Certain foods can help bring down high cholesterol levels naturally, without the potentially dangerous side effects of statin medications.

“By increasing your intake of soluble fiber you can significantly lower your blood cholesterol levels,” Gabe Mirkin M.D., author of The Healthy Heart Miracle, tells Newsmax Health.

In fact, some people are able to reduce or eliminate statins by changing their diet.

Here are six super foods that can drive down blood cholesterol:

1. Oats. Start your day wi

Did you know that just a little bit of running, even very slow running, can help you live longer?

New research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology suggests just about five to 10 minutes a day can be very good for your heart. Running can cut your risk of dying from any other cause as well.

Even if you can’t run everyday, researchers found that running just once or twice a week was still good for you regardless of your shape or size.

All runners in the study had a 30