| Heart health is becoming a hotter and hotter | | | | they protect our bodies from premature aging |
| topic these days. Everybody knows that | | | | by fighting the damage done by free radicals. |
| cardiovascular disease is the number one | | | | What many people aren't aware of, however, is |
| killer of Americans, we've heard the numbers | | | | that they can also reduce your risk of |
| for years now. The great news is that there | | | | developing certain forms of cancer, and help |
| are plenty of amazing things we can do at any | | | | to protect you against heart disease. There's |
| age to help upkeep the health of our most | | | | really no reason not to throw blueberries in |
| important organ. As we all know, exercise and | | | | your trail mix bag, toss them in with a |
| keeping fit are extraordinarily important, | | | | salad, or eat a handful every day. |
| but there are also many vitamins and foods | | | | |
| that contain numerous benefits in keeping our | | | | Eating fish is also another great way to help |
| hearts healthy and reducing our chances for | | | | keep your heart healthy. Fish is loaded with |
| getting heart disease. | | | | Omega-3 fatty acids, which research has |
| | | | pointed to being extremely beneficial in |
| Since we were kids we've heard from | | | | reducing heart disease by helping to lower |
| everywhere and everyone the importance of | | | | cholesterol. While eating fish is definitely |
| taking our vitamins, so they're probably a | | | | the most natural and beneficial way of |
| really great place to start. It shouldn't be | | | | getting your dose of omega-3 fatty acids, you |
| a surprise to anyone to find out that there | | | | can also take a fish oil supplement as well. |
| are certain vitamins that have been shown to | | | | |
| decrease our chances of heart disease. The B | | | | Foods high in dietary fiber have also been |
| vitamins have been shown to play an | | | | shown to help in reducing cholesterol and |
| extraordinarily important role in helping to | | | | keeping your heart healthy, so eating plenty |
| prevent heart problems. A deficiency of the | | | | of whole wheat, fruits like apples and |
| vitamins B9 and B6 cause high levels of a | | | | bananas, and vegetables such as cabbage and |
| chemical compound called homocysteine in our | | | | broccoli can make a big difference in your |
| blood. In high levels, homocysteine weakens | | | | heart's overall health. Snacking on whole |
| and damages arteries, greatly increasing your | | | | wheat cereals, adding some sliced up fruit to |
| risk of heart disease. By taking these | | | | your breakfast, and steaming up some |
| vitamins you can help your body maintain | | | | vegetables for dinner is a great way to |
| healthy levels of homocysteine. | | | | incorporate these into your diet on a regular |
| | | | basis. |
| The foods you eat are one of the most | | | | |
| important factors to your health. Whatever | | | | It's common knowledge what foods need to be |
| you put in your body gets absorbed, so when | | | | avoided to keep our hearts healthy, but this |
| you're eating nutritious foods you're going | | | | is only half of the solution to achieving |
| to be a much healthier person. There are | | | | total heart nutrition. Incorporating vitamins |
| plenty of foods out there that have been | | | | and foods that benefit your heart, on top of |
| shown to be very effective in keeping your | | | | regular exercise, provide the rest of the |
| body healthy. | | | | solution. Heart disease is a very real |
| | | | danger, and the number of victims it claims |
| Most fruits are good for our bodies, and | | | | only rise each year. By choosing a healthier, |
| blueberries are no exception. These little | | | | more nutritious diet, you're taking a big |
| treats happen to be loaded with anthocyanin, | | | | step to making sure that you aren't one of |
| a natural antioxidant. We all know that | | | | those numbers. |
| antioxidants are key to our health, and that | | | | |