Heart Healthy Drink Ideas

 
28-Jan-2012 by foodquest

 

Healthy DrinksDrinks, just like a nutritious meal, can aid in keeping your heart hale and healthy. Powered by the essential vitamins and minerals, the ensuing list of heart healthy drinks can strengthen your heart. Do check them out!

 

 

Drinks that Help Your Heart

Drinks can do a lot in favor of your heart. You can try to add some of the following drinks to your daily routine.

 

  • Pomegranate juice

Pomegranate juice makes for a healthy cool summer drink. Being rich in antioxidants, it prevents cell damage and fights against the hardening of arteries.

 

 

  • Cranberry juice

Are you somebody who likes cranberry juice? Then, there is a good news for you. Recent studies have shown that drinking cranberry juice everyday increases the level of HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol).

 

 

  • Tomato juice

Easy to make and great to drink, tomato juice also brings with it a wide range of health benefits. Tomatoes are packed with antioxidants, which do good to the heart.

 

 

  • Orange juice

Drinking a glass of orange juice a day will bring down your blood pressure. Orange juice contains flavonoids which improves the health of blood vessels and reduces the risk of heart disease.

 

 

  • Red wine

Have a glass of red wine with dinner will increase your HDL cholesterol. Resveratrol found in red wine helps prevent blood clots and damage to blood vessels. But please keep in mind that while drinking red wine in moderation helps, too much of red wine can actually damage the heart.

 

 

  • Tea

Our good old tea is heart smart too! It contains flavonoids which reduces blood pressure and bad cholesterol. Green tea is known to widen arteries, which is good for anybody suffering from heart disease.

 

 

  • Soy Milk

Make a smoothie with soy milk to reap the benefits of soy. Soy is known to lower triglycerides and helps keep your heart healthy.

 

 

Prepare  these drinks and sip your way to good health! Do let us know if you are able to incorporate one of these heart healthy drinks into your daily diet and how you feel about it.

 

 

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Comments

Anonymous says :

Never knew tomato juice was good for good for heart! I drink it every day
Posted on: 31 January 2012 - 1:42am

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