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Hey y'all, it's Rose.

And per your feedback, we're going to take a look at Google Home today.

Google Home is a $129 smart speaker similar to Amazon's Echo.

I've been an Echo user for almost two years, so swapping over to home this month was tough,

but I've found that there are both pros and cons to doing so.

Hardware wise, Google Home has a simple design.

There's a mute button on the back, it requires power, offers a touch interface that allows

you to adjust the volume, or tap to pause, and it also has a swappable base.

If you don't like the base color it ships with, you can purchase a new base from the

Google Store for $20 with colors ranging from mango to copper.

As a smart speaker, streaming music is one of the devices most popular features.

Google Home has a richer, deeper sound when compared to Amazon Echo, and it also supports

multi-room audio.

I want to see y'all who want to plan with me

Wave your hands across the land if we family Say hot damn hot damn we want to jamboree

Even still, I prefer using Echo DOT for music because it can stream to my Bluetooth speaker,

something Google Home can't do.

It also offers an audio jack, and Amazon Music Unlimited is cheaper than Google Play Music.

If you prefer to use other music services, you can use the app to set your preferred

default.

From the app, you can also manage your Chromecast devices.

One killer feature unique to Google Home is voice recognition.

It can recognize up to 6 different users and attach to their Google profile.

However, it's not perfect.

For example, this is actually my sister's voice, but Google Home thinks it's me.

"What's my favorite color?"

"You told me that you like white."

That said, it's not like Google knows that much about me anyway, right?

"Sure Rose.

On Monday, there's only one thing, it starts at 9am, and the title is: appointment with

your doctor to check out your."

When it comes to being a personal assistant, Google Home has hits and misses.

The ability to have a contextual conversation makes it a more natural assistant.

Hey Google, how long would it take to drive to Las Vegas?

With light traffic, it will take one day and two hours to drive to Las Vegas.

Hey Google, how much is a plane ticket there?

Upcoming round trip flights from Nashville to Las Vegas start at $82.

Did you have any dates in mind?

Mañana.

Pretty cool no doubt, but reminders and shopping lists are among my top used features.

And unfortunately, these are areas where Google is behind.

This is a reminder, take the cupcakes out of the oven.

Sorry, create reminder is not yet supported.

Plus, to access my shopping list using the Alexa app takes two quick clicks while Google

Home takes three, and it routes you to an outside website.

Sounds petty, but when you want something fast, this can be an annoyance.

As far as helping out in the kitchen, Google's intelligence gives it an edge.

How do you chop a shallot?

On the website cookthink.com they say to slice a shallot first cut it in half through the

root.

Next, cut the papery end off and discard it.

This will make the skin easier to peel away.

Now, just slice across the shallot cross wise.

But sometimes I prefer Alexa because she gets straight to the point.

Echo is also in the lead with Echo Calling.

Google's calling feature isn't ready yet but when it is, it will use voice recognition

to making calling more intelligent.

In regards to smart home control, Echo works with way more smart home devices, but Google

Home works with plenty, including WEMO, Wink, SmartThings, and IFTTT.

That said, I had trouble getting it to control my Hue lights but it worked great with SmartThings

and Stringify.

Google is smarter, has more personality, can dig into your Google account, and it has a

better speaker.

Plus, it's longer wake phrase makes it less likely that it will listen in when you want

privacy.

However, as music, reminder, timers, and shopping lists are my top use cases, I'm calling Echo

DOT the winner.

Dot over Echo because it's cheaper and it has all of the same features except for audio

quality, which is a non-issue for me because I connect it via Bluetooth to a speaker.

That said, things change rapidly in this space, and I have no doubt that Google Home can catch

up.

If you want to keep track of changes, and do a deeper comparison, check out the link

in the comment section below.

Otherwise, I appreciate y'all spending time with me today, and I will see you soon!

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BREAKING: Bernie Sanders Just Got Bad News – Time For Jail? | Top Stories Today - Duration: 3:34.

BREAKING: Bernie Sanders Just Got Bad News – Time For Jail?

Bernie and Jane Sanders have hired high-profile defense lawyers as the FBI continues their

investigation into alleged bank fraud.

Progressive Senator Bernie Sanders and his wife Jane Sanders are under investigation,

for bank fraud after Jane Sanders allegedly fabricated favorable donor pledges in her

request to obtain a bank loan, while serving as the President of Burlington College.

Now, a number of supposed donors are coming forward to expose the Sanders' fraud, according

to the Burlington Free Press.

The FBI launched an investigation into Jane Sanders after a federal agent filed a criminal

complaint against the senator's wife.

In 2010, Jane Sanders applied for a $10 million loan with the People's United Bank to purchase

33-acres of land and the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington.

In order to obtain the loan, Jane Sanders provided the bank with a donor list reporting

$2.67 million in confirmed pledges to the college, and an additional 2.5 million in

unconfirmed donations.

The college needed to raise $6 million to cover the debt on the $10 million loan.

Burlington College was ultimately forced to close down in 2016 and cited the 2010 bank

loan, and the inability to pay their debts, as the primary reason for the school's closure.

Former board members claimed that they became suspicious of Jane Sanders actions in the

summer of 2011.

Jane Sanders stepped down as president that year and received a $200,000 severance package,

according to CBS News.

The FBI is also investigating Senator Bernie Sanders to determine if his office attempted

to influence the People's United Bank to help his wife obtain the risky loan.

Jane Sanders presented a cryptic donor list to the bank including the initials of donors

next to their supposed pledges.

However, at least four of the donors listed in the document have come forward exposing

the document as a fraud.

The document listed donations from 14 trustees of the school.

So far, three have come forward claiming that the donor list exaggerated their pledges.

One trustee, RM, was reported donating $5,000, however, in a statement, the trustee said,

"I humbly admit that my pledge was lower than that."

Trustee RL, claims to have donated $30,000, but he was listed as offering twice that.

The final trustee was listed as an $18,000 donor, even though he never made a pledge.

Two donors who were confirmed on the list for $1 million contributions have also denied

making the pledges.

Corinne Bove Maietta was marked for a $1 million donation upon her death, however, she denies

ever making the pledge.

Tony Pomerleau was also listed as an incoming million dollar donor, however, the document

failed to acknowledge that the donation was meant to match other fundraising efforts and

would only be paid if $1 million was raised elsewhere.

Adam Bortz, leader of the college's alumni association says he was devastated when Burlington

College was forced to close their doors, adding that the board of trustees was fully responsible

for the school's closure.

Now, Bernie Sanders will have to defend his wife's actions if he decides to run for

reelection in 2020.

what do you think about this?

Please Share this news and Scroll down to comment below!

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This Game SOCKS - Ninja Combat [Neo-Geo] - Duration: 2:57.

Ninja Combat is f'n BS rushed to the market just so the dimwits of ADK could say the Neo-Geo had Beat 'em Ups

But saying This Game SOCKS is like calling you "ugly" because even your mom admits you're hideous

and you have to be atrocious for your progenitor to admit that something came out of her looks like an ass

The same way, calling this game "mediocre" is an understatement

'cuz if you inserted coin at its time, you surely regreted not buying everything your mom asked for

The lame Double Dragon clones were as many as the Street fighter rip-offs, but at least SNK made cool Fighting Games

while Burning Fight, Robo Army, Mutation Nation & Ashita no Joe did not deserved your lunch money to beat them

unlike a Cute 'em Up that ROCKS: Phantom Breaker Battle Grounds

Which is better than River City Ransom Underground, Fist Puncher, 99Vidas, Big Action Mega Fight

and any other Brawler that has come out in the last decade

especially compared to BS like that one which stars with "Double" and ends with "Dragon 4"

Which SOCKS, and Blows, and stinks and reeks even worse than a KOF 2002 Plus Tournament

and an Anime Convention full of guys that touch themselves while watching asian cartoons

I only hope that when they make TMNT 5, Final Fight 4, Sonic BlastMan 3 or Spinmaster 2, they're decent games

and not developed by ducking noobs like the character modelers of Marvel vs Capcom Infinite

And that game will SOCK until it has Psylocke like she appeared in 90's Arcades, she's hot

and that game without X-Men is like KanColle without submarines, specially Iku-chan, who is better waifu than that pettanko Shimakaze

and whoever says otherwise es topu

This Game SOCKS was thanks to Slope Runner, a fun game that will have you zig-zagging in a narrow random generated tunnel

Featuring Techno Soundtrack Download now on your Android Device

Google Play Link below on the Video Description

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Saٍmoa .. information and advices about Samoa The most beautiful honeymoon destinations - Duration: 3:21.

We a lot hear about isolated islands in the heart of the ocean

that astonish their visitors with its beautiful scenery and allow them to spend unforgettable holidays

, so we all wish going to it one day to live the experience

, but the basic problem is that tourism in these islands cost much more money

that many of us cannot bear.

Samoa Island one of the most beautiful islands in the world

, and what distinguishes it that it does not exaggerate in its prices.

Samoa island one of the countries of Oceania (Australia)

that located in the Pacific Ocean and it includes two main islands which are) Savaii and Upolu)

, its capital (Apia).

Samoa island characterized by the magnificence of beautiful nature and charm that makes their visitors feel as they are in paradise

where green mountains among blue water in an adorable sight does not repeated a lot.

What distinguishes the island that its rich environment with tropical rain forests and diverse plants

, as also it has an interesting wild life contains many types of animals, wonderful birds, and unique plants,

and these green areas overlooking vast coast beach.

You will find in Samoa a lot of flowers, fruits, and rare vegetables

that you will not find in anywhere on the planet.

Homes, simple hotels, and cottages among forests what characterize the staying in (Samoa)

where you return to pure nature away from noise and pollution.

You can practice many activities when you visit the island

like diving among incredible reefs with its colors and varied sizes

and also swimming besides numbers of sports like cricket and tennis.

You can buy a lot of special handcrafted souvenirs that the people of Samoa proficient in.

The climate in Samoa is tropical and humid

because southeaster winds that tempered the weather.

People of Samoa speak English and also the Samoan language

, and its currency is Tala, and the dollar is equal two Tala and half.

The rain falls in the island from October to March

, and dry season extends from May to October which is the best period to visit Samoa

Hotels in Samoa start from $ 20 and 3 stars start from $ 30 and 4 stars at $ 200 on average

. as you can visit our site to find out the latest offers and hotel prices around the world.

€ 2600 is the average flight to Samoa price of the economy class from Arab countries to Samoa and varies by airline, destination and state

and continuously updated.

Please visit our site for more information about the most beautiful tourist destinations around the world.

And after enjoying the tour in Samoa, do not forget to like the video and subscribe the channel.

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Tom Cruise Has Been Injured On The Set "Mission: Impossible 6"

While he's known for pulling off some epic stunts in films like The Mummy and the Mission:

Impossible films, a new report has emerged that states actor Tom Cruise suffered an injury

on the set of Mission: Impossible 6.

While the complete details are a bit murky at time of reporting, what's clear is that

Cruise's injury could affect the filming schedule for Mission: Impossible 6 and, furthermore,

it could affect the film itself.

The actor is currently in London shooting the highly-anticipated action flick.

Per a video released via TMZ on August 13, #TomCruise is seen performing a stunt where

he has to jump from a rig to a rooftop while assisted by safety wires.

Cruise seems to make the impressive leap but appears to not land properly, instead of slamming

into the side of the building.

The 55-year-old actor is then seen propelling himself onto the rooftop and limping toward

the production crew.

After collapsing in front of them, he's carried by wires to the rig he jumped from and then

taken away from the set.

The extent of his injuries are still unknown.

Will This Affect The Production Process Of Mission: Impossible 6?

It's hard to assess how impactful this accident will be to the production since we don't know

the extent of his injuries.

At the time of reporting, Cruise's representatives had not answered requests for comment from

outlets actively reporting on the situation, including The Hollywood Reporter.

However, as mentioned, the situation does seem serious and that could have a very real

impact on the filming process.

Seeing how Cruise is integral to such an action-heavy movie, his inability to work due to this injury

could greatly affect the production process, similar to what happened with Harrison Ford

after suffering an injury while filming The Force Awakens.

We'll keep you updated as new information comes out.

We wish Tom Cruise the best and hope he recovers quickly.

Mission: Impossible 6 is currently expected to hit theaters on July 27, 2018.

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SUMMER BOOKHAUL | xreadingsolacex [CC] - Duration: 12:09.

Hello you gorgeous individuals, it's Kav here and today I'm going to be bringing you

all my summer book haul. I've accumulated more than a decent number of books this

summer, so I thought that I would share them with you all because book hauls are

apparently really popular on booktube and they're really fun to film because

it's like getting a little taste of a book without having to consume the whole

thing. The first book on my list is THE GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO VICE AND VIRTUE by

Mackenzie Lee. It is a historical fiction novel that features a main character who

was going on his Grand Tour of Europe and it has a male by male romance in it. I

was lucky enough to see this author in conversation with Anna-Marie McLemore

and it was a beautiful conversation, I absolutely adored watching the two of

them talk and I managed to get my copy of this book signed and Mackenzie was

wonderful to meet, so I am even more hyped for this book and for the sequel which I

believe is called THE LADY'S GUIDE TO PETTICOATS AND PIRACY - it just sounds

like a few really fun novels and I'm excited to dig more into historical

fiction because I've never really experienced that genre before, so it's

exciting to see this take on it. The next book I have on my list is WHEN THE

MOON WAS OURS by Anna-Marie McLemore. As I said, I saw her and Mackenzie together,

so I decided to pick up one of her books because she was just absolutely

wonderful - I loved hearing what she had to say and I loved hearing her talk

about representation and I'm extremely excited for her upcoming release - WILD

BEAUTY, so I decided to pick this one up because I have heard amazing things

about her writing - I've heard that it's just lyrical and I know that she writes

featuring queer people of color teens, I believe that they are all Latinx

because that is what she is herself, so I know that this book will have some

diversity in it, I will have the exact diversity in the description below. I'm

really excited to read this one because, again, like THE GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE, I think

it deals with some writing and some plot and some story that I've never really

discovered before, so I'm excited to kind of go out of my regular reading and

discover more writing that's different than what I'm used to. The next book on

my list is SAINTS AND MISFITS by S.K. Ali. I read this

book last month with The Book Bound Society and I absolutely

adored it. This book does require a trigger warning for sexual assault, so I

will let you guys know that beforehand, but I absolutely adored this novel. It

features a Muslim hijabi main character and that's something that I

haven't had any personal experience with at all, so it was really interesting and

really wonderful to read a book from an ownvoices perspective about a Muslim

hijabi teen growing up in a society where that's not necessarily seen as the

norm and also read her as a survivor of sexual

assault and how she's to overcome that, not just with the stigma in Western

society, but also the stigma in her own society and culture and I absolutely

loved this novel - I gave it 5 out of 5 stars and it's one of my favorite books

of all time because I think it was just so wonderfully written, I got through it

in like two or three sittings and I just absolutely loved it. I loved the way the

story was told, I loved how the author approached all different aspects of the

character, and I just absolutely adored everything about this novel - the

characters, the plot, the writing, so I highly highly recommend this one because

it was such a wonderful read. The next book on my list is GEEKERELLA by Ashley

Poston and I am super excited to read this one - this is probably the least

diverse of all my picks, but I did pick it up because I love fairy tale

retellings. After YA contemporary they are probably my favorite genre of books

because I love fairy tales - that's something not many people know about me

and I guess this is when you all are discovering it now, but I absolutely love

fairy tales and classic stories like that, so I absolutely adore fairy tale

retellings and seeing what authors do by taking these pieces that have already

been created, but putting a unique spin on it and this one deals with geekiness

and cosplaying, so I'm even more excited to read it. It is a Cinderella retelling -

if you couldn't tell by the title - that deals with, as I said, geekiness and the

main character cosplays, so I'm excited to read it because it's not only a fairy

tale retelling, but it deals with parts of fandom culture that I myself deal with

because I, obviously as an internet personality that's in the bookish

community, love fandom culture myself, so I'm super excited to read this one

and I'm excited by the surge of those books that I've seen recently. I've seen

quite a few books start to incorporate that in their stories more because it

something that many teens deal with and experience in their lives because it's

kind of a natural part of being a teen at this point I think. The next book on

my list is ELIZA AND HER MONSTERS by Francesca Zappia and I am super excited

to read this one as well. Like GEEKERELLA, it deals with fandom culture and

online culture a lot. It features a main character who is the author of a

webcomic and there is a supporting character who comes to her school and is

actually a fanfiction writer of her webcomic, so I'm excited to see another

book that tackles online media and fandom culture and the things that, as I

said, we as teens nowadays tend to experience and grow up with and from

what I've understood, I think this book also tackles the topic of anxiety from

what I've read on the inside cover and what I've heard from fellow bookish people - I

think it does deal with that topic and, like all of these other books, I have

heard amazing things - if you guys can't tell by now, I tend to pick a lot of

recommendations from people I trust, so this is one that I've heard just great

things about. I've heard quite a few people say it's become one of their favorite

books, so that is a lot of hype going for it - I don't know if it'll match it, but

hopefully it does. Another book that I've recently picked up is TASH HEARTS TOLSTOY

by Kathryn Ormsbee and this is another book that deals with online culture and

the culture that many teens now experience. It features a main character

who also has written a webcomic/is writing a webcomic and the main

character is asexual, so double points for diversity and for dealing with

modern media. I'm excited, again, to see how this one tackles the topic of modern

media, like I am with the other two reads I stated and I'm super excited to read

this one. I've heard great things from asexual people who have read this book -

they've said that the rep is great, so I'm excited to read this diverse novel that

deals with online media. The next book on my list is actually an ARC - it is MASK OF

SHADOWS by Linsey Miller. I am super excited to read this ARC before it comes

out - I think in September, if I'm not mistaken.

It features a gender-fluid pickpocket, so it has a gender-fluid main character in

a fantasy world which sounds absolutely incredible and it seems like an

incredible book - on the back it's compared to Leigh Bardugo's writing,

so that is a high compliment. I am super excited to read

the ARC, I've heard amazing things about it and I've heard that the rep is great

and it's just really exciting to see myself represented, so I'm really excited

to read this novel and give it a shot. The next book on my list is PASHMINA by

Nidhi Chanani and this is, I believe, a graphic novel that deals with a teen who

is coming to terms with being Indian and learning about her culture for the

first time because she's never really gotten the chance to experience that

before, so I'm excited to see this from a perspective of someone really coming

into the idea of being Indian and learning about their culture because I

am Indian myself, so it's exciting to see that represented in a graphic novel. The

next book on my list is SEVEN WAYS WE LIE by Riley Redgate and I am super

excited to read this one. The premise is that each of the seven main characters

represents a deadly sin and from what I've heard - it has pansexual rep and

aroace rep, but the aroace rep is not explicitly stated on the page, but I

think the author has stated that the character is aroace, so I'm excited to

read this one because I think that that's just such an interesting premise

that I've never really seen done before and it also represents two queer groups

that don't tend to get a lot of representation, so I think that those are

two very positives I can see in this novel before I've even read it, so I'm

excited to read this one and see if it matches up to all the hype I've heard.

The next book on my list is WHEN WE COLLIDED by Emery Lord and I am a huge

fan of this author - I've followed her on Twitter for a while

and I've just really liked her tweets and just liked what she's had to say, so

I'm excited to finally read one of her books. To be honest, I don't know too much

about this novel - from the back I'm assuming that there is a romance and

I've heard that it's won some mental illness representation awards, not like

extremely prestigious awards, but it has been nominated as good mental illness

representation, so I'm excited to see a book that deals with mental illness from,

hopefully, an ownvoices and/or well-researched perspective and I'm

excited to read this one because the cover is great and, like I said, I've been

a fan of the author for a while, so let's hope that it matches up to what I've heard. The

next book I have is YOU KNOW ME WELL by Nina LaCour and David Leviathan.

I recently read WE ARE OKAY by Nina LaCour - I will link my review of it

somewhere and I absolutely adored that novel, I thought that her writing was

absolutely beautiful and she did a wonderful job, so when I saw this in the

bookstore a few days after reading that novel I had to pick it up because I

would love to collect all of her books at this point and like the last novel, I

don't know too much about it - I mainly bought it because of the author, but from

what I've read on the back - it seems like there is some sort of female by female

romance and some sort of male by male romance, I don't know the exact details

of that, but I am really excited to read it and from what I know about these two

authors there will be representation in this book. The next book on my list is

THE REST OF US JUST LIVE HERE by Patrick Ness and I've also finished this one and

I absolutely loved it. I have stated that I think that Patrick Ness brings

something really unique to his books and I stand by that statement. I think that

he has some sort of imagination or writing quality or something so unique

that not many authors can do, so I really love his writing, I loved this book - I can

see why so many people list it as their favorite Patrick Ness book. I gave

it 5 out of 5 stars and I highly highly recommend it. It is an interesting play

on the Chosen One trope. It, instead, of focusing on the Chosen One, it focuses on

the ordinary kids and I think it did that in a really interesting way that

hasn't been approached before which, like I said, is the biggest appeal of his

novels to me plus it also has some great diversity so I highly highly recommend

it - all of the diversity will be listed in the description below for you to get

more details. The last book on my list is THE LIBRARY

OF FATES by Aditi Khorana and as you can probably see, I am currently reading this

one. It is based off of Indian mythology and it takes place in India, so it deals

a lot with Indian culture of course and all of the characters are Indian, so

let's talk about representation. I am thoroughly enjoying the novel so far. It

is The Book Bound Society's August book of the month, so I'm reading it with them

and I am completely enjoying it so far. I really love seeing Indian mythology play

a part in this and Indian culture so important to these characters and

really just seeing a novel that Western society is so excited about

that deals with Indian culture and a culture that's different

than the one that we see in all books, so I am absolutely loving this so far and I

hope that I continue to love it as I continue reading this novel. Those are

all the books I have for this video and, as I said, all of the diversity and

trigger warnings will be listed in the description below, so that you all can

have all the information before choosing what to read. I hope you all enjoyed this

video and if you did please give it a like and subscribe because that stuff

makes me happy and go ahead and comment down below, if you've read any of these

books and if so what were your thoughts on them or what books you've picked up

recently and whether or not you would recommend them because I'm sure we could

all use some new recommendations all the time. If you have subscribed, be sure to

click that little notification bell because I am posting two videos a week

instead of one this month, so that's double the fun.

As usual, all of my social media and my Goodreads will be listed in the

description below if you'd like to follow me anywhere else. Thank you so

much for watching, I hope you're having a lovely day or night wherever you are,

please remember you're beautiful and you deserve the world,

and I will see you this Wednesday with a brand new video, goodbye!

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Top 5 Superfoods to Lower Cholesterol - Duration: 5:33.

Top 5 Superfoods to Lower Cholesterol

More than one third of adults in U.S. suffer from hypercholesterolemia, or more known as

high LDL cholesterol, as stated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

High levels of LDL, or bad cholesterol increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, including

heart attack and heart disease.

There are three main types of cholesterol: high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low-density

lipoprotein (LDL), and very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL).

While HDL is good for your health, LDL and VLHL aren�t.

Although high cholesterol doesn�t recognize gender, age, or ethnicity, there are certain

factors that do increase the risk, including: obesity, excessive smoking, poor diet, large

waist circumference, hypothyroidism, lack of exercise, and diabetes.

Although most of them are within your control, genetics isn�t.

Since high cholesterol doesn�t show any symptoms, it�s important you do checkups

from time to time.

You can measure your total, HDL and LDL cholesterol, and your triglycerides with a lipid panel

test.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, these are the healthy levels

of cholesterol:

Total cholesterol � less than 200 mg/dL HDL cholesterol � 40 mg/dL or higher

LDL cholesterol � less than 100 mg/dL Triglycerides � less than 150 mg/dL

If you don�t control your high cholesterol early enough, it can cause serious health

problems like heart attacks, chest pain, and strokes.

Luckily, there are natural ways that can help you reduce your cholesterol levels, and here

we present 10 foods that will help you do that.

Top 5 Superfoods to Reduce Cholesterol

1.

Almonds

Almonds contain fiber, heart-healthy monounsaturated fats, and polyunsaturated fats, all of which

lower the bad LDL cholesterol, and increase the good HDL cholesterol.

Nutrition Review published a 2011 study which shows that eating 3 almonds or other nuts

a day, help lower the bad cholesterol levels by 3 to 19%.

What�s more, the Journal of American Heart Association published a 2015 study which says

that consuming almonds on a daily basis can be a simple, yet effective strategy to prevent

cardio-metabolic diseases.

Let a handful of these nuts combined with yogurt, cereal, or salad topping become your

favorite, healthy snack.

However, don�t forget that moderation is key.

Flaxseeds and walnuts are also good for lowering high cholesterol leve

2.

Oatmeal

An easy way to reduce your high cholesterol is having a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast,

thanks to the high soluble fibers it contains.

They decrease the absorption of cholesterol in the bloodstream, and help you avoid mindless

eating as they fill you up quickly.

Moreover, consuming oats on a regular basis is related to decreased risk of type 2 diabetes

and cardiovascular disease.

A bowl of oatmeal should be enough for breakfast, or you can also use it in baked goods, or

add it to smoothies.

3.

Salmon

Salmon contain EPA and DHA omega-3 fatty acids which prevent high cholesterol levels.

It also helps reduce triglycerides and slightly increase the good cholesterol, thus reducing

the chances of heart disease.

Salmon is as well low in saturated fat and cholesterol.

It�s recommended consuming at least two servings of grilled, or baked salmon per week.

One serving is about 3 ounces.

If you want to take fish oil supplements, consult your doctor.

4.

Orange Juice

The American Society for Clinical Nutrition journal published a 2000 study which shows

that orange juice improves the levels of blood lipid in hypercholesterolemia patients, thanks

to the presence of folate, vitamin C, and flavonoids like hesperidin in the content

of oranges.

The recommended daily amount of freshly extracted or plant sterol-fortified orange juice is

two to three cups.

Another option is consuming a few oranges a day.

5.

Green Tea

One of the simplest way to lower the total and bad cholesterol levels is drinking several

cups of green tea per day.

In 2011, the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition published a meta-analysis of 14

randomized controlled trials, which showed that this tea reduces fasting serum total

and bad cholesterol levels in adults.

Green tea includes few compounds which help the excretion of cholesterol, as well as prevent

its absorption in the digestive tract.

Moreover, green tea lowers the risk of stroke and heart attack, as it prevents buildup of

plaque in the arteries.

Consume three to four cups of this tea a day, either hot or iced.

Consult your doctor if you consider taking supplements.

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