Eat for Your Heart's Content

Have you been told by someone to "Eat to your heart's content?" Usually this phrase is used when you are a guest in someone's home and they want you to enjoy the food they've prepared. Or you could be at a restaurant or resort and the owners also want you to enjoy what they offer. Most often, when this phrase is used it's about eating an abundance of food with various ingredients and no consideration about the quantity you eat. While this may be acceptable and fun for an isolated situation, for the majority of the time change the phrase to eat for your heart's content. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States -- nearly one in four people die each year from heart disease. High blood pressure, high LDL cholesterol, and smoking are the leading risk factors, and one out of two Americans has at least one of these. Each time you are with one other person, one of you is at risk for heart disease. Is it you? Other risk factors for heart disease are: Overweight/obesity Excessive alcohol use Poor food choices Diabetes Sedentary lifestyles Genetics How many risk factors do you have? In my nearly three decades of coaching and speaking to people about controlling their risk factors, the one comment I hear most often from people trying to lose weight and eat smart is, "I have to do this for myself. I can't do this for anyone else." While that statement is very true, I would ask you to use a different perspective. How does your eating affect those you love, a...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news