Entries Tagged 'Healthy Food' ↓

Interestingly enough, cardiovascular improvement can be brought about by using a cheap, natural food. These are fats derived from fish or fish oil, called Omega 3 fatty acids.

You can obtain these DHA and EPA fats by eating several meals of fish each week. However because of the pollution in our oceans and in our fish, we can not afford to eat so much fish. These days we need to take an omega 3 fish oil supplement on a daily basis.

Cardiovascular improvement can also be brought about by changing our diet. We can cut out cooking in the bad cooking oils. These bad oils are peanut oil, canola oil and other similar oils. Try cooking your food in olive oil instead. You do not need to buy virgin olive oil, keep that for salads.

For cardiovascular improvement, try eating more dark green vegetables, nuts and seeds, for instance flaxseed, walnuts, sesame seeds, etc. these are an alternative type Omega 3 called ALA. Continue reading →

The new food pyramid puts red meat at the very bottom, as an undesirable food. The "politically correct" view is that red meat is dangerous because it is loaded with cholesterol and saturated fat. The "experts" even cite some studies that seem to link red meat with increased risk of heart disease, strokes, and cancer.

The good news is that none of that is true. As I wrote in another article called Red Meat is Good for Heart, Does not Cause Heart Disease or Stroke, red meat is a great source of many important nutrients and is generally very beneficial. It not only provides the best quality proteins, but also zinc, B vitamins, coenzyme Q10, trace minerals and other vital elements.

I also pointed out that it is not red meat, but processed meats that are responsible for health problems. A study presented at the annual American Heart Association conference in March 2010 confirmed everything I was telling you about. Harvard researchers have analyzed data from 20 studies with more than 1.2 million participants.

Continue reading →

In order to protect you against heart disease, a good diet is critical. You already know that a diet high in fat is unhealthy. And you also know that vitamins and minerals are valuable.

The problem is, getting a health diet with today’s fast food lifestyle is hard. We are always eating on the run. And not stopping for the right fruits and vegetables. Not to mention, getting the suggested amount of certain vitamins from your normal diet can be difficult do to processing and cooking.

Health professionals are recognising more and more that supplements are necessary for good heath. We can’t get everything we need from diet alone. And Acai Berry Juice may be one of the healthiest supplements that you will ever find.

Acai berry juice is showing a lot of promise in the promotion of heart health. It is full of ingredients which have proven to be good for your cardiovascular system.

Continue reading →

Most diabetic nowadays want to control diabetes with the help of diet adjustment. So without indulging the reader into the details of definition and history of diabetes and islet cells; I would jot down here the list of 10 healthiest foods for the diabetics.

Bitter Gourd: Bitter gourd is widely grown in India. The most active ingredient of bitter gourd is plant like insulin. If the juice of bitter gourd is consumed as the first thing in the morning, it greatly helps to control the level of blood glucose. It is cooked like any other Indian vegetable. The simplest way to consume bitter gourd is to have powdered extract of bitter gourd. This extract can be obtained by drying under the sun and the grinding it finely.

Continue reading →

No doubt you’ve heard all the "heart healthy" claims made by many foods and calorie controlled diet plans, yet a review conducted by Andrew Mente, Ph.D. of the Population Health Research Institute and colleagues shows only some of these plans back up those claims with strong evidence of actually lowering your heart disease risk.

Until this work, there hadn’t been a systematic review of just how strong the evidence of dietary factors in cardiovascular disease might be.

Heart disease, as the leading cause of death for both men and women in the U.S. (and around the world), gets lots of attention.

Continue reading →

According to a recent investigation, the kiwi fruit, if eaten everyday, can help lower the serum triglyceride level and help keep the lipid profile in check. The fruit prevents a build-up of plaques within the arterial walls, averts platelet clumping, and thus, prevents arterial narrowing and obstruction, consequently, guarding against ischemic heart disease (IHD).

These health benefits are attributed to the presence of vitamin C, vitamin E, and poly-phenols in great quantities, in the fruit. In the study, participants who ate 2 – 3 kiwis per day, for a period of 1 month, showed a 15 % reduction in the level of serum triglycerides, and an 18 % diminution in the platelet aggregation. Experts say, that, a suitable diet, required life-style changes, adequate exercise / physical activity, and optimum stress management, are key factors, that are very essential to keep the heart healthy.

Continue reading →

Vegetables, fruits, and grains are normally low in fat and have no cholesterol. Most are great sources of dietary fiber, complex carbs, and vitamins. The American Heart Association recommends that you eat foods that are high in complex carbs and fiber. Below are some tips for making healthy food choices:

1. Coconut is high in saturated fat, while olives are high in monounsaturated fats and calories. You should use these items sparingly to avoid getting too many calories from fat.
2. When vegetable grains are cooked, saturated fat or cholesterol is often added. For example, egg yolks may be added to bread or even pasta. Continue reading →

Before you eat that delicious dish on your favorite restaurant, be sure to ask the server how it was prepared. How about eggs, cheese and bacon? Hmmm… they sure are good at breakfast. What about steaks, cakes ice cream? Better think twice before putting them in your mouth. One of life’s ironies is that the better it tastes the higher the chance it has high cholesterol content.

If you have high blood cholesterol level it doesn’t mean you should be a vegetarian. It means that you have got to control yourself from eating cholesterol high foods. Cholesterol high foods have two major nutrients; saturated fat and cholesterol.

Continue reading →

Bad cholesterol or a bad diet is something we all experience at some point in time. It’s impossible to eat healthy our whole lives, even though we may try hard to do it. Eating healthy for your heart is something everyone should try to do, especially when it comes to restoring health and reducing heart attacks.

Your heart and food
We know these things for sure – a diet high in saturated fats will help raise your cholesterol, which is a risk factor for heart disease. People that are obese are more prone to heart disease. A diet high in sodium may elevate your blood pressure, leading to inflammation and even heart disease.

Continue reading →

It can be very tempting to abandon your good sense of healthy eating on vacation.  Although you maystrive for healthy eating, it’s easy to drift off and grab an ice cream cone here and there.  There are however, ways to watch what you eat on vacation.

It’s easier than ever these days to request a low fat or vegetarian meal on airplane flights.  If you choose to instead drive to your destination, the quest to find healthy food can get a bit more complicated.

Rather than simply relying on greasy foods for nutrition, pack some nutritious foods in a cooler full of ice packs.  Fruits and vegetables, crackers,yogurt, and sandwiches are all great to have with you on the road.

Continue reading →