14 Ingredients to Avoid for Your Heart Health

Tuesday 06/11/2013 Join the conversation! 14 Ingredients to Avoid for Your Heart Health An important first step in creating a heart-healthy kitchen is to read and understand food labels. They are your best reference for assessing what to add to your grocery cart and what to leave on the store shelf. Use the list below to determine what items to avoid buying - many of these ingredients are considered pro-inflammatory and therefore unfavorable to a heart healthy diet. If the product contains one or more of these undesirables, don't buy it! Artificial sweeteners or non-nutritive sweeteners Corn oil Cottonseed oil Fractionated oil High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) Hydrogenated oil or vegetable shortening Margarine Palm or palm kernel oil Partially hydrogenated oil (source of trans-fat) Blended vegetable oils Safflower oil Soybean oil Sunflower oil Synthetic low- or no-calorie fat "substitutes" Healthy Meals Made Simple To create heart-healthy meals, it's not just the ingredients you choose: the way you prepare them also matters. Certain cooking methods are better choices because they can maximize nutritional benefits. Steaming, poaching and using heart healthy fats such as olive oil are a good place to start when cooking for your heart. Dr. Weil on Healthy Aging can help you explore more - we have recipes devoted to heart health, shopping guides for creating healthy menus and meals, and how-to videos featuring Dr. Weil. Learn more: start your 14-day free trial now, and save 30% when you join! It's the Journey Not the Destination Make each day count with an outlook that is stable, inspired and serene. Dr. Weil's new website, SpontaneousHappiness.com, has everything you need to get on the path to emotional well-being. From articles and checklists to exclusive videos featuring Dr. Weil, we can help you make each day a little brighter. Start your 10-day free trial now.   All of Dr. Weil's after-tax profits from royalties from sales of Weil Lifestyle, LLC, licensed products go directly to the Weil Foundation.

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