Cholesterol Lowering - Foods/Herbs

These Foods/Herbs may Lower Total Serum Cholesterol Levels

Algae

 Chlorella may lower total serum Cholesterol levels.  ^[1]

 Dumontiaceae may lower total serum Cholesterol levels. 

 Spirulina may lower total serum Cholesterol levels.  ^[2]

Bee Foods

 Royal Jelly (50 - 100 mg per day) may lower total serum Cholesterol levels (by approximately 14%).  ^[3]

Dairy Foods

 Kefir may lower total serum Cholesterol levels.  ^[4]

 Yogurt may lower total serum Cholesterol by up to 30% by facilitating the conversion of Cholesterol to Coprostanol in the Colon (due to the Hydroxymethyl Glutarate content of Yogurt). 

Fruit

 Apples may lower total serum Cholesterol levels (due to the Apple Pectin content of Apples) ^[5]

 Bananas (especially green, unripened Bananas) may cause serum Cholesterol levels to fall by up to 33%.  ^[6]

 Blueberry may lower total serum Cholesterol levels.  ^[7]

 Grapefruit may lower total serum Cholesterol levels (due to the Grapefruit Pectin content of Grapefruit).  ^[8]

 Oranges may lower total serum Cholesterol levels (primarily due to the Pectin content of Oranges).  ^[9]

 Pears may lower total serum Cholesterol levels (due to the Pectin content of Pears). 

 Pomegranates may lower total serum Cholesterol levels.  ^[10]

 Strawberry may lower total serum Cholesterol levels (due to the Pectin content of Strawberries). 

Fungi (Mushroooms)

 Cordyceps may lower total serum Cholesterol levels by an average of 17.5%.  ^[11]

 Shiitake Mushrooms may lower total serum Cholesterol levels (due to the Eritadenin content of Shiitake Mushrooms).  ^[12]

 White Champignon Mushrooms may lower total Cholesterol levels.  ^[13]

Grains

 Amaranth may lower elevated total serum Cholesterol levels.  ^[14]

 Barley may lower total serum Cholesterol levels (by 6% to 12%):  ^[15]

 Oats may lower total serum Cholesterol by washing away Bile Acids in the Gastrointestinal Tract that would otherwise be converted to Cholesterol (due to the Beta Glucans content of Oats and Oat Bran):  ^[16]

 Oat Bran may lower total serum Cholesterol by washing away Bile Acids in the Gastrointestinal Tract that would otherwise be converted to Cholesterol (due to the Beta Glucans content of Oats and Oat Bran).  ^[17]

Grasses

 Barley Grass may lower total serum Cholesterol levels.  ^[18]

 Wheat Grass may lower total serum Cholesterol levels.  ^[19]

Herbal Combinations

 Triphala may lower total serum Cholesterol levels:  ^[20]

Herbs

 Ginseng - American may lower total serum Cholesterol levels.  ^[21]

 Arjuna may lower total serum Cholesterol levels.  ^[22]

 Artichoke Leaf may lower total serum Cholesterol levels.  ^[23]

 Basil may lower total serum Cholesterol levels.  ^[24]

 Black Cohosh may lower serum Cholesterol levels. 

 Boswellia may lower total serum Cholesterol levels:  ^[25]

 Carob may lower total serum Cholesterol levels by up to 15%.  ^[26]

 Chilis may lower total serum Cholesterol levels (due to the Capsaicin and Dihydrocapsaicin content of Chillis).  ^[27]

 Ginger may lower total serum Cholesterol levels.  ^[28]

 Goldenseal may lower total serum Cholesterol levels.  ^[29]

 Green Tea may lower total serum Cholesterol levels.  ^[30]

 Guggulipid (extract) may lower elevated serum Cholesterol levels (by stimulating the function of the Thyroid, inhibiting the endogenous production of Cholesterol and facilitating the excretion of Cholesterol).  ^[31]