Focusing on your heart starts with what you eat.
“A high fiber diet is very good for your heart,” stated Elyse Sartor, Clinical Outpatient Dietitian with Northside Hospital.
Legumes such as beans, lentils, chickpeas and black-eyed peas are full of soluble fiber, acting like a sponge to soak up the bad LDL cholesterol.
“Your raw vegetables, your cooked vegetables are also going to be good for fiber. You don’t find any fiber in animal products. So a heart-healthy diet is going to be lots and lots of plants,” Sartor said.
Fatty fish like salmon is backed with long-chain Omega-3 fatty acids.
These compounds help lower blood pressure, make blood less likely to clot and keep blood vessels healthy.
But, balance is key, so don’t focus on eating one or two healthy foods and ignore the rest of your diet.
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