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Short, real reads — the food you actually cook, done heart-smart. Tap the speaker on any article to have it read to you.

🍳 Cooking🥑 Fats

Oxtail, the heart-smart way

You don't have to give up oxtail. You just have to cook it a little smarter.

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🍳 Cooking🥑 Fats

Fried chicken, without frying it all away

Crispy, seasoned, golden — and a lot less of the fat that comes from the deep fryer.

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🧂 Salt & sodium🫀 Blood pressure

The salt conversation (without losing flavor)

Salt isn't the enemy — too much of it, day after day, is what raises blood pressure.

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🩸 Cholesterol❤️ Heart basics

Cholesterol, plain and simple

What those numbers mean, in regular words — and the everyday foods that help.

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🫀 Blood pressure❤️ Heart basics

Blood pressure: the quiet one

It usually has no symptoms — which is exactly why it's worth keeping an eye on.

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🍬 Sugar❤️ Heart basics

Sweet drinks and your heart

Sodas, juice drinks, and sweet tea add up fast — here's how to cut back without going thirsty.

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🍳 Cooking🌾 Fiber

Rice and peas, a little lighter

Keep the Sunday staple — just give it more fiber and a touch less coconut fat.

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🍳 Cooking🧂 Salt & sodium

Greens that love you back

Collards and callaloo are already good for you — it's the salt pork and the salt that need watching.

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👟 Moving more❤️ Heart basics

Move on your terms

No gym, no special clothes — just your neighborhood and a little time.

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❤️ Heart basics🧂 Salt & sodium

Read a food label in 20 seconds

Four numbers tell you most of what your heart needs to know.

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🌾 Fiber🩸 Cholesterol

Fiber: the quiet hero

The cheap, everyday thing that helps your cholesterol and keeps you full.

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🍬 Sugar❤️ Heart basics

Diabetes and your heart

They're closely linked — caring for one helps the other.

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