We are doing eight weeks of heart-healthy eating recipes to help you be fit and have a healthy heart. Heart disease is the number one world wide killer; An estimated 17.7 million people died from CVDs in 2015, representing 31% of all global deaths, About 610,000 people die of heart disease in the United States every year–that’s 1 in every four deaths. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. More than half of the deaths due to heart disease in 2009 were in men.

Dr. Jordan's Cooking Tips for Vegans

#1

Eliminate Oil from your diet, we hear all the time how good Olive Oil is for you, but all oils are bad for you, eliminate oil from your diet if you want a healthy heart. Oil is 100% fat and loaded with calories, get off oil and lose weight.

A splash of citrus juice or vinegar can turn a mild-mannered dish into a dish whose flavors soar. Fresh lemon or lime juice or zest, apple cider vinegar, balsamic vinegar, brown rice vinegar or champagne vinegar can really bring a dish to life.

#2

Allow yourself an occasional sweet treat

Allow yourself an indulgence now and then. You can have healthy snacks like Banana Ice Cream with Chocolate sauce or make trailmix, What's important is that you eat healthy foods all the time.

Vegan Raw Chocolate Cheese Cake

Great Vegan treats

Whole nuts are often more expensive than those in smaller pieces. If your recipe calls for chopped

pecans, walnuts, almonds, go ahead and buy them that way. It is cost effective in the long run.

#3

Raw Apple/Blueberry/Banana Pie

Banana/walnuts/peaches with chocolate sauce

Dr. James Jazzy Jordan