Lifestyle dietitian, sport dietician, nutritionists Michelle Theodosi, Erika Hung and Sarah Lombardi provide private, personalised nutrition consultation, workshop, presentation. Based in Sydney: Sylvania, Sutherland, Balmain, Birkenhead, Drummoyne,… — Lifestyle dietitian, sport dietician, nutritionists Michelle Theodosi, Erika Hung and Sarah Lombardi provide private, personalised nutrition consultation, workshop, presentation. Based in Sydney: Sylvania, Sutherland, Balmain, Birkenhead, Drummoyne, Gordon, Glebe, Carlingford, Epping, Chatswood, Randwick, Lane Cove and Rozelle (Inner West, North Sydney, Eastern suburbs). Assist in weight loss, diabetes, diabetes, PCOS, woman health, high cholesterol, eating disorder, emotional, binge eating, gut health using psychology of eating, mindset and motivation to make sustainable behaviour and diet change to improve health and wellness.

Heart disease is now the leading cause of death in Australia with more than 40,000 lives lost each year.

Nothing is more important than your heart. This ball of muscle beats over 100,000 times each day to pump blood through your body. Every muscle and every organ in your body depends on the regular supply of life-giving oxygen that is carried in the blood through a maze of blood vessels (arteries and veins).

If we do not take care, over time fatty deposits can build up in our arteries. If this is not managed, they can become blocked, cutting off your supply of oxygen.

Although some risk factors for heart disease cant be changed such as your age, gender and ethnicity. The good news is that heart disease is largely preventable through dietary and lifestyle changes.

As this week is ‘Healthy Heart Week’, let this be an opportunity to challenge yourself to take control of some of the small changes you can make to reduce your risk of heart disease.

Healthy Heart Challenge:

See how many of these heart smart changes you can make to your week and tick them off as you go!

Eat plant based protein (beans, lentils, legumes) instead of meat 2 times each week

Enjoy wholegrains such as oats for breakfast
Add 1 tbsp of chia seeds or flax seeds to your cereal
Choose low fat dairy or calcium fortified dairy alternatives in coffee and cereal
Fill half of your plate with salad or vegetables
Have fish 2-3 times each week
Put the salt shaker away (instead use herbs, spices, tomato paste, garlic, mustard)
Replace butter with extra virgin olive oil when cooking
Remove the skin from your chicken and cut the fat from your meat before cooking
Have 1 handful of unsalted nuts as a snack

To help you make these changes, keep an eye out for upcoming recipes and practical tips to help you along the way.