5 Foods That Are Good For Your Heart

Fish-Omega 3 fatty acids

Are very important in heart health. You can find these fats in salmon, sardines, anchovies, mackerel, tuna, herring and lake trout. Recommendations are to eat 2 servings a week-3 ounces a serving.

Nuts
Help reduce the LDL's in your blood and keep your arteries flexible.
Eat 1 ounce of nuts a day-almonds, Brazil nuts, cashew nuts, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios, walnuts and peanuts.

Oats
The fiber in oats is known as soluble, the kind that lowers LDL and total cholesterol. It also helps regulate blood sugar and insulin levels. Eat 1 ½ cups of cooked oatmeal a day if possible.

Beans
These are the nutrition powerhouse-they have antioxidants, help lower cholesterol regulate blood pressure and help maintain normal blood sugar. Try all the varieties-3 to 4 ½ cup servings a week-dried or canned.

Olive oil
2 tablespoons a day in place of saturated fat is suggested. This fat has a high level of mono-saturates fat-the kind that helps prevent the oxidation of LDL's.