SuperFoods Comes to your Rescue

When we reach our midlife our life style we followed pulls us down with cholesterol, pressure, blood sugar etc. We inevitably become daily drug users. But think if we could somehow adjust our diet and with a bit of exercise we can get rid these drugs, Is that possible? A diet consists of vegetables and fruits you can buy from local market. Such a diet will have a profound and wonderful effect on your future health.

See below some of the major benefits.

• 1. Reduce the risk of heart attacks.
• 2. Lower Cholesterol.
• 3. Lower Blood Pressure.
• 4. Control inflammation
• 5. Get rid of free radicals
• 6. Lower Blood sugar.
• 7. Lose weight.

Some health experts believe if we adjust our eating style and with a bit of workout we can live a much better heather happier life. You don’t need to eat specific food for a specific aliment but intelligent mix of will go a long way to fight common health problems such as heart disease, diabetes, blood pressure etc. Best thing about superfood is it is locally available in your supermarket no need search for health food shop.

Almonds, all nuts in general considered as nutritious. Contains monounsaturated fat, magnesium, calcium, potassium, fiber etc. A single serving approximately 25g, will help cut LDL (Bad cholesterol and boost good cholesterol HDL) Also a single serving of Almonds will give your your daily quota of 10% Calcium and 25% of Magnesium. In addition you will get around 60% of your vitamin E and around 2g of fiber. Almond also contains much more minerals. Some experts consider Walnuts to be more superior, but if you weigh pros and cons both got plus and minus to balance. Consider both walnut and Almonds are good. Check below link to get more info.

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/nut-and-seed-products/3085/2

Green or Red or any colour they are good. "Apple a day keeps doctor away" , Apples are rich in antioxidants, they contains large quantities of flavonoid quercetin. Flavonoid are natural chemicals found in plants, but in your blood they will remove free radicals and fight inflammation. Apart from this you will get pectin, a soluble fiber. So Think about having two apples a day, this will reduce oxidized fewer artery attacking LDLs.

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fruits-and-fruit-juices/1810/2

Surprising entry? no! Beans contains lots of insoluble fiber which is good for heart because it lower cholesterol. Since beans contains fiber it is good to get rid of waste from your stomach. Beans are good source low-fat protein, carbohydrates, magnesium, and potassium. They can be easily substituted for meat. Some Experts opt for Soya beams because they are good source for Omega-3.

Avocados, contains LDL – lowering mono-unsaturated fats, folic acid, vitamin E, Potassium. Avocados are natives to central Mexico. Research shown eating Avocados daily will lower LDL Cholesterol and boost HDL Cholesterol. But on the minus side they are high in fat they have a nickname “butter pear”. So eating too many Avocados will lead to weight gain if the extra energy isn’t used up with physical exercise.

People who got blood pressure issues are advised to eat banana. They are good source for Potassium and Magnesium. Potassium helps to regulate sodium and water content in bloodstream.

They are rich in antoxidents, C and fiber. These berries ( all berries) contains plant based compounds such as quercetin, kaempferol and anthocyanins. These act as powerful antioxidents that can reduce oxidation of LDL and reduce inflammation. They also contains salicylic acid, an anti-inflammatory substance ( as in aspirin).

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fruits-and-fruit-juices/1851/2

Another vegetable very high in antioxidants. But I haven't see many people using this possibly due to being expensive. There is one chemical compound found in Broccoli that shown to fight cancer and blood pressure. Also they reduce risk of cardiovascular disease. The major benefit is unlike normal antioxidant molecules they are not finished after one cleanup but they are so powerful they boost body's entire defense system.

Eat lots of Broccoli......

It is well known carrots contains beta carotene, an artery protecting antioxidant. Basically this compound guard your artery against artery clogging oxidized LDL. Use cooked carrots since these provide double the amount of beta carotene. In vegetable only carrots provides this protection. Apart from some other stuff carrot provides blood pressure lowering potassium and magnesium.

Beef gives us Vitamin B6 and B12 also Stearic acid. I don't know why beef should be considered but today's food experts consider learn beef as good source of vitamins.

Regular consumption of garlic will benefit your heart. Contains allicin and other sulphur compounds which may help reduce blood pressure and cholesterol. Some food experts believe garlic being a miracle food.

these contains more Omega-3 fatty acids than any other nuts. Omega-3 fatty acid (Alpha - linolenic) which prevents blood clots and give our heart a healthy heartbeat. These also have some minor health benefits.

Provides soluble fiber, folate, Potassium, Magnesium. Eating lots of these will cut your risk of coronary heart disease by 40%. They are alos rich in LDL lowering soluble fiber. Kidney Beans gives your body steady energy supply because of protein and fiber.

I want to put Peanut along with Almonds and Walnuts. Reason being a handful of roasted peanuts contains approx 62mg of phytosterols a plant compound that inhibits body from absorbing cholesterol.

Oats are high in soluble fiber which act like a sponge in your intestines, absorbing cholesterol rich bile acids and neutralize it. So the end result is lower LDL cholesterol.

Another food rich in Omega-3, among Omega-3 rich fishes Salmon is the King. You know very well what is Omega-3? Sell below link.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega-3_fatty_acid

Have you seen Popeye the sailor man ? what was secret of his energy Spinach!. But of course you know eating spinach will not give us any extra strength. Spinach contains Folate, magnesium and potassium. Eat adequate quantity of spinach good for your heart and to lower blood pressure.

Christmas without Turkey? Can't imagine but to enjoy the benefits no need to wait till Christmas. Small portion of turkey contains Protein, Vitamin B6, B12 and niacin. The interesting thing about turkey is the fat content is very low.

I always thought tomatoes contains nothing just a waste. Tomatoes contains Lycopene, fiber, Vitamin C. Take eight or more serving per week prove to reduce cardiovascular disease by 30%. (According to some study).

I really liked sweet potatoes when I was a kid we used to BBQ it. Smells and tastes nice. It contains Beta-carotene, fiber, antioxidants. Sweet Potatoes it self is a good light meal. Beta-carotene protects heart, it also contains blood pressure controlling potassium and magnesium.

During hot season you can see heaped up watermelon along road side and vendors are doing a roaring business. Most buy to quench thirst but watermelons got some benefits too. Lycopene, potassium are two major compounds. Reportedly Lycopene in blood seems to lower heart diereses.

For people with hypertension, eating dark chocolate can significantly reduce blood pressure. A chemical compound in dark chocolate flavanols causes dilation of blood vessels which reduces pressure. But make sure you are eating dark chocolate with more than 70% coca contents. Do not over eat chocolate, contains sugar.

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