Eat mostly vegetarian, with a meal or two of fish each week. Stick to low-fat or nonfat dairy products, and use olive oil or canola oil sparingly to season salads and other vegetables. Eat some mucilage. No, not library paste. It's the gummy soluble fiber found in flaxseed, oat bran and many fruits.
Mucilage soaks up cholesterol-laden bile acids, secreted into the intestines by the liver.
Your cholesterol levels drop, so you're less likely to develop blockages in your coronary arteries, Dr. DiBianco explains. Scientific studies have shown that the chemical components of onions and garlic help counteract increased platelet stickiness after a high-fat meal. Platelets are disk-shaped components of blood that can stick together and to artery walls, causing clots. This fiery spice also reduces platelet stickiness. Indian researchers found that two to three teaspoons of powdered ginger significantly inhibited platelet stickiness after a fatty meal.