The holiday season is barely starting and we are bound to attend a lot of parties and merry making in the next few weeks. I am sure most of us, including me, will be indulging in good food and wine but I need to try and lower my cholesterol levels a bit so I can have more free reign in indulging. Since I also have fatty liver, I really can’t take medicines that can help lower my cholesterol levels as my liver is already compromised.

So I did some research on natural ways on how to lower cholesterol and I have found these tips:

1. Take three tablespoons of apple cider vinegar (ACV) daily. Mix one tablespoon of ACV to your morning tea and drink with a little extra honey to taste. ACV is claimed to be able to help eliminate undesired substances from our body.

2. Based on a research done by the New Orleans-based American Heart Association, taking red rice yeast and omega-3 supplements like Krill Oil together daily helps lower cholesterol levels in no time. People with normal cholesterol levels will have a lower risk of a heart attack if they take this combination regularly.

3. Avoid foods with saturated fats such as meat and consume more foods that contain good HDL cholesterol and low fat such as oats, salmon and fatty fish, nuts, fruits, tea, beans, margarine, spinach, chocolate, olive oil, avocado, and garlic.

4. Eliminate stress by trying meditation, biofeedback or relaxation exercises. Stress not only heightens the cholesterol buildup in your arteries, it heightens your blood pressure as well.

5. Exercise at least five times a week. The exercise does not have to be a high-intensity vigorous workout. By spending 30 minutes each day doing walking, dancing, running, jogging, swimming or other fun activities, you are one step further away from high cholesterol levels.

6. Cutting back or eliminating alcohol, caffeine, and smoking should be done for faster cholesterol level reduction. Alcohol and caffeine contribute to higher levels of cholesterol, while cigarettes and other tobacco products damage blood vessels and harden the arteries. If you are smoking, it is the perfect time to try methods on how to quit smoking.