Is it true that some cereals are able to thin the blood, while others are able to thicken?

Malnutrition, dehydration, pregnancy, heredity, age-related changes and many other causes can provoke blood clots. Why is that?

This leads to insufficient supply of nutrients and oxygen to absolutely all organs, to the formation of blood clots, the development of atherosclerosis and the appearance of such severe pathologies as varicose veins, stroke, heart attack and other problems of the cardiovascular system.

To avoid this, it is not enough to carry out medical treatment: it is necessary to choose a diet that would contribute to blood thinning. It must contain porridges from whole grains. Which ones exactly? That's what we're going to talk about today.

How does nutrition affect blood viscosity?

Vegetable food has a lot of advantages as the basis of a healthy diet. In particular, whole grain cereals have all the necessary features to keep the circulatory system in working order.

First of all, they lack "harmful" cholesterol, which means its level does not increase, and excess fats are not deposited on the walls of blood vessels.

Secondly, cereals contain so-called "healthy" cholesterol, which is extremely necessary as a building material for cells.

Third, complex carbohydrates from cereals help reduce the amount of sugar in the blood, which also makes it more liquid.

Fourth, cereals have a lot of useful things specifically for reducing clotting:

1. Fiber, which adsorbs excess fats and toxins well;
2. Vitamins A and C, folic acid, which promote blood thinning;
3. Vitamin E, which not only improves metabolic processes and reduces viscosity, but also dissolves blood clots;
4. Magnesium, which helps to cleanse the bloodstream and strengthens the cardiovascular system ;
5. Iodine, which lowers blood viscosity;
6. Unsaturated fatty acids that support normal clotting.

Review of the 5 most popular cereals

Cereals are one of the most beneficial products for human health. If you consume a new porridge every day, you can provide the body with an almost complete composition of trace elements necessary for a full-fledged life activity.

All cereals contain substances useful for blood thinning in different amounts. But whole grains are healthier than crushed ones. And when choosing cereals, it is necessary to be guided not only by objective criteria of their nutritional value, but also by the state of health and hereditary predisposition.

For example, representatives of eastern nations can eat rice more than once a day, while people whose ancestors were mainly northern peoples may not tolerate this cereal as a food product at all.

1. Buckwheat

There is an opinion that buckwheat increases clotting and thickens blood. Is it true? Indeed, buckwheat can increase blood viscosity. However, this can happen if you eat buckwheat alone for a week: that is why the use of most mono-diets of any orientation is a big mistake.

With adequate use of this cereal, the circulatory system will only benefit.

1. Favorable composition of vitamins and organic acids. Buckwheat contains vitamins E and B vitamins, including folic acid, which promote blood thinning.
2. Useful minerals. This cereal is the leader in iron content. This affects its hematopoietic function.
3. Fiber and low sugar content. Buckwheat is an excellent food for cardiovascular diseases. Buckwheat porridge is useful for diabetes, atherosclerosis and other problems with the heart and blood vessels, as it lowers sugar levels, dilates blood vessels and prevents the "bad" cholesterol from rising, thereby contributing to a decrease in blood viscosity.
4. No pesticides are used in the cultivation of this crop , as she is not afraid of weeds. This is another advantage in favor of buckwheat: having no foreign chemicals in its composition, cereals do not clog the circulatory system with toxic substances.

Even buckwheat flour is used for cooking pancakes and fritters. But as a means useful for the circulatory system, you need to use even non-crushed. and whole grains.

2. Oats

Oatmeal, like buckwheat, can also thicken to a certain extent blood, but with adequate use it has a huge amount beneficial properties for the vascular system .

This cereal is rarely sold as a whole grain: more often in the form of flakes. In this case, you need to choose the coarsest flakes. They retain the largest amount of substances necessary for blood.

1. Iron. Oats contain iron, without which it is impossible to form blood and maintain its normal composition.
2. Fiber. There is a record amount of it in oat grain. With regular use, this affects the fact that excess fats and toxins do not enter the bloodstream, do not clog it.
3. The right carbs. Unsweetened oatmeal is very useful for diabetes mellitus and for general blood health. Its "right" carbohydrates provide a lot of energy without thickening the blood, unlike sucrose, which also gives Fast energy flow , but it helps to increase clotting.
4. Unsaturated fatty acids. They are needed for cellular synthesis and promote blood purity.
5. Beta-glucan. This element is capable of clean the vessels and lower the level of "harmful" cholesterol, significantly improving the blood.

3. Fig

Remembering that it is better to use any cereal in the diet only periodically, we can say that all types of rice may contribute to a relative decrease in blood viscosity . But there are still more useful things in wild and brown rice, compared to white.

1. White rice. It has a little fiber and much more starch than buckwheat or oatmeal, but it has a lot of magnesium, selenium, iron and other minerals needed by the circulatory system. There is also folic acid, which favors normal viscosity.
2. Brown rice. It is healthier than white, as it contains much less starch. But a lot of fiber. which helps to reduce sugar and cholesterol, clean the blood.
3. Wild rice. It has fewer minerals than brown, but a lot of vitamin A and folic acid, which is also good for the blood.

4. Corn

Porridge made of corn groats too should not be found on the daily menu , because it increases blood clotting. But its periodic use will improve the circulatory system well.

1. Reducing sugar levels. In diabetes mellitus, it is useful to eat such porridge from time to time, because when it is consumed, sugar does not increase and you do not want to eat for a long time.
2. Cholesterol reduction. Corn removes excess fats from the body. That is why it is so useful for atherosclerosis and other diseases of the cardiovascular system.

5. Millet

Millet is millet grains, from which porridge, casseroles and desserts are prepared. Millet has a lot of advantages, including those that need to be taken into account when making a menu to reduce clotting.

1. Folic acid. There is even more of it in millet than in corn and wheat. Therefore, for the circulatory system to work well, millet porridge must be on the table once or twice a week.
2. Antisclerotic and antidiabetic effects. This porridge maintains a good blood composition and is useful for diabetes and atherosclerosis of cerebral vessels , as it lowers sugar levels and helps cleanse the blood of excess fats.

When sprouted, the effect of wheat is significantly enhanced. Nutritionists and therapists recommend eating a tablespoon of sprouted wheat daily, adding it to salads.

 

What exactly should I avoid?

The fashion for weight loss, for all kinds of health and wellness nutrition systems has led to the appearance on the Internet of a large amount of false information regarding the harmful properties of cereals and porridges from them.

As with any natural vegetable product, cereals contain substances (and the absolute majority of them) that are very beneficial for health in general and for the circulatory system in particular. But also each grain may not be useful for an individual for three reasons:

1. In individual cases, with certain diseases that are aggravated by the properties of a particular cereal;
2. If the porridge is cooked together with unhealthy or incompatible products, for example, with a large amount of animal fats: butter or fatty meat;
3. In mono-diets, when the consumption of cereals exceeds the physiological norm.

Whole grains, cooked according to all the rules of culinary processing and consumed in moderation and in accordance with genetic and age characteristics, cannot by themselves thicken the blood to dangerous levels. Cereals are one of the most natural and healthy foods for humans.

Even the statement about semolina, which is supposedly useless and harmful to the human body, is absolutely not true.

Semolina porridge is really not very useful for young children in most cases, but in small quantities it is not capable of causing harm. And it will definitely not harm the health of some adults in the form of increased clotting, and in the case of some diseases it is even very useful, especially for the elderly.

If the task is to reduce clotting, it is advisable to avoid the following cereals and cereals.

1. Sweet porridges. Sucrose definitely reduces blood quality. Any cereals already contain so-called "slow" carbohydrates, which are enough for the body to get the right amount of glucose. Therefore, sucrose becomes superfluous and clogs the circulatory system. In addition, cereals cooked with the addition of milk already have a mild taste and do not need strong sweetening.
2. Ready-made mixtures from serving bags. This is the riskiest option when it comes to health. Flavorings and thickeners are always added to these mixtures. substitutes and flavor enhancers. There is no benefit from them, and the harm to the circulatory system is significant.
3. Crushed porridges from boxes. They will not cause much harm to health, but there is also little benefit from crushed grain. And the consumer can never be sure that the composition indicated on the box is true. If chemicals that improve taste are also added to such products, then it is not always possible to determine this without laboratory analysis, and this is definitely not useful for the circulatory system.

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Conclusion

To avoid serious health consequences with age and when testing, you need to monitor blood clotting very carefully.

Enriching the diet with dishes from different cereals in any case will help reduce the likelihood of clots and blood clots.