Episode 20: Eating for Your Heart

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Episode 20: Eating for Your Heart

February is American Heart Month. Heart Month happens every year because here is the thing: people tend to think of how to help their heart AFTER a cardiac episode. And they come to me or seek our help on what can they do to improve their health AFTER the issue is already there? 

But we can do things each day to reduce the risk of getting some form of heart disease before a visit to the emergency department or the surgery or the medications. 

If you haven’t heard, heart disease is the number one killer of men and women in the U.S. In addition, according to the CDC, half of the U.S. adult population has high blood pressure or unhealthy cholesterol levels.

And while people will ignore things or bring up the cost, copays, and so much more, there are many things that we can do to reduce our collective risk for heart disease that doesn’t cost anything: LIFESTYLE.

I break down lifestyle factors and specific foods to ADD to your diet to help your heart. 

Read more here: https://www.shelleyrael.com/blog/heart

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