What food is good for the heart and lungs? Is saturated fat bad for your heart?
Your choice of foods is one of the most powerful tools you have at your disposal to help in your recovery from heart disease and in preventing a future heart attack. A few simple guidelines will make choosing foods that are good for you easy Fortunately it’s getting easier and easier to find healthy foods in many restaurants, cafeterias, and supermarkets. More farmers’ markets have a wide array of fresh, convenient, and appealing vegetables and fruits that make the preparation of the ultimate, healthful meal a joy rather than a chore. Other heart-healthy lifestyle changes may mean learning new skills. You may need to learn to exercise if you have always been sedentary, and you may have to learn to deal with stress, but you already know what a delight eating can be. What you may need to learn is how to add some new food choices to your diet, and how to make these choices enjoyable. It may seem a lot of trouble to experiment with new foods at this point in your life. But once you’ve c...