| As we all know, vitamins are very important when it | | | | the damaging effects that cholesterol has on the body. |
| comes to keeping your heart healthy. You need to eat | | | | Along with preventing cholesterol from damaging the |
| the right foods of course, although you also need to | | | | body, vitamin C also helps vitamin E with it's functions - |
| supplement the food you eat with the necessary | | | | such as protecting your arteries and your heart. More |
| vitamins your body needs to stay in shape and keep | | | | on detox diets at |
| your heart working healthy for a long time to come. If | | | | By taking both vitamin C and E as a combination, you'll |
| you don't consume the right nutrients, you won't be | | | | be well on your way to a healthier heart. Overall, this is |
| doing your heart any favors - and may end up having | | | | the easiest way that you can be sure you aren't |
| problems later on in life. | | | | damaging your heart, especially if you have had a |
| The first vitamin that comes to mind for most people is | | | | heart attack in the past. If you have a history of heart |
| vitamin E, a vitamin that is essential to improving the | | | | disease or heart problems in your family, these |
| overall health of your heart. When taken correctly, | | | | vitamins are essential to your diet. |
| vitamin E will stop the cholesterol in the body from | | | | Even if you are just concerned about the health of |
| harming the arteries that surround the heart. Anytime | | | | your heart, these vitamins will give you the peace of |
| cholesterol oxidizes, it sticks to the sides of the arteries | | | | mind in knowing that you are eating for a healthy heart. |
| and can lead to blockages which can cause heart | | | | As far as your dosage goes, it will vary from person |
| attacks or other serious problems with the heart. | | | | to person, although 400 international units of vitamin E |
| To help you keep your heart healthy, most doctors | | | | and C are the recommended amounts for most |
| recommend that you take additional supplements that | | | | people. On it's own, vitamin C can be tolerated in large |
| contain vitamin E. They may also suggest that you eat | | | | doses, without imposing any harmful effects. You can |
| foods that are naturally rich in vitamin E, such as nuts. | | | | take around 500 mg of it twice a day, and ensure that |
| Nuts have high amounts of vitamin E, and most of | | | | your heart remains healthy. |
| them taste great. You can find other foods that | | | | To be on the safe side, you should always make sure |
| contain vitamin E as well, although nuts have the | | | | that you get the proper amount of vitamins in your |
| highest amounts. | | | | daily diet. Taking additional vitamins and supplements |
| In the past, research has shown Vitamin E to help | | | | isn't a bad idea either, especially if you are trying to |
| those who have already suffered the wrath of a | | | | boost the health of your heart. Detox diets vary, but |
| heart attack. This vitamin helps to prevent heart | | | | they typically advise restriction of the diet to raw |
| attacks in the future by opening up the arteries and | | | | vegetables, fruit, water and yoghurt |
| eliminate blockage. Those who have had a heart | | | | Your heart is one of the most important organs in your |
| attack in the past are always encouraged to add | | | | body, which is why you should always take care of it. |
| more vitamin E to their diet. | | | | If you eat the proper diet and take the necessary |
| What many aren't aware of, is the fact that you can | | | | vitamins - you'll be well on your way to keeping your |
| use vitamin C to boost the effects of vitamin E. | | | | heart healthy. |
| Vitamin C is known as an antioxidant, which prevents | | | | |