When you’re paying attention to good nutrition, it’s easy to spend a lot of time focusing on what not to eat — all the stuff that clogs your arteries and expands your waistline. Now is a good time to look at the things you should eat and the things you can do to keep your arteries healthy.

Here are five foods that have a lot of disease-fighting power.

•Salmon: As far as seafood goes, this delicious fish is one of your best food sources of heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids, which can help keep your heart rate steady, lower your triglycerides — a type of blood fat — and slow the growth of atherosclerotic plaque. You can bake it, broil it, roast it, poach it or enjoy it smoked or in sushi. The FDA recommends that people eat up to 12 ounces of fish weekly.

•Broccoli: It may not rank as the favorite food of kids, but as an adult you can probably appreciate the health benefits broccoli offers. Its mildly bitter taste comes from chemicals it contains that may provide cancer protection. Experts think anti-cancer substances in the green veggies may act as antioxidants or encourage enzymes that detoxify harmful chemicals in your body, according to the American Cancer Society. Since cooking may destroy some of the helpful compounds, cook it as lightly as possible.

•Almonds: These tasty nuts are a good source of fiber and the antioxidant vitamin E, and the fat they contain is mostly monounsaturated, which is considered a “good” type of fat that can help lower your cholesterol. They may also help control blood sugar and insulin levels. Research has shown that eating 2 ounces of almonds daily for 10 weeks didn’t cause people to gain weight. A daily serving size is the amount that you can fit into two sections of an ice-cube tray, suggests the American Dietetic Association.

•Blueberries: Blueberries are filled with antioxidants, which can help lower your risk of heart disease and cancer by neutralizing free radicals, rogue oxygen molecules that can contribute to atherosclerosis and damage your DNA.

Green tea: This drink contains chemicals called polyphenols, which act as antioxidants. One of these, called EGCG, may encourage cancer cells to die, though more research is needed to show whether drinking green tea can reduce your risk of cancer. However, it may also help control your blood sugar and lower your cholesterol. All these add up to plenty of good reasons to switch some of your daily servings of soda with green tea. Drink it iced or hot.

 Upcoming Events

Monday: Blood pressure Checks, 9 a.m.; cards (Pinochle, Duplicate Bridge), 12:30 p.m.;

Exercise with Evie, 1 p.m.

Tuesday: Silver Sneakers, 8:30 a.m.; Exercise with Evie, 9 a.m.; Enchilada Hot dish, 11:30 a.m.; cards (Pinochle, Duplicate Bridge, 500), 12:30 p.m.;

HIIT, 5:10 p.m.; Zumba 5:45 p.m.; Zumba, 7 p.m.

Wednesday: Wood Carvers, 8:30 a.m.; Weight Watchers, noon; cards (Duplicate Bridge, Pinochle, Cribbage), 12:30 p.m.; Stitching Bees, 1 p.m.; open chess, 1 p.m.; Weight Watchers, 5:30 p.m.

Thursday: Silver Sneakers, 8:30 a.m.; Exercise with Evie, 9 a.m.; cards (Pinochle, Duplicate Bridge), 12:30 p.m.; Bingo, 1 p.m.; open chess, 1 p.m.; HIIT, 5:10 p.m.; Zumba, 5:45 p.m.; Zumba, 7 p.m.

Friday: Cards (Duplicate Bridge, Pinochle, Cribbage), 12:30 p.m.; Ping Pong, 3 p.m.

 Weekly Card Results

Monday Bridge

Sept. 15, two tables

1st Arnie Lang, 2nd Carolyne Higgins, 3rd Mary Johnsen, 4th Jaynard Johnson, 5th Lois Johnson

Tuesday Duplicate Bridge

Sept. 16, eight tables

1st Bud Higgins, 1st Arnie Lang; 2nd Teresa Baldus, 2nd Marge Blaser; 3rd Ray Schmidt, 3rd Gail Schmidt; 4thVande Newman; 4th Dave Ring; 5th Dave Solomonson; 5th Judy Bungum, 6th Jim Fisher,

6th Dee Gemmel

Tuesday 500

Sept. 16, three tables playing

1st Beulah Luthe, 2nd Patricia Andrews, 3rd Gene Rauen, 4th Lois Anderson

Pinochle

Dave Solomonson

Friday Bridge

Sept. 19, three tables

1st Loretta Nelson, 2nd Millie Seiver, 3rd Betty Jorgenson, 4th Quentin Fiala

Wednesday Cribbage

Sept. 17, two tables

1st Mercedes Nordstrom, 2nd Russ Vaale, 3rd Loretta Nelson

Friday 500

Sept. 19, three tables

1st Sally Michels, 2nd Eloise Williamette, 3rd Wayne Freitag, 4th Wayne Chilson