Look after your arteries and your heart

It is so important to keep your heart healthy. By eating a good diet and exercising regularly you are doing wonders for your heart.

There are many foods known as ‘super foods’ that will help to cleanse your arteries, protect blood vessels and clean away debris.

• Garlic
• Ginger
• Red Wine
• Strawberries and Blackberries
• Oily Fish
• Almonds
• Apples
• Beans
• Corn
• Tomatoes
• Spinach
• Avocado
• Whole grain foods
• Grapefruit
• Oats
• Olive Oil
• Onions
• Rice
• Soy
• Tea (Green/Black)
• Dark chocolate
• Clams
• Peanuts

Foods to avoid are; anything deep-fried, eating a considerable amount of cheese, ice cream, sugar, white bread (stick to brown), cheap cooking oil, alcohol (although a glass of red wine is good) and foods high in salt.
These foods encourage inflammation and damage arteries.

Look after your heart. Cut off visible fat from meat, remove skin from poultry and only eat the meat. Avoid salt.