Maintaining a healthy diet is crucial for your heart, and there's one affordable item that could help. Daily life can be hard on the organ, and trying to balance work and family life can take a toll.
Heart health is crucial for wellbeing and as people get older, stepping up in terms of staying active and eating healthy is crucial. The Heart Research Institute UK says beetroot is a food that's great for the heart - and it's just 78p at Asda. Beets are known for their slight heart shape, bright colors, and earthy flavor.
They are rich in essential vitamins, minerals, and plant compounds, many of which possess medicinal properties and offer health benefits.
The Heart Research Institute says: "Beetroot is soaring up the popular food list, especially when it comes to sports performance.
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"Rich in nitrates, beetroot and beetroot juice are studied for their effect on endurance exercise.
"The research is still inconclusive, with some studies suggesting a boost in performance while other studies show no effect."
It adds that whole beetroots are a great source of dietary fibre, vitamins and antioxidants, and their vibrant colour can liven up even the most boring of dishes.
For anyone wondering how to eat them, it says they are great roasted, baked, added to salads and blended into smoothies.
BBC Good Food suggests a beetroot and squash curry which takes just 30 minutes to prepare.
Alternatively, a beetroot, blood orange and fennel salad is another option which could be the perfect addition to lunch.
Speaking about the recipe, Julius Roberts writes: "It's good to eat something fresh, bright and colourful too.
"Beetroots are a vegetable that just exude health and vitality - rich, earthy and full of flavour, you can feel them doing you good."
The British Heart Foundation says a regular glass of beetroot juice can reduce signs of inflammation in blood vessels that are known to be increased in people with coronary heart disease, according to research.
If you're hoping to add more healthy food into your diet, beetroot is an easy place to start.
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