Reflect, Replace, Reinforce: A process for improving your eating habits. 1  Create a list of your eating habits. 2  Highlight the habits on your list that may be leading you to overeat. 3  Look at the unhealthy eating habits you've highlighted.
Photo Credit botamochi/iStock/Getty Images. 1  The antioxidants and other compounds found in fruits and vegetables help protect your heart's health, according to a study published in the medical journal Platelets in 2004. Avocados and kiwi are two fruits in particular that have been found to lower triglyceride levels. Triglycerides are fats that are stored when you don't burn as many calories as you consume. In addition to eating more fruits and vegetables, burning more calories by exercising will also lower your triglyceride levels.
Lower Blood Pressure. Many vegetables contain nitrate, but beetroot is one of the best sources. When you consume beetroot, your body converts the natural nitrate into nitric oxide, which relaxes muscles in blood vessel walls and lowers blood pressure.