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Cardiovascular Food Cures

The French Have Excellent Heart Health – Is It The Wine?

By admin | Published: February 3, 2010

The typical and classic French diet is incredibly high in heart-damaging saturated fats yet the incidents of heart disease in France are some of the lowest in the world. Because of this, the French diet has been looked at as a whole to see if some other component of the French diet is preventing the ill effects.

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Cure Your Cholesterol with Strawberries

By admin | Published: February 2, 2010

Heart disease is no laughing matter. Every year, heart and arterial disease kills more people than any other cause. And whether those deaths result from heart attacks or strokes, high cholesterol is usually the culprit. Fortunately, you’re not powerless against heart disease. Protecting yourself may even be easier than you think. But would you believe that preventing heart disease could be as easy as curing your cholesterol with strawberries?

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Avocados or Avoca-don’ts?

By admin | Published: February 1, 2010

Our obsession with avocados has something to do with the flavor. Mild yet aromatic yet distinct, avocados pair well with strong, spicy flavors. The texture too, especially when ripe, offers the comforting richness of butter. And yet, as romanticized as the avocado may have been, there’s still something inexplicable about the way we yearn for them. Even though many people have offered explanations, it may all be as simple as a matter of nutrition.

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A True Superfood: Olive Oil

By admin | Published: February 1, 2010

Olive oil has been shown to help with many different facets of health. Monounsaturated fats is one of the main causes for the health effects of olive oil. However, there are other components that contribute to the health effects which olive oil appears to contribute to.

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A Heart to Heart About the Benefits of Tea

By admin | Published: January 31, 2010

For years now we’ve heard that tea is one of the healthiest things you can drink. We’ve read and heard about how good tea is for our immune system, how it can ward off cancer, and how it can strengthen our arteries and prevent heart disease. Tea has, in fact, been touted as a super-food, a natural source of unique compounds that help improve our health in every way. But just how effective is tea for keeping us healthy? And more specifically, just how good is tea for our heart?

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Irregular Heartbeats: Is Coffee a Cause?

By admin | Published: January 31, 2010

An irregular heartbeat is medically called arrhythmia or dysrhythmia. Irregular heartbeat can sometimes be the effect of excessive consumption of coffee or any drink with caffeine.

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Nuts for Preventing Heart Damage

By admin | Published: January 23, 2010

For many people, they think of nuts as a fatty food to avoid. However, evidence is mounting showing that a small portion of nuts each day is a very healthy thing to do for both the heart and the rest of the body.

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Heart Health Through Food

By admin | Published: January 22, 2010

While most diets are designed to be temporary, the person who is looking to modify their diet for heart health is looking for diet tips that can be applied and adhered to for the rest of their life. Making careful choices, substituting foods where possible and adding foods to the regular eating routine are all things that can be done and kept up with long term.

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How To Modify Your Eating Habits After Heart Surgery

By admin | Published: January 21, 2010

A person that has gone through heart surgery must make these changes to prevent more surgery or even premature death.

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Fish and Heart Health

By admin | Published: January 20, 2010

Fish is a heart healthy food. Consuming two servings of fish may reduce heart attack risks by more than one-third.

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