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Eat Your Heart Out! Heart-Healthy Eating Tips to Help Lower Your Risk for Heart Disease

Eat Yaur Heart o Out! Your heart works hard. On average, the heart pumps 1.5 million gallons of blood throughout a lifetime – that's enough to fill 200 train tank cars. As awesome as that is, there's no way it can do that without some fuel from your diet. Check out these foods you can devour to keep your heart healthy and strong for years to come. How to Spend your 2000 Calories / Day in a Heart-Healthy Way FISH (preferably oily fish) 3.5-ounce FRUITS & VEGGIES 4.5 cups a day servings a week FIBER-RICE WHOLE GRAINS SODIUM At least three Less than 1,500 mg a day 1-ounce equivalent servings a day SUGAR-SWEETENED BEVERAGES No more than 450 calories (36 ounces) a week Will Brew be Mine? Recent studies have shown that 1-2 cups of coffee per day can help fight diabetes, and it contains antioxidants that have been implicated in heart disease prevention. You are Egg-stra Special Eggs contain vital nutrients that fuel heart health – including protein, vitamins B12 & D and folate. Try them with some fresh fruit! Be my (Natural) Sugar Did you know that 8 strawberries are a great source of vitamin C? They're a superfood linked to improved memory and heart health while reducing blood pressure. Spread with Love, not Butter Surprised to see this on the list? Try waffles made from whole-wheat and regular flour plus nonfat buttermilk and canola oil, topped with blueberries or peaches. Pizza My Heart Try topping your next pizza with artichokes, mushrooms, onions, bell peppers and/or fresh tomatoes. These cholesterol-reducing, low-calorie extras are the perfect alternative. Souper Sweet Here's an easy way to take a low-calorie dish and spice it up. Replace some of the salt with spices instead to add flavor. Throw some fresh carrots in there and you've got a heart-warming meal. Polenta My Heart Strings Fat-free and gluten-free, polenta makes for a light meal. Just slice and eat it as you see fit. Bake it in some tomato sauce for a satisfying dish. http://www.lifelinescreening.com/ LIFE LINE ( SCREENING The Power of Prevention Photos: http://www.fitsugar.com/Healthy-Heart-Shaped-Food-Recipes-13848073 Sources: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu Recipe - http://www.fitsugar.com/Healthy-Toppings-Your-Pizza-11541501

Eat Your Heart Out! Heart-Healthy Eating Tips to Help Lower Your Risk for Heart Disease

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Almost half of all Americans (49%) have at least one of the three major risk factors for heart disease: high blood pressure, high LDL (bad) cholesterol and smoking. Two of these risk factors can be c...

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