Onions Celery And Parsley - 3 Foods Your Arteries Love
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition indicate people who eat more flavonoid-rich veggies like these cut their risk of hardening of the arteries — especially in the legs — in half.
The health-fuel powering these foods comes from flavonoids — naturally occurring plant compounds that are widely known for their disease-fighting antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Yellow onions, parsley, and celery are loaded with flavonoids, though there are other good sources: kale, leeks, cherry tomatoes, broccoli, and blueberries. And most fruits and veggies, as well as tea and red wine, have at least a smattering of them. Flavonoids are potent defenders against peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD), which narrows and hardens arteries in the legs and arms, reducing blood flow.
