Natural ways to improve cholesterol

Here are some easy, natural ways to improve your cholesterol:

• Reduce sugars and ultra-processed foods and other flour-based foods

• Reduce red meat and fried foods

• Increase tree nut consumption (walnuts, cashews, almonds, macadamias, etc)

• Increase healthy vegetable intake, with some fruit as well

• Increase healthy fats (olive oil, avocados, olives, SMASH fish - salmon, mackerel, anchovies, sardines, herring)

• Ensure you are getting adequate cardiovascular exercise (at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity exercise per week)

• Add garlic to food (when it will taste good!)

• Consider adding a psyllium fiber supplement, starting with at least 2-3g daily of added fiber and increasing as tolerated