Emilia Klapp
Emilia Klapp has a degree in Nutrition Science and is certified as a REgistered Dietitian by the American Dietetic Association. Author of "Your Heart Needs the Mediterranean Diet, Learn How Mediterraneans Have Kept a Healthy Heart for Centuries".
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An Authentic Mediterranean Plan to Prevent Heart AttacksToo often, different dietary plans are presented to us disguised as an Authentic Mediterranean Plan or Diet when the reality is that they have very little to do with it. Here are the 10 points that constitute an Authentic Mediterranean Diet.
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Mediterranean Diet: Watermelon Can Lower Your High Blood PressureWatermelon juice has been found to be a new source of the essential amino acid arginine. Our body needs arginine to produce nitric oxide, which has been shown to lower blood pressure, reduce blood clotting and protect against heart attacks and strokes. -
Omega-3 Fats from Fish Reduce the Risk of Repeat Heart Attacks by as Much as 45%Italian researchers find that doses of 850 mg a day of Omega-3 fats from fish along with a diet Mediterranean style help reduce the chances of a second or third heart attack by as much as 45%.
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Are You Overweight but Do Not Have a Diabetes Diagnosis? You Are Lucky!Obesity is becoming one of the major risk factors for diabetes in industrialized countries; obese people have a much higher risk to develop the disease - about 8 times higher - than people who have a normal weight.
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10 Steps to Remember when Eating at a Chinese RestaurantWe may think Chinese cuisine is healthy because it contains large amounts of vegetables and it seems to be low in fat. That it's true of Traditional Chinese cuisine; however, it may not be the case of the food served at many American-Chinese restaurants -
Mediterranean Diet: Can Garlic Protect Us from More Than Vampires?For several decades, the widespread use of antibiotics has ignored the medical properties of garlic. Lately, however, interest in garlic has escalated and nowadays research is focusing on the role garlic plays in the prevention and control of heart disease. -
Mediterranean Diet: How to Lower Cholesterol & Reduce Your Risk of Heart Disease by 22% with Dry BeansStudies have shown that people who eat dry beans regularly have a lower risk of suffering from heart disease than the ones who barely eat them. One main reason is because they lower cholesterol. -
Mediterranean Diet - How Fruits and Vegetables Will Maintain Your Blood Pressure LowBecause fruits and vegetables contain the right combination of sodium and potassium, they are the ideal food for maintaining your blood pressure at a healthy level -
Walk with a Goal: To Stay Away from the Doctor's OfficeIt is free; you can do it at any time and it doesn't require being in top shape. In addition, walking improves high blood pressure, tones the muscles, has many cardiovascular benefits, and helps you get rid of some calories. What are you waiting for? -
The Mediterranean Diet is All About PortionsThe virtues of the Mediterranean cuisine reside in the selection of its basic elements: fruits and vegetables, grains, fish, olive oil and red wine in moderation. But are we aware that a very important element of this diet is the portion sizes?
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What Do You Know About the B Vitamins?Despite supplement advertisements that claim otherwise, vitamins do not provide us with fuel for energy. Only carbohydrate, fat and protein are used for fuel. But because B vitamins help the body use that fuel, without B vitamins the body would lack energy
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7 Reasons Why We Die of Heart AttacksAccording to U.S. General Surgeon, heart attacks and strokes are highly preventable. Thus, if more people die from heart disease than from any other illness, we need to give a serious consideration to why this is happening.
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Mediterranean Diet: Oranges Can Help You Prevent Heart AttacksIf you never thought of oranges as a food for your heart, here are some good reasons to start doing so:
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Mediterranean Diet: Should You Drink Wine or Eat Grapes?While studies have been focusing in the antioxidant properties of red wine, evidence suggests other mechanisms by which it might be beneficial for our health.