The number one killer world-wide are heart diseases. According to the American Heart Association, 33 million American men have heart related diseases. Keeping a healthy diet and knowing what to eat can help you avoid that problem.

1. Garlic Bread, it’s not just against vampires

Garlic bread lowers your cholesterol, fights infections, and more then that, it may help dealing with the damage done by a heart attack or heart surgery. Researchers in India found out that animals that were fed garlic, had more heart protecting anti-oxidants in their blood.

2. A take-out a day keeps the heart doctor away

Ginger and turmeric, two spices found regularly in lots of indian and chinese foods, are rich in natural anti-inflammatory compounds.

3. Cranberry Juice, drink of the champions

According to a study, men that drank three 8 ounce glasses of cranberry juice daily, reduced the risk of a heart disease by 40%. That’s because it increased their HDL cholesterol levels by 10%. Buy 100% juice if possible.

4. Pick French Wine over German ones

French wine has up to four times more artery-protecting enzymes then their German counterparts. Or at least that’s what the Journal of the American College of Cardiology says.

5. Oatmeal Cookies

According to a study, men with high cholesterol that ate oat-bran cookies every day for 8 weeks, dropped their cholesterol level by 20%.

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