Heart Healthy Vitamins
Posted on May 8th, 2008 by admin
Are you getting enough folic acid and vitamin B6? This is important because both nutrients are heart healthy vitamins. Why? Because both nutrients help break down homocystine a bad-guy by-product of protein metabolism that makes artery walls more susceptible to damage - a condition that can lead to heart disease. And a high blood level of homocysteine is just as dangerous to women as it is to men, according to medical research. Where to get folic acid? Oranges and their juice, legumes and wheat germ. Good sources of vitamin B6 include bananas, tuna, whole wheat bread, chicken, legumes.