Natural Ways to Bring Down your LDL or Bad Cholesterol

You just completed your annual health checkup, and you are not too happy with the cholesterol reports. Your doctor advises physical activity and a rigid diet to reduce the bad cholesterol. You wonder what went wrong with your lifestyle when you are a vegetarian, do not eat out and have minimal sugar intake.

Well, these and more reasons can sneak in silently to increase your chances of having a heart attack.  Although your doctor has prescribed medicines that reduce the risk, the reiteration is to lower cholesterol in a natural way. 

Here, are some non-medicinal ways to cut Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in the blood.

Add More Soluble Fiber to Your Diet

Before you read about foods that help to lower LDL, let us know how various foods reduce cholesterol in different ways. 

A low-fat diet can reduce LDL only by 3%; hence, a smart option is to increase the intake of certain foods that have soluble fiber, which is more likely to reduce cholesterol.

Soluble fiber takes the form of gel-like substance, when digested. This effectively blocks the absorption of fat into the bloodstream. 

On the other hand, insoluble fiber, though not effective for lowering cholesterol, is necessary to maintain good digestive health.

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