Undoubtedly the best workouts for your heart are aerobic activities like walking, running, swimming, biking, dancing, or really vigorous housework or yard work. But aerobic exercise ism’t the only kind shown to help your heart. Strength training—the type of exercise that...
To get your heart pumping hard enough to provide cardiac benefits, all you need is a decent pair of walking shoes. According to the Harvard Nurses’ Health Study, which followed 80,000 women for more than 20 years, just a half hour...
Average cholestrol reduction (percent) Average LDL reduction (percent) Average HDL increase (percent) Average triglyceride reduction (percent) Best for Potential side effects Drugs Bile acid sequestrants Up to 15 15-30 5 Variable;may raise level Lowering LDL Gastrointestinal complaints Fibrates Up to 20...
Fish-oil supplements are an easy way to add more omega-3 fatty acids to your diet. The translucent, gelatin capsules are odorless, tasteless, and easy to swallow, even though they are large. And they’re also relatively inexpensive— you can get 100 1,000-milligram...
In the next few years you’re bound to hear more and more about natural alternatives for lowering cholesterol and protecting the heart. But before you jump on any bandwagons, take heed: No supplement is a substitute for the lifestyle changes you’ll...
You’ve just read about the supplements we recommend or think you should consider based on a significant body of research. But evidence is also mounting in favor of other supplements that may prove to help iower cholesterol. While the evidence isn’t...
Everyone on the Plan will take a daily multivitamin and a fish-oil supplement (or flaxseed oil for vegans), But some may benefit from additional supplements. Next we outline the strongest candidates and who should consider . them. Remember to check with...
The Plan calls for eating fish several times a week. But believe it or not, eating fish regularly is still not enough to give you the amount of omega-3 fatty acids that, according to the latest research, can lower triglycerides, counter...
The seven supplements you’ll read about later in this chapter are intended for people who fit certain health profiles. But the Plan includes two supplements that everyone should take every day: a daily multivitamin/multimineral (which we’ll call a “multivitamin” from here...
Who says white can’t be red? Scientists at the Technion-Israel institute of Technology created a kosher white wine with all of the beneficial health effects of red wine by adding skins of chardonnay or Muscat grapes (which are white or yellow)...
