Nutrition plays a major role in keeping and boosting heart health. It isn’t enough just to follow the food pyramid and follow the classic advice of parents for generations of “eat your vegetables.” Working with a knowledgeable professional Nutritionist who can help create a customized eating plan based on your personal health needs is vital.

“Let food be thy medicine” – Hippocrates

Every food found in nature has a purpose. Working with your Nutritionist they can put together a diet formulated to help your body work more efficiently helping to guide you back to health by rebuilding your body one cell at a time.

What conditions can be treated with nutrition?

Nearly all ailments can be helped to some degree or another with proper nutrition. At Tampa Cardio, our Nutritionists have seen drastic improvement in the areas of:

Weight Loss – There are tons of fad diets on the market, pills to take, surgeries to be had, but nothing works like eating properly for your body. Long term goals are kept in mind and sustainable lifestyle eating choices are made.

Diabetes – In many cases, diabetes can be reversed and halted through diet.

Renal Failure – Balancing the diet can limit the amount of waste in the blood that your kidneys have to work to filter out.

Dyslipidemia – Through diet and exercise lipid counts can be controlled.

High Blood Pressure – Over time high blood pressure can damage the heart. Keep it strong by keeping your BP in check.

Cancer – Proper nutrition when cancer cells are present is vital. Getting the right advice may very well save your life.

We would love to talk with you and see how our Nutritionists here at Tampa Cardiovascular Associates can help. Give us a call by dialing (813)975-2800. We have multiple office locations in the Tampa area.