A gourmet's delight? Definitely. A huge dose of heart health--from good fats and fiber to powerful antioxidants and essential vitamins and minerals? Without a doubt.
Superfoods such as the five described below work better than supplements to slash your risk of heart disease. Not only do they entertain your taste buds like a four-star chef, they also battle all six deadly heart attackers at the same time. Specifically, these amazing foods can:
- Reduce your risk of artery-clogging atherosclerosis
- Whittle away at cholesterol
- Lower your blood pressure
- Cool inflammation
- Neutralize damaging free radicals
- Reduce your chances of developing metabolic syndrome by keeping blood sugar lower and steadier
- When eaten in healthy portions, help you lose weight.