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Now, a Health Minute

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Deaths from heart
disease have been

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falling since the mid 1960's but
experts disagree on the reason

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why. Some credit healthier
lifestyles, others, advances in

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treatment. It's already known
that aspirin itself can help

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prevent heart attacks. A
study in the American Journal of

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Public Health theorizes food
rich in salicylates, compounds

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like the active ingredient
in aspirin, may have the same

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effect. Some foods including
oranges, cherries, raisins and

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tomatoes are naturally rich
in salicylates. Talk to your

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healthcare provider about adding
more foods that are natural

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sources of salicylate as part of
your heart healthy lifestyle.