I've looked at cookbooks with recipes for heart disease and related problems. I've found maybe two or three recipes that sounded good and were truly good for you. My recipes are not only delicious, but are ideal for heart and related problems. I had two types of irregular heart beat for my entire adult life. Doctors could not find a reason for this. I took 6 heart tablets daily for all this time. In less than a year on my natural nutrition, I was surprised to realize I could reduce my dosage. Over 3 years, my heart began to beat more regular on its own, and by 2002 I was only taking 2 heart tablets a day. Currently, I am taking half that dosage twice a day. My cardiologist is amazed. Clearly, what I was eating had been adversely affecting the regularity of my heartbeat. In the year 1990, my blood pressure had risen to 220/110. With my doctor's care, it wouldn't go any lower than 160/104 and remained there until I changed my way of eating. Within a year of eating naturally, my blood pressure leveled out at 120 to 130 over 70 to 80 and remains there. My recipes also work for heart disease and clogged arteries. The need for Viagra is a circulatory problem and what works for circulation in one area of the body will work for circulation in another area. My recipes avoid all the fats that are harmful to the heart and circulation. My recipes avoid all the fats that raise cholesterol and triglyceride levels, and cause high blood pressure. Triglycerides are blood fat levels and are as dangerous as high cholesterol. These levels are especially high in overweight people. Mine were over 600 and within a year fell to 98. My cholesterol was 240 and fell to 159. My recipes include the good fats of omega 3 fatty acids that reverse these problems and include a low salt option. I think right here is the perfect moment to discuss the controversial egg. Over the decades, the news has been that eggs are first bad for you, then good for you.... No, they're not....Yes, they are.... No, they're not.... Yes, they are.... So what is it? The answer lies in common sense. Eggs are almost a perfect food. They are 100% natural. They are full of nutrition, including a great source of protein and iron. Best of all the yolk contains lecithin, which breaks down fat in the body. I've eaten 2 eggs nearly every day for many years. It was only when I avoided the harmful fats in other foods, that my cholesterol level fell from 240 to 159 in less than a year. The body needs natural cholesterol every day. That's why the body has a cholesterol level. Logic tells me that eggs are good eggs, not bad eggs. And one egg contains only 70 calories, but who's counting?

Refined sugar is always a problem. Products that contain refined sugar and other refined syrups and call them "natural" are not truthful. Sugars and syrups have been altered by refining. Honey and real maple syrup are truly natural. Heart healthy recipes, you've probably noticed, highly recommend fiber. Conventional recipes for the heart and related problems use whole wheat and bran, which is wheat. This is not good because wheat in any form, causes other problems in many people. These problems include weight gain, headaches, allergies, bloating, and an increase in arthritis symptoms. The whole grain flours I use, such as brown rice, spelt, millet and others, are high in protein, vitamins and fiber. These grains are more nutritious than wheat and do not cause problems in most people.

Oats are also very good for the heart. But you'd have to eat an awful lot of Cheerios to get enough to do any good. It is better to cook plain oatmeal from scratch. Quick oats are okay, and I use them in my cookie recipes, but the best option for breakfast is "steel cut oats". I prefer Bob's Red Mill brand of whole grain flours, oats and other products. Most large supermarkets in the U.S. and Canada with a health food or nutrition section, carry Bob's Red Mill products. I have a link to their site on my "Links" page for those who live outside of the U.S. and Canada, or who prefer to order directly. I don't promote their products, I just use them.

Using my delicious, uncomplicated recipes and eating natural, non-manufactured foods will not only keep your heart healthy, but reverse or prevent heart disease and related problems.

What kind of fuel are you putting in your body?