Lengthen your life the fun, easy way!

Think you need to give up pasta and bread to be heart-healthy? Nope! Replace creamy pasta sauces with pesto, and butter with olive oil, and you can enjoy your favorite foods and prevent— even reverse—hardening of the arteries (arteriosclerosis)! ✤ It works! Antioxidant-rich extra-virgin olive oil raises your level of HDL “good” cholesterol and lowers LDL “bad” cholesterol! The proof: More than 16% of women in a recent study deemed to be high- to medium-risk heart patients dropped to the low-risk range within three months of making the switch! And embrace the sun!

Think you should avoid all sun? Not so! Women who enjoy 10 minutes of sunshine most days are less likely to suffer heart disease, say scientists in the Journal of Internal Medicine. Sunlight triggers the production of the blood vessel-relaxing compound nitric oxide, plus it prompts your skin to produce heart-protecting vitamin D!