Category Archives: How to Lower Cholesterol

Vitamins that can Lower Cholesterol

Vitamins are a wonderful way to stay healthy on numerous levels, but are there vitamins that can lower cholesterol, specifically? Almost all vitamins will help to keep your LDL or ‘bad’ cholesterol low and your HDL or ‘good cholesterol’ high, … Continue reading

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Vegetables that can Lower Cholesterol

Thanks to Mother Nature and her great abundance, there are literally hundreds of vegetables that can lower cholesterol. Many vegetables lower cholesterol by means of plant sterols, naturally occurring unsaturated sterols that so closely resemble cholesterol they are absorbed into … Continue reading

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What are Plant Sterols and can they Lower Cholesterol?

There are lots of ways to lower your high cholesterol, among them eating right and getting daily exercise, so what are plant sterols and can they lower cholesterol? Plant sterols are defined by Merriam Webster’s dictionary as “any of a … Continue reading

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What are Statins?

If you have been notified by your doctor that you have high cholesterol then you may be wondering, what are statins? It is a word that comes up often in reference to lowering LDL cholesterol and increasing HDL or good … Continue reading

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What is Red Yeast Rice and does it Lower Cholesterol?

You have probably heard of all kinds of interesting things that can help you be more heart healthy, but what exactly what is red yeast rice and does it lower cholesterol? Red yeast rice is a natural alternative to cholesterol … Continue reading

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