Naturally Lowering Cholesterol
With Foods and Herbs
Naturally lowering cholesterol without the use of prescription drugs is possible, although you wouldn't think so given the volume of television ads promoting cholesterol medications. The first step you need to take as you work to reduce your cholesterol numbers naturally is to adopt a healthy, low-fat diet. Click here for a sample diet to lower cholesterol. Second, you need to get adequate exercise and achieve or maintain a healthy body weight. Exercise is key to raising your good cholesterol, which is just as important as lowering your bad cholesterol. To learn more, see our page on raising good cholesterol.
Natural ways to lower cholesterol center around cholesterol-reducing foods and herbs and plant extracts that are available cholesterol supplements.
This page outlines specific foods and herbs that scientists have shown are effective in naturally lowering cholesterol. At the end of each list is a link to a related page with more detail on items listed.
Foods that will reduce cholesterol include:
To see the scientific research on these cholesterol-busting
foods, click here.
Herbs and supplements that will reduce cholesterol levels:
- Aloe Vera
- Fish Oil
- Flax Oil
- Citrus Peel supplement
- Niacin supplement
- Red Yeast Rice supplement
- Policosanol: Sugar cane cholesterol supplement
- Guggulipid Extract supplement
- Turmeric (also high in antioxidants)
To review research that shows these herbs are
effective in naturally lowering cholesterol, click here.
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