Nutrition for the Health Heart

from the National Clinical Nurse Practitioner Conference

Orlando, FL

 

 

1.       Plant Stanols are found in fruits and vegetables.  They decrease total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol.

 

          Recommendations: 3 fruits and vegetables daily or use Benecol or Take Control (purchased at any grocery).

 

2.       Flavenoids are found naturally in fruits and vegetables and lowers total cholesterol and LDL while increasing HDL.  They also lower your risk of coronary heart disease.

 

          Recommendations:  3 servings of fruits and vegetables daily, Grape juice (from concord grapes) daily.  Green Tea – 120cc to 600cc per day.  Dark chocolate 25gms/day.

 

3.       Omega 3 fatty acids have anti-inflammatory properties, decrease blood clotting and decrease triglycerides. 

 

          Recommendations:  Two fish meals/week (salmon, albacore tuna, trout, herring, sardines) or 1 gm. fish oil, 2-3times daily.  (One gram/day of EPA and DHA.)

 

5.       Other recommendations

 

  •  Nuts (almonds & walnuts) 5 small handfuls per week. 

  •  Soy Protein  25-50 grams/day (Decreases LDL)

  •  Niacin (no flush free or time released) 1000-2000mg/day

  •  CoQ10 (200mg/day) is a coenzyme that has antioxidant properties and plays an important role in bioenergetics of the heart thus preventing heart failure and myopathy. 

  • Policosanal – 10mg/day initially then twice daily.  This is a product that comes from sugar cane and decrease cholesterol synthesis and lowers triglycerides.

 
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