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Top 5 Best Heart Foods

1. Almonds
These nuts provide a rich source of cholesterol-lowering sterols, but Christopher Gardner, Ph.D., a cholesterol researcher at Stanford University, credits monounsaturated fat with most of the benefit. Unlike saturated fat, the mono kind doesn't block the removal of LDL cholesterol from the bloodstream.

2. Apples
Earlier this year, Cornell University researchers found that eating one Red Delicious apple a day can block LDL oxidation, resulting in an 8 percent drop in levels. Bonus: Apples (and their skins) contain soluble fiber, the kind that scrubs artery walls clean. Cut one up and mix it into your oatmeal, another top source.

3. Beans
Much has been made of soybeans' ability to overcome everything from cholesterol to cancer. Gardner isn't convinced: "I'm not sure how much of the health benefit is soy versus what soy displaces." When it comes to controlling cholesterol, he says, that means substituting a vegetable patty for a fatty beef burger and topping your salad with edamame or kidney beans instead of chicken tenders a couple of times a week.

4. Blueberries
Similar to the resveratrol in grapes, pterostilbene, an antioxidant found in blueberries, can stimulate liver cells to better break down fat and cholesterol, according to USDA scientists.

5. Fish
Two weekly servings of fatty fish, like salmon, can lower LDL by 20 percent. Tufts University scientists found that, in high enough quantities, the omega-3 fatty acids from fish chewed through cholesterol molecules in the bloodstream and shrank the size of remaining LDL particles by 12 percent.

Thanks to Phillip Rhodes

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2009-10 Notre Dame Hockey Schedule

October
9 Fri. Alabama-Huntsville 7:35 p.m.
10 Sat. Alabama-Huntsville 7:05 p.m.
15 Thur. Providence College 7:35 p.m.
16 Fri. Providence College 7:35 p.m.
20 Tues. at Boston University 7:05 p.m.
23 Fri. Boston College 7:35 p.m.
30 Fri. Ohio State * 7:35 p.m.
31 Sat. Ohio State * 5:05 p.m.

November
6 Fri. at Alaska * 7:05 p.m. (AT)
7 Sat. at Alaska * 7:05 p.m. (AT)
14 Sat. Northern Michigan * 7:05 p.m.
15 Sun. Northern Michigan * 4:05 p.m.
20 Fri. at Michigan State * 7:05 p.m.
22 Sun. Michigan State * (at Fort Wayne, Ind.) 4:05 p.m.
27 Fri. Bowling Green * 7:35 p.m.
28 Sat. Bowling Green * 7:05 p.m.

December
4 Fri. at Miami * 7:35 p.m.
5 Sat. at Miami * 7:05 p.m.
11 Fri. at Michigan * 7:35 p.m.
13 Sun. Michigan * 4:05 p.m.

January
at Shillelagh Tournament (Sears Centre - at Hoffman Estates, Ill.)
2 Sat. Niagara vs. North Dakota 3:05 p.m. (CT) Notre Dame vs. Colgate 6:05 p.m. (CT)
3 Sun. Colgate vs. Niagara or North Dakota 2:05 p.m. (CT) Notre Dame vs. Niagara or North Dakota 5:05 p.m. (CT)
9 Sat. Ferris State * 7:05 p.m.
10 Sun. Ferris State * 4:05 p.m.
15 Fri. Michigan State * 7:35 p.m.
16 Sat. at Michigan State * 7:05 p.m.
22 Fri. at Lake Superior State * 7:05 p.m.
23 Sat. at Lake Superior State * 7:05 p.m.
29 Fri. Nebraska-Omaha * 7:35 p.m.
30 Sat. Nebraska-Omaha * 7:05 p.m.

February
5 Fri. at Western Michigan * 7:35 p.m.
6 Sat. at Western Michigan * 7:35 p.m.
19 Fri. at Bowling Green * 7:05 p.m.
20 Sat. at Bowling Green * 7:05 p.m.
25 Thur. at Michigan * 7:35 p.m.
27 Sat. Michigan * 7:05 p.m.

March
5-7 Fri.-Sun. First Round CCHA Playoffs (at Campus Sites) TBA
12-14 Fri.-Sun. Second Round CCHA Playoffs (at Campus Sites) TBA
19-20 Fri.-Sat. at CCHA Championships (at Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Mich.) TBA
27-28 Sat.-Sun. at NCAA Midwest Regional (at Ft. Wayne, Ind.) TBA

April
8 & 10Thur./Sat. at NCAA Frozen Four (Ford Field - Detroit, Mich.) TBA

HOME GAMES IN BOLD
* CCHA Conference games
Dates and times subject to change; times local to site

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