Here are certain things that need to be followed to protect your heart. To get a healthy heart follow these tips.
- Eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day.
- Eat plenty of green leafy vegetables, mainly spinach and sprouted grams which are very rich in minerals and vitamins. Do not overcook food.
- Eat plenty of salads.
- If you are a non-vegetarian, avoid red meat. Settle for lean meat like chicken and fish.
- Avoid using oil rich in saturated fatty acids such as palm oil and coconut oil and vanaspathi, margarines, butter and ghee. Try oil rich in poly-unsaturated fatty acids such as olive, corn, sunflower or gingerly oil for healthy life. Go for mixture of oils.
- Limit your salt intake to two teaspoons a day. Stay off from processed foods, as they have high salt content.
- Maintain a healthy weight. This, along with lowered salt intake, will help lower blood pressure.
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