How A Plant-Based Diet Safeguards Your Cardiovascular System?
The cardiovascular system delivers oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and other important substances to cells and organs in the body. Keeping it healthy is integral to our overall well-being. One of the ways to reduce the risk of getting cardiovascular diseases is through a plant-based diet. How does this lower the risk?
Plant-based diets contain no dietary cholesterol, very little saturated fat and are rich in fibre compared to meat-based diets. This means consuming plant-based foods would result in little to no plaque build-up in your arteries that can cause heart problems down the line which would not be the case if you went heavy on the meat.
Plant-based foods are also rich minerals and nutrients which reduce overall risks of cardiovascular diseases. An example of this is potassium, which improves blood pressure.
Their high-fibre content also lowers cholesterol. They also help reduce inflammation which would otherwise cause heart diseases and other cardiovascular-related problems.
Many studies have confirmed that a plant-based diet combined with regular exercise goes a long way to prevent, delay and even reverse cardiovascular diseases. All it takes is a little change in lifestyle to get more out of life. Start with what you put on your plate and go plant-based to safeguard your health!
