Lower Cholesterol With Natural Foods

Millions of Americans suffer from high blood pressure (hypertension) which is due to high cholesterol. Due to high cholesterol one in three people in America meet death due to heart failure or other heart diseases. If you want to remain healthy, you must take preventive measures to control your cholesterol levels. Through exercise and meditation you can control your cholesterol. You can lower cholesterol with natural diet too which are given below.

Garlic is one of the best foods (spice) which lowers cholesterol in your body. Garlic contains allicin, selenium etc which are very powerful antioxidants. Garlic also has very high antibiotic properties. Thus garlic prevents fat to be absorbed in your system.

It also prevents plaque formation on the walls of your arteries because it eliminates cholesterol from your body. This is the reason it protects you from heart failure, stroke, high blood pressure (The Silent Killer) etc. You should swallow slices of raw garlic (2-3 cloves) in empty stomach daily to get its several health benefits.

Onions too lowers cholesterol very effectively because it is very good source of quercetin.

Salmon, Tuna and Flaxseeds: These foods are very good sources of Omega 3 fatty acids which play vital role in reducing bad cholesterol in your system. Omega 3 fatty acids are also good for your brain and hair.

Oatmeal, Cabbage and Beans: Oatmeal is very good for heart health because it burns fat and reduces cholesterol. It has water soluble fiber which keeps the blood thin by reducing cholesterol. Cabbage too is highly rich in fiber which is very effective in burning fat and lowering cholesterol. Raw cabbage is more beneficial than cooked one. Beans contain both soluble and insoluble fibers which are very helpful in lowering bad cholesterol.

Apples, Grapes, Strawberries and Blueberries: These fruits are rich in soluble fibers which eliminate LDL (bad cholesterol) out of your body. Darker grapes are more effective in removing bad cholesterol from your body. Blueberries contain pterostilbene which helps to lower cholesterol very effectively.

Orange juice and Lemon juice: Drink orange juice or lemon juice daily. These juices are highly rich in Vitamin C which lowers cholesterol and burns fat.

There are various other foods too which can lower cholesterol very effectively such as almonds, avocados, broccoli, walnuts, brown rice, olive oil, cinnamon, yogurt etc.