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Best vegetables (and fruits) to protect your heart
4. Magnesium-rich vegetables relax your arteries
The mineral magnesium is intimately involved with more than 300 different enzymes that play roles in numerous biochemical processes. One of those processes is the creation of adenosine triphosphate, molecules that are responsible for energy production as well as relaxing blood vessels and muscles, including heart muscle.
Getting sufficient amounts of magnesium-rich foods is an important step toward supporting and maintaining heart health. Foods rich in magnesium include:
- Dark green leafy vegetables (e.g., spinach, arugula, kale, collard greens, mustard greens, Swiss chard),
- Romaine lettuce
- Bok choy
- Broccoli
- Avocados
- Seeds
- Nuts
- Squash
- Berries
- Wild Alaskan salmon
- Coriander, chives, and parsley, among others
If you can’t get sufficient magnesium through food sources, supplementation may be required.
Read: Magnesium deficiency: Symptoms, causes, and cures for the silent crisis
