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or your FREE copy of the 2010 Living Heart Healthy booklet, including recipes for healthier living, call (785) 354-6120.
Eating Smart for a Healthy Heart
Did you know that a heart-healthy diet can reduce the three major risk factors for heart attack-high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, and obesity? Eating healthy foods that are low in saturated fat, total fat, and cholesterol and high in antioxidants and fiber also will reduce the risk for stroke.
Eating foods rich in antioxidants has also been found to help protect the heart by preventing blood clots and by improving blood cholesterol levels. Antioxidants neutralize damaging free radicals, which oxidize other molecules and damage cells. They also boost immune-system function to keep diseases at bay. Foods rich in antioxidants include citrus fruits, blueberries, broccoli, grape juice, green tea and orange juice, as well as such dark-green leafy vegetables as cabbage, kale, arugula, beet greens, bok choy and collard greens.
Whether you have been diagnosed with heart disease, or simply want to minimize the risk of heart problems in your future, you can take positive steps now to reduce your risks and safeguard your health for the future.
Step by Step Instructions for a Healthier Lifestyle
STEP 1: Request a free copy of the 2010 Living Heart Healthy booklet by calling (785) 354-6120. It's packed with important information and recipes for maintaining good heart health.
STEP 2: Know your numbers by heart. Take charge of your health by understanding the difference between good cholesterol and bad, and knowing what numbers put you at risk for heart disease - including the numbers on the weight scale.
STEP 3: Start an exercise program that will keep you on the road to good health. Thirty minutes of walking everyday will truly help to keep you healthy. Start with a goal of 5 to 10 minutes and soon you will be stepping into a whole new way of keeping healthy.
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is an ongoing process, which begins with being aware of what you are eating. Request a free copy of the 2010 Living Heart Healthy booklet and begin making healthier choices today.
