This 7-day plan is set at 1,500 calories, with modifications for 2,000 calories. Each day provides at least 33 grams of fiber, while limiting sodium and saturated fat to support heart health. This ...

After heart valve surgery, focus on a nutrient-dense, high fiber diet rich in whole grains, fruits, nuts, and heart-healthy proteins and fats. Heart valve replacement surgery involves replacing a ...

Under all the sparkle and anticipation, New Year's can be a heavy holiday. The pressure to meet societal expectations of radical transformation can turn excited energy into stress before we even take ...

The next time you’re standing in the grocery store, staring at the array of offerings, think about the rainbow. Eating foods that are red, orange, yellow, green, purple and brown means filling your ...

Both the DASH and Mediterranean diets support heart health, but research indicates that the DASH diet is more effective in lowering blood pressure.

Fruits, vegetables, and other healthy foods can help support recovery after heart bypass surgery. You may need bypass surgery, or coronary artery bypass grafting, when your coronary arteries become ...

As great as that is, a new diet plan promises to improve heart health in 12 weeks. Are we in for a food fight? Not necessarily—finding a nutritious eating plan you love is a win, regardless of what ...

Anyone who’s been told to try a low-sodium diet knows that cutting back on sodium can be a real challenge. It’s often not enough to put down the salt shaker; it’s also a matter of reading nutrition ...

A healthy lifestyle is about making small changes over time that build upon each other. Jackson says it is never too early to start thinking about heart health. “Data shows that starting a healthy ...

Advice on how to avoid heart disease has stayed relatively the same for decades with one common recommendation being to avoid sources of saturated fat such as red meat—but Florida-based heart surgeon ...

For all those paleo diet devotees, I have some health news to share. While there’s been some buzz to suggest paleo diets are heart healthy, the research is at best inconclusive. Until recently, most ...

There was greater microbiome diversity in the gut bacteria among healthy volunteers who'd spent a month eating Mediterranean diets with 0.5 oz (14 g) or 2.5 oz (71 g) of lean beef daily, reported ...