Ten Diet Guidelines To Keep Your Heart Healthy

Whatever is good for the body in general is good for the heart. Take care of your body and the heart will take care of itself because it's a part of the body, not a separate entity.

Top ten diet guidelines to keep in mind if you want a healthy heart and healthy body are

1. Avoid foods which are rich in fat content. Non-vegetarian foods like meat and chicken have close to 70% fat.

2. Protein in excess can lead to several malfunctions in the body. Avoid foods which are rich in protein. Most foods which are rich in fat are rich in protein also.

3. Eat foods that are high in water content. The best food for your body is raw fruits. The second in line is raw vegetables.

4. Avoid eating any food with preservatives. These chemical may be approved by FDA but they are still chemicals which the body has no use for. They have to be discarded as toxins. Why add further burden of elimination?

5. Processed food is not good for you, keep away from it as much as possible. They lack water content and most vitamins and minerals are debased during the processing. The addition of inorganic minerals to these foods is not a benefit at all as they cannot compensate for the original organic minerals which were lost.

6. Avoid refined flour and polished rice. Eat whole foods as much as possible.

7. Cut down on your alcohol intake. There is already enough toxin to fight without you adding further toxins to the body. Drinking alcohol with fatty foods results in indigestion and toxic storage.

8. Cut down on your sugar intake. Refined sugar is the main cause of degenerative diseases like diabetes which complicates heart problems. Soft drinks and sweet made from refined sugar should be completely avoided.

9. Diary products do more harm than good. People who eat cheese and butter have the tendency to develop LDL (low density lipoproteins) which complicates cholesterol problems.

10. Stick to a diet rich in raw foods for the better part of your day. Raw fruits are the best source of energy for the human body.

As a sideline it is important to note that fruits should not be taken over cooked food. Never eat fruits after a meal of cooked food or vegetables. Allow for at least 4 hours before you eat fruits.

It is also important that you don't eat fruits immediately before a meal of cooked food. Leave a gap of half and hour after eating fruits before you take any cooked food.