What Superfoods Keep Your Heart Beating? Read on to unclog your arteries and ward off heart attacks!

Published on 01/21/2019
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Grapefruit

Many people aren’t sure what the difference between a grape and a grapefruit is (seriously?!). If you’ve figured it out, you’ll be able to add a lot of fiber, potassium, lycopene, vitamin C, and choline to your diet. That’s a lot of heart maintenance in one fruit! Grapefruit is also a recommended fruit on the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (aka DASH) diet, which has been proven by the National Institutes of Health to lower and control hypertension. The U.S. News and World Report also ranked DASH the #2 diet for folks with diabetes.

Grapefruit

Grapefruit

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Green Tea

This calming tea packed with antioxidants, which makes it another ally in the fight against plaque in arteries! And it does that while lowering LDL cholesterol and triglycerides. Can someone make a wine-coffee-green tea super cocktail so we can get all the benefits at once? (Just kidding, don’t do that! Gross.) The trick to making the perfect cup of green tea is to wait a few minutes for the kettle to cool down after boiling.

Green Tea

Green Tea

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