An ounce
a day of almond is your heart’s best friend. You get your mono-unsaturated fatty
acids (MUFA), Vitamin E (50%), Magnesium (25%), and Folate in just an ounce,
roughly 20 almonds or a small handful every day. It does give you around 150 to
200 calories so do not exceed this amount.
Here is a
proven heart healthy meal: wild Atlantic salmon flavored with garlic and
cinnamon, topped with slivered almonds with a side of green vegetables and tofu
accompanied with a glass of red wine followed by a slice of apple dusted with
cinnamon for dessert.
Breakfast
– have sprouted flaxseed bread with a teaspoon of almond butter spread. Oatmeal
with unsweetened almond milk sprinkled with flax seed powder is another heart
healthy choice for breakfast.
There are
tonnes of scientific study showing how almonds have helped reduce
heart-clogging LDL cholesterol, increase artery-clearing HDL, improve ratio of
good HDL to bad LDL, decrease oxidation of LDL reducing artery-clogging
blockages and reduce your C-reactive protein (a marker of artery damaging inflammation).
So here
is a toast to almonds and your heart health…
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