heart healthy foods

To live a long healthy life, food plays a main role. We know that fast-food and too much sugar are bad for us, and lean protein and vegetables are ideal. But there’s one food item that can actually reduce mortality – whole grains. Although bleached and white breads are not good for us, whole grains ...click here to read more

Remember the lyrics to that classic song, “Don’t take your love away from me, don’t leave my heart in misery, if you go then I’ll be blue, because breaking up is hard to do.” At some point in your life you may have felt similar emotions and can relate that breaking up really is hard ...click here to read more

There is a famous saying – the way to man’s heart is through his stomach. While the accuracy of this saying cannot be proven, there are a lot of clinical studies and research findings that show that the stomach is definitely the way to a man’s healthy heart. And for that matter, even a woman’s ...click here to read more

In an attempt to lead a healthy lifestyle, many people attempt to move away from unhealthy saturated sources of fat, and to enrich their diet with heart healthy forms of fatty acids instead. Certain fats are essential for healthy living, contributing to proper brain function, the production of hormones, and the construction of health cells. ...click here to read more

If you’re looking for another reason to add dark chocolate to the list of heart healthy foods that you should consume for good health, you may be excited by recent research from Australia. The researchers of the study, published in BMJ, found that the benefits of dark chocolate consumption can be beneficial in reducing the ...click here to read more

A stroke can be a devastating event and people are always looking for natural heart remedies to help reduce the chance of having one. New research published in the journal, Stroke, states that natural heart remedies to lower your risk of suffering a stroke should include eating low fat dairy in addition to other heart ...click here to read more

High blood pressure puts you at risk for developing serious health problems including coronary artery disease, heart failure, and stroke among many others.  This is why cardiac care should be a top priority for everyone – including you!  New research has shown that adding heart healthy foods that contain isoflavones into your diet may help ...click here to read more

According to the Heart and Stroke Foundation every 7 minutes someone dies from heart disease or stroke. Heart disease and stroke are two of the top three causes of death in North America according to the latest statistics report from 2008. With heart disease, including heart attack, and stroke costing the economy over $20 billion ...click here to read more

Can food high in fat and calories be considered a heart healthy food? If you’re talking about avocado, then the answer is yes. Avocado’s have long been a cause for question amongst dieters. At first sight, the nutritional information of an avocado may scare a few people off – especially those concerned about heart disease ...click here to read more

It’s a frightening notion to think of your family in danger because of poor emergency planning. But with so many different scenarios that could happen, the thought of staying prepared for all of them can be daunting. What if a catastrophic event occurs? What about a natural disaster or major medical trauma? It doesn’t need ...click here to read more

Are you one of the nearly 40 million Americans who have  high blood cholesterol? Or perhaps you’re one of the 105 million other people who have higher than healthy levels. Either of these conditions makes the possibility of suffering from heart disease a lot more likely. High  cholesterol’s main cause, along with lack of exercise ...click here to read more

Often we forget about the role prevention plays in our health. You might find, like many people, that you only work harder at being healthy once you experience a health problem. Suffering through symptoms that affect the quality of your life is often the wake-up call for you to help your body out by living a ...click here to read more

The “DASH” (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet was specially created by U.S. health officials in an effort to specifically tackle hypertension. Low in fat and calorie-restricted, the DASH diet has been proven to lower one’s blood pressure levels in just two weeks by eating certain foods. It is recommended by the American Heart Association, the ...click here to read more

Life can throw a lot of challenges at you as you grow older.  Health problems may increasingly become an issue. Chronic symptoms can affect day-to-day living. Friends  can pass away. Things may be a little stressful financially  as you learn to live with less income. But in spite of all this, seniors are generally happy. ...click here to read more