Chocolate
Like you needed a list to tell you to eat chocolate! Luckily for you, chocolate (especially raw cocoa and dark chocolate) also has heart benefits. Harvard researchers found a solid benefit to eating raw cocoa regularly. Participants had lower blood pressure and symptoms of hypertension were absent. Dark chocolate is rich in flavanols, which is an antioxidant that does basically the same job that red wine does: keep blood vessels flexible, lower blood pressure, and stave off heart-related disease. Remember, we are talking about high content cocoa chocolate and not the common candy bar, sorry!
Chocolate
Lentils
It was just a matter of time. Lentils are my least favorite on the list but if it’s prepared right, this super legume has more potassium than a banana and brings a lot of vitamins and minerals to the table. In the right soup or dish, you’ll get plenty of protein and energy, and is another food on our list that is a part of the DASH diet. Although “super legume” doesn’t have the same ring to it as “superfruit,” lentils do reduce blood pressure and are another important food for a healthy heart.
Lentils
