(BlackDoctor.org) -- A vegetarian diet can be heart-healthy and nutritious. It can also be a great way to lower your risk for obesity, high blood pressure, heart disease, and diabetes. The American Heart Association recommends a diet that is low in saturated fats and trans fats -- the types of fat that can raise blood cholesterol. Since cholesterol and saturated fats come primarily from animal foods, one way to adjust your diet for high cholesterol is to start a vegetarian diet.
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(BlackDoctor.org) -- When it’s time to send your children back to school -- or decide on what to pack for your own lunch -- one of the single-most important things you can do is prepare nutritious meals. Not only does a healthy lunch keep you and your children from being groggy and loaded down at school, it helps them establish healthy eating habits for life and have enough energy to succeed each and every day.
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(BlackDoctor.org) – You’ve probably heard the well known notion that red wine, in moderation, is good for your health. Is this saying true? And if so, in what way does red wine benefit the body?
Recent studies show how that merlots and cabernet sauvignons and other types of red wine offer heart-healthy benefits – helping to keep your need for a cardiologist at bay.