Fat That Will Reduce Your Risk of Heart Attacks

You probably have heard that Rosie O'Donnell has recently suffered from a heart attack.  Like many other women who suffer from a heart attack, she never called 911.  She thought she had a sore muscle and took some aspirin.  The next day she saw her doctor to discover it was actually a heart attack.

There are many things you can do to reduce your risk of suffering from a heart attack.  Two of the most important things you can do are regular exercise and a well balanced diet.  Speaking of diets, many of us are scared to eat too much fat.   But fat can actually reduce your risk of a heart attack.

Research is showing that a diet higher in Omega 3's can decrease the risk of heart disease while a diet high in Omega 6's lead to increase risk of heart disease. 

Over the last century or so the American Diet has changed dramatically for the worse.  Two types of fats we consume, that you may have heard of, are Omega 3 and Omega 6 Fatty Acids.  Our ancient ancestors probably had a ratio of 1:1 omega 3:omega 6.  Today we are seeing about a 1:10 ratio.  This incredibly unbalance diet filled with processed foods containing corn and soybean oil are resulting in disease, inflammation, and heart attacks.  This type of diet is literally killing us off.  It is our goal to get our diet closer to that one to one ratio which is harder than you think.  Omega 6 Fatty Acids are found every where.

Here are the foods to limit in your diet that are high in Omega 6's:

• Safflower Oil
• Corn Oil
• Soybean Oil
• Mayonaise
• Margarine
• Peanut Oil
• Potato Chips
• Microwave Popcorn
• Granola Bars
• Or anything fried, from a fast food restaurant, or prepared using any of the above

Here are foods you want to include everyday in your diet high in Omega 3's.

• Grassfed Beef
• Omega 3 enriched eggs
• Edemame
• Wild Rice
• Flax
• Beans
• Fish (Salmon, Anchovies...)

Just start looking at some of the ingredients in your most common foods.  If you see corn or soybean oil you might want to try something else.

You Stay Healthy San Diego,

Mike Deibler MS, CSCS
San Diego Premier Training
My Workout Creator