Looking after your heart is vital to living a long and healthy life. There are plenty of things you can do to look after your heart, no matter what your age, and here at The City Point Club we have a Healthy Heart Menu to help you do just that.
Healthy Heart Rapid Lunch Menu - £5 per dish
Grilled Turkey Escalope with Spiced Kidney Bean and Chick Pea Tagine, Toasted Almonds and Dried Apricots
Flaked Poached Salmon with Lentil, Sweet Potato and Spinach Dahl
Wholemeal Pasta with Steamed Leeks, Tenderstem Broccoli, Seeds, Soy Beans and Low Fat Cream Cheese
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All served with a choice of Salad, New Potatoes or Brown Rice
Reduce Your Heart Disease Risk:
Following a heart healthy eating plan helps prevent or control high blood pressure, high cholesterol, weight gain and diabetes. Here are some other steps that can be taken to protect your heart health;
Stop smoking.
Lower high blood pressure - Have your blood pressure checked regularly. Also, maintain a healthy weight and limit your alcohol intake.
Reduce high cholesterol - Maintain a healthy weight and get your cholesterol level checked once every 5 years.
Aim for a healthy weight.
Be physically active.
Prevent or manage Diabetes
Health Heart Fact Sheet
Turkey
Turkey is a super food for heart health. The selenium and vitamin B6 found in this meat both prevent heart disease. In addition to this the vitamin B3 found in turkey improves cholesterol levels which promotes better blood flow and keeps your heart healthy.
Beans
Beans are a good source of cholesterol lowering fiber. In addition to lowering cholesterol, kidney beans' high fiber content prevents blood sugar levels from rising too rapidly after a meal, making these beans an especially good choice for individuals with diabetes, insulin resistance or hypoglycemia.
Almonds
Almonds are high in dietary fiber. In one serving you can get 3mg of fiber, which is a lot. Including fiber in your diet is known to help reduce your cholesterol level and to decrease the risk of heart disease.
Salmon
Super-rich in omega-3 fatty acids, salmon can effectively reduce blood pressure and keep clotting at bay
Lentils
Not only do lentils help lower cholesterol, they are of special benefit in managing blood-sugar disorders since their high fiber content prevents blood sugar levels from rising rapidly after a meal.
Sweet Potato
Sweet potatoes are an amazing source of fiber, potassium and other nutrients that have been shown to prevent heart disease. One study showed that eating sweet potatoes could lower LDL cholesterol by as much as 29%, and eating just two a week may cut your risks of suffering a heart attack by as much as 86%.
Wholemeal Pasta
Whole grains are good sources of fiber and other nutrients that play a role in regulating blood pressure and heart health.
Broccoli
Besides providing calcium, potassium, folate and fiber, broccoli contains phytonutrients, compounds that may help prevent diabetes, heart disease and some cancers. Broccoli contains the antioxidant beta-carotene and is also an excellent source of vitamin C.