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Lower Cholesterol And Boost Liver Function With The Ayurvedic Herb Guggul

Guggul is gum resin that can be used to lowerproducts made from hydrogenated margarines
cholesterol and boost your liver function,and oils widely used in the bakery industry.
though it has been used for thousands ofAlso from rapeseed and palm oils and
years in India to treat a number of diseasescoconuts. Saturated fats are also contained
and conditions. However, its mode of actionin French fries and similar fried foods using
is completely different to that of most othercertain vegetable oils, and also potato
cholesterol lowering agents. The activechips. Even vegetarians and vegans can suffer
ingredient is known as guggulsterone, whichfrom high cholesterol levels. Cholesterol is
is a plant sterol that increases the amountmanufactured in the liver and taken up by LDL
of body cholesterol into bile acids by thefor distribution by the blood. However, a
liver. Bile acids are an essential part oflarge proportion of that cholesterol is used
our digestion system, working to emulsify theby the liver to manufacture bile, essential
oils and fats we eat and covert them into afor digestion of fats. This bile is stored in
form suitable for transferring to the bloodthe gall bladder, and released into the upper
and use elsewhere in the body. They also helpintestine on the ingestion of fatty food. The
the body make use of fat soluble vitaminsbile acids and fats pass down the intestine,
such as vitamins A and E. The resin used inwhere the fats are emulsified into a form
this Ayurvedic remedy comes from the stem ofsuitable for absorption by the body. The bile
a tree called Mukul myrrh that growsacids are then absorbed in the final part of
throughout India. Ayurvedic medicine is saidthe ileum by proteins that carry them back to
to have originated from ancient Hindu texts,the liver where they are recirculated into
but is now thought to have evolved overthe bile. Once the level of bile acids in the
thousands of years. The basis of the medicinebody reaches a certain level, a chemical
is contained in two Sanskrit texts written onknown as the Farnesoid X Receptor (FXR) stops
palm leaves and form the basis of modernthe liver from converting cholesterol into
Ayurvedic training. Guggul has been used forbile. Although only 5% of the bile is
millennia in the treatment of skinexcreted from the body and needs replaced,
conditions, rheumatism, arthritis,this still accounts for 50% of the body's
cardiovascular problems and high cholesterol.usage of cholesterol. The production of bile
Being an oily fat, cholesterol is not solublefrom cholesterol operates on a closed loop
in blood plasma and hence cannot be carriedsystem, with a feedback that maintains a
around the body without a carrier. Theseconstant level of bile acids. The feedback is
carriers are known as low densitycontrolled by FXR that detects the current
lipoproteins and high density lipoproteins.level of bile acids and represses the enzyme
The LDL carries cholesterol to where it is(CYP7A1) that stimulates bile manufacture
needed by the body, and is a sticky substanceuntil a minimum level has been reached when
that can also deposit cholesterol in thethe CYP7A1 is re-activated. By blocking the
arteries that are carrying it. This can formaction of FXR, the guggulsterone in guggul
a hard coating on the inside of the arteriescontinues the conversion of cholesterol to
called plaque, and effectively narrow thembile acids by the liver without interruption.
and harden them up. This atherosclerosis, asThe liver has to use more LDL cholesterol for
it is called, is a dangerous condition, andthis and so reduces the overall amount of
if a blood clot encounters the narrow part ofcholesterol in the body, specifically the LDL
an artery so affected it can be blocked. Iftype. A double blind study in India showed a
in the heart, then this can cause a hearttotal cholesterol reduction of 11.7%,
attack, and if in the brain it can give riseincluding a 12.7% reduction in LDL and a 12%
to a stroke, both potentially fatalreduction in blood fat (triglyceride) levels,
conditions. HDL, on the other hand, carriesand other studies have indicated a total
excess cholesterol back to the liver forcholesterol reduction of up to 27% and
destruction or conversion to bile, and is atriglycerides of up to 30%. The Indians
free flowing liquid material known as 'goodbelieve guggul to be so effective that is has
cholesterol'. Cholesterol is needed by thebeen approved as a treatment for high
body and so cannot be eliminated completely.cholesterol by the Indian government. The
That would be even more dangerous. One of theconnection with FXR has been confirmed by
major functions of cholesterol in the livertesting with mice with and without FXR.
is in the production of bile that is used byAnother factor in high cholesterol levels is
your digestive process to emulsify fats. Anythat an under-active thyroid can interfere
compound that could also carry out this vitalwith the liver's ability to process
function would mean that liver would havecholesterol. Guggul stimulates then
less cholesterol to manufacture. Your bodyproduction of thyroid hormones, and so can
receives a dietary supply of cholesterol fromhelp to reduce excessive LDL cholesterol in
fatty animal sources such as meat, fats, eggsthe blood cause through a low level of
and dairy products such as cheese and butter.thyroid hormone production. Overall, then,
There is no cholesterol in purely vegetablethis Ayurvedic remedy for many ills can help
foods. However, that does not mean thatanyone who needs to reduce the level of
vegans have no cholesterol, since as statedcholesterol and triglycerides in their blood.
earlier, it is an essential substance in theRecommended dosages are about 1500 mg twice
body's metabolism. In fact, the liver is abledaily, though if you are also taking statins
to generate all the cholesterol you need, andor are under treatment for cancer you should
that which is taken in your diet isfirst consult your doctor, as you should with
superfluous. The liver can manufactureall  natural  remedies  that  are new to you.
cholesterol from the trans and saturated fats
in your diet, and there are several sourcesMore information can be found at where a
of these. Included among them are popcorn,large selection of Ayurvedic remedies like
vegetable shortening such as found in cookiesguggul are available.
and donuts and other manufactured bakery



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