Niacin – A B vitamin can raise HDL cholesterol — the “good” cholesterol — by 15 to 35 percent. This makes niacin the most effective drug available for raising HDL cholesterol. While niacin’s effect on HDL is of most interest, it’s worth noting that niacin also decreases your LDL and triglyceride levels. High levels of LDL and triglycerides are significant risk factors for heart disease. HDL, or “good,” cholesterol picks up excess bad cholesterol in your blood and takes it back to your liver for disposal. The higher your HDL cholesterol, the less bad cholesterol you’ll have in your blood.

Policosanol – Is a supplement that can normalize cholesterol as well or better than drugs, without side effects. Efficacy and safety have been proven in numerous clinical trials, and it has been used by millions of people in multiple countries.

Gugulipid (2.5% guggulsterones) – Is a natural health product that is principally used to reduce elevated blood cholesterol levels, in the prevention of cardiovascular disease. It has been used for many years as a hypocholesterolemic agent. Gugulipid is a very safe drug relative to most cholesterol-lowering drugs used in modern medicine (especially when compared to the commonly used statin drugs, which inhibit the HMG-CoA Reductase enzyme in the liver, and can lead to liver damage).

Plant Sterol Complex – Are derived from plant-based foods and are used to enrich many foods. Many human and animal studies have found that plant sterol-enriched products lower total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol. Plant sterols do not affect triglycerides or HDL levels, however. From a top cardiologist’s advice on heart-health supplements and vitamins, Mimi Guarneri, MD, the founder and medical director of the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine in La Jolla, Calif., and author of the book, The Heart Speaks.

“Supplements can be very beneficial to heart health,” Guarneri has said. “Plant sterols block cholesterol absorption and lower LDL by 10%,” Guarneri says. “They also work synergistically with statins and can be more effective than doubling the statin dose. Taking a statin plus plant sterol supplement can reduce LDL by 20%.”

Cayenne (herb powder) –  One of the most important uses of cayenne is as a circulatory stimulant, an herb that feeds the necessary elements into the cell structure of arteries, veins, and capillaries. It helps to reduce and normalize the blood flow purifying the blood. The healing power of the body is in the blood.

Garlic (herb powder) – Garlic is rich in antioxidants and has been used as both food and medicine for thousands of years, dating back to when the Egyptian pyramids were built. Today garlic is used to help prevent heart disease, including atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries (plaque buildup in the arteries that can block the flow of blood and may lead to heart attack or stroke), high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and to boost the immune system.