Heart disease has a huge impact on Americans. Nearly half of us are at risk for heart disease, and one in every four deaths is caused by it—making heart disease the leading cause of death in the United States.
The good news: what we eat can help decrease our risk for heart disease or help us manage an existing condition. These three simple guidelines can help you protect your heart:
We’ve all heard how important it is to reduce the amount of salt we consume. Eating too much salt can increase blood pressure, which puts unnecessary stress on our hearts, arteries, and kidneys.
However, we’ve also heard that salt is the key to making our food taste good.
What we eat has a huge impact on our cardiovascular health. When we choose foods wisely, they can help decrease our risk for heart disease or better manage an existing condition.
Try just one or two of these changes and you’ll be on your way to a heart-healthy lifestyle! Continue reading
Eating heart-healthy fats and avoiding not-so-healthy fats when cooking and eating can help you maintain a healthy heart.
Heart-healthy fats like unsaturated fats have an anti-inflammatory effect, decrease bad LDL cholesterol, and increase good LDL cholesterol: all good for our heart-health. Unsaturated fats are usually liquid at room temperature and can be found in: Continue reading
Each year, February is dedicated to raising awareness about cardiovascular diseases like strokes, congestive heart failure, and coronary artery disease. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in America for both men and women. The good news is that, in many cases, it can be prevented through lifestyle changes. The American Heart Association estimates that 80 percent of deaths related to cardiovascular disease can be prevented with education and action to reduce risk factors. 1 Continue reading
