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How to get healthy without really trying
Filed under: Diet, Prevention, Exercise
Healthy living is such an ordeal, isn’t it? Not really, of course, but it can certainly seem that way whether you’ve spent the better part of the last several years being a sofa potato. whether you’d like to clean up your lifestyle but the concept of changing too much too soon has been scaring you off, take heart. Experts say that it really doesn’t take the much to be healthy.
For instance, just adding one serving of fruits and vegetables to every meal will equal three of the recommended 5 to 9 servings. And three 10-minute walks a day are abundant to decrease your risk for cardiovascular disease. whether you’re consistent in adding in small changes to your routine, before you know it your lifestyle will look a lot healthier than it did just a few months ago.
If you’re interested in trying out “stealth health,” check out these suggestions from WebMD to get started.
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Original post by Bethany Sanders
Health organizations want Americans to cut salt by half
Filed under: Diet, Prevention
I’ll be honest here and confess that, considering I’ve never had a blood pressure problem, I once believed it didn’t matter how much salt I ate. Older and at least a little wiser, I now realized that as a nation, we all eat far too much sodium than is healthy. Four major health organizations — the AMA, AHA, ADA, and the U.S. National Institutes of Health — have teamed up in a national campaign to cut our intake of salt by 50%. Cutting salt can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and lower the risk of death.
What can you do to lower your salt intake? You can eat fewer processed foods and become a savvy label reader. You can invent more of your foods at home and use spices instead of salts to flavor food. When eating out, ask for unsalted foods and empty your salt shaker at home. You can even consider making your own bread, since bread and cereal products explanation for a large portion of our daily intake. Shoot for 1,500 to 2,400 mg of salt a day, which seems like a lot but is much lower than the 4,000 to 6,000 mg the average American eats today.
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Original post by Bethany Sanders
Folic acid: not just for pregnancy
Folic acid is an important nutrient for heart-health, some studies are showing. How do you know whether you’re getting adequate? A diet full of fruits and veggies should mean your getting your daily intake, but whether you suspect you might not, talk to your doctor. There are plenty of supplements out there that can help you get the folic acid you need. Or the reply might be as simple as adding cereal to your routine — many of the options that line the cereal aisle can pack 100% of your RDI in Folic Acid.
Other good sources of folate include asparagus, broccoli, bananas, nuts, spaghetti and bread.
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Original post by Martha Edwards
Four simple things …
Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Women Heart Health, Men Heart Health, Aging Heart Health
If you’re worried about your heart, and even whether your not, improving your health both today and in the long-run is as simple as taking four small steps. That’s it. Only four changes. Want to know what they are? Here they are, courtesy of Fitsugar:
- Eat at least 5 servings of fruit and veggies a day
- Exercise at least 30 minutes a day
- Maintain a healthy weight, and healthy BMI of within (18.5 and 24.9)
- Don’t smoke, or quit whether you do
Ok, the last two might be a bit of a struggle for some, but whether you do the first two, the last two should follow. These really are the most fundamental things you can do for your health. What do you think?
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Original post by Martha Edwards
Heart Attack Grill owner won’t go changin’
Filed under: Diet, Nutrition, Products
Oh, ho, ho. that is too funny. Thanks, Fox News. According to that worthy network, the owner of the Heart Attack Grill of Phoenix, Arizona, won’t be changing his fat-laden menu. Nope. Jon Basso - who likes to signal himself “Dr. Jon” - seems to see himself as a sort of last bastion of American manhood, standing strong against the forces of heart healthy eating. To him, heart healthy means pointless political correctness, and he don’t like it!
All the main dishes at the Heart Attack Grill are proudly cooked in lard. In addition, other foods contain dangerous trans fats. But Basso says he won’t cut them out just to (in his words) “meet societal tastes.” When you go out to eat, opines Basso, you should go to have fun and “eat to the fullest. And don’t distress about what citizens are telling you.” Pure lard, says Basso, gives meat a “taste worth dying for.” That’s why Basso’s Quadruple Bypass Burgers are staying on the menu. It’s about freedom, humans.
Basso has just published a book: The Heart Attack Grill Diet. Good Lord.
Click here to read a transcript of Jon “Heart Attack” Basso’s interview with Fox host Neil Cavuto.
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Original post by Diane Rixon
Fab Fiber
Let’s face it, fiber isn’t precisely the most interesting part of your diet. Rarely do we talk about it, and even more rarely do we take it into history when planning our meals. Generally speaking, the only humans who tend to pay attention to fiber are the folks who are in greater need of a diet rich in it. And, again, those humans don’t precisely like to talk about that, either. As a aftermath, fiber sort of remains the unspoken and oft misunderstood part of our diet. But, manufacture no mistake, it is an extremely urgent part. Here’s why.
More or less, fiber is the mostly carbohydrate constituent of plants that the human body can’t digest. There are two primary types of fiber: soluble and insoluble. The latter passes from one end of the digestive tract to the other virtually unchanged. Cereals, vegetables, grains, and seeds are usually comprised of more insoluble fiber than soluble fiber. As for the former, soluble fiber differs from its counterpart by encouraging the growth of healthy bacteria in the body, ultimately assisting with the digestive process. More commonly found in fruits, oats, barley, beans and peas, soluble fiber dissolves in water and consists of pectin, gums and mucilage (hmm…that word seems somewhat familiar).
There are many health benefits to be gained from eating an adequate amount of fiber in your diet. Some of them include:
Cholesterol Reduction. By trapping bile acids that would otherwise be absorbed and converted into cholesterol, fiber can help reduce cholesterol and triglycerides.
Improved Protein Absorption. Eating foods high in fiber while eating foods high in protein will slow down the breakdown of that protein, thereby allowing for greater absorption.
Better Colon operate. that one you are likely aware of already. I’ll leave it at that.
Prevents Body-Fat Storage. Soluble fiber helps the body use carbs for glycogen synthesis and energy production, rather than storing them as fats. plus, just as fiber slows down the body’s processing of proteins, fiber can slow down how fast your body metabolizes carbs. For you, that means that your insulin levels will not spike as a outcome of eating a high-carb food, which is yet another way to help prevent body fat storage.
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Original post by Chris Sparling
Virgin olive oil may reduce clotting in the blood
Filed under: Diet, Prevention, Nutrition
Consuming olive oil has been linked to lower blood pressure, but virgin olive oil may have another cardiovascular benefit: reduced risk of blood clots. Though former studies have been inconclusive, research out of Spain has linked virgin olive oil, which contains higher levels of phenols, with lower levels of factor VII antigens in the blood. Factor VII antigens promote blood clotting. Spanish researchers believe that previous studies did not use oil that restricted abundant phenols and so therefore could not form the link.
If you’re interested in getting more virgin olive oil into your diet, here are some tips to get you started, and here’s a quick tutorial on the different types of olive oils.
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Original post by Bethany Sanders
