| y"> | | | | Remember, all the above nutrition acts synergistically. |
| Eating good food is more important than paying the | | | | For example, Vitamins A, C and E when taken |
| mortgage. If you don't eat good food, you may not live | | | | together can greatly reduce the risk of heart disease. |
| long enough or be healthy to reap the benefits of | | | | On a more general note for diet |
| having paid off the mortgage. | | | | -Try looking at a vegetarian option. Meats such as |
| So here are my examples of a heart friendly diet, | | | | beef and pork contain high levels of nasty toxic |
| which I strongly recommend for avoidance of | | | | chemicals. |
| cardiovascular disease and for a healthy vitality. | | | | -Try to avoid dairy products. Look at the option of |
| Vitamin B6 - Found in fish, poultry, vegetables and | | | | Soya instead. |
| whole grains. Vitamin B6 reduces high levels and | | | | -Eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables. |
| homocysteine, which could lead to heart disease. | | | | -Eat organic food |
| Vitamin B12 - Found in eggs and other dairy products. | | | | Food to avoid |
| This can also reduce high levels of homocysteine. | | | | -Fast foods; processed foods; cans of; packets of; |
| Folic acid - Another vitamin B, found in leafy green | | | | cartons of...denatured foods with all those chemical |
| vegetables and legumes. | | | | additives; preservatives, mysterious E numbers, artificial |
| Vitamin C - This is very important, since a long-term | | | | flavourings, artificial sweeteners, refined sugars... |
| deficiency has shown to be linked to heart disease. | | | | -Foods with high fat content. |
| Look up the studies and the unified therapy to prevent | | | | -Don't smoke. |
| and reverse heart disease by Linus Pauling and | | | | -Avoid too much alcohol. Drink only in moderation. |
| Matthius Rath. Vitamin C is found in fruits and | | | | It should not be forgotten that as well as good nutrition, |
| vegetables. As well as having a hand in building good | | | | exercise could reduce the chances of cardiovascular |
| blood vessels, vitamin C is an antioxidant that mops up | | | | disease by improving circulation and strengthening |
| potentially damaging free radicals. | | | | heart muscle... |
| Vitamin E - This vitamin is found in seeds, nuts and | | | | Exercise about half an hour a day. |
| vegetable oils. It is an excellent antioxidant and helps | | | | Outlook on life... |
| the function of omega-3 fats. | | | | -Focus on dealing with stress effectively: Take a close |
| Omega-3 fats - Present in fish, such as cod liver oils, | | | | look at the things that you find stressful... |
| walnut and flax seed oils. It has a varied and very | | | | -Avoid anger |
| effective role in metabolism. This wonderful source of | | | | -Learn to switch off for set times during the day. Find |
| nutrition can protect against so many other diseases. | | | | things you like doing that are relaxing. Perhaps you |
| Sadly, many western world dieters are lacking this. | | | | may want to try meditation. Evidence has shown that |
| Enzyme CoQ10 - Is naturally occurring and is found in | | | | this is a great health promoter. For example it is very |
| fish, meat or it can be bough as a supplement. It is a | | | | effective at lowering blood pressure. |
| good antioxidant, can help lower blood pressure and | | | | -Sleep well. |
| prevent congestive heart failure. | | | | Finally |
| L-Glutamine - Promotes healthy heart muscle. This can | | | | 'The Natural Cure of Coronary Heart Disease' was |
| be bough as a supplement. Heart patients have been | | | | published a few years ago in a journal entitled Nutrition |
| found to be lacking in this. | | | | and Health. From it, Dr Alan Withnell said this: |
| Magnesium - Nuts are an excellent source of this | | | | ''It strongly suggests that lifestyle and particularly diet |
| mineral. Magnesium helps to reduce atherosclerosis | | | | are the cause and the cure of coronary heart |
| (plaque formations on the inner walls of arteries). Heart | | | | disease.'' |
| patients have been found to be lacking in this. | | | | -To this end I rest my case! |