| We all know that some foods are supposedly | | | | In any case I'm eating my fruits and veggies! |
| "healthy" for our hearts and some are bad, and these | | | | Unrefined fiber, meaning unprocessed fiber can help |
| are especially important as we age but are important | | | | reduce your blood cholesterol level. Whole grain foods |
| our entire lives. But according to medical science, not | | | | such as whole wheat breads, oatmeal and bran |
| folklore, which foods are good for us and our hearts? | | | | contain unprocessed fiber, and are easy to eat too. |
| The primary foods are fruits and vegetables, | | | | Omega-3 fatty acids are found in fish/fish oil as well |
| unrefined fiber, and omega-3 fatty acids. Let look at | | | | as some nuts and vegetable oils. Studies show they |
| each separately. | | | | lower triglycerides and reduce the risk of stroke or |
| People who average 8 servings of fruits and | | | | heart attack. Make sure you don't overdue these, as |
| vegetables are 30% less likely to have a heart attack | | | | exceeding the recommended daily dose may increase |
| or stroke than those who have 1 1/2 servings or | | | | the risk of hemorrhagic type strokes! |
| less, at least according to the Harvard Nurse's Health | | | | So, can you eat your way to a healthy heart? Of |
| Study, which followed over 100,000 people over a 14 | | | | course not as there are other factors such as |
| year period. No one knows exactly why, but | | | | heredity and exercise, but everyone should strive to |
| researchers theorize it may be the anti-oxidants in | | | | eat heart healthy foods. |
| the fruits and veggies lowering LDL cholesterol levels. | | | | |