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Natural Remedies for High Cholesterol 

There are many natural remedies for controlling high cholesterol. Some are quite clearly beneficial and have a sound scientific basis. Others may or may not work for some people - remember everybody is different and some things can have an effect for one person but not for another. It is worth searching for different remedies and trying them to find out what works for you.

Foods containing Soluble Fibre

Foods containing soluble fibre, such ats Oats, are known to reduce cholesterol levels. This is because the soluble fibre binds cholesterol in the gut, whether it is there as a result of cholesterol being produced by the body to digest fat, or has been eaten in foods containg cholesterol. Once it has been bound to the soluble fibre, it cannot be re-absorbed into the bloodstream and is excreted.

Increasing the amount of oats in the diet is an easy and painless step to help reduce your cholesterol levels.

Functional Foods

Functional Foods is the name given to foods which are designed to have a specific "medical" effect. The cholesterol-lowering effectl of plant stanols and sterols has been known for over 50 years. Although these plant stanols and sterols are eaten every day in food, the amounts are often not normally enough to have significant cholesterol-lowering effects. Foods such as spreads are now being produced with large enough quantities of added stanols and sterols to produce a significant lowering of cholesterol levels

Natural Remedies

There are hundreds of foods natural remedies that peole swear by such as:

  • Apples, artichokes, garlic and onions are all believed to help lower cholesterol.
  • 16 oz of water, mixed with 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar, twice a day, is supposed to help lower cholesterol.
  • Both Niacin and Vitamin B3 are believed to help lower cholesterol.

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