Health Talk: Top 4 Drinks To Keep Your Heart Healthy

“Heart diseases are partially genetically inherited, but also largely preventable and can be influenced to avoid them”. Below are some drinks that can strengthen your heart health and help prevent heart diseases.



1. Coffee:

When you take coffee in moderation, you reduce your chance of having a heart attack because of the antioxidants that are in coffee, coffee contain more antioxidants than most drinks around, those antioxidants will help you avoid the harmful effects of inflammation of the arteries. “Immediately after you drink coffee, your blood pressure and heart rate increase but in the long run, it can actually reduce your blood pressure, because the antioxidants in coffee release nitrite oxide, which dilates the veins”. So consume it moderately because too much of everything can be harmful to your health, 1 to 3 cups per day is enough to strengthen your heart.


2. Green tea:

“As well as black, the green tea contains rich antioxidants that protect this vital muscular organ, the main difference between the black and green tea is that the latter is fermented, green tea consumption reduces the risk of coronary artery disease”.

3. Black tea:

Black tea contains powerful antioxidants that improve the heart health. Research has shown that black tea help reduces the risk of stroke, improve the blood vessel function and also help reduce levels of bad cholesterol in the body. “A few cups of this miraculous beverage per day may reduce the risk of heart disease”.


4. Water:

“Dehydration can contribute causing a number of risk factors which are necessary for the occurrence of heart disease, when the body is dehydrated and lacks liquid, the blood are thicker and the heart consumes more energy to pump blood through the body, chronic dehydration can result in hypertension (high blood pressure), which can be improved with the consumption of water”. There is no better way to hydrate your body than water, you can add some fruits to make more refreshing and also provide some dose of antioxidants that is good for your health.