Easy Heart Healthy Eating Tips

Love your heart this month by trying the following easy tips for a healthy heart:

  • Eat fish at least twice per week.
  • Eat a variety of foods, especially whole grains, lean meat, low-fat or fat-free dairy products, beans/legumes, fruits, and vegetables.
  • Eat less nutrient poor foods, such as chips, candy, soda, crackers, salt, and cookies.
  • Eat more of these foods (which may lower cholesterol): ground flaxseeds, oats, apples, fish oil supplements, soy, and garlic.
  • Exercise for 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week.
  • Manage stress.
  • Avoid smoking.

 

What do you to do love your heart?