Try our new email daily devotional. Life today is WAY too busy. Take some time to STOP and look around . The Best Way to a Man's Heart by Dr. Jeremy Sims Coronary heart disease remains one of the biggest killers of British men, with atherosclerosis, the development of fatty plaques in the heart's blood vessels, being the major cause. However, even minor improvements in your diet can have a dramatic effect in reducing your risk of a heart attack.
Carotenoids are the pigments which give fruits and vegetables their color.
To date, over 600 have been identified and more than 60 can be found in food. Furthermore, increasing your consumption of foods containing these substances increases your body's tissue levels. Carrots, peppers, pumpkin, apricots, parsley, spinach, kale, sweet potatoes, tangerines, oranges, papaya, lettuce, broccoli, tomatoes, pink grapefruit, watermelon, okra, and corn. Sims is the Medical Director of FitStop, the UK's foremost group of health and fitness centers, and an expert on matters relating to fitness of body and mind. Having trained as a GP, he now works full-time in health promotion and has written extensively on the subject, including a monthly medical column in Mensa magazine with the TV psychiatrist, Dr Raj Persaud.