Cholesterol: A fat lipid which has both good and bad implications within the human body. Good being known as HDL and bad being LDL. Bad cholesterol is associated with heart disease and stroke, whereas the body requires cholesterol for the production of many steroid hormones.

 

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Cholesterol: A fat lipid which has both good and bad implications within the human body. Good being known as HDL and bad being LDL. Bad cholesterol is associated with heart disease and stroke, whereas th . . . View Full Definition

Garlic (Allium sativum): Lowers blood pressure and cholesterol level, increases phagocyte and peritoneal macrophage production, thereby acting as an antimicrobial, effective in treating throat infection.

Cayenne (Capsicum annum): A blood purifier, lowers blood cholesterol levels, helps reduce blood pressure, improves circulation and respiration.

Wild yam (Dioscorea villosa): Increases liver efficiency by lowering serum cholesterol, helps prevent miscarriage,reduces dysmenorrhea, cramps, and afterpain (uterine cramps after giving birth).

Dietary Guidelines For Americans: Dietary recommendations for healthy Americans age 2 and older about food choices that promote health, specifically with respect to prevention or delay of chronic diseases. These guidelines, . . . View Full Definition

Wyrd: Often translated as 'fate,' wyrd is an Anglo-Saxon term that embodies the concept of inevitability in Old English poetry. Unlike destiny, in which one imagines looking forward into the futur . . . View Full Definition

Endogenous: Naturally occurring body productions.

Nutrition Labeling And Education Act Of 1991 (NLEA): P.L. 101-535 (November 8, 1990) mandated for the first time that most foods regulated by the Food and Drug Administration must be sold with nutrition labeling. The Act changed the list of nu . . . View Full Definition

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa): A blood purifier that reduces and prevents symptoms caused by arthritis, bursitis, and gout9, and also lowers cholesterol10. Contains natural fluorides, preventing tooth decay and helps rebu . . . View Full Definition

Vitamin B3: Also known as Niacin. Synthesizes sex hormones and helps nervous system, stimulates blood flow, decreases cholesterol levels, causes warming and redness of the body, especially in the facial . . . View Full Definition