Fast Fact: Salmon for a Heart Healthy Diet
By Better Health Research Team • Feb 12th, 2009 • Category: General Health, Health Articles, Heart Health, Thursday Edition
For a heart-healthy meal, try adding more salmon into your diet. The omega-3 fatty acid-rich fish also contains carotenoid astaxanthin—a very potent antioxidant known to help lower blood pressure and dissolve blood clots. You should avoid farm-raised salmon, which can be loaded with pesticides, toxic metals and insecticides.
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