8 Foods for a Healthy Heart for Women
Valentine’s Day may be over ( and I hope you had great fun on that day) but our hearts continue to beat within us! How much do we care to keep our hearts healthy?
Often heart disease starts in women in their teens, many years before the symptoms actually start to appear. Due to our present hectic lifestyles and the increased intake of junk or packaged foods, high in saturated fat, trans fat, sodium, added sugars and cholesterol, women are now equally prone to heart risks as men. Since 1963, the month of February has been deemed American Heart Month by the American Heart Association.
Terrific post on the MakeUpAndBeauty blog. Check it out for more information about how these foods can be incorporated into your diet, for your heart’s sake: oatmeal, salmon, spinach, avocado, flaxseed, nuts, legumes and olive oil. They are all great foods for the skin, too.
