Heart Healthy Foods

                           Benefits of Heart-Healthy Foods

·      Oats are rich in fiber and full of health benefits, they are an excellent addition to a cardiac diet. They’re especially high in a type of fiber known as beta-glucan. They also help to reduce the bad type B cholesterol.

·      Flax seed, walnuts, chia seeds, sardines, mackerel, are rich sources of omega 3 fatty acids. Omega 3 fats decreases inflammation, lower triglycerides, and decreases blood pressure and also reduces the risk of stroke.

·      Whole grains like quinoa, millet, buck wheat, Amaranth, brown rice, buck wheat are rich sources of Magnesium, selenium, vitamin B complex, they are very beneficial for heart health.

·      Green leafy vegetables like kale, spinach, collard green, chard are rich sources of vitamin K, A, magnesium, iron, antioxidants which plays a huge role in reducing the inflammation and free radicals.

·      Berries like blue berries, strawberries, blackberries, rasberries are rich sources of vitamin c and antioxidants, so they play a very important role in heart health, lowering LDL bad cholesterol, and also lowers blood pressure.