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- Eating for Heart Health and Reducing Cardiovascular Disease Risk
In order to actively improve our health, we should be actively seeking out foods that improve our health. So, rather than follow a long list of foods to avoid, let’s think in terms of foods to include in our diet. For heart health, this tends to mean we actively include certain kinds of fats and foods with plenty of fiber. Generally, I like to think of foods by their primary macronutrients. So, rather than the conventional food pyramid, I group foods as: Fats Proteins Carbohydrates Non-Starchy Vegetables Fats When it comes to foods rich in fats, we should be focusedContinue reading “Eating for Heart Health and Reducing Cardiovascular Disease Risk”
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