Heart Healthy Eating

We hear over and over about dieting, bad foods, saturated fats, slimming, but most people are very confused from all this information and they don't know what to choose. Why not take it step-by-step? To protect your heart you only need simple changes to your lifestyle and diet. Simple? Yes it is!

Top 10 foods to help your heart:

• Oats: help control cholesterol levels;
• Nuts/Seeds: rich in healthy oils;
• Green vegetables and Berries: rich in antioxidants;
• Avocados and Olive oil: rich in heart-healthy fats;
• Oily fish: rich in omega-3
• Brown rice: rich in fibre;
• Beans and Pulses: lower LDL (bad) cholesterol;
• Turkey: the leanest meat of all;

Start eating more of the foods listed above and avoid butter, margarine, frying, red meat, cookies and cakes.

Also, walk for about 30 minutes every day and you will see and improvement in your general health and appearance. Remember that, especially in the Summer, the body needs antioxidants due to the effect of the sun on free radicals, so why not start using a multi vitamin/minerals? If you want more information on which brands are best, just write to me.

See you soon

Jessica