 [ Symptoms ] are herbal medicines effective in curing erectile dysfunction [ Disease ] the stomach carries the heart and not the heart the stomach     miguel de cervantes i think that cervantes had it about half right it is true that what we eat directly impacts our heart health but we also rely on a healthy heart to enjoy life is pleasures which should definitely include eating good foods how we shop and prepare our food makes a huge impact on our health so what can you do to make sure you are on the right track here are three tips to get you started 1 clean out your pantry do it today and try it at least once a month go through your fridge and even that old freezer in the garage too take stock of what you have got and what you do not need focus on purging processed foods foods with trans fats and food products that contain high fructose corn syrup while throwing away food of any type is less than ideal it is important to recognize that most of these products are not real food anyway get rid of them and start fresh next time you go shopping 2 read food labels think of reading food labels as having a free dietitian at your disposal first determine what the actual serving size of your food item is supposed to be you might be amazed to learn that you have been drinking two servings of your favorite soda in one bottle or that the bowl of cereal you usually pour for yourself was meant for three second look at the trans fats listing it should read zero next look for fancy lingo on your label a good example is partially hydrogenated  which is a term that companies use sometimes to sneak small amounts of trans fats into their products finally look for foods low in sodium it turns out that processed foods provide about 80 of the sodium in our diets you can make a great improvement in your diet by choosing low sodium or sodium free options 3 outsmart the supermarket when grocery shopping have you ever wondered why you could never find a decent tomato but it is so easy to find candy bars frozen pizzas and even tabloid magazines it is called market research  supermarkets understand all too well how their customers walk through stores and how this can impact their buying habits we tend to start our shopping on the right side of the store swing around the back and then head toward the checkout line through the middle this is why so many cheap cheap from the supermarket is perspective convenience foods are in the center aisle and the candy is prominently displayed as you swipe your credit card it can be harder to find some of the healthier foods that have a lower profit margin the solution is to attentively shop from a list and to avoid any impulse purchases people do not tend to buy quinoa and