Functional Foods

Functional foods are an exciting new take on foods that you might already be eating.  A functional food is a food that is eaten for benefits to cardiovascual health.  You might already be eating things such as fruits and vegetables, but did you know that eating dark chocolate will actually lessen your likelihood for cardiovascular disease?  And now you know that grabbing a handful of nuts is good not only for protein, but also for preventing heart attacks.  These are foods that you might have around as a healthy snack option, but you also are keeping that heart as healthy as the day you were born.  So enjoy that Hershey’s Dark Chocolate Kiss and let your loved ones know that you are doing it for your heart.