Just by shopping the perimeter and skipping the main aisles of your local supermarket, you can actually reduce your chances of heart disease! Who knew? Studies show that most unhealthy, processed food is found in the main aisles of a supermarket. By skipping those aisles and keeping yourself on the outskirts of the market where most all fresh fruits, vegetables, poultry, fish and dairy are housed actually can help make your kitchen “heart healthy”. Of course, just this one step isn’t going to do the trick, but combined with good common sense eating and exercise, it could actually slash your risk for heart disease.
Simple changes in life style can reap big rewards when it comes to having a healthy heart. Though other factors come into play that are out of our control, such as the innate ability to produce “bad” LDL cholesterol or some inherited heart conditions, there are some very important factors that we do have control over, such as what we eat, how much we eat and trying to work in a daily exercise routine and being diligent in taking your cholesterol or blood pressure medications. Taking the stairs instead of an elevator, parking your car a little further away at the mall, walking the mall, a brisk 20 minute daily walk - all small things that add up to big health profits. It’s heart month - so give yourself and your family the best Valentine ever! Next time you shop, take a walk around the perimeter of your local supermarket and give your kitchen a heart healthy makeover!
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Make Over Your Kitchen for a Healthy Heart WebMD January 7, 2010 is an excellent article on how to keep your heart and your kitchen "heart healthy."
