Healthy Foods to Help Lower Cholesterol

Some foods can be helpful in lowering cholesterol naturally.  
You may want to add or increase your consumption of  these foods:    

•  Whole grains, such as oatmeal, oat bran, high-fiber foods and whole-wheat products.
•  Nuts, such as walnuts, almonds and brazil nuts
•   Omega-3 fatty acids, such as fatty fish, fish oil supplements, flaxseeds and flaxseed oil

Oatmeal, especially steel-cut oatmeal contains soluble fiber, which reduces your low-density lipoprotein (LDL), the "bad," cholesterol.

Soluble fiber is also found in foods such as kidney beans, apples, pears, barley and prunes.

 The American Heart Association recommends eating at least two servings of fish a week. The highest levels of omega-3 fatty acids are in:

•     Mackerel
•     Lake trout
•     Herring
•     Sardines
•     Albacore tuna
•     Salmon
•     Halibut

To avoid adding unhealthy fats you should bake or grill the fish. If you don't like fish, you can also get small amounts of omega-3 fatty acids from foods like ground flaxseed or canola oil, omega-3 (grass-fed) meat, eggs and dairy products, and green vegetables.