Happy Valentine's Day!
Keep reading to learn how to show your heart some love.
- Add in heart healthy foods.
* WebMD's Top 11 Heart Healthy Foods or 20 Foods That Can Save Your Heart
* Search our blog to for tips on lowering your salt & how to use spices.
- Be physically active...
* American Heart Association's Recommendations for Physical Activity in Adults & Children
* Prevention's Give Your Heart a Workout
usually EVEN if you already have a heart condition! Ask your healthcare provider for personalized advice before starting or dramatically changing your activity level. Here are general tips:
* US National Library of Medicine's Being Active When You Have Heart Disease
* American Heart Association's Getting Physically Active
- Reduce stress.
* Go Red for Women's Stress & Heart Disease
* Cleveland Clinic's Stress Management & Your Heart (includes assessment & relaxation exercises)
- Go to sleep. (Both quality & quantity count...)
* US News & World Report's Your Heart Needs Sleep
* Review 1/15/16's blog post for links & tips.
- Be social & generous.
* Time's Social Isolation... May Shorten Lives
* WebMD's The Science of Good Deeds
- Be tobacco free with the Centers for Disease Control's Smoking & Tobacco Use-- Heart Disease & Stroke.
- Get regular check-ups & health screenings. Find out what's recommended with Healthfinder's Get Screened. Take any medications as prescribed.
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