Fruits and vegetables are low in meizitang
29/04/2015 17:47
2. Cut down on processed foods and load up with fruits and vegetables
To have a healthy heart like nuomeizi natural model Slimming Capsule and maintain normal blood pressure, your diet should be five times higher in potassium than in sodium -the part of salt that is bad for us. Unfortunately, in the typical American diet, the amount of sodium is five times higher than potassium. Why do we have it so backwards? Because seventy-five percent of the salt we eat every day comes from processed foods, most of which is added by manufacturers and restaurants. Because the American public consumes about 4,000mg per day of sodium, far more than what is needed, the American Public Health Association recently called for a 50 percent sodium reduction in our nation's food supply over the next ten years. It's estimated that such a reduction would save at least 150,000 lives annually.
Fruits and vegetables are low in meizitang sodium and high in potassium. By eating fruits and vegetables, you are also replacing other foods in your meals that may be high in sodium. Plus fruits and vegetables contribute good amounts of calcium and magnesium, two minerals that you need for a normal heart beating and to maintain low blood pressure.