Lower harmful blood fat levels

Keeping a lid on blood fats known as triglycerides has always been heart smart. In fact, Duke University experts found that keeping your levels in a healthy range (below 150 mg/dL) lowers your risk of heart disease by 45%.

- —Melissa Gotthardt

But outsmarting high triglycerides also helps combat cancer-causing inflammation and can even reduce the odds of developing lung, thyroid and rectal cancer by up to 50%. Here’s how to lower your levels naturally

Spoon up some baked beans

Enjoying ¾ cup of the barbecue favorite daily lowers triglycerides within four weeks, found a report in