Eat right for your heart this month!
Celebrate Heart Month by celebrating your heart with help from NEOvations Pharmacy Services!
American Heart Month is often framed around disease and prevention, but February can also be a celebration. Your heart works nonstop, beating over 100,000 times a day! One of the simplest ways to celebrate it is through the foods you choose. A heart-healthy diet is not about restrictions; it is about nourishment! The foods we eat can help lower cholesterol, control blood pressure, and reduce inflammation, all while giving our hearts energy to thrive.
Eat The Rainbow
Colorful Fruits and vegetables are packed with fiber, antioxidants, and potassium are nutrients that protect blood vessels and support healthy blood pressure
Choose Whole Over Processed
Whole grains such as oats, brown rice, quinoa, and whole-wheat bread help lower LDL cholesterol and provide steady energy.
Love Healthy Fats
Not all fats are the enemy. Olive oil, nuts, seeds, avocados, and fatty fish (like salmon) provide heart-protective fats that improve cholesterol balance and reduce inflammation
Less Can Be More
Sodium is essential, but excess raises blood pressure and makes the heart work harder. Choose low sodium options when available!
Celebrate what your heart does for you every day! By choosing foods that nourish and protect it, you are honoring one of the hardest-working muscles in your body!
Curious about your heart health?
Point-of-care testing provided by NEOvationsRx include screenings for diabetes, blood pressure, total cholesterol panel and body mass index at no charge to employees!
Visit calendly.com/neorx to schedule a FREE consultation for heart health, including a lipid panel, blood pressure reading, and more.
- submitted by Christy Cohn, clinical pharmacist