Natural Ways to Lower Cholesterol For Better Heart Health

CREATED BY JOHN PAUL RUNYON

High cholesterol increases your risk

of heart disease and heart attacks.

You can improve cholesterol with

medications, but if you’d rather first

make lifestyle changes to improve your cholesterol, try

these natural changes first.

1. Increase Activity Levels

The most natural way to lower cholesterol is to get your body moving! Some of the lowest rates of high cholesterol come from cultures where

daily activity is built into the lifestyle.

2. Get More Fiber

The most natural way to lower cholesterol is to get your body moving! Some of the lowest rates of high cholesterol come from cultures where

daily activity is built into the lifestyle.

3. Get Nuts!

Increasing your intake of nuts can do wonders for your cholesterol. Many of them contain healthy fat which will actually help you lose fat, even though it may sound counterintuitive. Like most things it’s all about moderation, and eating enough to

gain the benefits without going so far as to make it counterproductive.

4. Drink Green Tea

Green tea is a fantastic help to the body in several different ways, but what we’re most interested here is its ability to help with cholesterol levels. The trick is that you’ve got to drink a lot of it to see the best results. You can drink up to 10 cups of it per day and you should see a drop in your bad cholesterol levels, while your

good cholesterol levels stay where they are.

5. Eat More Fruits

Most fruits are naturally high in fiber, and are bursting with antioxidants. The absence of fruit in a diet is a sure sign that cholesterol levels are going to be higher than they

should be. You don’t have to go overboard with your fruit intake, but one or two pieces per day will go far in your efforts to lower your cholesterol. Another great benefit of eating fruit is that it should give you more energy, which will hopefully make you more active, which will also contribute to lower levels of cholesterol.