Your Heart Healthy Diet Is Missing Something
August 28, 2010 by Specialist
Filed under Heart Healthy Diet
Your Heart Healthy Diet Is Missing Something
Eating a heart healthy diet is important for everyone. If heart disease runs in your family it becomes an essential part of your life. I would like to share with you what I have found in my research about heart disease and a heart healthy diet. I firmly believe that our diet is the building block for either great health or debilitating disease, the choice is ours.
We all know we should be eating several servings of fruits and vegetables every day as part of a heart healthy diet. We also all know how difficult it can be to do that. Even if we do get our full servings in, the condition of our produce these days is questionable. Our soil is overworked and drained of nutrients needed to produce healthy fruits and vegetables. In many cases processing of fruits and vegetables destroys the nutrients and antioxidants. It seems nearly impossible to rely on food to bring us the nutrition that our bodies need to be strong and vibrant. That is exactly why so much attention is being given to super fruits lately. Super fruits earn their name mainly for their high level of antioxidants and other nutritional benefits. These fruits may be new to the western world but they have long been used by other cultures for their amazing nutrition. One super fruit in particular has properties that appear to qualify it as vital to a heart healthy diet.
The Mangosteen fruit is from Asia. Chinese medicine considers the Mangosteen fruit extremely nourishing to the body. Here is what you need to know about why the mangosteen could be an important addition to your heart healthy diet:
~The mangosteen rind has an abundance of a unique and powerful antioxidant called Xanthones. Xanthones are among the most powerful antioxidants found in nature.
~Professional journals such as Free Radical Research and the Journal of Pharmacology, have reported that Xanthones have a remarkably beneficial effect on cardiovascular health. Their benefits extend to ischemic heart disease, arthrosclerosis, hypertension and thrombosis.
~These unique antioxidants have properties which help to heal cells damaged by free radicals. Consider what this could mean to someone already battling with heart disease.
Now unfortunately you cannot walk into your local grocery store and buy mangosteen. However mangosteen juice can be found in nutritional supplements. When you are looking for a supplement do your research and be sure that you are getting the rind of the mangosteen. Remember this is where the important xanthones are found. Also watch out for preservatives that could harm the beneficial properties of the fruit.
If a healthy heart is important to you then consider adding mangosteen juice to your heart healthy diet. This super fruit supplement can be an easy way to go above and beyond your recommended daily intake of your average fruits and vegetables.
My favorite mixture of super fruits is found in this delicious drink. You can also read more information about the health benefits and synergistic properties of super fruits here. Hi, my name is Karen. I am an Entrepreneur and Work at Home Mom. I help other entrepreneurs learn the key to a successful business at my blog. I have a lifelong interest in alternative and nutritional medicine that was refueled by the nutritional deficiencies I faced after pregnancy and breastfeeding and the desire to live a long and healthy life with my son.
