Anti-Cholesterol Foods and Fruits

Anti-Cholesterol Foods and Fruits - Cholesterol is something that all people are trying to avoid it. To be healthy and beautiful is the dream of everyone. And cholesterol is something that can kill you, either slowly or quickly.  

Actually, there are easy ways that you can use if you include a group of people who avoid the bad cholesterol in you. You only need to consume enough anti-cholesterol foods and fruits that commonly found in everyday life. You can replace bad fats with healthy fats. Eating a plant-based diet is a good step. This could increase the intake of vegetable protein and beneficial to lower cholesterol levels.

Anti-Cholesterol Food List

1. Mushrooms. Rich in chromium, a mineral that helps break down fats into simpler compounds, ie fatty acids. This activity helps shrink the levels of bad fats (LDL), and increase levels of good fats (HDL). Another source of chromium is nuts, like walnuts, peanuts, cashews, and almonds.
2. Fresh pumpkin seeds. So far, we often underestimate the pumpkin seeds. In fact, pumpkin seeds contains abundant copper. Low dietary intake of copper is often associated with increased levels of bad cholesterol (LDL), and lack of good cholesterol (HDL). Often consume watermelon seeds, especially fresh ones. Pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds are also very good.
3. Lemon. Among the various types of citrus, lime or lemon is the most contain flavonoids. This compound is able to inhibit the excessive production of LDL, thus reducing the risk of heart attack. Flavonoids are also available in tea, broccoli, tomatoes, beans, onions, and pomegranate.
4. Apples. Contains lots of soluble fiber that is the source of betaglucan. In the body, betaglucan serves to control the production and absorption of cholesterol. Another source of betaglucan is papaya, pears, carrots, peas and other leguminous vegetables (beans, winged bean), dry legumes (green bean, red bean), and brown rice.
5. Tuna fish. Includes sources of omega-3 fatty acids are popular, other than salmon and mackerel. Omega-3 specifically protects the body against rising levels of bad LDL cholesterol.
6. Local guava red. Just like watermelon red and red tomatoes, local guava red is lycopene-rich. Lycopene had a role in controlling the production of cholesterol.
7. Avocado.Pantothenic acid is the most prominent compounds in avocados which serves to reduce blood cholesterol levels. 
8. Tempe. Traditional food that is rich in isoflavone compounds. Isoflavones are anti-cholesterol fitokimiawi. Isoflavones may also be found in tofu and soy milk.
9. Peanuts. This snack contains healthy fats and rich in vitamin E, which can 'lock up' free radicals from damaging LDL cholesterol. This can prevent the formation of plaque in the blood vessels walls and prevent heart attacks.
10. Mango. Vitamin C is widely available in mango. Other Sources: starfruit, various types of citrus (grapefruit, tangerines, etc.), kedondong, papaya, rambutan, strawberry, and kiwi. Vitamin C prevents oxidation of LDL cholesterol, and thus avoid the formation of plaque in blood vessel walls.

Hopefully useful to you all!!! Anti-Cholesterol Foods And Fruits.

Sirsak/Soursop (natural cancer cure)

Sirsak/Soursoup (Natural Cancer Cure) - Indonesian people call it "Sirsak", in Bazil they call it "Graviola", while in Spain they call it "Guanabana". The fruit is slightly large size, thin fruit skin with soft spines that spread evenly, and the fruit flesh is white. Taste of this fruit is sweet-sour. For Indonesian people, to consume this fruit is common, especially if used as a juice. And I'm sure you also know / ever consume this fruit. But do you know if this fruit is very beneficial for your health as a natural cancer cure?

Usefulness of this fruit is as anti-tumors / cancers that are very strong. Even medically proven to cure all types of cancers such as colon cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, and others.

Research Results

Research has proven that if the soursop tree and its fruit can be useful for :

• Attack cancer safety and effectively with an all-natural therapy that does not cause extreme nausea, weight loss and hair loss
• Protect your immune system and avoid deadly infections
• Feel stronger and healthier throughout the course of the treatment
• Boost your energy and improve your outlook on life

Several tests have been conducted in more than 20 laboratories, concluded that if the extract from the soursop fruit can: 

• Effectively target and kill malignant cells in 12 types of cancer, including colon, breast, prostate, lung and pancreatic cancer.
• The tree compounds proved to be up to 10.000 times stronger in slowing the growth of cancer cells than adriamycin, a chemotherapeutic drug commonly used!
• What's more, unlike chemotherapy, the compound extracted from the Soursop tree selectively hunts down and kills the cancer cells only. It does not harm healthy cells.

 Nutritional Content

 In general, the nutritional value contained from soursop fruit (100 gram serving) are:

• Vitamin: C 20.6
• Calcium: 14
• Iron: 0.6
• Calories: 66
• Dietary Fiber: 3.3g
• Protein: 1g
• Cholesterol: 0mg
• Sodium: 14mg
• Sugars: 13.54g
• Total Carbohydrate: 16.84g
• Total Fat: 0.3g
• Saturated Fat: 0.05g
• Monounsaturated Fat: 0.09g
• Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.06g 

In addition to his greatness that can cure cancer, the root-bark-leaf-seed from the fruit, also works and has other benefits such as:

• Anti-bacterial, anti fungal, effective against various types of parasites / worms, lowers high blood pressure, depression, stress, and normalize the nervous system back unfavorable, cure heart disease, asthma, liver problems and rheumatism. 

I think this highly enough information. Soursop is a fruit that highly useful, as a natural cancer cure, and also useful to overcome other diseases.

The Benefits of Jamu

What kind of disease could jamu cure?
The reply is almost every disease, jamu could cure. The people of Indonesia have long believed that if jamu can keep them healthy and beautiful. There are various kinds of jamu to combat different kind of illness. In Principle there are two types of jamu; the first is jamu to maintain physical fitness and health, the locally popular are Galian Singset (to keep women body fit and slim) and Sehat Lelaki (to keep men body healthy). The second is jamu to cure various kinds of illness. Except the above, there are special jamu created with the purpose to maintain a loving family harmony. The popular products among other are Sari Rapet, which makes a women sexual organ in a good condition, as for the man the matched product is jamu Kuat Lekaki (strong man). The Javanese are also taking a great care to pregnant women during pre and postnatal period by producing the related jamu. There are also jamu for the babies.

The Herbs for Jamu

There are hundreds of herbs for jamu prescriptions, among other are:

Spices
Ginger (Zingiber Officinale)
Lempuyang (Zingiber Oronaticum)
Temu Lawak/ Wild Ginger (Curcuma Cautkeridza)
Kunyit/ Tumeric (Curcuma Domestica)
Kencur/ Greater Galingale (Kaemferi Galanga)
Lengkuas/ Ginger Plant (Elpina Galanga)
Bengle (Zingiber Bevifalium)

Leaves
Secang (Caesalpinia Sappan Hinn)
Sambang Dara (Rexco Ecaria Bicolar Hassk)
Brotowali (Tiospora Rumpii Boerl)
Adas (Foeniculum Vulgare Mill)

Fruits
Jeruk Nipis/ Calamondin (Citrae Aurantifalia Sivingle)
Ceplukan (Physalic Angulata Him)
Nyamplung (Calophylum Inaphyllu)

Barks
Kayu Manis/ Cinamon (Gijeyzahyza Glabra)

Flowers
Melati/ Yasmin (Jataninum Sunbac Ait)
Rumput Alang-alang (Gramineae)

Superiority Of Herbal Medicine

It is worth to note that some jamu factories in Java are exporting its products. Besides the export of ready made jamu, 25 kinds of herbal plants and ingredients are also in the list of export to Europe, Australia, USA, Japan, etc.

No Side Effects
The people like to consume jamu due to :

• Availability in many places
• Comparatively cheap price
• No side effects

Jamu ( Indonesian Herbal Medicine )

'Back to nature' is not merely a slogan in Java and Indonesia. The visible proof is the use of traditional herbal medicine of various type of 'medical plants', either from the leaves, the fruits, the roots, the flowers or the barks, etc. Nowadays people prefer to use natural way to maintain health and beauty.

These herbal medicine had been used since the ancient time up to now, it is largely consumed by people of different level; lower, middle and upper, in the villages and in the big cities. They believe if jamu has the efficacy to maintain health or cure illnesses they suffered.

Information About Jamu (Indonesian Herbal Medicine)

The first seminar about jamu has been held in Solo in 1940, followed by a Formation of Indonesia's Jamu Committee in 1944. In the 1966, a seminar on jamu was held again. In 1981, a book titled 'The use of Medical Plants' was established to support the jamu industry in the country.

The method of using the jamu remains the same as the ancestors did. Some are consumed by drinking it and some are for outside application.

At present one could buy easily ready made jamu packed modernly in the form of powder, pills, capsules, drinking liquid and ointments. Of course there are still jamu shops, which sell only ingredients or prepare the jamu on spot as required by buyers. Some women are roaming the street to sell jamu, is a common view across the country.

The traditional methods of making jamu such as by boiling the prepared herbal ingredients (jamu godok) still prevail in Javanese society. The popular traditional tools of making jamu are still available in many Javanese houses such as; Lumpang (small iron Mortar), pipisan, parut (grater), kuali (clay pot), etc.

Hopefully useful!

Benefits Of The Tomatoes

Benefits Of The Tomatoes - Everyone must know the tomatoes. And everyone also believe if I say that eating tomatoes can make our body healthy. But the truth is not only keep us healthy, tomatoes also has benefits that can make you always look beautiful.

Contains protein, phosphorus, iron, sulfur, vitamin A, B1, and C, tomatoes has several benefits to keep you beautiful.

To refine your face, take some tomatoes then slice it. Use this sliced tomatoes as a scrub on the face. Or, you can smear of tomato juice into your face every day. It will make your face feel fresh.

As a protector of the sun, take a few leaves of tomato. Blend it with some water, then paste it into your face.

So, wouldn't it be safer if we always strive to maintain our health and beauty naturally? Hopefully the information about the benefits of the tomatoes is useful for you!

Herbal Medicine For Overcoming Anemia

Papaya tree

Curcuma

Herbal Medicine For Overcoming Anemia - Anemia may be often ignored by people. But actually it's very annoying if allowed to continue. People who suffer anemia often feel tired easily, which of course it can interfere with daily activities.

This herbal medicine is very good when consumed by women at monthly cycles time, it can also to prevent anemia, and avoid complaints tired and listless.

Materials needed:

- 3 young papaya leaf stalk
- 1 seed curcuma

How to make:

Wash stalk young papaya leaves to clean, then add curcuma. Grind all ingredients until smooth. Add a glass of water then filter it. Drink this concoction once a day during the monthly cycle or when you feel you need it. Eventually you will feel your body more healthy and fresh.

Hopefully this simple recipe can help you overcome the anemia!

Mengkudu ( Natural Cancer Cure )

Initially, this fruit is not considered, because the disgusting smell and the ugly form. In addition, the fruit is also known as wild plants. But now is another story, the fruit is highly recognized and sought by the people. Not because it taste, but because of the benefits for the body health, as a natural cancer cure.

According to the Pacific Science Journal (1949), Mengkudu fruit (Morinda citrifolia L) allegedly came from Indonesia. This fruit is also known as Noni fruit or Pace. Shape of pear fruit, the color is green when young and change into yellowish white when if it is matured. The other characteristics is very sour taste with a very sharp aroma when the fruit is old or mature.

Various Benefits of Mengkudu / Noni

If you want to get the maximum benefit from the mengkudu, consumption of fruit that is old or mature. Research results showed that the more mature the fruit, the substances that are useful also more and more. Mengkudu fruit contains anthraquinone compound that act as anti-bacteria and fungi, turpentine work to rejuvenate the body cells, dammacanthel that can prevent cancer cell growth and the growth of abnormal cells in the pre-cancer stages. Fruits that have a 52% water content also contains various vitamins, including askorbat acid, kaproat acid, kaprik acid and kaprilat acid that able to prevent the free radicals that cause cancer.

Another benefit of the mengkudu fruit is can treat heart disease, stabilize blood pressure, treat digestive disturbances, treat diabetes, and reduce the risk of stroke.

So, with so many benefits to our health than as a natural cancer cure, why don't you start taking it from now?

Hopefully useful!

A Healthy, Beautiful, And Smooth Skin

A Healthy, Beautiful, And Smooth Skin - Every woman surely wants to have healthy, beautiful, and smooth skin. At this time there's a lot of beauty products that offer a way to refine the skin. And i'm sure many of you are willing to pay a lot to get it. Who doesn't want to have healthy, beautiful, and smooth skin? Of course no one. Everyone wants it, especially the women.

Actually, there is a cheap and simple way to get healthy, beautiful, and smooth skin. I want to share this secret with you. It is a natural and 100% safe. Of course this is also based on Indonesian traditional recipe.

Materials needed:

1. One small glass of lemon juice
2. Some stem cinnamon
3. Two tablespoon olive oil, and 1 / 4 cup milk.
If you do not like the smell of cinnamon, you can replace it with spices or flowers that you like.

How to make:

Mix all ingredients in one container. Then put the ingredients into the tub if you want to use it for bathing. Or in a small basin if you just want to use it to scrub your skin.

Scrub your skin with these ingredients for about 15 minutes. Then rinse with clean water. Then you can bathe with regular soap. After doing this regularly for several weeks, your skin guaranteed will look healthy, beautiful, and smooth as silk.

Hopefully the above recipes can help you to get a healthy, beautiful, and smooth skin as silk.

8 Benefits Of Tea

8 Benefits Of Tea - Indonesian people love to drink tea, this practice has existed since centuries ago. They believe tea is good for health. And scientifically, tea is proven to contain elements that are beneficial not only for health, but it is also useful for beauty. Here are 8 benefits of tea based on the results of scientific tests:

Various Benefits of Drinking Tea

1. Antioxidants in tea can protect the body from the effects of pollution and serves as an anti-aging agent.
2. Contains little caffeine. 1 / 8 cup of coffee contains 135 mg caffeine, while 1 cup of tea contains only 30-40 mg caffeine so it does not create headaches or trouble sleeping.
3. Reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. Tea can make the blood circulation to be clean and smooth. The study in the Netherlands, people who consume 2-3 cups of black tea per day have less risk of heart attack than those who had never consumed tea at all.
4. Make bones stronger. In fact not only milk calcium that makes your bones strong, people who drink tea regularly have a bone mass more compact.
5. Make teeth become more white. Statement which says tea can make teeth appear dull is not correct, because in fact tea contains flouride which is useful for removing tartar. Great if after polish your teeth, you rinse with non sugar tea.
6. Prevent infection. Substances contained in tea can strengthen the immune system attacks and prevent infection.
7. Prevent cancer. Antioxidants called Polyphenols contained in tea can fight cancer.
8. Calorie free. Without additional sweetener, sugar or milk, tea remains free of calories.

So, if you have a habit to drink tea, keep doing it. Especially for those who want to maintain body weight, tea is very good. Try to drink green tea for 4 cups per day, it can burn more than 80 calories in your body. Hopefully the article "8 Benefits Of Tea" is quite useful for you!

Become More Slim Using Natural Ingredients

Become More Slim Using Natural Ingredients - One indication of a healthy body is to have an ideal body weight. Neither the beautiful, slim body always identified with the word 'beautiful'.

You have a problem with excess body weight? Do you feel offended by your weight? Perhaps this article can help you. I want to share some Indonesian traditional recipes who may be able to help your problem. Indonesian people recognize many ingredients that can remove the fat in the body, in fact each tribe in Indonesia has the definitive herb recipe for this problem. At this time I will describe two different kinds of herbal ingredients that are the most commonly used by the Indonesian people.

RECIPE NO.1

Materials needed :

Two fingers temu giring, two fingers turmeric, two fingers kencur , one finger temu lawak, ten grains dried clove flower, one teaspoon fennel, two bars, cinnamon, lemon, honey, and a few palm sugar.

How to make :

Peeled all materials and wash until clean. Grind temu giring, turmeric, kencur, and temu lawak but not too fine. All materials are mixed into one and add two glasses of water, then boiled until there's only one glass left and filter it. Add lime juice, honey, and palm sugar.

How to use :

Drink this concoction once a day as much as a quarter of a glass in the afternoon.

RECIPE NO.2

Materials needed :

Half white pomegranate skin, one grain of majakan, ten grains of dried clove flower, ten grains of cubeb, one javanese chili, one teaspoon of fennel, two bars of cinnamon, two fingers of turmeric, two fingers of kencur, and two fingers of temu lawak.

How to make :

Grind turmeric, kencur, and temu lawak but not too fine. All materials are mixed into one and add two glasses of water, then boiled until there's only one glass left and filter it. Add lime juice, honey, and palm sugar.

How to use :

Drink this concoction once a day as much as a quarter of a glass.

Hopefully these two recipes can help you to get a slim body! Become More Slim Using Natural Ingredients.

The Benefits of Strawberry

The Benefits of Strawberry - Do you know why strawberry is made as the symbol of love at the time of Ancient Greece? Was it because of the heart like? Apparently not. Ancient Greece people make strawberry as a symbol of love because of the color, taste and benefits for people, especially for the health and beauty. So, what are the benefits of strawberries for health and beauty?

Nutritional Content and It's Benefits

Strawberry contain high vitamin C, has been proven that 1 ons strawberry contains more vitamin C than 1 ons citric orange. Strawberry also contain phytochemicals, which functions as a powerful antioxidants. Antioxidants will bind free radicals, thus preventing the occurrence of the disease and as an anti aging.

Strawberry also contain ellagic acid, in some studies, ellagic acid can inhibit the growth of established tumor in the lung, osephagus, breast, cervix, and tongue. In addition, ellagic acid can also reduce the risk of cancer and diseases caused from cigarette smoke.

Strawberry also have an effect that is very good for the prevention of leukimia, anemia aplastik (less aplastik blood) and blood diseases. Two kinds of substances that are in it, "strawberry amine" and "acid tanat", have an effect and curb the growth of a malignant tumor.

In addition to vitamin-rich, strawberry is also rich in nutrition that contains the amino acid, monosakarida, citric acid, pectine, calcium, magnesium, phosphor, minerals and so forth. Nutrien elements that are in strawberry fruit has a very good effect in encouraging the growth of children.

Last and this is certainly favored by the women, the strawberry is very effective to slow the aging process. Vitamin B1, B2, C and provitamin A in strawberry can create and refine the skin color looks more bright, clean, and can prevent the occurrence of wrinkles on the skin.

Hopefully the article "The Benefits of Strawberry" is pretty useful!

Herbal Medicine That Can Tighten Vagina

Herbal Medicine That Can Tighten Vagina - Indonesian traditional herbal medicine has a huge benefit for health. Almost all diseases can be cured with the herbal medicine. Moreover, for women's health and beauty, Indonesia have hundreds of herbal medicine recipes which is very effective. Now, I will discuss the herbal medicine that can tighten vagina. This recipe is the ancient recipe which was normally used by the Javanese Princess.

Materials needed:
- 15 pieces of betel leaf
- Gambier fruit
- Young betel nuts skin
- Betel lime

How to Make:
Take some betel skin fiber, grind gambier fruit until smooth. Then mix all ingredients together in a boiling water. Leave a few hours to cool and settle.

Use this to wash the 'V' area in the morning, noon and night to get the quality of the vagina in a meeting such as the virgin all the time.

OR

Take one of betel nuts, peeled and grind it. Put in the glass and pour hot water as much as half a glass. Wait until the water is warm before you drink. You can also add brown sugar or sugar to reduce the bitter taste. Drink 1 hour before you make, and you will feel the incredible sensation.

Hopefully recipe of herbal medicine that can tighten vagina is quite useful.

Jamu Beras Kencur ( Herbal Medicine )

Jamu Beras Kencur (Herbal Medicine) - This is one of the original Indonesian herbal medicine that has been very popular, and very easy to get when you in Indonesia.

The Benefits Are :

Most of the herbalist said that the beras (english = rice) kencur (Kaempferia galanga L.) can eliminate fatigue on the body and makes the body feel fit again. By drinking Jamu Beras Kencur regularly you should not feel afraid anymore if you have to do hard physical work, it can fix your body. In addition, many of them argued that if the beras kencur can also improve appetite, so the body can be more healthy.

Materials Needed To Make It :

In the making of herbal medicine beras kencur, there is some variation in materials used, but there are two basic principal of which is always used, namely beras and kencur. This material should always be there, even if the composition is not always the same among the herbalist. Materials that are mixed into ordinary beras kencur is kedawung seed, rimpang ginger, kapulogo seeds, fruit acid, kunci, keningar wood, turmeric, lemon, and nutmeg. As a sweetener used a mixture of brown sugar and white sugar.

How To Make :

How the processing generally is not much different, that is boiled and left to cool, and then provided as needed. First, mashed all of materials. Then mix all of materials that have been mashed with the right composition and filtered with hygienic cloth. And walah.., you have successfully get jamu beras kencur herbal medicine.

Hopefully useful!

Stay Healthy and Beautiful By Consuming Tempe

Stay Healthy and Beautiful By Consuming Tempe - Tempe is a traditional food from Indonesia. Many Indonesian people believe if these foods have many benefits for health and beauty. Has been known since many centuries ago, particularly for javanese people. The first reference of tempe found in 1875, and even called in a Centini Fiber and book History of Java by Stanford Raffles. The main material for making tempe is soybeans and soybean yeast.

Nutrition and Benefits of Tempe

According to Prof.Dr. Achmad Biben, tempe contains superoksida desmutase that can prevent cell damage and make you looks younger. Tempe also containts elements that are useful, such as carbohydrate, fat, protein, fiber, vitamin, enzyme, daidzein, genistein and the anti-bacterial components. Besides, where can also be as antianemia, lower cholesterol level and risk of lower coronary heart disease.  

Another benefit of tempe is to reduce the complaints of women who entered the age of menopause, because of a substance that related to the reseptor hormone estrogen. Consuming tempe can also increase the vitality and rejuvenate the body cells. Why so? Because tempe also contain substances called lesitin. Lesitin can prevent arterosklerosis ( cumulation cholesterol in the blood vessel wall ), so it can reduce the tendency of platelet aggregation. Lesitin can also help reduce the piles of fat in the liver. So, start to consume tempe because it will make you stay healthy and always look beautiful.

Hopefully this article useful for you!! Stay Healthy and Beautiful By Consuming Tempe