Natural "remedies" for lowering blood lipids and fatty liver: From cornmeal multigrain porridge to specialty meals featuring shiitake mushrooms and cauliflower.

Corn porridge recipe: 100g yellow cornmeal, 15g soybean flour. Preparation method: When the water is almost boiling, add the cornmeal and soybean flour and cook until it becomes porridge. Consume while still slightly warm. Expert advice: Softens blood vessels and aids in weight loss. Suitable for fatty liver due to damp-heat in the liver meridian and hypertension due to liver fire.

Pork Rib and Lotus Root Soup Ingredients: 500g pork ribs, 750g lotus root, 10g salt, 3g pepper, 10g scallions, 7g ginger. Instructions: 1. Wash the pork ribs and chop them into 4cm pieces. 2. Wash the lotus root, peel it, and crush it on a cutting board. Cut it into pieces the same size as the ribs. 3. Pour an appropriate amount of boiling water into a pressure cooker, add the pork ribs, lotus root, scallions, ginger slices, salt, and pepper. Cover the cooker. 4. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 20 minutes before serving. Expert Tip: Lotus root contains mucoprotein and dietary fiber, which can bind with bile salts, cholesterol, and triglycerides in the body, causing them to be excreted in feces, thus reducing lipid absorption.

Mushroom and Glutinous Rice Tea Ingredients: 200g mushrooms, 200g shiitake mushrooms, 200g glutinous rice, 3g salt. Preparation Method: 1. Pre-cook the mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, and glutinous rice separately. 2. Mix 5g each of pre-cooked mushrooms and shiitake mushrooms (also pre-cooked) with 50g of cooked glutinous rice, and add seasonings as needed. 3. To serve, simply steep in boiling water for 5 minutes. Expert Tip: Regular consumption of this porridge has a significant effect on lowering blood lipids.

Reishi Mushroom, Red Date, and Turtle Soup Ingredients: 30g reishi mushroom, 1 turtle, 10 red dates. Preparation Method: 1. Boil the turtle in water, remove it, and gut it. 2. Cut the turtle into pieces and stir-fry briefly. Then, simmer the turtle, pitted red dates, and reishi mushroom in an earthenware pot to make soup. 3. Season with other ingredients until flavorful. Expert Tip: Consume the reishi mushroom and turtle meat, and drink the soup. This recipe has a cholesterol-lowering effect for hyperlipidemia.

Braised Tofu with Black Fungus Ingredients: 200g tofu, 50g black fungus, 3g salt, 4ml soy sauce. Instructions: 1. Soak and clean the black fungus. Blanch the tofu in boiling water. 2. Heat oil in a wok, add the black fungus, add broth and bring to a boil. Thicken with cornstarch slurry, add the tofu, bring to a boil again, and season to taste. Expert Tip: This dish helps to remove blood stasis and phlegm.

Spinach, Tofu, and Cornmeal Porridge Ingredients: 150g cornmeal, 100g spinach, 100g tofu, 3g salt, 1g MSG, 4g sesame oil. Instructions: 1. Wash the spinach, blanch it in boiling water, and then chop it into small pieces. 2. Cut the tofu into small cubes, blanch them in boiling water, and drain. 3. Mix the cornmeal with warm water, then add it to a pot of boiling water and cook until it becomes a porridge. Add the chopped spinach, tofu cubes, salt, and MSG, mix well, drizzle with sesame oil, adjust the seasoning, and it's ready to eat. Expert Tips: Nourishes qi and blood, strengthens the spleen, and moistens the intestines.

Cold Celery Salad Ingredients: 400g tender celery, 10g vinegar, 5g soy sauce, 5g sesame oil, salt and MSG to taste. Preparation: 1. Remove the roots and leaves from the tender celery, wash it, and cut it into 4cm long sections. 2. Heat a wok over high heat, add water and bring to a boil. Blanch the celery until just cooked through, let it cool, drain, and place it in a bowl. Add salt, soy sauce, and MSG. Once the celery is well-seasoned, plate it and serve. Expert Tips: Clears liver heat and dampness, moistens the lungs and relieves cough, lowers lipids and blood pressure.

Ingredients for Shiitake Mushroom and Cauliflower Soup: 15g small shiitake mushrooms, 250g cauliflower, 200g chicken broth, 5g chopped green onion, 10g minced ginger, 3g salt, 1g MSG, 5g cornstarch, 5g chicken oil. Instructions: 1. Wash the cauliflower, break it into small florets, and blanch in boiling water. 2. Wash the small shiitake mushrooms. 3. Heat peanut oil, add chopped green onion and minced ginger, sauté until fragrant, add salt... (The following text appears to be unrelated and possibly from a different source: "This is from the book 'Eat Your Way to Getting Rid of High Blood Pressure, High Cholesterol, and High Blood Sugar,' specifically chapters 40-45. Each article strictly follows the original text, with a word count between 1500-2500 Chinese characters, and all chapter numbers, charts, and phrases like 'Refer to Chapter X' have been removed.")