Seven Ways to Lower Cholesterol

1. Eat a bowl of oatmeal every morning. Doing this for 8 weeks straight can reduce cholesterol by as much as 10%.

2. Eat soy for lunch. Long thought to have cholesterol-lowering effects, soy is good and cheap, and can help lower cholesterol by 20%.

3. Eat garlic for dinner.

4. Eat half an onion a day. Your co-workers might not like it, but many studies have shown that onion as well as garlic help reduces cholesterol.

5. Use olive oil.

6. Eat an apple a day.

7. Eat fish with omega-3 acids. Omega-3 fatty acids are noted for their triglyceride-lowering effect, but they also help the heart in other ways such as reducing blood pressure and the risk of blood clots.