Top 5 foods for heart health

2- Apples

Cornell University researchers found that eating one apple a day can stop the oxidation of LDL, which occurs when cholesterol mixes with free radicals, or unstable molecules in your body. As a result, cholesterol becomes damaged causing inflammation and plaque buildup in the arteries. Cornell scientists have found that an apple a day can help lower bad cholesterol levels by 8 percent. Reward: apples (and their skins) contain soluble fibers, the kind that cleans arterial walls clean.