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What Have You Done for Your Heart Health Lately?  |
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 (ARA) – If you have a family history of what’s often referred to as “The Silent Killer,” you owe it to yourself to take steps to protect your health. Cardiovascular disease is expected to claim nearly a half million lives this year, once again making it the number one cause of death in the United States according the American Heart Association.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says the best thing you can do for your heart is to live a healthy lifestyle – which means eating a balanced diet, maintaining a healthy weight, exercising regularly, quitting smoking, or better yet not starting at all, and managing stress. But the area where you can make the most impact is through what you choose to eat.
A healthy diet is described as one that is nutritious and well-balanced, low in saturated fat, cholesterol and salt, and high in whole grains, fruits, vegetables and the Omega 3 fatty acids. Here’s how such a diet can benefit your heart health:
* Limiting how much saturated and trans fat you eat reduces your blood cholesterol and lowers your risk of coronary artery disease.
* Whole grains play a role in regulating blood pressure and heart health.
* Vegetables and fruits are good sources of vitamins and minerals, and they are low in calories and rich in dietary fiber. A diet high in soluble fiber, the kind found in fruits and vegetables, can help lower your cholesterol and reduce your risk of heart disease. Vegetables and fruits also contain substances found in plants that may help prevent cardiovascular disease.
* Omega-3 fatty acids, found in foods such as some fish (salmon, tuna, herring and sardines), walnuts, flaxseeds and soybeans and their oils, have many potential beneficial effects, including decreasing triglycerides, lowering blood pressure, reducing blood clotting, enhancing immune function and reducing the risk of sudden cardiac death by decreasing the risk of abnormal heart rhythms.
In recent years concerns over contaminants, like mercury and PCBs, in the best source of Omega-3, fatty fish, have led the health conscious in search of alternatives. That’s where fish oil supplements come in. Purity’s Omega Berry Fish Oil formula, for example, is made with highly purified pharmaceutical grade fish oil so you don’t have to worry about contaminants.
Two soft gels, the recommended daily dose, contain 650 milligrams of EPA and 500 milligrams of DHA. Evidence from several studies has suggested that getting adequate amounts of these two nutrients, whether from fish or fish oil supplements, lowers triglycerides, slows the buildup of plaque in the arteries, lowers blood pressure slightly, and reduces the risk of death, heart attack, dangerous abnormal hearth rhythms and strokes in people with heart disease. Each capsule also contains 20 milligrams of a proprietary Berry Blend which in addition to giving the capsules a great taste, offers antioxidants and phyto-nutrients that benefit brain function and the heart.
Try a FREE bottle today (pay only $4.95 for shipping) by clicking here. Purity Products, a trusted leader in the nutrition industry for over 12 years, guarantees you will be satisfied.
Copyright © 2008, ARAnet, Inc.
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