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Q: Is there a heart healthy diet on this site?

Our food is full of bad fats. I tend to get more chest pain problems if I eat a certain. way. Been taking zinc which helps, some copper too which is necessary if you take zinc, but not together.

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10/16/09 12:24pm

Hi John,

 

Here are some links to information on diet and lifestyle changes to promote heart health:

 

http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/lifestyle.html?ic=4026

http://www.healthcentral.com/high-blood-pressure/treatment.html?ic=4019

 

I also recommend you look at the DASH Diet and Mediterranean Diet.

 

All the best,

Lisa Nelson RD

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