Kick your high LDL cholesterol levels to the curb. You need help to fight your battle against cholesterol. These five natural foods when added to your arsenal might be key to watching those numbers drop. You are in this war to win.

*Oats

Highly advertised on television as a powerful cholesterol-lowering agent, the oat is probably the most well-known of these foods. The oats have a deep history in Scotland, where it is the main staple of the Scottish diet. When the Scots settled in Vermont, they brought oats with them. This made Vermont the state that eats the most oats.

The key cholesterol-kicking ingredient in oats is its soluble fiber. The soluble fiber keeps much of the bad cholesterol, LDL from being absorbed into your intestines. Ultimately, this means that the soluble fiber keeps the cholesterol out of the blood stream and out of your arteries.

Oats are found in a wide variety of foods. Oatmeal is the most associated product with oats. If you don’t like oatmeal, many companies are now incorporating oats into cereals, pasta, and bread. We suggest the cereals but not the pasta. Don’t be afraid to add this powerful food to your arsenal.

*Garlic

This little bulb has been around and used for centuries. The bulb was nailed to doors and hung around necks to ward off vampires and other evil spirits. Some believe that eating the bulb can increase desire or the body’s chi. Garlic is also used heavily in Mediterranean and Chinese cooking, which is probably why you don’t hear much about Chinese vampires.

Of course, the most advertised property of garlic is its cholesterol & blood pressure lowering properties. Garlic is a natural antioxidant. It is thought that it helps prevent the LDLs from building up on the artery walls. Adding garlic as part of a healthy diet can help you lower cholesterol levels as well as help you fight the common cold.

Garlic is most often used in cooking, adding flavor to many different foods. The strong flavor and smell of garlic often prevents people from eating it raw. One of the favorite ways to take garlic is in pill form but ensure that the pill format has allicen as this is thought to be the active ingredient and some steam distilled garlic pills apparently dont have it.

*Onions

It is hard to talk about garlic without mentioning its cousin, the onion. Even more widely used than the garlic, it was heavily consumed in ancient times. One of its most surprising purposes was that the onion was used to pay rent.

The onion is an important source of the nutrient chromium and B6 vitamins. Both nutrients are linked to lowering cholesterol levels and preventing heart disease. On top of its cholesterol lowering properties, the onion has other benefits including lowering the risk of cancer.

Fortunately, there are only two ways to eat an onion, raw or cooked. With such a wide variety of onions available, it should be relatively easy to find a variety that suits your taste buds. If you don’t like the sharp taste of stronger onions, try one of the sweet varieties or use it as seasoning in your food.

*Virgin Olive Oil

Olive oil is another extremely powerful fighter in the war against high cholesterol. Produced mainly in Greece, Homer once stated that olive oil was liquid gold. The highly valued oil holds a high place for use in religious ceremonies. Perhaps its strangest use was a mouthwash for bad breath.

Olive oil contains a high amount of monounsaturated fats. These fats help lower your LDL cholesterol levels. Just by replacing your regular cooking oil, you can reduce the amount of bad fats that you are consuming.

Olive oil can be bought in any supermarket as cooking oil. Many Companies are adding this cholesterol-lowering oil to salad dressings and using it in the creation of mayonnaise. The pill version of olive oil is available to take as well.

*Primrose Oil

The primrose plant is where primrose oil originates from. The primrose thrives in North and South America and is widely available. Nicknamed the King’s cureall, the primrose was once thought to cure multiple aliments.

Primrose oil provides essential fatty acids to the cholesterol lowering equation. Primrose oil is also known to relieve eczema and ease the symptoms associated with PMS.

Primrose oil is available in pill form as a dietary supplement. You can find it in grocery stores and drug stores.

Lowering your cholesterol is up to you. Combined with a healthy diet, these powerful foods will help you conquer those life threatening high ldl levels. You can conquer your high LDL cholesterol with the right food decisions.