Several Ways to Lower Your Cholesterol – The Best Foods
Everybody knows that keeping your cholesterol in check is good for your overall health. Studies show more and more the dangerous effects excessive cholesterol levels can have including increased risks to major problems such as heart disease and stroke. Lowering your cholesterol appropriately will take a combination of eating healthy, exercise, and maybe even medication.
Following are some ideas for you to lower cholesterol just by changing your eating habits:
- Eat a significant amount of fiber. Studies show that eating around 15 grams of soluble fiber a day can decrease your LDL cholesterol level by 5-10%!
- Drink red wine. Red wines have been shown to slow oxidation of both HDL and LDL. This does not increase your HDL levels, but it does allow your body to more efficiently use blood fat.
- Drink orange juice every day. Studies have shown that drinking orange juice daily can increase your “good” HDL cholesterol by as much as 21%
- Consume at least 2 ounces of oat bran per day. Daily consumption can raise your HDL by 15% and lower your LDL by as much as to 16%.
- Incorporate green tea and guggul lipid, and Ayurvedic medicinal herb, into your diet. Both have show they can lower “bad” cholesterol and increase “good”.
- Eat more garlic. This is a easy and tasty way to help keep cholesterol under control.
- Select soy products instead of dairy products. Many dairy products are extremely high in saturated fat. Soy products are much lower in saturated fat and soy naturally increases HDL.
- Choose your oils wisely. Oils from meats are much worse than oils from fish, so choice fish whenever possible. Pick olive, peanut, or canola oil for cooking and seasoning.
These are such simple ways to lower your cholesterol. By watching what you eat you can get your numbers where they should be in no time!
