7 Artery-Cleansing Foods For A Healthy Heart.

Number 7 is what saves your life from certain death

Our heart is basically a pump. If it gets clogged, it doesn’t work as efficiently, eventually

causing it to break down. Whilst parts of your water boiler can be easily replaced, the same

can’t be said for your heart, which needs constant maintenance to stay healthy. Fortunately,

our body is well-adapted to do that itself. We just need to give it a fighting chance.

Although heart disease has many causes, the most common is arterial hardening, which is

caused by fatty deposits in our blood vessels. If untreated, it can lead to:

‣ hypertension,

‣ loss of circulation, and

‣ even cardiac arrest, as sections of the heart become starved of blood.

Here’s six foods that can clean out your arteries, and keep deadly heart disease at bay.

Found in many oily fish, nuts and seeds, omega-3 fatty acids are essential for your cognitive

health, as well as promoting a strong heart. Besides increasing the amount of HDL (A.K.A

good) cholesterol, which helps reduce the “bad” kind, omega-3’s prevent blood clotting and

inflammation, which can both contribute to clogged arteries. Good dietary sources are fish,

walnuts, chia seeds and cod liver oil capsules.

Although garlic isn’t great for your breath, and therefore inadvisable before a date, it releases

a compound called allicin when crushed and digested, which can lower your risk of heart

disease significantly. Allicin interferes with the production of cholesterol, as well as slowing

the oxidation of LDL. Combined, this is the perfect recipe for clean and healthy arteries.

Known for being fiddly to eat, this seedy fruit is rich in

antioxidants called phytochemicals, which protect your arterial

walls from damage. It also increases the production of nitric

oxide, which despite sounding scary, actually helps dilate

vessels and improves blood flow, reducing the risk of clots and

fatty build-up.

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