Medications and exercise are strategies that can be used to help reduce high blood pressure. Diet also has a role to play in treating hypertension and prehypertension, and the DASH diet is an effective way to help lower blood pressure. Hypertension or high blood pressure is defined as systolic pressure of 140 or higher and [...]
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Eating a high-fiber diet for health is important, but don’t forget to include flax seed in your eating plan. This small, brown seed has been around for centuries, and packs quite a punch when it comes to health benefits. Flaxseed has been grown by humans since 3000 BC. Its health benefits were well known to [...]
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Consuming a high fiber diet is something that everyone can do to help reduce their risk of developing heart disease. Other risk factors, such as family history of heart problems, are out of our control, but we all have a say in what kinds of foods we choose to eat. Adding more fiber to your [...]
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Men who want to eat a heart healthy diet should focus their attention on the overall patterns of the food choices they make. When it comes to eating well, it’s too easy to get bogged down in the details of meal planning. Foods to Avoid If your goal is to lower your risk of heart [...]
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Do you enjoy eating cold cuts and other types of processed meats? The results of a study conducted by researchers in the United States may make you want to rethink this part of your diet. Eating foods like bacon, sausage and hot dogs regularly can increase your risk of heart disease by 42 percent. The [...]
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Lowering salt intake can be good for your heart, but it doesn’t necessarily taste very good. Low or no-sodium foods are becoming a major consumer trend, but if consumers don’t find these food palatable, they aren’t going to continue buying them. Many consumers understand that the amount of salt they are ingesting is related to [...]
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You can now add sugar to the list of ingredients that are bad for your heart. The results of a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association indicate that people who eat a diet high in sugar and processed foods have lower levels of “good” (HDL) cholesterol and higher levels of triglycerides. [...]
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If you are a lady who likes her carbs, you may want to think about how much white bread, pizza and rice you are eating. Foods with a high sugar content can also increase your risk of heart disease, according to the results of a new study. The good news is that eating pasta doesn’t [...]
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Lowering consumption of saturated fats is supposed to help protect against heart disease. Saturated fats are animal fats, and are found in red meat, bacon, butter, cheese and other foods. If your goal is to lower your risk of heart disease by cutting back on saturated fats, be careful what you replace them with. If [...]
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People who follow the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet reap the benefits of improved cardiovascular health, and the results of a new study conducted by researchers at Duke University indicate that it may help to improve brain functioning, too. The study, the results of which were published in Hypertension: Journal of the American [...]
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