HEART DIET - getting to the heart of the matter

The heart is basically a muscular pump that pumps blood through the body and it need to be kept fit through exercise and a heart diet as research has identified risk factors that can be grouped into either major factors or contributing factors for heart disease.

The major unchangeable risk factors are

• Age - men over 45 years and women over 55 years are at greater risk
• Gender - men are at greater risk than women
• Genetic or hereditary conditions - individuals whose parents have cardiovascular disease

The major changeable risk factors are

• smoking
• hypertension
• raised serum cholesterol - concentrations of greater than 5.0mmol/l are regarded as likely signs of heart disease and these levels are affected by diet. Most fruit and vegetables are low in fat and high in fibre - both of which are important for a healthy heart diet.
• physical inactivity - also helps keep the arteries free of plaque as well as reducing stress

Herbalife has battled obesity, a major cause of heart disease, for 25 years. With their scientifically proved ingredients to target additional risk factors like cholesterol, they have made available excellent products to supplement your heart diet to keep it beating.

Their Core Complex tablets target four key indicators of heart health: cholesterol, triglycerides, homocysteine and oxidant stress. One of the key ingredients is plant sterols which are used as a treatment for high cholesterol to compete with the normal absorption of cholesterol and can be found in soybeans.

Simultaneously research has proved that both aromatic and delectably pungent garlic and onion contains compounds that inhibit the tendency to form artery-clogging blood clots, thus lowering heart-attack risk. There is strong evidence that a clove a day of raw garlic added to your heart diet will also lower elevated levels of blood cholesterol. Herbalife's Mega Garlic Plus Tablets are a must for heart-health. Take heart, there is help for any ailment - click here to contact Shapelife: http://www.shapelife.co.za/

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