Mayo Clinic - Cholesterol: Top 5 foods to lower your numbers

If you think the Mayo Clinic knows what they are talking about with cholesterol. Read it all here:
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-cholesterol/in-depth/cholesterol/art-20045192/?
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1. Oatmeal, oat bran and high-fiber foods

2. Fish and omega-3 fatty acids

• Mackerel
• Lake trout
• Herring
• Sardines
• Albacore tuna
• Salmon
• Halibut

3. Walnuts, almonds and other nuts

4. Olive oil

5. Foods with added plant sterols or stanols

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And from Harvard Medical School;

CHAPTER 1: Understanding Cholesterol: The Good, the Bad, and the Necessary

Cholesterol performs three main functions:

1. It helps make the outer coating of cells.
2. It makes up the bile acids that work to digest food in the intestine.
3. It allows the body to make Vitamin D and hormones, like estrogen in women and testosterone in men.

Without cholesterol, none of these functions would take place, and without these functions, human beings wouldn't exist.

For more information or to purchase this book, follow this link:
http://www.health.harvard.edu/books/Lowering_Your_Cholesterol.htm
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And from   David Perlmutter MD Empowering neurologist

Your Brain Needs Cholesterol

Cholesterol is vitally important for brain function. While your brain represents about 2-3% of your total body weight, 25% of the cholesterol in your body is found in your brain, where it plays important roles in such things as membrane function, acts as an antioxidant, and serves as the raw material from which we are able to make things like progesterone, estrogen, cortisol, testosterone and even vitamin D.
In fact, in a recent study available on the NIH Public Access site, researchers showed that in the elderly, the best memory function was observed in those with the highest levels of cholesterol. Low cholesterol is associated with an increased risk for depression and even death.