Besides reducing your intake of sugars and simple carbohydrates, as well as replacing your unhealthy snacks with “good cholesterol” promoting nuts, here are more foods you can eat for a cholesterol profile that will amaze your doctor.

* Garlic. Just eating half to one clove of it (chopped, and raw if you can) a day can lower your blood cholesterol by an average of 9%, as found by researchers who analyzed 5 of the most reliable scientific studies on garlic and cholesterol.

* Fiber-rich foods such as fruits, vegetables, and whole grains like oats, can help reduce your unhealthy cholesterol levels. High fiber diets can also improve your digestive health, as well as reduce your risk of dying from cardiovascular diseases.

* Carrot juice can help you to flush out fat from your bile.

*Mono-saturated fats containing foods such as from avocados and olive oil, can lower your “bad cholesterol” (i.e. LDL), while maintaining your “good cholesterol” (i.e. HDL). So replace some of the saturated fats in your food (unless it is from coconuts) with these healthier fats.

* Vitamin B complex. 100mg daily of the major B vitamins can naturally lower your unhealthy cholesterol level.

* Vitamin C. 1000mg daily of this essential vitamin can help improve your cholesterol profile.

* Selenium. You need 200 mcg of this essential mineral daily, as deficiency can lead to poor cardiovascular health and heart diseases.

References
[1] Yeager, Selene, et al. The Doctors Book of Food Remedies. New York, NY: Rodale, 2007. Print.
[2] http://www.insights-on-health.com/good-herbs-to-lower-cholesterol-naturally-4-useful-herbal-remedies/

Cindy L. TJOL is trained in Psychology, Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine. She has several years of experience writing on natural health on the internet. Follow her on her blog and read her other articles at Insights On Health.com.