In a time when the big pharmaceutical companies are spending lots and lots of money to reach us in every conceivable way to convince us that the only way to lower our potentially harmful cholesterol levels is to ask our doctors for their specific drug we have lost sight that there are natural ways to lower cholesterol by eating cholesterol lowering foods.
Foods that have high amounts of fiber work very well to lower LDL (bad) cholesterol levels.
A few are:

• Barley
• Apples
• Prunes
• Oat Bran

Other cholesterol lowering foods are those that contain Sterol and, Stanol.
These are substances that occur naturally in many different plants including:

• fruits
• Nuts
• Vegetables

They work by preventing the body from absorbing the LDL cholesterol before it is delivered to the liver and then eliminated.
Both saturated and trans fats should also be removed from your diet as much as possible as they too will raise cholesterol levels.
Replace these bad fats with monounsaturated fats like are found in extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) and also canola oil.
Other sources of monounsaturated fats are:

• Nuts from Trees
• Avocados
• Peanuts

As beneficial all of these cholesterol lowering foods are there is an additional substance that is key in reducing cholesterol and that is omega-3 fatty acids.
Key in reducing LDL levels, science is discovering that omega-3 has many other benefits including:

• Probable anti cancer properties, especially prostate, colon and breast cancers
• Reduction in the rate of occurrence of Cardiovascular disease
• Probable increase in immune function

Omega-3 is traditionally found in fatty fish such as salmon, sardines, and anchovies and has proven itself to be so beneficial that the American Heart Association recommends two servings of grilled or baked fatty fish a week.
Omega-3 can also be found from certain botanical sources such as chia and flax seed which is very beneficial to anyone who does not like the taste of fish or is concerned about toxic contamination such as mercury or hydro carbons.
The finest botanical source of omega-3 is Mila refined chia seed which, besides providing more omega-3 fatty acid than either farm or wild salmon also supplies additional nutrients such as Iron, Potassium, Magnesium, Selenium, and anti-oxidants