These include garlic, apples, bananas, carrots, cold- water fish, dried beans, grapefruit, and olive oil. Drinking fresh juice also helps, especially carrot and beet juices. Exercise and lose weight. Losing weight does the same, and, of course, exercise is one way to lose weight. Keep stress at bay.
Stress affects cholesterol levels negatively.
A number of supplements help with cholesterol and heart disease risk. Because free radicals play a role in atherosclerosis, antioxidants, which combat free radicals, are worth taking. Vitamin E is an especially powerful antioxidant, as are the catechins found in green tea. Studies have shown that green tea catechins may cut cholesterol levels. A new substance that may help maintain healthy cholesterol levels is tocotrienols.