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Hello again and happy April!
April is Stress Awareness Month, and since stress plays such a major role in heart disease and so many other illnesses, we’ll be taking a look at stress-relief techniques in each issue of Speak for the Heart this month.
This issue also looks at some really helpful advice from the self-declared “King of Beans”!
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To your health,
Yasmine S. Ali, MD
Weekly Heart-Health News: The Highlights
My Take:
If you’ve been following this newsletter for the past several months, you’ve seen a few of these strategies, but this provides even more tips and serves as a good reminder of the basic steps we need to be taking to reduce and manage stress in our lives.
How many of these do you already practice? What other steps can you take to relieve and minimize stress in your life?
My Take:
There are a lot of good takeaways in this article, but this may be my favorite:
“I am the self-appointed ‘king of beans. People ask me if they should take supplements, and I say, ‘Yes, you should take 125 every day: black beans.’ The cornerstone of every longevity diet in the world is beans. People in Blue Zones eat about a cup of beans daily, which is associated with about an extra four years of life expectancy. No other superfood or supplement comes near the longevity potency of eating beans. With beans, you’re 90% of the way there in terms of having an optimal diet, and getting the protein and fiber you need.”
If you missed my prior newsletters highlighting some of the Blue Zones research, here’s an overview:
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