While research on multivitamins for preventing heart disease is a mixed bag, it is stated by Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH, an assistant professor medicine at Harvard Medical School. “The only dietary supplement consistently shown in randomized clinical trials to work against cardiac death is fish oil,” Omega 3 fatty acids stabilize the heart’s electrical system, [...]
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Gentle workout
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The best exercise is one that you’ll keep up day after day. You don’t have to run a marathon! Walking is a great gentle and almost everyone can do it. A great way to while away the hours when walking is to get a personal mp3 player and listen to audio books, before you know it [...]
Cook with garlic or eat it raw and get a new partner!
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Just one clove a day reduces your risk of a heart attack in at least three ways: It discourages red blood cells from sticking together and blocking your arteries It reduces arterial damage It discourages cholesterol from lining the arteries and making them so narrow that blockages are likely.
Start or end the day by stretching
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Stretching for 10 to 15 minutes a day may keep arteries pliable, according to a recent Japanese study. Adults over the age of 40 who were the most limber had 30% less stiffness in the arteries than other participants. It’s probably to do with the elasticity of the muscles and tissue that surround the arteries. [...]
Nuts about Nuts!
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Studies have shown that people who eat more than 5 ounces of nuts a week are one third less likely to have either heart disease or indeed suffer a heart attack. Be careful though as all nuts are high in fat and calories, which can pile on the pounds if you eat a lot of [...]
Eat plenty of fish
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The saturated fat in meat will clog your arteries if you overdo it so a good alternative is to eat more fish. Salmon and sardines which are loaded with Omega 3 fatty acids that will help your heart maintain a steady rhythm. Even if you have one serving of fish which is high in omega [...]
