Taking good care of your health seems to be one of the biggest issues people face in their everyday life. Lack of time, no exercising, improper food habits, late night assignments, lack of sleep and a huge pile of worries, altogether contribute to one’s bad health. But, would you believe me if I say that without eating out much, drinking alcohol or having too much fatty food, you can still suffer from heart attack which is caused due to bad cholesterol, also called as LDL. Bad cholesterol is one of the basic reasons to heart attack, a health condition that claims thousands of life every single day in the world.

Doctors suggest us to go through proper health checkups annually to understand our health conditions better. There are medications that your doctor will prescribe you to keep the LDL level low in the blood; but you can also opt for the natural, no-side-effect remedies. Here are a few effectual and extremely helpful natural remedies that you should try to keep your LDL levels low and out of danger.

• Increase intake of soluble fiber

When it comes to maintaining your health, the first suggestion of everybody around you is to decrease the intake of oily or fatty food. But in reality, a low-fat diet only helps reduce about 3% of your LDL. Whereas, consuming soluble fiber helps reduce more cholesterol from your blood.

Soluble fiber forms a simple gel-like form when digested. This successfully blocks the further absorption of fat in our bloodstream. But, you can also balance your diet with some good amount of non-soluble fiber which enhances our digestive system.

• Consume food rich in omega-3 fatty acids

Food rich in Omega-3 fatty acids greatly helps in decreasing the triglyceride content in our bloodstream. It also helps prevent any chance of heart attack or related cardiovascular diseases.

Consume food items such as walnuts, avocados, peanut, fish, olive oil, flax seeds, garlic, pecans and canola oil.

• Kitchen cupboard home remedies

Our kitchen cupboard is usually packed with a huge amount of products that can help reduce the blood cholesterol levels. Here are a few thinks that you can follow to naturally reduce the body bad cholesterol.

1. Use garlic, ginger and guggul (Commiphora wightii) in liberal amounts in your everyday diet.
2. Turmeric helps lower LDL and also prevents their oxidation. Use it for flavoring your food and keeping cardiovascular diseases away.
3. Regular use of natural honey mixed with cinnamon powder greatly benefits your heart. Mix it with water and use it as a spread for sandwiches or salad dressing.
4. Consume a cup of green tea regularly to decrease your LDL. Tannin, a component in green tea slashes the LDL levels considerably.
5. Use green coriander or its seeds in your regular food to reduce bad cholesterol. You can also make a concoction by simply boiling the coriander seeds in a glass of water. Drink this concoction at least 2-3 times every day.

• Exercising

Aim to spend only 30 minutes on your body by doing any of your favorite activities such as exercising, playing games, walking, swimming, jogging or even dancing.

• Count and Shop

Every time you purchase any product from the market, count its nutrition levels and cholesterol content to ensure that you buy only healthy items. Aim to consume only 2gm Trans fat and 20 gm saturated fat every day.

• Changing habits

This may sound difficult for every person habituated to smoking and drinking alcohol, but giving up or decreasing these habits can greatly help reduce your chances of heart attack and related cardiovascular conditions.

Smokers are always at a high risk of chronic diseases including the heart and lungs. Quitting the habit will however, not improve your condition, but surely improve your chances of preventing heart conditions.