The diet for heart health

The heart of our "flaming engine" working tirelessly all his life, a day pumping from six to eight thousand liters of blood. Our task - to help him cope with the pressures to maintain. How? With proper nutrition and correct exercise.

The work of the heart depends on the mass of factors, but perhaps one of the most important can be considered as the condition of blood vessels. Their health in the best way affect quality vegetable oils such as olive, rapeseed and sunflower - for example, and walnut oil and corn germ. They contain a lot of fatty acids, which regulate the level of blood cholesterol. By the way, to the "bad" cholesterol is not settled in the form of plaques on the walls of blood vessels, it is necessary to limit the use of animal fats - in particular, butter and lard. In addition, the diet must be sufficient ballast substances - cellulose, pectin, insoluble fibers - they stimulate the excretion of excess bad cholesterol.

To the heart as long as possible to stay healthy and strong, do not overdo products such as fatty pork and lamb, sausages, eggs, cream: they can be included in the diet, but not every day, and only in small quantities. But oily fish - salmon, mackerel, herring - on the contrary, let them appear more often on the table. The fact that fish oil rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids omega-3, which affects the state of fine finest capillaries and heart.

For a meal sure to take your time - there is nothing worse than snacking on the run. Even in the busy schedule, you can schedule a 10-minute break to quietly focus on food. And at the time of a quick snack, you can "feed" the heart: it choose foods rich in potassium, bananas, apricots, boiled potatoes.

The second important point: do not forget to drink regularly - water, herbal or fruit tea without sugar, as well as two-thirds diluted juices and wine. The norm for an adult - 1, 5 - 2 liters of liquid.

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