10 Favorite Foods

American Heart Association

Hal Higdon's 7-7-70 Quest

10 Favorite Foods

Want to load your diet with heart-healthy foods? Runner's World columnist Liz Applegate recommends the following as her ten favorite foods:

1. Dark Chocolate: Contains polyphenols that help keep platelets from sticking together, forming blood clots which may lead to a heart attack or stroke

2. Dark Beer: Contains phytochemicals that prevent LDL cholesterol from oxidizing and glomming onto artery walls

3. Green or Black Tea: Contains antioxidant phytochemicals to prevent cholesterol from damaging the arteries

4. Almonds: Contains Vitamin E, shown to reduce risk for heart disease

5. Tomatoes: Contain lycopene, another antioxidant phytochemical that prevents LDL cholesterol from damaging artery walls

6. Flaxseed: Contains Omega-3 fats, which lower blood fat levels

7. Tuna in a can: Contains Vitamin B12, which lowers homocysteine levels; also good source of Omega 3

8. Avocado: Contains heart-healthy monounsaturated fats, shown to lower blood cholesterol levels

9. Oranges: Contains a bioflavonoid called limonene (particularly in the white, fuzzy veins) that prevent LDL cholesterol from oxidizing

10. Asparagus:: Contains folic acid which helps clear artery-damaging homocysteine from the circulation

Hal Higdon's 7-7-70 Schedule

To celebrate his 70th birthday on June 17, 2001, Hal Higdon plans to run 7 marathons in 7 months and help raise $700,000 for 7 separate charities. Here is his schedule. More information--including additional links--will be available later.

Date	Marathon	Charity	Time
June 16	Grandma's Marathon	Carleton College	5:58:30
July 4	World Veterans Championships	Alzheimer's Association	5:44:54
Sept. 3	Heart of America Marathon	American Heart Association	6:22:05
Oct. 7	LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon	Opportunity Enterprises	5:29:13
Oct. 20	Indianapolis Marathon	Courage for Cancer	5:29:35
Dec. 9	Honolulu Marathon	Prevent Blindness America	5:49:18
Jan. 6	Disney World Marathon	National Cartoonists Society	6:32:44
	Added Charity: The New York City Fire Department Widows and Children's Fund

Please send your pledge to roadrunnerpress@attbi.com, or make out your check to a specific charity, and mail it to: Roadrunner Press (7-7-70); PO Box 1034, Michigan City, IN 46361-1034. (We are currently making plans to allow you to contribute online.)

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