It’s no exaggeration to say that chlorophyll is the life-blood of the Universe. As you probably know, it’s what gives plants their green color and helps them convert sunlight into glucose. Essentially, it makes life on Earth possible. What is less well known is that chlorophyll is nearly identical to hemoglobin; chlorophyll has magnesium at its center, while hemoglobin has iron. There is research indicating that chlorophyll has the ability to release its magnesium and absorb iron in its place. Thus, the greens you eat quite literally become your blood. More hemoglobin means more oxygen to your cells, which means a healthier you in every way.

What is the Relation Between Chlorophyll and Cholesterol?

As a culture, we worry about high cholesterol because it indicates the presence of plaque in our arteries. It may be helpful to think of this plaque as being similar to what the dentist scrapes from your teeth; it coats the walls of the arteries and makes them hard. Chlorophyll can help to lower cholesterol levels, essentially cleaning the walls of your arteries much as the dentist cleans your teeth. Think that can’t be possible? Think again. The evidence for the benefits of ingesting more green vegetables – and therefore, more chlorophyll – are irrefutable. In fact, these results can be so pronounced that if you are taking prescription medications for high cholesterol, and dramatically increase your intake of chlorophyll-rich vegetables or liquid chlorophyll, you should make sure you’re monitored carefully by your physician so that you don’t overmedicate.

Where Can I Get Chlorophyll?

So you’re sold on the benefits of chlorophyll, you understand the relationship between chlorophyll and cholesterol and you’ve decided you want to use chlorophyll to lower your cholesterol? Forget the pharmacy and head for the farmer’s market! Anything green will provide you with chlorophyll. The best sources are deep, green leafy vegetables like collards, kale, spinach, and swiss chard, but basil, parsley and cilantro can also help your body clean up its act. There’s no wrong way to eat green vegetables, but you’ll get the most blood-cleansing benefits if you juice your greens. Boost the chlorophyll content by adding spirulina or blue-green algae to your juice. If you like sea vegetables, like nori or kombu, they’ll help you get your fill of chlorophyll, too. Juicing your vegetables = liquid chlorophyll; the benefits are undeniable!

Munch, crunch, sip and slurp those greens and you’ll be on your way to lower cholesterol, naturally. And remember that green vegetables loosen up the gunk that’s been hanging out in your tissues, and colonics help flush it out of your body once and for all.  So you can maximize the blood-cleansing and cholesterol-lowering power of chlorophyll by making colon hydrotherapy a regular part of your self-care. For the best colonic NYC offers – and we know you want the best! – contact us today.