What do you think of when you hear: (dietary) fat? The picture that comes to my mind is of french fries dripping grease, or a really greasy pizza. I think most of us picture the unhealthy fats but in all actuality, not all dietary fat is bad. Between saturated, polyunsaturated, monounsaturated and trans fats, it can be confusing to know which are the good fats and which are the bad fats. High levels of LDL (found in the bad fats) can increase your risk of heart disease, while high levels of HDL(found in the good fats) can help lower your risk of heart disease. In spirit of heart awareness month, I thought I'd help break it down a little.

Women tend to be natural care givers which often gets misconstrued with "responsible for everything on earth".  Between children, relationships, career, home, errands and so on, it is hard to find that balance that brings us out of that frenzied state, and into our own state of relaxation.  Heart disease is the number one killer among women.  It is important to remember that taking care of yourself is just as important as taking care of everyone and everything else! 

 

The heart is an amazing thing. We all know its very important to take care of it and most of us by now know that if we don't, we face such things as heart disease.