How to Eat Cholesterol Reducing Foods

Knowing how to eat cholesterol reducing foods can save your life. If you have high bad LDL cholesterol or low good HDL cholesterol, you should be managing your diet and exercise. All foods are not created equal when it comes to cholesterol, some foods increase your bad cholesterol or reduce your good cholesterol while other foods help you to naturally lower your bad cholesterol and raise your good cholesterol.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. OATMEAL - Eat oatmeal that will fill you up and help you to lower your cholesterol. Steel cut oatmeal or whole oatmeal (grouts) are the healthiest types of oatmeal. Instant oatmeal is not very good for you and depending on what has been added into it, may be bad for you. Many instant oatmeals have high fructose corn syrup or partially hydrogenated oils in them, always check your labels. Instant rolled oats have been overly processed and that is why they are not as good for you as steel cut oatmeal or groats.

2. SALMON - Eat plenty of salmon to keep your cholesterol balanced. Other fish that has similar properties are mackerel, sardines and tuna. Eat salmon at least three days per week. Fish high in Omega 3's have been know to help increase good cholesterol.

3. ALMONDS - Eating almonds in small quantities each day have been shown to increase your good cholesterol. Almonds are high in fat, but it is good fat that is beneficial to your body.

4. EAT VEGETABLES - Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables each day. At least 50% of what you consume each day should be fruits and vegetables. Look at your plate at meal time and make sure that 50% of your plate is covered with vegetables. 25% of your plate should hold a lean meat (fish or turkey) and 25% of your plate should contain a whole grain or starchy vegetable such as potatoes.

5. EXERCISE - Exercise 6-7 days per week if you have high bad LDL cholesterol. A minimum of 30 minutes per day is good, but 60 minutes per day is optimal. Start increasing until you have worked up to 60 minutes. You can eat cholesterol reducing foods, but exercise will also help you to lower your cholesterol.

Resources

• The Great Cholesterol Lie
• The Prescription Free Cholesterol Cure
• Beating Cholesterol
• Cholesterol And The French Paradox

[Derren]

on 6/16/2009 Good info on how to eat cholesterol reducing foods.

[carmensjones]

on 6/15/2009 these are all foods i love to eat. my cholestrol is fine so maybe if i keep eating these foods it won't go up.

[Merriment]

on 6/14/2009 Good tips for healthy eating in order to manage healthy cholesterol levels.

[godfather25]

on 6/14/2009 Great advice on eating low cholesterol foods.

[Handmadedreams]

on 6/14/2009 The older I get the more I am focusing on eating better and exercise. Good artilce.