Taking Care of Your Heart

Introduction: How can you take care of your heart with the help of your diet?

Diet affects every part of your health and life. Several health conditions are a result of improper and imbalance in lifestyle and diet. In India, 1 out of the 3 risk factors is heart disease, leading to fatal heart attacks. 

One of the main factors of heart diseases is cholesterol, which is caused by tasty yet unhealthy foods. You might go out and taste according to your appetite, but do you know you are welcoming deadly diseases on the way? Besides family history, food is the only thing which brings heart diseases. Eating a diet rich in saturated fats, trans fat, and cholesterol relates to heart diseases, and too much salt in the diet increases your blood pressure, which, in turn, risks the heart to certain problems. In addition, drinking too much alcohol increases the levels of triglycerides in your body, which also increases the risk of heart diseases. Smoking is another deadly factor, as tobacco raises blood pressure. 

Foods to avoid 

You can prevent the symptoms of heart disease by easily avoiding these foods as listed below:

1. Butter: More than half the fat constituted in butter is saturated fat, and this is very alarming for people with heart diseases. Not only these, butter also has other nutrients which also leads to cholesterol problems. Even eating half a tablespoon of butter can be risky, if consumed daily. 
2. Pastry: It has hydrogenated oils and trans fat which might be dangerous. They are high in calories and low in nutrients, so basically do more harm than good. With refined flour, they are also rooms for gluten. Refined carbohydrates increase heart diseases and a serving per day can be very risky. 
3. Fried foods: Because they are fried, they raise the low density lipoprotein which results in bad cholesterol. Frying boosts the chemical production which leaves a coating of fat on your heart, and also affects the body’s inflammatory response. Researchers found that the people who ate the least fried foods stayed with a healthy heart, while those who took fries were prone to the diseases. 
4. Red meat: Evidence was found that each 50g/per day intake of red meat increases coronary diseases. Eating too much beef or pork raises your cholesterol as they are high in saturated fats. This boosts cholesterol and therefore heart diseases.
5. Potato chips: This increases your weight to the highest extent, and therefore is not at all beneficial to your heart. They are also covered in salt, and those extra salt increases your high blood pressure, and leaves your heart at risk. They do not even remove your hunger, so you keep craving for them, little knowing how risky it might be. 
6. Ice cream: It should not be the diet of a heart diseased patient. Loaded with fat and sugar, it leads to weight gain, and therefore heart diseases. Those extra calories are not at all needed, so remember to cut them off to prevent heart diseases. 

Healthy options for your heart

1. Leafy green vegetables with high fibers.
2. Nutrient rich whole grains like oats and brown rice.
3. Berries, because they are rich in antioxidants and they protect against inflammation.
4. Avocados are excellent sources of monounsaturated fats which are your heart’s best friend. They also reduce bad cholesterol.
5. Fatty fish and fatty oils because they have Omega 3 fatty acids which protect your heart. Opt for more sea foods, as they will save your hearts from diseases. 

Conclusion

Foods form an essential part of your lifestyle, and mainly health, because good foods protect you, so remember to make the best choice with Favouritetable, follow the site for daily, interesting updates.