Want to amp up the flavor in your food while also benefitting your heart?
A nutritionist shares her favorite herbs for heart health.
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Ann Louise Gittleman, PhD, CNS has a MS in nutrition education, a PhD in holistic nutrition, and is a certified nutrition specialist. She’s the author of Radical Longevity.
Shes the author of Radical Longevity.
3 herbs for heart health, according to a certified nutritionist
1.
Garlic
Garlic isnt just full of flavor; Dr. Gittleman says its packed with heart-healthy benefits, too.
In addition, it contains sulfur compounds, vitamins A and C, fiber, and various amino acids.
In all, garlic provides more than 100 biologically useful chemicals.
Yep, all that in a spice you already have in your pantry.
My favorite way to cook with garlic is to use granulated garlic.
I use it in almost everything I cook, Dr. Gittleman says.
With fresh garlic, the finer the chop, the stronger the taste, she says.
Ann Louise Gittleman, PhD, CNS has a MS in nutrition education, a PhD in holistic nutrition, and is a certified nutrition specialist. She’s the author of Radical Longevity.
To lightly perfume your food with a mild garlic flavor, use whole, unbroken garlic cloves.
Thin slices will provide more than a hint of garlic.
Want your garlic to be even stronger?
Dr. Gittleman says to mince it or crush the cloves to a pulp.
As most of us can attest, cayenne is a diaphoretic, aka a sweat-inducing spice.
And used as a topical, capsicum stops pain in its tracks.
Talk about a morning kick!
In fact, she says its the number-one herb for heart health there is.
A good way to consume hawthorn, according to Dr. Gittleman, is having it as a tea.
But when all these pieces come together, protecting your heart becomes a lot less, er,puzzling.
And besides, theyll add more flavor to your life, tooits a win-win!
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