A Healthy Heart Starts with a Good Diet

Sometimes it may be difficult trying to change your diet, even knowing that it can reduce your risk of heart disease. However, there are a few changes that can make a big difference in your health. Once you know which foods are good choices, you will quickly be on your way to a healthy heart diet naturally.

Adding Fruits and Vegetables

Fruits and vegetables are a great source of vitamins and minerals. They are also high in dietary fiber which can lower cholesterol, reduce blood pressure, protect against strokes and support a healthy weight. Fruits and vegetables also contain phytonutrients that may help prevent cardiovascular disease.

Adding fruits and vegetables to your diet is rather simple. You can have a piece of fruit during snack time and a daily salad, steamed vegies or stir fry at dinner time. Fruits and vegetables that are fresh are your best choices. If you cannot get fresh produce, frozen is a good option. Avoid fried or breaded fruits and vegetables, fruits packed in sugar or corn syrup and vegies with cream sauce.

Choose Whole Grains

Whole grains rich in fiber and other nutrients that is good for your heart and blood pressure. Switching to whole grains from processed and refined grains is an excellent healthy solution. For example, instead of eating white rice, choose brown. And for variety, be a little venturesome and try something a new grain like barley, whole-grain faro or quinoa. Other highly nutritional grains include whole-wheat, buckwheat (kasha) and oats. Avoid white flour products, muffins made with white flour and high in sugar, cakes, doughnuts and high fat crackers.

Switch to Healthy Fats

To help reduce blood cholesterol and the risk of coronary artery disease you need to limit the amount of trans and saturated fat you consume. High blood cholesterol often leads to atherosclerosis (buildup of plaque in arteries) which in turn increases the chances of a stroke and heart attack.

According to most specialists, you should consume less than 7% of your total daily calories of saturated fat. Trans fat is less than 1% of your total daily calories.
The best way to change the fat content in your diet is to limit the amount of solid fats like margarine and shortening. Also, select lean meat that has less than 10 percent fat.

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