How a Heart-Healthy Diet Can Transform Your Entire Well-Being
How a Heart-Healthy Diet Can Transform Your Entire Well-Being
How a Heart-Healthy Diet Can Transform Your Entire Well-Being
CLEVELAND, Ohio (InvestigateTV) - When it comes to eating right and heart-healthy, better shopping is half the battle.
If it's not in the house in the first place, you're far less likely to eat things that aren't good for you.
Melanie Jatsek, a dietitian with Heinen's Grocery Stores, says a heart-healthy diet is also an anti-inflammatory diet, so you're doing your whole body better when you follow guidelines for a healthier heart.
"The great thing about a heart-healthy diet is you're not just eating to feed a healthy heart. You're eating to feed a healthy brain, a healthy liver, a healthy digestive system," says Jatsek.
She says to stay as close to plant-based as possible, limit added sugar, and focus on fiber and healthy fats when you're in the center aisles.
To cure a sweet tooth, she says, indulge in walnut or almond butters, figs and dates.
"Natural sweetness. It's Mother Nature's candy," Jatsek says.
In the cereal aisle, it's sugar, not sodium, that works against a healthy heart.
"The added sugar is what messes with cholesterol. You know, triglycerides on your blood panel, that's the fat in your blood, which can rise due to too much sugar," said Jatsek.
She recommends choices with three grams of fiber or more per serving.
See more recommendations for a heart-healthy diet by clicking here.
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