World Heart Day Special on Salt, Seasonings, and Heart Health: Rethinking What’s on Your Plate
In a World Heart Day special episode, our founding dietitian Dr Rebecca Luong joins dietitian host Sallyanne Pisk on the Eating For You Podcast. Get to know Rebecca as she covers everything on nutrition and heart health, including:
- Key nutrition guidelines for a heart healthy diet — what foods to have more often and less often in heart healthy dietary patterns
- Common misconceptions about dietary cholesterol, eggs, seafood, carbohydrates, margarine vs butter
- Food choices to support healthy blood pressure — sodium, sodium:potassium ratio, alcohol and caffeine
- Hidden dangers of excess salt and how it raises blood pressure
- Salt taste threshold and how your taste buds can adapt over time
- Simple swaps to protect your heart without sacrificing flavour
- Iron sources- non-haem iron (mostly from plant-based sources) and haem iron (only from animal sources), emerging research on free haem toxicity and heart health
💡 A practical, myth-busting, and flavour-friendly conversation you won’t want to miss!
Episode 146: Salt, Seasonings, and Heart Health: Rethinking What’s on Your Plate | Eating For You
Available on YouTube, major podcast and streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and iHeart.
