BLG Health- Good Food Health Vitamin Intake

In an examination  by BLG Health  of the relationship between vitamins and good food health a number of basic tenants keep reappearing in many discussions. For example, how individual specification can vary
and change the overall dynamics, on requirements. It is important to realize, one plan does not fit all, and an in depth  evaluation is required for each individual.    

 It is essential that a person is aware of what constitutes good food health vitamin intake. The federal drug administration produces a recommended daily allowance for the majority of vitamins which it regards as a good food health vitamin intake. These figures vary according to a person’s age, sex and some other factors so that the good food health vitamin intake for a young woman is going to be different to that of a man in his seventies.

The food health vitamin intake amounts of certain foods are included in the nutritional labelling. This labelling is important for a person to consider and helps ensure that they are receiving the correct food health vitamin intake from the foods that they eat. The nutritional information is often represented as a percentage of the recommended daily allowance of each vitamin and mineral and can help assess the value of the foods in the quest for good food health vitamin intake.

There are also a number of items that a person may want to restrict in their diet as part of their good food health vitamin intake. Again, the nutritional labelling of certain foods can help a person to see how high a product is in these undesirable contents. Salt and fat, for example, may be items that a person wants to consider limiting as part of their good food health vitamin intake even though they are not strictly vitamins. The majority of people actually refer to nutrients when they use the word vitamin and food manufacturers are aware that a person is looking at minerals and other items when they are considering their good food health vitamin intake. Fiber is another element that many people are more aware of as forming an essential part of a balanced diet and is necessary for good food health vitamin intake.

If a person is on a restricted diet for any reason then they need to pay even more attention to their good food health vitamin intake. Obviously, some foods contain different nutrients to others and this is applicable to vitamins as well and it may be more difficult for a person to achieve their good food health vitamin intake if they are unable to eat certain foods. Vitamin supplements can form an essential part of a good food health vitamin intake for people who are unable to obtain their vitamins from their normal diet. It is also worth remembering that the good food health vitamin intake for a person varies throughout their life depending on their general health.

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BLG Health - Are Natural skin care products the answer to all problems ?

When it comes to skin care products, you will find that a lot of people are very particular about using only natural skin care products. They treat all the synthetic products as harmful to the skin.

So, are natural skin care products the answer to all of our problems? What if a natural skin care product is not available for the treatment of a particular skin disorder? Are the synthetic skin care products so harmful that they should be banned?

Different people have different answers to these questions. However, the reality is that due to presence of synthetic preservatives, it’s really tough to find a natural skin care product that is 100% natural. There are natural skin care products that have natural preservatives, but their cost might be detrimental. Moreover, such natural skin products have a shorter shelf life and hence are not preferred by the manufacturers of natural skin care products.

Some people carry a wrong notion that since natural skin care products are natural, they cannot cause any harm to the skin. The suitability of a skin care product is not based on whether it is synthetic or natural. An unsuitable natural skin care product can harm you in almost the same way as a synthetic one. So, use natural skin care products, but be open to synthetic ones too (you might need them when a natural solution is not available)

Your selection of a natural skin care product should be based on 3 factors:

* The skin type (dry, oily, normal, sensitive) of the person who will use that natural skin care product
* The climatic conditions in which it will be used e.g. hot and humid condition would warranty the use of oil-free natural skin care products.
* The process for application/use of the natural skin care product. A good natural skin care product (in fact any product) can seem useless if not used in the proper way.

You can also make natural skin care products by yourself, by using the recipes that are readily available on the internet and in the books at book stores.

Use of organic fruits and vegetables is also popular as a natural skin care procedure. Some essential oils, herbal oils, are useful too and are known for their moisturising and antiseptic properties

However, using a natural skin care product does not mean that you can exercise carelessness with other aspects of skin care. Natural skin care products should be used like supplements to the following ‘essential’ recommendations: healthy eating habits (avoiding oily food), regular exercise, drinking a lot of water (8 glasses everyday), and cleanliness. This will then form a perfect and completely natural skin care routine that will help maintain a healthy beautiful skin for longer time.

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BLG Health - Mayo, Onions, Potatoes

Larry from BLG Health here, just received the
following in an email and thought I would send it
along for your information file. I hope it saves
just one person from serious food poisoning.
Hope it helps someone.

Watch out for Those Onions Written by Zola Gorgon -
author of several  cookbooks

LEFTOVER ONIONS

Everybody should read this. I have used an onion
which has been left in the fridge, and sometimes I
don't use a whole one at one time, so I saved the
other half for later.

Now with this info, I have changed my mind... will
buy smaller onions in the future.

I love onions, But  I'm sticking to small ones..
Mmmm Mmmm.

And it continued,

I had the wonderful privilege of touring Mullins
Food Products, makers of  mayonnaise. Mullins
is huge, and is owned by 11 brothers and sisters
in the Mullins family. My friend, Jeanne, is the
CEO.

Questions about food poisoning came up, and
I wanted to share what I learned  from a chemist.
The guy who gave us our tour is named Ed. He's
one of the Mullins brothers.

Ed is a chemistry expert and is involved in
developing most of the sauce formula. He's
even developed sauce formula for
McDonald's. Keep in  mind that Ed is a
food chemistry whiz kid.

During the tour, someone asked if we  really
needed to worry about mayonnaise. People
are always worried that  mayonnaise will
spoil.

Ed's answer will surprise you.

Ed said that all commercially-made Mayo is
completely safe.

"It doesn't even have to be refrigerated. No
harm in refrigerating it, but  it's not really
necessary."

He explained that the pH in mayonnaise is set
at a point that bacteria could not survive in
that environment.

He then talked about the quint essential picnic,
with the bowl of potato salad sitting on  the
table and how everyone blames the mayonnaise
when someone gets sick.

Ed says that when food poisoning is reported,
the first thing the officials  look for is when the
'victim' last ate ONIONS and where those
onions came from (in the potato salad?)....

Ed says it's not the mayonnaise (as long as it's
not homemade Mayo) that spoils in the outdoors.

It's probably the onions, and if not the onions,
it's the POTATOES.

He explained, onions are a huge magnet for
bacteria, especially uncooked onions

You should never plan to keep a portion
of a sliced onion. He says it's not  even safe
if you put it in a zip-lock bag and put it in
your refrigerator It's already contaminated
enough just by being cut open and out for a
bit, that it can be a danger to you (and doubly
watch out for those onions you  put in your
hot dogs at the baseball park!)

Ed says if you take the leftover onion and cook
it like crazy you'll  probably be okay, but if you
slice that leftover onion and put on your sandwich,
you're asking for trouble.

Both the onions and the moist potato in a potato
salad will attract and grow bacteria faster than any
commercial mayonnaise will even begin to break
down.

So, how's that for news? Take it for what you
will. I (the author Zola Gorgon ) am going  to be
very careful about my onions from now on. For
some reason,I see a lot  of credibility coming
from a chemist and a company that produces
millions of  pounds of mayonnaise every year.'

Also, dogs should never eat onions. Their
stomachs cannot metabolize onions.

Like I said I hope the above helps even one
person.

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BLG Health - Achieving Health And Fitness Through Healthy Diet

BLG Health And Beauty Store Blogspot presents an article today  called Achieving  Health And Fitness Through Healthy Diet  please enjoy.

Because of so many illnesses and chronic diseases that occur among people through the years, more and more individuals are playing attention to their health and fitness because these would help them combat certain medical conditions. Today, one of the major reasons why people are overweight or suffer from minor and major health risks is that they don’t practice having a healthy diet.

Effective formula for a healthy diet

Healthy diet—which include eating balanced amount of food from all food groups—along with exercise or regular physical activity can lessen people’s inclination to health problems. Doctors say that though basic principle of healthy diet is simple, there are those people who are having a hard time sticking to it. The major reasons behind this include a super busy lifestyle, work that causes a lot of stress or even an environment that is not conducive to having a healthy diet.

Despite hectic schedules and busy lifestyles, people can start and maintain a healthy diet if they really want to. Experts say that nothing is impossible to formulating and effective diets plan if one really wants to achieve a healthy mind and body.

For starters, experts advise a mix up food choices from each food group. Eating a large variety of foods and veggies can also serve as a warm up in avoiding the foods that contribute to drastic weight gain. Having a balanced intake of calcium-rich foods, whole grains, and protein-rich products will also keep you in track. To be able to maintain eating a healthy diet, you must also know your restrictions of fats, salt and sugars levels, and intakes. Lastly, you must monitor your body weight regularly for you to determine if your body is absorbing all the nutrients that it needs.

When do you know if your diet is healthy?

Being free from any illness or medical condition is the major determinant that a person is healthy. For those who are having a hard time identifying what is healthy on their diet and which are now, here are some tips for you. Experts say that a diet is healthy if it is: - based on starchy foods such as bread, cereals, rice, pasta, and potatoes because they are a good source of energy—not to mention being the main source of a range of nutrients of a person’s diet like fiber, calcium, iron, and vitamin B;

- loaded up a lot of fruits and veggies such as orange, apples, celery, broccoli, carrots, beans and peas because eating at least 5 portions of any variety can provide the vitamins the body needs and it also satisfies hunger without having to worry about fats and excess carbohydrates;

- filled with fish dishes that have high amounts of fish oil because it can provide protein, vitamins, and minerals that are not available to other food groups;

- low on saturated fats and excess sugars such as meat pies, sausages, hard cheese, butter and lard, pastry, cake, biscuits, cream and the others because they are high in complex calories stored in the muscles and sugars that can cause tooth decay.

- less in salt content because experts believe that goods that are high in salt or meals that uses too much salt can raise the person's blood pressure which can lead to more complicated diseases especially those related to coronary illnesses; and

- high in water content because experts believe that for a person to achieve optimum health and fitness, he or she should take in lots and lots of water and foods that are high in fluid content to keep the body well-hydrated.

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BLG Health- Becoming A Healthy Eater

BLG Health presents an article from  
Your Natural Health Place  blog which covers
some basics of  how to become a healthy eater.
Enjoy!

Being a healthy eater requires you to become both
educated and smart about what healthy eating
actually is.  Being food smart isn't about
learning to calculate grams or fat, or is it
about studying labels and counting calories.

Healthy eating is all about balanced and moderate
eating, consisting of healthy meals at least
three times per day.  Healthy eaters eat many
different types of foods, not limiting themselves
to one specific food type or food group.

Eating healthy requires quite a bit of leeway.  You
might eat too much or not enough, consume
foods that are sometimes more or less nutritious.
However, you should always fuel your body and
your brain regularly with enough food to keep
both your mind and body strong and alert.

A healthy eater is a good problem solver.  Healthy
eaters have learned to take care of themselves
and their eating with sound judgement and making
wise decisions.  Healthy eaters are always aware
of what they eat, and know the effect that it
will have on their bodies.

When someone is unable to take control of their
eating, they are also likely to get out of control
with other aspects of life as well.  They could
end up spending too much, talking too much, even
going to bed later and later. 

You should always remember that restricting food
in any way is always a bad thing.  Healthy eating
is a way of life, something that you can do to
enhance your body or your lifestyle.  If you've
thought about making your life better, healthy
eating is just the place to start.  You'll make
life easier for yourself, those around you, and
even your family.  

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diagnoses of all health related problems as soon as possible.
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Administration and are not intended to diagnose,treat,cure or prevent any disease.
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BLG Health -Bodily Changes and Healthy Aging

From the beginning of our birth, our body endures many changes. As we reach young adolescence, however the body experiences a series of senescence, or bodily changes abnormal, which the bodily functions start to decline. The body makes these changes, which most people will notice, the difference.

The musculoskeletal system is the first area that most diseases and illnesses start. For this reason once, a person turns 35 years of age regardless of their activities, athletic nature, etc. Still, one can reduce such disease by avoiding injuries to the muscles and joints. You can do this by avoiding accidents when possible, abuse, excessive alcohol, drugs, tobacco and so on. You can increase your health by exercising, eating healthy, socializing with positive people, and avoiding environmental toxins.

Visiting your doctor is essential to prevent disease as well. When you visit your doctor, he takes the time to study your physical status based on the family history you gave to him. The doctor will consider family history, including hereditary diseases. Your doctor will take family history into consideration as he studies diagnostics, cures, prevention, and treatment to help you avoid disease. As noted earlier, our body starts to refuse by age 35, which our sensory organs will also start to take a rain check. At this time, the eyes are affected since they cannot remain focused on objects up close. In medical terms, this condition is known as presbyopia. This is why you see many people in the world over the age 40 wearing glasses, contact lens, bifocals and so on. Still, you see the younger generation with these same needs, which is a clear sign that aging progression is starting earlier for some. This is a note signaling hereditary makeup, or lifestyle based on environment, etc.

Many people as they grow older lose a degree of hearing. In some instances, people go deaf after 40. This condition is called presbycusis, which is a sign of aging. Since this condition is common for those aging, it is natural to dislike things you once liked. For instance, if you enjoyed concerts when you were younger, and now find that you do not enjoy concerts at all, it is because your hearing has changed, which means that the high-pitch of hearing is affected, which slowly wore down the lower hearing tone. When hearing is impaired, it often seems like those talking are inarticulate. Since the hearing is tarnished, the person will hear speech differently. For instance, the use of K may sound distorted, which affects comprehension. In other words, a person older may here the CH in a word, such as Chute Up, and think that someone is telling them to shut-up. The CH is distorted. You can help those with hearing difficulties by learning sign and body languages to help them relate to you. These people can also benefit from hearing aids, or Assistive Listening Devices. The devices act as hearing aids, since it allows a person to block out noise in the background while focusing on the speaker. 

We see natural healthy aging in this picture, yet in some instances aging signs are unnatural. For instance, if you incur lung cancer based on your history of smoking, or being around second-hand smoke, then the cause is unnatural.

As a person grows older his or her, weight changes as well and more so for those with family history of obesity. The body fat starts to change up to 30% by the time a person reaches 40. The changes affect the body tremendously, since this is the start of wrinkles and other natural aging signs.

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informational purposes only. It is not
meant to be a substitute for medical
advise. Contact your physician for
diagnoses of all health related problems
as soon as possible.Dietary supplements
HAVE NOT be evaluated by The Food
And Drug Administration and are not intended
to diagnose,treat,cure or prevent any disease.
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BLG Health - Tips For Healthy Eating

Healthy eating is a way of balancing the food you
eat to keep your body in great health.  With healthy
eating, you'll have energy all day, get the vitamins
and minerals you need, stay strong for activities
you enjoy, and maintain a healthy weight.

Below, you'll find tips designed to help you with
healthy eating.

1.  Don't skip any meals
Eating 3 meals with snacks in between is the ideal
way to maintain both energy and a healthy weight.
When you skip meals and get hungry, you're more
than likely to choose foods that aren't very good
for you.

If you are eating away from home, take food with
you or know where you can buy healthy food from.

2.  Learn about how to prepare foods
Instead of deep frying, try grilling, stir frying,
microwaving, baking, and even boiling.  You should
also try fresh or even dried herbs and spices to
add flavor to your food.  Before you eat any type
of meat, be sure to trim the fat and skin off of
it.

3.  Avoid a lot of sugar
Drinks that contain sugar are a major source of
empty energy.  What this means, is that the drinks
contain a lot of energy that your body may not
need, and it doesn't contain any vitamins or
minerals.  If you plan to drink sugary drinks,
don't go overboard - limit yourself to 1 a day.

4.  Avoid thinking about diets
There are no good food nor any bad foods.  All
food can be a part of a healthy diet, when eaten
in moderation.  You don't need to buy any low
carb, fat free, or even diet foods, as these foods
normally have lots of other added ingredients
to replaces the carbohydrates or fat.

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BLG Health - Eating Healthy When Eating Out

If you go out to a restaurant to eat, you probably
watch your calories very closely.  To assist you
with your calorie watching when dining out, these
tips will help you make the most of it.

-  Always order salad dressings or sauces on the side,
as this way you have control over how much you add
to your meal.

-  When you order grilled fish or vegetables, you
should ask that the food be grilled without butter
or oil, or prepared with very little or either or.

-  Anytime you order pasta dishes, be on the lookout
for tomato based sauces instead of the cream based
sauces.  Tomato based sauces are much lower in fat
and calories, and tomato sauce can even be counted
as a vegetable!

-  You should always try to drink water, diet soda,
or tea instead of soda or beverages that contain
alcohol.

-  If you order dessert, share with a friend. Half
of the dessert will equal half of the calories.

-  When you choose a soup, remember that cream
based soups are higher in fat and calories than
other soups.  A soup can be a great appetizer, as
most are low in calories and you fill you up pretty
fast.

-  When ordering a baked potato, ask for salsa instead
of sour cream, butter, cheese, or even bacon.  Salsa
is very low in calories and provides a healthy
alternative with plenty of flavor and spice.

-  When you are full, stop eating.  Listen to your
body and what it tells you.

-  If you get full, take half of your meal home.
The second portion of your meal can serve as a second
meal later.  This way, you get two meals for the
price of one.

-  If you're looking to eat less, order two appetizers
or an appetizer and a salad as your meal.

-  If you get a choice of side dishes, get a baked
potato or steamed vegetables instead of french
fries.

-  Always look for food on the menu that's baked,
grilled, broiled, poached, or steamed.  These types
of cooking use less fat in the cooking process and
are usually much lower in calories.

-  Plain bread or rolls are low in both fat and
calories.  When you add the butter and oil, you
increase the fat and calorie intake.

-  As key ingredients to your meal, choose dishes
with fruits and vegetables.  Both fruits and
vegetables are great sources of dietary fiber as
well as many vitamins and minerals.

-  Choose foods made with whole grains, such as
whole wheat bread and dishes made with brown rice.

-  If you crave dessert, look for something with
low fat, such as berries or fruit.

-  Always remember not to deprive yourself of the
foods you truly love.  All types of foods can fit
into a well balanced diet.

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BLG Health-The Good The Bad etc etc

 Here is  copy of a recent article from the Edmonton Sun by Christina Spencer
on the H1N1 pandemic???? or  government promoted mass hysteria promotion.

WHAT WENT RIGHT

Advance planning (1)
Canada has had a pandemic plan of some kind since the late 1980s. After SARS killed 44 Canadians in 2003, more action followed: A federal chief public health officer was appointed, the Public Health Agency of Canada was created, and federal and provincial governments agreed on an up-to-date pandemic influenza plan. A prototype vaccine was tested on the H5N1 bird flu, and a stockpile of antiviral medications (for treating influenza) was set up.

Canadian science

The public health agency's National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg was first to map the genetic code of the H1N1 Mexican flu virus back in April. Canadian scientists have continued to produce significant research on H1N1 ever since, says Dr. Paul Hebert, a critical care physician and editor-in-chief of the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Doctors and other experts nationwide have worked closely to share information.

Communications (1)

As Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq is fond of pointing out, the federal government has held more than 42 press briefings since last spring. She has also ensured briefings for opposition politicians. Until recently, most of the federal government's messaging to the public was measured in tone, reflecting the nature of the illness itself for most people, says Dr. Richard Schabas, Ontario's chief medical officer from 1987 to 1997. Most important, Canadians know about the virus and are actively discussing their options.

A good vaccine

Canada signed an agreement in 2001 for a domestic supply of vaccine in case of a pandemic. Yes, there's controversy about whether we should have arranged more than one supplier, but as Aglukkaq keeps repeating, we're doing well compared to much of the world: almost 6.5 million doses were in the field by the end of this past week. Furthermore, the vaccine itself is highly effective, particularly its adjuvanted version, according to chief public health officer Dr. David Butler-Jones. And it's also very safe. The World Health Organization said Thursday that among the millions of shots given out so far this fall, no unusual side-effects have been found.

Priority groups

The federal, provincial and territorial governments all agreed generally on who should go to the head of the line for the vaccine. "There's a lot of judgment that goes into how one interprets the data to put people on those lists," Hebert says. "They made the right choices." After initial confusion, most Canadians, at least those who aren't professional hockey players, have tried to respect their place in the pecking order.
Dr. David Butler-Jones
Hebert thinks Canada's first chief public health officer "has done a great job" and praises the Public Health Agency of Canada for good advice to provincial health authorities and Canadians in general. Even politicians who are critical of the government's overall approach respect Butler-Jones, and many wish he had more power.

A weak virus

The best development, however, is that H1N1, although a pandemic, has been mild. This isn't smallpox, diphtheria or polio. Most healthy people will get over it at home.
"It's a bit like being bomb-proof," says Schabas, "I'm bomb-proof if the bomb's a dud."
WHAT WENT WRONG

Timing

"There were lots of reasons, even in July, to think we would see an early flu season," says Schabas. Yet Canada slowed vaccine production by placing an order for unadjuvanted product, which is harder to make than adjuvanted. "If you wanted unadjuvanted vaccine, that's fine, but because production is so much smaller, it should only have come after we had a large number of adjuvanted vaccine," he says.
Federal officials did rush some vaccine out to the public ahead of the original launch date of early November, but have ended up having to assure people that inoculation will still be fine even if we have to wait until Christmas. Meanwhile, in parts of the country, experts think the flu season has already peaked.
The World Health Organization
Though Canada has followed the evolving advice of the international body, some people, such as Liberal health critic Dr. Carolyn Bennett, say we should make our judgments independently. The WHO, for instance, advised countries to finish production of regular seasonal flu vaccine before manufacturing H1N1 vaccine, which delayed H1N1 shots. It also advised making unadjuvanted vaccine available for pregnant women, which delayed the general vaccine rollout. The WHO came under fire from the British Medical Association Journal for what is perceived as a too-liberal definition of the term "pandemic."

Communications (2)

Health authorities over-promised and under-delivered on vaccine availability, notes University of Ottawa health economist Doug Angus. "Telling people that the whole Canadian population is going to be vaccinated -- the reality is that's not true. They don't have enough doses to accommodate even half the population," he says. "Putting out those kinds of false assurances I think has created some anxiety."
In late summer and early fall, Butler-Jones was peddling a gentle line about the flu's severity, says Schabas. But when health officials began to worry people wouldn't get the vaccine, they cranked up the rhetoric. Then, a few weeks after that, "they realized they had created demand they couldn't meet. So now they're scrambling in the opposite direction." Communication has also been muddy around which vaccine is best for pregnant women.
And there have been unfortunate PR tangents such as the controversy that erupted when 100 body bags were ordered for remote aboriginal communities in Manitoba.

Only one supplier

Bennett and other opposition politicians say Canada should have, and could have, had agreements with more than just GlaxoSmithKline to manufacture vaccine. The feds made their initial arrangement for vaccine back in 2001, to ensure a made-in-Canada source in case a serious pandemic led countries to close their borders. But Rob Van Exan, director of immunization policy for Sanofi Pasteur, says Canada should consider a second supplier. In the wake of bottlenecks in production and rollout, many critics now agree with him.
Advance planning (2)
Part of Canada's plan should have included vaccine programs in schools and through physicians' offices, Angus says. He feels there has been a lack of oversight, a gap that led to instances such as H1N1 vaccine being offered to private, for-profit medical companies. But, a bigger problem, Schabas argues, is that public health officials didn't know when to diverge from their plan.

Canada's pandemic planning assumed a more severe illness, in which up to 50,000 people might die. But H1N1 hasn't been such a plague. "For healthy people . . . the risks from H1N1 are very tiny," he says. "Does it really make sense to put a huge amount of public resources and do all this stirring up of public anxieties for the purposes of people being immunized against a disease which really isn't going to be a big problem for them anyway?"
christina.spencer@sunmedia.ca

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BLG Health - Eating For A Healthy Heart

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.

To help prevent heart disease and improve your health,
put the tips below to good use.

Eat plenty of fish
Herring, sardines, and salmon are all excellent sources
of Omega 3 essential fatty acids.  Other fish are great
to, although Omega 3 may help to get your cholesterol
down to a healthier level.

Choosing healthy fats and oils
Saturated fat will increase the risk of heart disease.
It's found in meat, butter, and even coconut oil.  You
should avoid them until your cholesterol levels are
down and you are at a healthy weight.  Even those
that love red meats can enjoy seafood and nuts for
their main sources of protein.

Monounsaturated fats such as olive oils will help
you to protect your heart.  Olive oil is an ideal
choice for cooking, dressing, or even as a dipping
sauce.

Plenty of fiber
Fiber can help you control your cholesterol.  You
can find fiber in whole grain products to help
control sugar absorption as well, which will help
you keep your digestive system healthy.

Choosing carbohydrates
Eating for your heart involves staying away from
sugary foods such as candy, cookies, cakes, and
pastries.  Eating a lot of sugar isn't good for
your heart disease at all.  Healthy carbohydrates
involve whole grain breads, whole grain pasta, brown
rice, and a lot of vegetables.  You should make
fruits and vegetables the main aspect of your diet.

Healthy cooking methods
Stir frying and sauteing with olive oil or canola
oil are both great methods, as you shouldn't dip
your food in batter and fry it anymore.  If you
cook chicken, remove the skin and bake it in the
oven in foil.

Instead of frying your fish you should always bake
it.  Steaming your vegetables can help maintain the
most nutrients.  You should use cream sauces or lots
of butter anymore either.  When you eat vegetables,
try squeezing lemon juice on them or using your
favorite seasonings.

As you make the proper changes to your diet, keep in
mind that it takes time for them to become habits. 
Eating healthy is always great for your body and your
lifestyle, especially when it comes to your heart and
the prevention of heart disease.


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