Creating a Healthy Heart Through Your Diet

All of my volunteering experiences have played a role in shaping my passion for medicine. Specifically, my time as a volunteer with the American Heart Association has influenced me to be more heart healthy and now I have made it my mission to help others in battling their cardiovascular disorders with diet and exercise. Diet plays a large role is preventing high blood pressure. The American Heart Association has tips & tricks to healthier diet, which can be found below.

Get quality nutrition from healthy food sources

Aim to eat a diet that's rich in:

Fruits

Vegetables

Whole-grains

Low-fat dairy products.

Skinless poultry and fish.

Nuts and legumes

Non-tropical vegetable oils

Limit:

Saturated and trans fats

Sodium

Red meat (if you do eat red meat, compare labels and select the leanest cuts available)Sweets and sugar-sweetened beverages

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