What are good foods to lower your cholesterol?

This is a very common question that a lot of people with high cholesterol will ask.

So, what are the good foods that we can put into our low cholesterol diet plan?

I will list up some good foods for your reference below:

I suggest you to start a day with oatmeal breakfast. Why oatmeal? It is a food with rich in soluble fiber. It is proven that soluble fiber can help our body to get rid of cholesterol. The more fiber you obtain from your meal, the more effective in lowering your cholesterol naturally. Oatmeal is very common now and easily get from the supermarket near your house.

Garlic has been widely used in reduce cholesterol naturally. You can use it generously in cooking and food preparation. This wonderful herb can reduce the ability of the liver to produce cholesterol. That is why it can lower cholesterol level.

Seeds like flaxseeds, psyllium seeds, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds and melon seeds are good to reduce cholesterol level.

Beans such as soy beans, kidney beans, chickpeas, broad beans, red beans and peas are also good food that lower cholesterol.

Nuts are like walnuts, almonds, pecans, cashews, pistachios and brazil nuts are encouraged to eat more. These food are rich in monounsaturated fats.

Fish is known as good source of Omega 3 fatty acids. Omega 3 is good for healthy heart.

Omega 3 can help increase our good cholesterol (HDL) which is used to get rid of excess of bad cholesterol (LDL) from our blood stream. Typical fish like salmon, tuna, mackerel and cod are rich in omega 3 fatty acids.

Soy is highly nutritious as it is high in protein content and dietary fiber. It is better source of protein compared to animal protein. For the same weight of soy, the protein is twice of same weight of meat and four times of eggs and twelve times of milk. Soy is a healthy substitute for animal protein from meat and milk. The isolfavones inside the soy beans can help reduce cholesterol level and the risk of coronary heart disease.

Above are 5 types of good food you can consider to add into your daily low cholesterol diet plan.