[New study] Eating this ‘alligator pear’ linked to PLUMMETING heart risk
If your heart doc told you to go on a diet… well, I’m sure we all know how that would go.
You’d probably roll your eyes…
Or simply nod your head in agreement… with ZERO plans to actually follow his advice.
After all, there’s got to be a BETTER WAY to protect your heart…
So you don’t have to SUFFER through deprivation… while CHOKING DOWN flavorless food.
Friend, I’ve got good news for you today.
Because there’s a DELICIOUS way to help SEAL your heart’s good fate…
One that comes to us thanks to the ancient Aztecs’ discovery of the rough-skinned “alligator pear.”
You already know how avocados (Persea americana) are a source of “good fat”…
Making summer staples like avocado toast and guacamole GUILT-FREE. (Just watch it with the bread and those tortilla chips…)
In fact, eating avocados has been linked to SHRINKING belly fat… and TAMING blood sugar woes.
But today, I want to share with you how this Mexican “berry” (that’s right – it’s a fruit) could help SHIELD heart health.
A recent NIH-funded study out of Harvard found that in folks who ate avocados over the course of 30 years of follow-up… coronary heart disease risk was 21% LOWER than in those who rarely or never ate them.
Coronary heart disease is a condition specifically associated with plaque buildup in the arteries (like the coronary artery)…
But the good news is that avocado consumption was ALSO associated with a 16% LOWER risk of cardiovascular disease overall.
Now, the study subjects with lower heart disease risk weren’t consuming BUSHELS of avocados.
All it took was just a HALF an avocado (or the equivalent of half a cup)… twice a week!
That’s an avocado side salad on Tuesday… and a few slices of avocado on a spicy omelet on Friday.
Or a scoop of tuna salad in a half-avocado on Wednesday… and an avocado smoothie on Sunday.
The key may be avocado’s rich content of monounsaturated fatty acids… also found in olive oil, nuts, and seeds.
That explains why the study found that swapping out those foods for avocados didn’t IMPROVE heart risk.
Because they’re just as good!
In fact, a 2020 study found that olive oil could help with heart failure… and another study that year revealed how eating walnuts could help BANISH heart inflammation.
The study’s authors DO suggest replacing processed meats with avocado…
And that’s a recommendation I can get behind.
But they also throw butter and cheese under the bus… and want you to eat avocados instead. The problem with that is certain types of grass-fed butter and cheese carry their own benefits beyond your heart health… so you don’t want to ELIMINATE them entirely.
I think the key here is BALANCE.
Fortunately, you can find ALL of these foods together in PERFECT proportions in one heart-healthy style of eating…
The Mediterranean diet.
You can find plenty of recipes online to get you started.
