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    Healthy Heart Food Number Five

    Posted on: Monday, January 28th, 2008 in: Food Ideas

     Roy & Heidi Mercer’s HealhyHeart Shopping Stop
    Oatmeal-This staple of the breakfast table is one of the healthiest Mom told me about. No wonder I heard “Eat your oatmeal, it’s good for you.” from the lady that raised my Mom, my Mom, and now my wife!
    This grain is loaded with vitamins, minerals and it helps reduce […]

    Healthy Heart Food Number Four

    Posted on: Sunday, January 27th, 2008 in: Food Ideas

     Exercise Equipment at The Store
    Herring: This swimming healthy feast is more often than not left at the market and replaced with salmon. Both saslmon and herring are good choices, the herring is more rich in omega-3s. So if it is the omeg-3s you are looking for, herring is the choice to make.
    Omega-3s are the fatty acids […]

    Healthy Heart Food Number Three

    Posted on: Saturday, January 26th, 2008 in: Food Ideas

     Roy and Heidi Mercer’s HealthyHeart Shopping Stop
    Green Tea: This healthy, and in my opinion delicious drink has much less caffeine than regular back or oolong teas. This healthyheart is considered to be the tea most practical to drink with meals because it contains less caffeine.
    While all teas have good qualities and health value, (Vitamins A, C, E, tannus and […]

    Healthy Heart Food Number Two

    Posted on: Friday, January 25th, 2008 in: Food Ideas

     Roy and Heidi Mercer’s HealthyHeart Shopping Stop

    CHOCOLATE, and who among us would ever think of this sweet treat as a beneficicial aid to reduce the risk of heart disease? This food is not only good, but now… research shows that dark chocolate is a good aid for lowering “bad” cholesterol.
    That is right: a six ounce servingof chocolate daily reduced the […]

    Healthy Heart Food Number One

    Posted on: Thursday, January 24th, 2008 in: Food Ideas

     Roy & Heidi Mercer’s HealthyHeartShopping Stop
    In this case, the number one is not a ranking but a numeric listing…in other words, I am not going to rank food …simply list the ones we have tried, like, and find them to be beneficial. The change in lifestyle made for recovery from heart disease is not an easy […]

    Heart Disease… Some Salt in the diet is Good?…Too much is Not Good!!!

    Posted on: Friday, January 11th, 2008 in: Food Ideas

    The doctor told me to stay away from excess salt, I did…then I didn’t. Now I know why he says to not use too much salt. Usng salt made a great deal of difference in my weight. Here is why: 
     Salt is an essential nutrient. Without it you cannot live. Humans are made up of between 50 […]

    Chicken Gumbo

    Posted on: Thursday, January 10th, 2008 in: Food Ideas, Recipies

    Good to the Last Bowl!!!
     Iam not sure where the recipe came from, but is is good and healthy at the same time.

    Nutritional Info (Per serving): Makes 8 Servings Calories: 165, Saturated Fat: 1g, Sodium: 81mg, Dietary Fiber: 2g, Total Fat: 4g, Carbs: 11g, Cholesterol: 51mg, Protein: 21g Carbohydrate Count: 0.5 Recipe
    Source: The National Heart, […]

    Holiday Shopping for a Better Future

    Posted on: Sunday, December 16th, 2007 in: Toward better health., Exercise Equipment to Use, Food Ideas

    Television is the communication media of the age. I remember no TV—I remember no hope for most with Heart Disease. Today we take each of these for granted…like they were always here…and we will alwas have them. What about ….

    Our days without refrigeration? I do not remember those days, but I heard about the ice […]

    Cooking for the Crew–Healthy Heart Style

    Posted on: Friday, December 14th, 2007 in: Food Ideas

    To prepare for the busy Christmas and New Year festivities—Crock Pot meals are the very best!! We use our Crock Pot all year long; however, this time of year we could not do without the Crock Pot in our kitchen. We prepare a pot of beans, a pot roast, or any one of several dishes […]

    Cooking Methods for Holiday and Busy Times

    Posted on: Saturday, December 8th, 2007 in: Toward better health., Food Ideas

    We are a busy family, we have a busy schedule, in other words we are on the GO! This time of year the demands are even greater. There are two office parties, three organizations that we are active in— and more obligations, so what in the world is the answer to eating healthy? Eating out—fast food—hap-hazard […]