Chai seeds

I presume you mean chia seeds. I like them sprinkled on breakfast cereal. If you leave them to soak they develop a thick , slimy feel but I don't mind that. Great if you are constipated! Look up some Youtube videos if you want ideas.
Sorry I don't know if they affect cholesterol levels but they can speed up the rate at which stuff moves through the gut and this can mean that some medications move through the gut so fast that the body does not have enough time to absorb them but I never felt any difference in that way. Try them and see how you get on.

Recommended to me by a consultant to help with a slow digestion, sadly they had no impact on me. but certainly should do no harm.

We have them with cereal in the mornings. I don't know about the impact on cholesterol, though, as we just take them as a fibre-boost.

My DiL has just made me a chocolate chia pudding. I eat low-card. It was delicious

You could also make a low carb chia jam. Soak the seeds in a little sugar free cranberry juice or other fruit juice, or even water, then mix with various berries, I use frozen mixed berries, de-frosted. You could add a little sweetener or maple syrup if you're ok with carbs. Chia seeds are rich in fibre, protein and omegas, especially omega 3, so very nutritious. I also make chia chocolate pud with high cocoa mass cocoa powder and soak the seeds in a little soy or almond milk. Yum.

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I eat chia seeds mixed with porridge, sprinkled on yogurt or make chia jam.
I also mix ground flax seeds into porridge or yogurt. Supposed to be good for your gut and lower cholesterol.
I have just started taking liquid Turmeric in capsule form to help with inflammation in the body and can also lower cholesterol. My Doctor recommended using fresh turmeric, grated and infused into a tea but I can’t find fresh.

This was an older post from when I used to have chia seeds on my porridge too= then I found them difficult to get.

Maybe I should start eating them again- are they easier to find now?

I buy them in the supermarket. I think most stock them.

I eat chia every day and have done for years, the seeds absorb liquid and need to be soaked. An easy and nice way is to make chia pudding. I use almond milk, cacao powder and a bit of maple syrup and vanilla. I always leave for at least an hour, or overnight for the chia to swell

Start with a small amount say a tsp, then slowly increase. I use a tbs for my pudding. I also make a pudding with kefir or yoghurt

I have them as part of my breakfast, they do get stuck in my teeth so they also encourage thorough brushing. Added bonus!