All cardiovascular diseases are among the leading causes of death in the whole world. Heart attack and strokes are the most popular illnesses which kill millions of people every year. Even the slightest changes to your lifestyle and diet can make a difference and help overcome problems with heart diseases. The article presents heart healthy diet guidelines.
    Appropriate and healthy diet is not the only thing you can do to improve the condition of your heart. Apart from good foods you should take up exercising, quit smoking and reduce consumption of alcohol. Here is the list of healthy food that improves the condition of your heart.

The list below presents foods that should be avoided at all costs:
- saturated fat
- trans fat
- added sugar (read food labels)
- syrups (this is the same as added sugar)
- grain which is not whole grain
Once you realize you should cut on these foods, there's a higher probability to improve your diet. Maybe you won't cut on using them but limiting is better than doing nothing.

Fish, fish and fish once again

They are perfect source of omega-3 fatty acids which are able to lower "bad" cholesterol and brings dozens of health benefits. If you choose fish, opt for trout and salmon as they contain the highest amount of omega-3 fatty acids. Sea fish are better than those farm-raised, so if you can, buy sea fish.

Omega-3 acids can be found in foods other than fish, you can find them in algae, flaxseed, chia and walnuts. According to Hannia Campos, Ph.D. six to ten walnuts is a half a doze of protection provided by these good fats.

Red wine is beneficial for your heart as it contains flavonoids. These are antioxidants which protect the heart, the moment your body is deprived of antioxidants free radicals damage the body cells and lead to the increase in LDL-cholesterol oxidation. As a result, more plaque is formed on the arteries. If you don't want to drink wine you will find flavonoids in chocolate, tomatoes, broccoli and all colorful vegetables. The more fresh produce you eat, the more flavonoids you have.

Some of the spices we known for their anti-inflammatory properties, which is good not only for the heart but also for the whole organism.

Control your cholesterol levels but don't forget about other factors such as high blood pressure, caloric intake, smoking, stress or weight. Doctors claim that even the smallest abdominal obesity increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases. This is the main and the most vivid sign of risk of heart attacks and strokes. So apart from deciding on good foods and controlling the quality of produce you eat, try to burn the calories off through exercising.

Although people claim that all good things in life are either illegal, unhealthy or forbidden, you should understand that healthy can mean tasty. You don't have to make compromises because healthy foods can be equally tasty, if not better. Just pay enough attention to using lots of herbs and healthy spices.

These are examples of good foods with huge amounts of vitamins and nutrients: an egg omelet with tons of veggies without cheese, oatmeal with strawberries or blueberries, hummus, veggie burgers, salmon, spinach, broccoli or walnut salad. Even pizza can be healthy if you make it on whole-grain crust and stuff it with vegetables.