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Emilia Klapp, R.D., B.S. - ArticlesEmilia Klapp has a Bachelor in Nutrition Science and is certified as a Registered Dietitian by the American Dietetic Association. With her book “Your Heart Needs the Mediterranean Diet”, she has helped many people to prevent high blood pressure and high cholesterol. For more information about the author and the book and to get a list of the 10 Top curative ingredients, go to www.emiliaklapp.com
A Diet for HypertensionIf you have hypertension, you need to be aware that there are foods that raise high blood pressure and others that lower it. Thus, with the proper diet as part of a healthy lifestyle, you can keep high blood pressure at bay. The secret resides in reducing salt, eating less animal protein, including more fruits and vegetables, and walking. Mediterranean Diet: Avocado, the Fruit With the Healthiest FatsIt is true that avocados are richer in fat than any other fruits, 16.7 for each 100 grams or 3.5 ounces. However, this number is still low when we compare it to the fat contained in other foods you may eat on a regular basis and that do not contribute the same benefits to your body as avocados do. Mediterranean Diet: Figs Can Lend You a Hand in Lowering Your CholesterolFigs can lend you a helping hand to restore to normal your cholesterol if you do what Mediterraneans do: to make figs part of your daily diet. If you follow this recommendation, you will be surprised at the results in the not so long run. An Authentic Mediterranean Plan to Prevent Heart AttacksToo often, different dietary plans are presented to us disguised as an Authentic Mediterranean Plan or Diet when the reality is that they have very little to do with it. Here are the 10 points that constitute an Authentic Mediterranean Diet. Fish or Fish Oil Capsules?Research shows that when it comes to Omega-3s, we can derive the same benefits from fish than from fish oil capsules, since both do an equally good job at enriching the blood and other body tissues with healthy omega-3 fatty acids. Fish or Fish Oil Capsules for Heart Disease?Research shows that we can derive the same benefits from fish than from fish oil capsules as far as Omega-3 fats is concerned, since both do an equally good job at enriching the blood and other body tissues with healthy omega-3 fatty acids. Mediterranean Diet: Watermelon Can Lower Your High Blood PressureAccording to new research, watermelon juice has been found to be a new source of the essential amino acid arginine. Our body needs arginine to produce nitric oxide, which has been shown to lower blood pressure, reduce blood clotting and protect against heart attacks and strokes. Omega-3 Fats From Fish Reduce the Risk of Repeat Heart Attacks by as Much as 45%Italian researchers find that doses of 850 mg a day of Omega-3 fats from fish along with a diet Mediterranean style help reduce the chances of a second or third heart attack by as much as 45%. Are You Overweight But Do not Have a Diabetes Diagnosis? You are Lucky! Part 2If patients with pre-diabetes lose between 5 and 7% of their weight and they exercise half an hour every day, five days a week, the risk to develop diabetes type 2 mellitus can be lowered by 60% in 3 years. Are You Overweight But Do not Have a Diabetes Diagnosis? You are Lucky!Obesity is becoming one of the major risk factors for diabetes in industrialized countries; obese people have a much higher risk to develop the disease -about 8 times higher- than people who have a normal weight.
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