Your Grocery Guide for a Healthier Heart
We know that a healthy diet can do wonders for our hearts, but what foods should we be putting in our grocery carts – and which should we be leaving on the shelves?
“When we talk to patients about adopting a ‘heart-healthy diet,’ we recommend focusing on adding more vegetables, fruits, beans and whole grains, while limiting meats and dairy, as well as advocating use of unsaturated fats from seeds, nuts and olives,” says Kate Deans, a nurse practitioner with the Heart Center at Pali Momi Medical Center.