Guide To The Top Heart-Healthy Foods

Garlic

Garlic has several profound health benefits that positively affect the heart. One is it lowers blood pressure in individuals who have high blood pressure. Studies have demonstrated supplemental garlic in high doses can actually work as well as beta blockers, a commonly prescribed group of medications used to lower blood pressure and prevent heart attacks. Garlic also reduces artery-clogging low-density lipoprotein cholesterol while having no effect on beneficial high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels. Finally, it has been shown to improve symptoms in heart disease patients. Specifically, it reduces the peak heart rate of these patients, which allows the heart to work more efficiently. An efficient heart is a healthy heart, and it allows a patient to exercise more intensely as well as enjoy daily activities without getting out of breath.

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