Jesse Miller asked:


For a healthy living you need to have a healthy heart. It should be able to pump the blood well and in the right manner at the right time. For this to happen safely and soundly you must have a very healthy heart and for a healthy heart, apart from many else things a good and perfect diet plan is to be followed. The diet plan must be in line with the need of the heart of an individual.

Here are some guidelines which if followed can help manage a healthier heart:

1.You daily diet plan should only have 10-12% of the total consumed calories from the saturated fats.

2. Your total calories of the day, must not be more than 28% from the fat.

3.Use must restrict yourself below 300 milligrams of dietary cholesterol.

4.Try to restrict the daily in take of sodium below 2500 milligrams a day.

5.Mark your calorie level (your doctor will help you know the exact appropriate level) and just take enough calories that would help you to maintain a healthy weight and would help to reduce the cholesterol level in your blood.

6.You must not take more than 300 milligrams of cholesterol daily, as it would lead to a build up of plaques in your arteries which surely increases the risk of a stroke and a heart attack.

7. Try to avoid butter and margarine as much as you can. For this purpose you can use salsa or even low-fat yogurt to top your baked potatoes instead of butter.

8.Make the nut or seed oil a part of your diet, as it would help you to have a healthier heart. It can even be canola oil or olive oil.

9.Try to avoid the addition of fried chicken patties in your diet plan and add fish or a piece of skinless chicken ******. Fish also helps to lower your blood fats.

10. Add beans and peas to your daily diet plans as they are a rich source of protein and they are free of cholesterol and low at fat.

11.Try to add fruits and vegetables to your diet as much as you can.

12.Reduce the salt in your overall meals.

If you keep all these points in view while designing your diet plan you will surely have the most appropriate diet plan for your healthier heart.



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