Good Food for Your Broken Heart

Romar Fernando

August 31, 2018

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  When someone suffers from a heart break, he/ she tend to feel loneliness deep within minds and hearts.

  Obviously, whenever heart break comes in, it brings more stress everyday. People are not eager to go to office and accomplish their jobs. Poor eating habits becomes more evident. Sometimes, in order to forget everything, most especially the things that have been shared mutually, alcoholic drinks become the number one partner. Because of unjustifiable reasons, broken hearted people become more emotional and intense emotions are being apparent. And all of these can lead to depression.

  According to Harvard School of Medicine, given the people’s never-ending workload, it’s a wonder it performs so well, for so long, for so many. But our own hearts can also fail, brought down by a poor diet and lack of exercise, smoking, infection, unlucky genes, and more.

  That’s we have here some good food for your broken heart:

  1. YOUR SWEET MOMENTS ARE OVER. ACCEPT IT.

  But your sweet moments to keep your heart healthy must be always present! Fruits like avocado, apple and blueberries can help in taking care of your broken heart.

  “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” An apple a day may not bring the doctor away but it’s a healthy option anyway. Apples contain a good amount of potassium, which can be beneficial for those who are watching their blood pressure. According to Daniel Pendick, there is good data to show that the soluble fiber in apples can help prevent cholesterol from building up on artery walls.

  Avocados are one of the few fruits that contain healthy unsaturated fats. Unsaturated fats help lower the undesirable cholesterol when eaten in place of saturated of saturated fats. Avocados provide nutrients which are considered as heart-healthy. It includes vitamin E, vitamin K and potassium.

  “The sooner people start the type of diet that includes a higher intake of blueberries and strawberries, the better,” Dr. Eric Rimm said. In his study, he states that those who ate the most were 34% less likely to have suffered a heart attack than were women who ate the least of these fruits.

  

  2. REAPING GAINS NOT PAINS

  If your past love life gave you pains, eating grains can give you gains that will benefit your heart and lengthen your life.

  According to Dr. Frank Hu, grains must work in concert in order to confer benefits. “These nutrients and compounds have a wide range of health benefits, such as lowering blood pressure, blood sugar, and blood cholesterol and reducing chronic inflammation,” he explained.

  Grains are rich in fibers. Fibers move through the digestive system, absorbing water and helping the body eliminate food waste more quickly. Fibers prevent the risks of having heart diseases through its ability to lower blood sugar, cholesterol and blood sugar.

  

  3. MOVE ON AND ENJOY THE SPICE OF LIFE

  The time of secluding yourself to him is over, enjoy the spice of your life, for now.

  Who would have thought that spicy foods will benefit your heart in a way? Adding extra spices to your favorite food can help you to consume less salt. It is always an underlying reason of having hypertension, heart attack and stroke is a salty diet.

  Studies found that people who enjoy spicy foods ate less salt and had lower blood pressure than people who prefer less-spicy foods. Also, spice further enhanced brain activity in the areas activated by salt.

  So in order that your heart will be healthy, eat less salt and enjoy the spice of life.

  

  Despite your heart broken situation, stay connected to your family, friends, neighbors and community. And of course, as popular saying goes, “Ang lahat ng sobra ay masama” (All excess is bad.) Don’t forget to have some exercise and a good night sleep.

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