in today's video we are going to be talking about five of the best foods you can eat for
your heart when it comes to heart health there's a lot of contradicting information out there one
day dietary cholesterol is bad for our heart and the next day it doesn't matter and trust me
i know just how confusing and frustrating this contradicting information is so in today's video
we are going to debunk some of these myths surrounding certain foods and heart health
and talk about five of the best foods you can eat to keep your heart healthy hey guys welcome back
to my channel if you're new here my name is kait i'm a health coach and i post videos on a high fat
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think of foods that are bad for our heart we often think of foods that are high in saturated fat
this has been the narrative for decades too much saturated fat causes heart disease they say but
the dietary fat we consume does not directly translate to fat in our blood which is what is
assumed in fact it is very common for someone who switches from the standard american diet to a high
fat low carb diet to actually see a decrease in the amount of fat circulating their bloodstream
which is known as triglycerides but anyways all of this is to say that some of the foods that have
been demonized and we've been told are bad for our heart might actually not be and some of them are
actually beneficial so now let's get into five of the best foods you can eat for heart health
number one bone broth bone broth is made by simmering bones and meaty joints in water
the nutrients in the bones are extracted into the liquid making bone broth extremely nutritious
now there are a few reasons why bone broth is beneficial for heart health
the first reason is that it is rich in minerals such as magnesium which are needed for our heart
muscles to function properly low magnesium levels are a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and
a lot of people have low magnesium levels without even realizing it the next reason that bone broth
is beneficial for our heart is because it is very high in collagen collagen is a type of protein
that makes up our skin bones and tissues it also provides structure to our arteries if your diet is
lacking in collagen your arteries can become weak and more susceptible to damage and another reason
why it is beneficial is because of the vitamin k2 content if you use marrow bones when you are
making bone broth then the broth will be high in this fat soluble vitamin and it is well known
that vitamin k2 is very important for heart health vitamin k2 prevents calcium from being deposited
in our arteries one study done over 10 years found that those who consumed the most vitamin
k2 were over 50 percent less likely to develop artery calcification if you have never made bone
broth before i highly recommend giving it a go it's inexpensive it's easy to make and i do have
another video where i walk you through how to make it and talk about some of the benefits so i
will link that above if you want to try it and if you've never had bone broth before and you aren't
quite sure how to consume it you can drink it as is or you can use it in your cooking either in
soups or one of my favorite ways to consume it is to take a tougher cut of meat put it in the slow
cooker with some bone broth leave it all day and yeah it turns out absolutely delicious and it's
also nutritious number two eggs now i said at the start of this video that there are some foods that
have been wrongly demonized as bad for our hearts which are actually beneficial and eggs are one of
those foods some studies have even shown that egg consumption is associated with a decreased risk
of heart disease in certain populations one of the reasons that eggs are so beneficial for our hearts
is because they are loaded with b vitamins several b vitamin deficiencies have been associated with
heart disease for example vitamin b12 vegetarians have a higher rate of vitamin b12 deficiency than
omnivores and supplementing vitamin b12 has been shown to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease
another example is vitamin b1 or thiamine where deficiency can directly cause heart failure and
aside from b vitamins eggs are also a pretty good source of omega-3 which is anti-inflammatory and
can help to lower blood pressure number three beef heart now the first two foods that i mentioned are
pretty common and pretty easy to incorporate into your diet this one is a little bit more
out there for some people but i just want to say that beef heart is actually pretty similar
in taste and texture to muscle meat so don't get grossed out too quickly now the main reason beef
heart is beneficial for our own heart health is because of coq10 which is a compound that helps
generate energy in your cells our bodies produce this enzyme naturally but production of it slows
as we get older supplementation of coq10 has been shown to improve symptoms of heart failure
and also reduce blood pressure and beef heart is one of the best sources of this nutrient
number four avocados next up we have everyone's favorite avocados now the main reason the avocados
are so good for our hearts comes down to potassium potassium is an electrolyte that is important for
your heart to beat properly if you are not getting enough potassium in your diet you may suffer
from heart palpitations low potassium levels also increase your risk of having a heart attack now it
is important to note that too much potassium can also cause heart problems but it is very unlikely
that you are getting too much potassium from food alone ideally you want to aim to get between 3
500 milligrams and 4 000 seven milligrams of potassium a day and to put that into perspective
half an avocado has about 500 milligrams now before we move into the final food that is good
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number five ghee and finally we have ghee now if you are not familiar with what ghee is
basically it is just butter that has been clarified and what this means is that all
of the lactose in casein which is usually the parts of dairy that people are sensitive to
is removed ghee is great to use for cooking because it is very stable so it can withstand
high heats one study done on a rural population in india where ghee is traditionally used
found lower rates of heart disease in those who consumed the most ghee
one of the reasons ghee is so good for our hearts is the high amount of vitamin k2 it contains
which we already spoke about and it also contains a good amount of omega-3s as well
and those are the five best foods you can eat for heart health so to summarize number one bone broth
number two eggs number three beef heart number four avocado and number five ghee let me know in
the comment section down below how many of these foods you consume on a regular basis and if you
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