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- Keep Your Heart Healthy!
by Kate Birdsall
Did your New Year’s resolutions this year include living healthier? Sticking to that diet, exercising, finding time for relaxation, or giving up any bad habits you may have had? When you made the resolutions, were you thinking about heart health, and what you can do to keep your ticker running longer? February is National Heart Health Month, and we’d like to take this opportunity to share some tips for maintaining a healthy and strong heart.
According to the American Heart Association, heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, affecting approximately 58.8 million Americans. The risk factors for heart disease are predictable: high blood pressure, high LDL cholesterol or triglycerides, smoking, a stressful lifestyle, obesity, and diabetes are the leading culprits. Fortunately, you and your family can take strides to prevent heart disease, such as following a healthy, high-fiber, low-fat diet, exercising moderately almost every day, maintaining a healthy body weight, and quitting smoking.
The American Heart Association has some dietary recommendations for you, and that’s where we come in. They recommend a low-fat, high fiber diet, built primarily on vegetables, fruits, and whole grains. Whether you’re looking for high-quality (and often certified organic) fruits and vegetables, which are high in fiber and low in calories, whole grains, or lean meats and fish, we’ve got you covered. If you need some healthy snacks for the kids, visit our grocery department!
If you’re interested in supplementing your healthy diet with heart-specific vitamins, minerals, or herbs, visit our nutrition department for details. The American Heart Association recommends that you increase your intake of healthy Omega-3 fatty acids, such as the ones found in fish and flax oil, and our nutrition department has a wide array of such supplements, just in case you don’t want to eat fish every day. Make sure to exercise, too. An hour of moderate exercise three or four times a week can keep your heart beating strong.
Our knowledgeable staff can help you make the right decisions to keep your heart in shape for years to come! Stop on in today to keep that resolution going strong.
We know that almost everyone is feeling the financial pinch that these difficult economic times have created. One of the most important things we can do to survive this recession is take care of ourselves--and of each other. We understand how this crisis is affecting our community, and our buyers are hard at work to bring good values to you and your family. From produce to dairy, grocery to supplements, and meat to market kitchen, we’re doing our best to keep your grocery bill low.
Though it may seem less expensive to purchase and consume processed, packaged foods, we’d like to remind you that cheap food isn’t always cheap. Eating well is paramount to good health, which means fewer missed days at work and more quality time to spend with the family.