Acupuncture in San Diego CA: Your Heart-Healthy Dietary Check-List, PART 2

This two-part article series provides a list of foods and beverages that are beneficial to long-term cardiovascular health.

Welcome to the second half of our two-part article series on all the foods and beverages that are specifically good for the health of your heart. It may seem odd that the source of this advice is acupuncture in San Diego experts. But consider this: acupuncture has many applications, amongst which is the treatment of heart attack risk factors, including high blood pressure, cholesterol and obesity. As such, specialists in acupuncture in San Diego CA are more clued up on promoting good heart health than you may think! In the first half of our article series, we discussed the following very beneficial foods: (1) cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, turnips, cabbages, kale, radishes and Brussels sprouts, (2) fatty fish, such as salmon and anchovies and (3) flaxseed. Now, without further ado, let’s take a look at some more foods and beverages that’ll help keep your heart beating strongly and steadily for life.

Foods and Beverages that Comprise a Heart-Healthy Diet

 

  1. Acupuncture in San Diego CA and Fruit: Fruit offers us the most perfect health snack, say specialists in acupuncture in San Diego CA. They’re bursting with flavor,  

energy and deliciousness. And they’re totally guilt-free. But certain fruits boast additional heart-health benefits and they include:

-     Oranges, which are full of folic acid. This has been shown to lower homocysteine levels in the body; a known risk factor for heart attack.

- Grapes, which are full of resveratrol and flavonoids: potent antioxidants that are hypothesized to prevent the internal clotting of red-blood cells. This prevents artery-blocking, which causes all sorts of serious and potentially-fatal illnesses, say professionals in acupuncture in San Diego CA.

-   Pomegranates are believed to reduce one’s genetic predisposition to a hardening of the arteries. They’re also full of heart-healthy ingredients, such as potassium and polyphenols, say professionals in acupuncture in San Diego CA.

2. Acupuncture in San Diego CA and Garlic: It’s not the sexiest thing on the menu, but a clove a day keeps the cardiologist away! This is thanks to garlic’s anti-coagulant agents, its promotion of arterial healing and its discouragement of cholesterol deposition in the arteries, say experts in acupuncture in San Diego CA.  
3. Acupuncture in San Diego CA and Green Tea: Green tea has long been known for its health properties. Bursting with anti-oxidants, a cup of green tea after a meal could greatly improve the health of your heart, say specialists in acupuncture in San Diego CA. It does this by busting bad cholesterol in the body and helping to lower blood pressure. Green tea is also really pleasant to drink after a complex meal; it cleanses the palate, which is why is it served after meals in the Far East. 
4. Acupuncture in San Diego CA and Nuts: Nuts about nuts? Studies have found a squirrel’s best friend to aid tremendously in promoting heart health. They’re full of healthy unsaturated fats. Just don’t go, erm, nuts… they’re quite fattening.
   
5. Acupuncture in San Diego CA and Red, Red Wine: Finally! A guilty indulgence that’s GOOD for you! Cardiologists frequently recommend red wine to patients presenting with a high risk of heart attack because of its incredible ability to dissolve cholesterol in the heart’s arteries. This has specifically been found for red wine, say experts in acupuncture in San Diego CA. So, enjoy a glass with dinner, guilt-free!