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Women Take Heart

I am a huge advocate of monitoring heart rate during exercise to optimize health, safety and fitness and for the first time a landmark report has determined what calculation can accurately give women their “peak heart rate.”

Instead of the traditional 220 minus your age, the new formula is 206 minus 88% of your age. For [...]

Sugar - Not so Sweet for the Heart

Most people know that too much bad fat (saturated and trans) will do a dirty number on their hearts, but few recognize that too much sugar is likely even worse! Unfortunately, sugar consumption is at an all-time high in the U.S. with 16% of our total calories coming from sugar added to processed and prepared [...]

Beverage Newsflash

Over the past few months there has been a plethora of new data on the beverage front. Here are some highlights:

For every additional cup of coffee consumed daily, the risk of diabetes decreased by 7%. Those drinking 3 or 4 cups a day were 25% less likely to get diabetes vs. those drinking zero to [...]

Canned Pumpkin - A Superstar for Health!

Believe it or not, canned pumpkin is one of the healthiest foods on earth.. It is a real example of a “processed food” that is healthier than its fresh counterpart. Canned pumpkin is fresh pumpkin pureed and then cooked down to remove its water, which both concentrates its nutrients and makes them easier [...]

Processed Meats - From Bad to Worse

In the scientific literature, processed meats repeatedly rear their notorious heads as powerful cancer promoters. Thanks to the researchers from Harvard’s School of Public Health, we now have the first large scale review of how processed meats impact the risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Investigators evaluated about 1,600 studies, including over a million study [...]

Sweet News About Dark Chocolate

For dark chocolate lovers out there like me, I am delighted to share further evidence that dark chocolate is a food you can love that loves you back — a true dietary superstar! After following about 20,000 adults for at least 10 years, European researchers reported those who included as little as a small square [...]

Heart Healthy Superfoods, Part 3

Even more heart healthy superstar foods for you to include in your diet regularly!

Dark Chocolate Pecans – This delectable treat gives your heart the best of both worlds. Dark chocolate is loaded with the antioxidant flavanols that boost blood flow while pecans are brimming with heart-healthy monounsaturated fats, like those in olive oil, that lower [...]

Heart Healthy Superfoods, Part 2

For those of you who want a healthy heart, here are 6 more stellar superfoods:

Green Tea – This superstar elixir of good health provides one of the easiest, quickest, and most relaxing ways to infuse your arteries with protective antioxidants. Antioxidants prevent bad cholesterol from building up in your arteries and keeps arteries functioning [...]

Heart Healthy Superfoods, Part 1

Here are 5 great foods that should be on your grocery list if you want a healthy heart:

Roasted soy nuts – This crunchy, nutty, great-tasting whole soy food is loaded with heart-healthy goodness including B vitamins, vitamin E, omega 3 fats, and soluble fiber. Whole soy foods have been shown to lower both blood pressure [...]

Turn Off the TV

TV lovers be forewarned – watching the tube may increase your risk of premature death and appears to be especially hard on the heart. Australian researchers monitored the television viewing habits of over 8,000 adults and found that those who viewed greater than 4 hours a day had a 46% higher risk of death from [...]

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