Do you care more for your heart at age of 40? Can oats helps against cholestrol?

That's so bad that most of us don't pay attention to our health until it's late. I've just took my mother to the hospital and she had to remain there as the doctor said she had a stroke. The blood tests showed that her cholesterol is way too high (especially the bad cholesterol) From now on we all must change our way of living and diet is something we definitely must change. We should eat less saturated fats and more fruits and vegetables. I just read that olives, pumpkin seeds, fish and mustard seeds can help lower the cholesterol. I have to read more to make a list with what we should and what we should not eat.

Hi besthope! Oh my dear friend it is our duty and responsibility early on to assure we are taking care and maintaining our hearts/bodies. What comes to mind is that early prevention has greater success. Certainly if one had hereditary issues taking care of one selves lessens the probability. If one has not per-hereditary conditions taking care of our health is a way of maintaining a healthy lifestyle for longer and lasting good health. I have heard about the oats, that it is a good fiber supplement, and I am one oat eater. lol Though not necessarily because of the fiber but I do enjoy eating oats. Here is a nice article that says: "Over 40 studies show that eating oatmeal may help lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease. According to Quaker, all it takes is 3/4 cup of oatmeal each day to help lower cholesterol". It lists ten reasons why oatmeal is a good source: http://www.mrbreakfast.com/article.asp?articleid=27

You should always take care of your health, even when you are younger than 40, but it is never too late to start. Yes, eating oatmeal and oat cereals help reduce cholesterol, provided you do not put a lot of bad stuff with them. Oat meal, Cheerios, oat bran muffins and oat bread can be very healthy, and they are tasty as well. Combined with that you need a healthy diet and plenty of exercise. We all need to try to be healthier.

I have not reached that age yet but I do know that you are more prone to heart diseases and other diseases such as diabetes after the age of 40 or 50. I think it is good to start caring for your heart from young. Because if you were to start later in life, say around the age of 30 or after, it is quite difficult to change your diets or your lifestyle. I too have heard that oats is good for your heart as it helps remove cholesterol from your body. As it is a highly fibrous food, it also helps in digestion. I take oats occasionally. If you find it difficult to eat oats, you can add some fruits to it such as dried strawberries or raisins. I sometimes take it with some chocolate rice.

they said most health problems arise at age 40. but basically, we get from what we take or how we live even before we reach the said age. so it doesn't matter what age, i guess all the time, we should look at our health, of what we eat, of how we live.

definitely oats is very good for health....my father used to take oats daily for breakfast he usually tells me that if we usually take this we will be healthy even at the age of 60..

Yes. I care alot about my heart health, the older I get. I try to take care of myself and maintain my health as much as possible.

I think caring for the heart starts from day one. You don't need to wait till you are 40 before you care about your heart my dear. Some people are into very bad eating habit. They don't really care whether their food is fatty for as long as they are enjoying. I've heard someone saying it is still okay to eat fatty foods because anyway he is still young. This is very wrong because chances are he won't even grow old anymore. He could die without even reaching 40 or 50 because of over consumption of fats that could block his arteries. Oatmeal is healthy and has been discovered that those who eat more oats are less likely to develop heart disease, but lest you think all oats are the same let just remind you that not all oatmeal are healthy. Instant oats are not. Make sure you eat rolled oatmeal rather. rolled oats contain protein,magnesium vitamin E, zinc, selenium, copper, iron, and manganese. It is also a fibrous food so expect oats to clean your colon. It also contain cancer fighting phytochemicals this is why the American Cancer Society recommends oats. Oats lower the LDL cholesterol in our body without lowering the HDL cholesterol.

Oats is a very healthy food but I don't think it's enough to maintain a good heart function. There are many things to remember and do. Some heart ailments are not caused by faulty lifestyle. Some are genetically predisposed, some are inborn or congenital, some are caused by infection, stress, and many others.

regular exercise , less intake of fats and proper consumption of fibers like grains, pulses, vegetables and fruits, row material and oil free and fat free foods are necessary to reduce cholesterol levels,many researches from last two decades has been shown the results that garlic,oats and psyllium(Isapgol) and GuarGum are the most beneficial fibers for reducing cholesterol , specially bad cholesterol OR LDL cholesterol level can be reduced to 25% after eight weeks intake of these fiber enriched materials.

Oats are healthy for many reasons, but you can't depend on their lowering your cholestrol. I have eaten them almost every morning and they haven't helped. My cardiologist recommends regular exercise, of course, but has me also taking 1000 mg of Red Yeast Rice morning and night and 1000 mg Omega 3 fish oil morning and night with food. That has helped, even without regular exercise. Eating more fruits and vegetables and less sugar and refined grains like white flour and rice is also important.

Oats is indeed considered a good carb. But to much of anything can be bad too.