*DIET TIPS FOR CARDIAC PATIENTS*
▶A “cardiac diet”/ “a heart healthy diet”— coupled with regular exercise, can help boost heart health for years to come.
This is a plan to eat plenty of nutrient-rich foods—fruits and veggies, whole grains, lean poultry and fish. And it also means avoiding saturated fats, trans fats, and excess sodium and sugar.
*HEART HEALTHY FOODS:- *
🅾Fruit & Vegetables : Fruits and vegetables and are undoubtedly healthful foods. They boost your immune system, providing the nutrients your body needs and help reduce inflammation. Some fruits/ vegetables which are healthy for heart are-
1 Spinach
2 Broccoli
3 Cauliflower
4 Bok choy
5 Tomato
6 Arugula
7 Bell peppers
8 Carrots
9 Asparagus
🅾Soluble Fibre: Eating soluble fiber can help lower your cholesterol level and better manage blood sugar levels.” Aim for about 10 to 25 grams of soluble fiber per day; you can find it in:
1 Oats
2 Beans
3 Berries
4 Ground flaxseed
🅾Omega-3 Fatty Acids: These good fats can reduce blood pressure, decrease triglyceride levels, slow the growth of plaque in the arteries and reduce the risk of arrhythmias. Found basically in:
1 Salmon
2 Tuna
3 Herring
4 Sardines
5 Walnuts
6 Ground flaxseed
7 Hemp Seeds
8 Chia seeds
*FOODS TO AVOID:- *
🅾Trans Fats & Saturated Fats: These increase our blood cholesterol levels. Foods which are included in these are:
1 Peanut butter
2 Packaged cookies
3 Packaged cakes
4 Donuts and muffins
5 Fatty cuts of read meat (porterhouse, rib eye, prime rib)
6 Any fried food
7 Pork
8 Lamb
9 Poultry with skin
10 Butter
11 Cheese and other whole or reduced-fat dairy products
12 Whole fat dairy
🅾Salt: Too much salt in diet is bad for your cardiovascular health. That’s because extra sodium increases blood volume in blood vessels, raising blood pressure and making your heart work harder to pump it.
🅾Sugar: Researchers say eating too much sugar is connected to a higher risk of dying from heart disease.
▶A “cardiac diet”/ “a heart healthy diet”— coupled with regular exercise, can help boost heart health for years to come.
This is a plan to eat plenty of nutrient-rich foods—fruits and veggies, whole grains, lean poultry and fish. And it also means avoiding saturated fats, trans fats, and excess sodium and sugar.
*HEART HEALTHY FOODS:- *
🅾Fruit & Vegetables : Fruits and vegetables and are undoubtedly healthful foods. They boost your immune system, providing the nutrients your body needs and help reduce inflammation. Some fruits/ vegetables which are healthy for heart are-
1 Spinach
2 Broccoli
3 Cauliflower
4 Bok choy
5 Tomato
6 Arugula
7 Bell peppers
8 Carrots
9 Asparagus
🅾Soluble Fibre: Eating soluble fiber can help lower your cholesterol level and better manage blood sugar levels.” Aim for about 10 to 25 grams of soluble fiber per day; you can find it in:
1 Oats
2 Beans
3 Berries
4 Ground flaxseed
🅾Omega-3 Fatty Acids: These good fats can reduce blood pressure, decrease triglyceride levels, slow the growth of plaque in the arteries and reduce the risk of arrhythmias. Found basically in:
1 Salmon
2 Tuna
3 Herring
4 Sardines
5 Walnuts
6 Ground flaxseed
7 Hemp Seeds
8 Chia seeds
*FOODS TO AVOID:- *
🅾Trans Fats & Saturated Fats: These increase our blood cholesterol levels. Foods which are included in these are:
1 Peanut butter
2 Packaged cookies
3 Packaged cakes
4 Donuts and muffins
5 Fatty cuts of read meat (porterhouse, rib eye, prime rib)
6 Any fried food
7 Pork
8 Lamb
9 Poultry with skin
10 Butter
11 Cheese and other whole or reduced-fat dairy products
12 Whole fat dairy
🅾Salt: Too much salt in diet is bad for your cardiovascular health. That’s because extra sodium increases blood volume in blood vessels, raising blood pressure and making your heart work harder to pump it.
🅾Sugar: Researchers say eating too much sugar is connected to a higher risk of dying from heart disease.
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