Tips On How To Cook Healthier At Home For Heart Awareness Month

While Heart Awareness Month in September draws to a close, it doesnt mean you shouldnt pay attention to the risk factors of heart disease in South Africa and the significance of living a healthy lifestyle to reduce or prevent the onset of cardiovascular disease.

Adopting healthy lifestyle habits is one of the actions you can take to combat heart disease.

With so many natural food outlets, an abundance of recipes and healthy cooking guidelines, it is easier than ever before to eat well and stay in good shape. Do your heart a favour and try out some of these heart-healthy cooking tips.

Cook with olive oil

Healthy eaters try to avoid cooking with oil as much as possible, but if you do want to try some food, make sure to use natural olive oil. This is much healthier than corn oil and all the other popular commercial cooking oils.