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Making small and simple lifestyle changes such as incorporating heart healthy foods into your daily diet along with regular exercise can help manage cholesterol levels while maintaining normal eating habits. Foods that are rich in plant sterols are very important because plant sterols help to reduce LDL or “bad” cholesterol levels in the body. More and more foods today contain plant sterols, one such example being yogourt, something we eat at breakfast or as a snack. By consuming two servings of BioBest probiotic yogourt with plant sterols daily, for instance, a reduction in LDL cholesterol of approximately 10% may be achievable. Yogourt also has other health benefits such as calcium to prevent osteoporosis and probiotics to aid with digestion. “If making simple and easy changes to your routine can have drastically beneficial effects on your health and longevity, why not start each morning by replacing your coffee with a yogourt smoothie,” suggests Amanda Schwartz, a registered dietitian. “What you eat for breakfast sets the tone for the day. Both coffee and a smoothie can give you the same boost – but the main difference is that one is packed with heart healthy nutrients, especially when enriched with added plant sterols.” Get your day, and your heart, started off right with these recipe ideas: Morning Energy Booster
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
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2. Blend until smooth. Add more juice as necessary for desired consistency. Serve immediately. Cranberry Raspberry Smoothie
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Preparation More information on making healthy food choices can be found online at www.astro.ca. |
(NC)—Women today strive to have it all - a great career, a healthy mind and body, a daily routine that incorporates exercise, good eating habits and of course, the time to do it all. But little does the average unsuspecting woman know about the lurking, silent health risk that is heart disease. According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, women are more likely to die from heart disease than any other disease and many women still do not know this.
Leading risk factors for cardiovascular disease include smoking, high blood pressure, a sedentary lifestyle, diabetes and elevated blood cholesterol. Health Canada reports that 45 per cent of women have elevated cholesterol levels. No one person is immune, but there are a number of things a woman can do to reduce her risk of falling victim.
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(NC)—For the 3 million Canadians who have diabetes, it can be a challenge to eat right and control blood glucose levels. Those who have recently been diagnosed with the disease must also learn new dietary habits and pay much closer attention to factors like alcohol intake, vegetarianism and the food they eat when they are away from home. Here are a few recommendations that may help you in this regard.