying and in candies and margarines, as well as in non edible products such as soaps and cosmetics.

Although it takes up to a year for coconut to mature, the trees bloom up to thirteen times a year, so fruit is constantly forming, yielding a continuous harvest year-round. An average harvest from one tree runs about 60 coconuts, with some tree yielding three times that amount. The coconut's name is a bit of a misnomer, since it is botanically classified as a drupe and not a nut. It is the largest seed known.

If you've ever opened a fresh coconut, you'll have seen the thin, opaque, almost clear coconut juice or water which has a slight almond favor. Contrary to popular belief, this is not coconut milk. However, the water is consumed as a drink fresh from the coconut by many and it can also be used in recipes.

Health Benefit of Coconut Water

"It's a natural isotonic beverage, with the same level of electrolytic balance as we have in our blood. It's the fluid of life, so to speak." In fact, during the Pacific war of 1941-1945 (WWII), both sides in the conflict regularly used coconut water siphoned directly from the nut to give emergency plasma transfusions to wounded soldiers. 

Most coconut water is still consumed fresh in tropical coastal areas  -once exposed to air, the liquid rapidly loses most of its organoleptic and nutritional characteristics, and begin to ferment.

• Coconut water is more nutritious than whole milk - less fat and no cholesterol.
• Coconut water is more healthy than orange juice - much lower calories
• Coconut water is better than processed baby milk - It contains lauric acid, which is present in human mother's milk
• Coconut water is naturally sterile. Water permeates through the filtering husk.
• Coconut water is a universal donor. It is identical to human blood plasma.
• Coconut water is a natural isotonic beverage - the same level that we have in our blood.
• Coconut water has saved lives in 3rd World countries through Coconut IV. 

"Coconut water is the very stuff  of Nature, biologically pure, full of natural sugars, salts and vitamins to ward off fatigue and is the next wave of energy drink BUT natural", according to Mortin Satin, Chief of the United Nation's Food & Agriculture Organisation.

• Coconut water contains more potassium (about 294mg) than most sports drink (117mg) and most energy drinks.
• Coconut water has less sodium (25mg) than sport drinks (41mg) and energy drink (200mg) 
• Coconut water has 5mg of natural sugars while sports and energy drinks have 10-25mg of altered sugars.  
• Coconut water is very high in Chloride (118mg) compared to sports drinks (39mg)

(Above data is based on 100ml of coconut water drink)

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Herbal Treatment for High Cholesterol

I want to share a secret for treating high cholesterol. Three weeks ago I went for a cholesterol check. To my surprise, it was above the normal range which should be less than 5.2 mmol/L. My reading obtained was 6.6. I had been consuming a lot of red meat and lamb recently.

I immediately followed an advice of a friend who told me about Black fungus (Mok Yee). He had four block heart arteries, over 90 percent blocked.

His cardiologist advised him to go for bypass surgery, failing which he would suffer an imminent heart attack. His Sinseh (Chinese physician) friend advised him against surgery as the procedure would be messy, painful, and expensive.

He followed the advice of his Sinseh friend by consuming Mok Yee daily. After consuming boiled Mok Yee juice for 40 days, he went for an angiogram. His heart specialist was surprised and shocked that his arteries were all cleared of any blockage and it would not be necessary to see him for another 10 years!

After consuming Mok Yee for two weeks, l had my cholesterol checked again and found that my cholesterol level fell to 4.70 mmol/L My pharmacist said that even cholesterol medication will need 1- 3 months to take effect. She was very surprised and said it is a miracle.

My observation is that Mok Yee juice is not only effective in treating high blood cholesterol but also helps to bring relief to joint paints, arthritis, and poor blood circulation. The internet info claims that Mok Yee reduces blood clot, preventing thrombosis, atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease, and cancer. Black Fungus contains abundant protein, ferric, calcium, vitamin, rough fibre; the content of protein is equal to meat.

Preparation:
1) Pick a hand full of Mok Yee and soak in water for 1-2 hours
2) Wash Mok Yee and cut to pieces with scissors.
3) Pour five bowls of plain water into slow cooker (crock-pot)
4) Put 2-3 slices of ginger, 8-10 red dates, 20 Kay Chee (wolf berry) into crock pot.
5) Bring to boil for 8 hours. One and a half bowls of Mok Yee juice will remain after boiling overnight.

Consumption:
You may consume for 10 to 14 days according to the severity of the problem.
For those with low blood pressure consume less or only for alternate days.
Drink Mok Yee first thing in the morning with an "empty stomach". Consume at least one large bowl.
Take breakfast 2 hours later.

Side effects:
You may feel a little tired after 3- 4 days.
Consume multivitamins and fresh fruits and vegetables daily. Do not eat oily or fried foods during this period.

Observation:
Dark and oily stool during the first two days.

Remarks:
Cholesterol medication may harm the liver.
Take blood test for blood cholesterol before and after treatment