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Heart Healthy Changes to Canada’s Food Guide
Canada’s Food Guide has gone through an overhaul, and the result has some great new recommendations to help keep Canadian Hearts Healthy! What’s different: There has been a shift from the four food groups we are used to with recommended servings in each, to a more simple “pattern of eating” approach. The food guide recommends filling…
Superfoods for Heart Health: Flaxseed
Blog Series: Superfoods for Heart Health Post 1: The Power of Flaxseed When it comes to heart health, incorporating nutrient-dense foods into your diet is a game-changer. Flaxseed, a small but mighty seed, has been hailed as one of the most powerful plant-based superfoods for promoting cardiovascular well-being. Let’s explore what makes flaxseed so special…
Exercising With Heart Pain
If there is plaque building up in the walls of the heart arteries (coronary arteries), they start to get narrow in that area. This means that the amount of blood trying to flow past that area is reduced compared an artery that is clean and clear. These coronary arteries are what deliver oxygen carrying blood to the…