Coloring our world Red: With Hearty food
While everyone is looking for love on the "love day" and numerous promotional article features February as the "heart month" (I think quite appropriately!), this is our opportunity friends to find out 10 best heart-healthy food to keep our heart as well as our loved ones heart in shape! Not all of them might work for all of us - granted, but if we can pick few of them from the list below and incorporate them in our kitchen as regular eatables, I think the benefits are going to be very rewarding! We are not getting younger everyday, after all!

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Blueberries:

Blueberries, raspberries, strawberries—whatever berry you like best—are full of anti-inflammatories, which reduce your risk of heart disease and cancer. Blackberries and blueberries are especially great, but all berries are great for your vascular health.
Handy tip: Add fresh or dried blueberries to cereal, yogurt. Relish a banana-blueberry smoothie.
Brown rice:

Handy tip: Use Brown rice instead of white rice if you regularly eat rice as part of your diet.ecially come when walnuts replace badats, like those in chips and cookies -- and you don't increase your calo

Extra virgin Olive oil:
Results from the Seven Countries Study, which looked at cardiovascular disease incidences across the globe, showed that while men in Crete had a predisposition for high cholesterol levels, relatively few died of heart disease because their diet focused on heart-healthy fats found in olive oil.
Handy tip: Use for salads, as cooking oil, with bread.
Fishes and Omega-3 fatty acid:
This is one of the clinically proven top food ingredient for heart health. Fishes, specially oily sea fish like Salmon is rich in the omega-3 fatty acids such as EPA and DHA. Omega-3s may lower risk of rhythm disorders and reduce blood pressure. Salmon also lowers blood triglycerides and reduces inflammation. Salmon contains the carotenoid astaxanthin, which is a very powerful antioxidant.
The American Heart Association recommends two servings of salmon or other oily fish a week, which may reduce your risk of dying of a heart attack by up to one-third.
Handy tip: Be sure to choose wild fish over farm-raised fish, which can be packed with insecticides, pesticides, and heavy metals.
Flaxseed:

Handy Tip: Add ground flaxseed into yogurt, it will give some texture and taste.
But upping your servings of any veggies is sure to give your heart a boost. The Physicians' Health Study examined more than 15,000 men without heart disease for a period of 12 years. Those who ate at least two-and-a-half servings of vegetables each day cut their risk of heart disease by about 25%, compared with those who didn't eat the veggies. Each additional serving reduced risk by another 17%.
Greens:
Spinach can help keep your ticker in top shape thanks to its stores of lutein, folate, potassium, and fiber.

The dark green, leafy vegetable (such as Swiss Chard) is rich in potassium and magnesium, minerals that help control blood pressure. Fiber, vitamin A, and the antioxidants, lutein and zeaxanthin, add to the heart-healthy profile.
Handy tip: Serve with grilled meats or as a bed for fish. Saute with olive oil and garlic until wilted, season with herbs and pepper.
Oatmeal:
Oats in all forms can help your heart by lowering LDL, the bad cholesterol and help keep arteries clear. A warm bowl of oatmeal fills you up for hours, fights snack attacks, and helps keep blood sugar levels stable over time -- making it useful for people with diabetes, too. Start your day with a steaming bowl of oats, which are full of omega-3 fatty acids, folate, potassium and fiber.
Handy tip: Opt for coarse or steel-cut oats over instant varieties—which contain more fiber—and top your bowl off with a banana for another 4 grams of fiber.
Click here for a quick and tasty recipe of oatmeal with fried veggies.
Click here for a quick and tasty recipe of oatmeal with fried veggies.
Nuts:
Walnuts are full of omega-3 fatty acids and, along with almonds and macadamia nuts, are loaded with mono- and polyunsaturated fat and fiber. The benefits especially come when walnuts replace bad fats, like those in chips and cookies -- and you don't increase your calorie count.
Handy tip: You may use walnut oil in salad dressings; it also has omega-3s.
Walnuts are full of omega-3 fatty acids and, along with almonds and macadamia nuts, are loaded with mono- and polyunsaturated fat and fiber. The benefits especially come when walnuts replace bad fats, like those in chips and cookies -- and you don't increase your calorie count.
Slivered almonds go well with vegetables, fish, chicken, even desserts, and just a handful adds a good measure of heart health to your meals. They're chock full of plant sterols, fiber, and heart-healthy fats. Almonds may help lower LDL cholesterol and reduce the risk of diabetes.
The latest research on carrots shows these sweet, crunchy veggies may help control blood sugar levels and reduce the risk of developing diabetes. They're also a top cholesterol-fighting food, thanks to ample amounts of soluble fiber -- the kind found in oats.
Sweet potatoes are a hearty, healthy substitute for white potatoes for people concerned about diabetes. With a low glycemic index, these spuds won't cause a quick spike in blood sugar. Ample fiber, vitamin A, and lycopene add to their heart-healthy profile.
Handy tip: Sneak shredded carrots into spaghetti sauce and muffin batter. Enhance sweet potatoes' natural sweetness with cinnamon and lime juice, instead of sugary toppings.
Sweet potatoes are a hearty, healthy substitute for white potatoes for people concerned about diabetes. With a low glycemic index, these spuds won't cause a quick spike in blood sugar. Ample fiber, vitamin A, and lycopene add to their heart-healthy profile.
Handy tip: Sneak shredded carrots into spaghetti sauce and muffin batter. Enhance sweet potatoes' natural sweetness with cinnamon and lime juice, instead of sugary toppings.
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