Watch the Salt
This mineral affects people in different ways. For some, it seems to raise the amount of protein in their urine. That can harm your kidneys or make kidney disease worse if you already have it. Lots of salt also raises your chances of high blood pressure, a typical cause of kidney disease, and kidney stones, which can be very painful and possibly cause damage without treatment.
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🍎 Health Tip ~ Power Proteins for Good Health
Power Proteins
“Power protein” sources with a variety of complex heart-protective phytonutrients include tuna, salmon, nuts (and nut butters) and seeds. Omega-3 fatty acids found in fatty fish and seeds can help lower triglycerides, limit blood clots and arrhythmias and reduce the risk of heart attack. When it comes to fish, she says the best choices are wild or fresh salmon and wild, fresh or light-canned tuna as well as herring and mackerel. The recommendation is to eat at least two 3- to 6-ounce servings of fish per week. While nuts and seeds are naturally high in fat and calories, they still provide a good source of heart-healthy unsaturated fat and protein. Choose dry roasted, unsalted nuts or seeds such as almonds, walnuts, peanuts, and sunflower, chia or pumpkin seeds.
🍎 Health Tip ~ Bulk Up on Foods High in Antioxidants
Antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties
Many people know that blueberries and dark chocolate are good sources of antioxidants – natural substances that may protect your cells against free radicals, which research suggests play a role in chronic illnesses such as cancer and heart disease. It may be less well-known that broccoli and cauliflower are also good sources of antioxidants and help fight inflammation . . . Both veggies are good sources of an array of nutrients, but “what really makes these vegetables all-stars are their antioxidant content and anti-inflammatory properties,” Margaret Mangan ( a registered dietitian with UNC REX Nutrition Services and Diabetic Education Center in Raleigh, North Carolina).
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🍎 Health Tip ~ This May Sound Fishy, But . . .
The biggest benefit of eating fish may be this: many people that eat it outlive their fish-phobic friends. The consumption of fish lowers the risk of death by heart disease by 36 percent. More astounding, older people who have higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids, largely due to their consumption of fatty fish, lived an average of 2.2 years longer than those with lower levels. Diets heavy in fatty fishes are also proven to elevate mood and prevent certain types of cancer and inflammation.
🍎 Health Tip – Fall in Love, Stay in Love
The Surprising Health Benefits of Love
- Increases Life Expectancy: Research suggests that married people in particular but those also involved in healthy social relationships typically live longer. The benefits of these relationships can even lower your risk of heart attack, developing certain types of cancer or pneumonia.
- Maintains a Healthy Heart: Studies indicate that those who are involved in good, strong, happy marriages have a lower risk of cardiovascular disease compared to those who are in stressful relationships or tend to feel lonely more often.
- Keeps the Doctor Away: Feeling loved, cared for and secure tends to boosts the immune system and reduce the chance of catching a cold or other viral infections. Those who have a loving support system also tend to recover more quickly from an illness.
- Reduces Depression: Falling in love, getting married and maintaining healthy relationships, as well as friendships, have been shown to reduce the feelings of isolation and depression in both males and females while simultaneously increasing the sense of belonging and happiness.
And Several More Benefits: Source
🍎 Health Tip ~ Wash Your Hands, Repeat Often
Cheap Cold Protection ~ Hand Washing
🍎 Health Tip ~ Make Fiber a Friend
More fiber is a healthy diet choice
Whether it’s a bran cereal, nuts, oatmeal or an array of other fiber-filled foods, added fiber can make you feel fuller longer and provide a, well, moving experience (sic).
🍎 Health Tip ~ Let It Go
Take Time Off
It’s a time when you can bond with family and friends, which is good for your mental and physical health. People who take more vacations live longer and are less likely to have heart disease and other health problems.
🍎 Health Hack ~ Simple Way to Cut Calories
If you think leaving just a little something on your plate won’t matter, think again. It will. Small amounts of uneaten food add up to calories that stay on the plate – not on you.
🍎 Health Hack ~ Invite This Super Nut Home
It’s Nuts But Walnuts Are A Super Nut
When it comes to antioxidants, walnuts receive “super nut” status. The antioxidants flow from the abundance of vitamin E, melatonin, and polyphenols within the nut, particularly in the thin skin. In one study, healthy participants who consumed a meal rich in walnuts exhibited protection from oxidative damage of “bad” cholesterol when the refined-fat meal did not offer the same protection. Oxidized “bad” cholesterol is apt to build up in arteries, causing narrowing and hardening. Consuming walnuts appears to reduce this impact.
