High Cholesterol

Sipping green tea may help keep your cholesterol in check and boost your defense against heart disease.

Here are four natural remedies to lower high cholesterol, including artichoke, niacin, plant stanols/sterols and diet.

Policosanol has been touted as a dietary supplement that can lower cholesterol as well as statin drugs, without the side effects. Find out the essentials about policosanol.

What is red yeast rice? Why do people use it to lower cholesterol? What is the controversy with it? What are the possible side effects and safety concerns?

Find out which medications may potentially interact with the supplement red yeast rice.

What is artichoke? Why do people use it for high cholesterol? What are the possible side effects and safety concerns?

Krill are shrimp-like crustaceans. The oil that's found naturally in krill is extracted and sold as a nutritional supplement. Find out more about krill and learn why people use it for high cholesterol.

There is some concern about whether statin cholesterol drugs lower the body's levels of coenzyme Q10, or CoQ10.

In Chinese medicine, fo-ti is a longevity tonic. Find out more about fo-ti and why people use it for health concerns, including high cholesterol.

Preliminary research suggests cinnamon may help reduce cholesterol. Learn the essentials about cinnamon.

Shirataki noodles are a type of Asian noodle. In addition to having almost no calories or usable carbohydrates, shirataki noodles contain a type of soluble fiber called glucomannan that may be beneficial for people with high cholesterol.

There's some concern that pomegranate juice may interact with statin cholesterol drugs.

Getting your fill of soy might help fight high cholesterol and fend off heart disease.