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New heart dos and don'ts How to cut your risks.(CR Health)
Get to the gym on a regular basis, eat less fat, lose weight, stop smoking: That has been the usual advice for protecting the heart without medicine. Here are five lesser-known steps, based on the latest scientific research, that may help keep your heart healthy.
Do eat plenty of produce. It could double the reduction of risk. A new two-month study found that consuming eight daily servings of fruit and vegetables lowered the blood level of C-reactive protein (CRP) by an average of 72 percent. CRP is linked to arterial inflammation, atherosclerosis, and increased cardiovascular risk. Combined with low-fat-dairy consumption and reduced salt intake, that can help lower blood pressure, too.
Don't shun the good fats. The government's latest dietary guidelines allow you to get up to 35 percent of your total calories from fat. Unsaturated fats--mainly from vegetable oils, nuts, and fish--can actually help control cholesterol levels. Virgin olive oil, rich in antioxidant phenols, can help boost blood flow, a November 2005 study showed. And fish oil can reduce clotting, abnormal heart rhythms, and heart-attack risk. But get no more than 10 percent of your calories from the bad, cholesterol-raising ...
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- Low blood pressure.(Senior Health Advisor 2005)
- Clinical Reference Systems January 1, 2006 700+ words
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