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High Blood Pressure in Kids: A Family Approach That Starts at Home

High blood pressure is often thought of as an "adult problem," something that develops later in life after years of stress and aging. But that's no longer the case. Today, high blood pressure is showi...

Exclusive Recipes from Chef Marcus and Our Dietitians

At Seattle Sutton's Healthy Eating, we believe that nutritious food should also be exciting, flavorful, and fun. We're thrilled to share a special collection of recipes created by Executive Chef Marcu...

Are Eggs Bad for Cholesterol? New Research Says It’s Time to Rethink the Myth

For years, eggs have lived in dietary limbo. Some hailed them as a superfood packed with protein and essential nutrients. Others warned against their high cholesterol content and potential impact on h...

Is a No Salt Diet Healthy?

While too much sodium is often highlighted as a health risk, consuming too little can also have serious repercussions on your health. With February marking American Heart Month, we are going to take a...

Let’s EAT Fish… NOT just talk about it!

The health benefits of eating fish should give you the motivation to consume it... NOT just talk about it! Most people talk about the importance of eating fatty fish and the health benefits of eating...

MIND Diet: How Seattle Sutton's Healthy Eating Can Help

A new dietary acronym we might start getting used to hearing, as it relates to brain health and nutrition, is appropriately known as the MIND diet. Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerativ...

American Heart Association Rates Popular Diets

The American Heart Association (AHA) released a scientific statement in 2023 looking at the heart healthiness of popular diets. The report discusses how misinformation about different dietary trends h...

Lowering Your Risk for Stroke and High Blood Pressure

Healthy eating and regular physical activity are important steps to take to help keep yourself healthy and prevent diseases, such as high blood pressure and stroke. High blood pressure and strokes can...

For the Love of Your Heart: Chocolate and Cherries

Valentine’s Day is almost here and if you or your sweetie are focusing on improving your health and wellness, you may not be interested in the traditional heart-shaped candies, chocolates, or di...

Improving Your Cardiovascular Health One Step at a Time

Among adults, only about 20% had high cardiovascular health. The other 80% had moderate to low cardiovascular health. What is even scarier is the results of the children. Roughly 30% had high cardio h...

The 10 Do’s and Don’ts For Heart Health

At Seattle Sutton's Healthy Eating, we take heart health seriously. Along with our heart-healthy meals that meet the guidelines from the American Heart Association, we strive to motivate everyone to a...

Best and Worst Foods For Your Heart

Heart disease is considered a ‘silent killer’ of women and coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death globally. We must help get the word out about ways to combat the disease. Wh...

5 Steps to Living Better with a Congestive Heart Failure Diagnosis

Finding out you or a loved one has been diagnosed with congestive heart failure (CHF) can be overwhelming. While there is no cure for CHF, there is a lot that you can do to control it and continue to...

4 “Functional” Foods That Can Help Lower Your Cholesterol

Functional foods are foods you can add to your diet that provide a potentially positive effect on health beyond basic nutrition. With heart disease being the leading cause of death for American adults...

Foods Cause Nearly Half Heart Disease Deaths

Do you eat a steady diet of bacon, bologna, hot dogs, hamburgers, steaks, salty foods and sugary drinks? If so, then you may want to start cutting back on those foods and start eating nuts and seeds,...

Sugar and Heart Health: How to Eat Less Without Feeling Deprived

Nutrition science doesn't stand still and neither should our understanding of sugar and heart health. Over the past several decades, research has come full circle on the role added sugars play in card...

What Foods You Should Be Eating to Protect Your Heart

Heart disease is often called the ‘silent killer’ and kills more people in the United States than all forms of cancer combined. You may be surprised to learn, 1 in 31 American women die fr...

Half of All Heart Disease Deaths Could be Prevented

This article is written by Seattle Sutton, RN, founder of Seattle Sutton’s Healthy Eating. With decades of experience helping people live healthier, more vibrant lives, Seattle shares her insigh...