The foods that help dial down inflammation are also healthy for your heart. You probably know heart disease develops when the arteries supplying the blood to the heart become blocked. Wouldn't you know it? That nasty inflammation is one of the main reasons for those blockages. The immune system thinks cholesterol is an invader. The body's reaction to an invader is to release white blood cells. Donna Arnett, Ph.D, dean of the University of Kentucky College of Public Health and a past president of the AHA says those white cells become lodged in the coronary arteries and eventually turn into plaque. "With continued inflammation, the plaque can build up and rupture and cause a heart attack," Ms. Arnett states. According to her, one of your best strategies for reducing cholesterol is a healthy diet of whole foods and that goes right back to the foods we have featured the past few days.
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