Include these foods in your diet for your cardiovascular health.
Walnuts: Rich in omega-3 fatty acids, fiber, Vitamin E, and folate, eating unsalted walnuts regularly can go a long way in protecting your heart. Like walnuts, almonds too are a good source of nutrients for your heart.
Spinach: Leafy veggies, particularly spinach, provide iron, vitamin C, vitamin A and magnesium. Saute spinach in garlic and have it as a side dish.
Oats: This fiber-rich superfood also comprises omega-3 fatty acids, folate and potassium, all of which can help reduce your cholesterol levels and maintain healthy arteries. Start your day with a bowl of oats.
Asparagus: This thin, green stick comes packed with anti-inflammatory nutrients like folate and vitamins C and D. Low in calories, asparagus can be cooked quickly.
Beans: Beans, particularly kidney beans, are a good source of heart-healthy and stress-busting vitamin B, iron, and calcium. Make a kidney bean, tomato and carrot soup or use them in a veggie dip.
Blueberries: Rich in antioxidants and vitamin C, blueberries contain lesser calories and sugar, so you can eat them to your heart's content. They are also a good source of fiber, which can help relieve the cramps and constipation that can occur when you're under stress. Eat them raw or make a blueberry smoothie.
Salmon: Containing omega-3 fatty acids, having grilled salmon is a good way to keep your heart healthy. more
Walnuts: Rich in omega-3 fatty acids, fiber, Vitamin E, and folate, eating unsalted walnuts regularly can go a long way in protecting your heart. Like walnuts, almonds too are a good source of nutrients for your heart.
Spinach: Leafy veggies, particularly spinach, provide iron, vitamin C, vitamin A and magnesium. Saute spinach in garlic and have it as a side dish.
Oats: This fiber-rich superfood also comprises omega-3 fatty acids, folate and potassium, all of which can help reduce your cholesterol levels and maintain healthy arteries. Start your day with a bowl of oats.
Asparagus: This thin, green stick comes packed with anti-inflammatory nutrients like folate and vitamins C and D. Low in calories, asparagus can be cooked quickly.
Beans: Beans, particularly kidney beans, are a good source of heart-healthy and stress-busting vitamin B, iron, and calcium. Make a kidney bean, tomato and carrot soup or use them in a veggie dip.
Blueberries: Rich in antioxidants and vitamin C, blueberries contain lesser calories and sugar, so you can eat them to your heart's content. They are also a good source of fiber, which can help relieve the cramps and constipation that can occur when you're under stress. Eat them raw or make a blueberry smoothie.
Salmon: Containing omega-3 fatty acids, having grilled salmon is a good way to keep your heart healthy. more
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Health, Diabetes and Low Blood Pressure: If you are diabetic and spend a couple of hours or more in walking briskly/ workouts, you are likely to develop low blood pressure. Doctors do not take low blood pressure seriously, perhaps because there is no allopathic medicine for it but low pressure can be dangerous. Drinking two three glasses of water with very little salt added first thing in the morning has helped me. It also cleans the stomach clean. But do not make it a habit. Give up after two three weeks and pick up again. Do it by intervals. Please remember overconsumption of salt can adversely affect your kidneys. more
Jul 08
Thank you very much for all yours efforts to solve my this issue. I salute to your knowledge and expertise in various and endless areas which a normal person can not achieve in one life. I am always in debt for your services. With regards more
Jul 07
Asparagus, I believe is, Shatavri; also some Vaidyas call it Shaataavar. Available in powder form at Ayurveda shops. Yes, walnut prices have risen enormously going beyond the reach of middle income groups and retired pensioners etc. more
Jul 06
