It’s nearly the end of the week! As mentioned yesterday, this month we will spend some time focussing on keeping your heart happy and healthy. We will look at the physical and emotional aspects that will keep it strong on all levels. You will find some fresh new recipies, heart chakra information, yoga poses that [...]
February is Heart Disease Awareness Month! Heart health is both physical and emotional. This month we will be addressing matters of the heart. Is your heart happy and healthy? So what is heart disease? Many think it’s just one thing, but according to the Heart and Stroke Foundation it’s a ‘combination of conditions affecting the [...]
Heart healthy eating is a matter of balance. Simple food choices that you make every day can make a big difference – especially the types of fat and carbohydrate in the foods that you choose. Use this handy chart to help you make heart healthy food choices more often. click here to view a chart [...]
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We are what we eat, thus what we put in our bodies inevitable become part of its structure, and like I said before structure determine function. Did you know that fat is absorbed into the body differently than proteins and carbohydrates (CHO)? When CHO and proteins are broken down and absorbed in the small intestine [...]
Following is an editorial on the effects of emotions, specifically negative ones, on heart health. Many Emotions Can Damage the Heart Most people know that anger is bad for your heart’s health, but loneliness and depression affect your heart, too. Volatile emotions like anger and hostility are bad for heart health. But studies have shown [...]
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Are you at risk for heart disease or stroke? Preventative medicine is the key to a long and healthy life. Find out what your risk factors are to see what you can do today to stay healthy and active throughout your life. Take the heart and stroke risk assessment quiz here. A few general tips, [...]
Before we delve into specifics about heart health; physical, emotional, energetic, and so on; it is important to understand its structure. Structure defines function. From an anatomical stand point the heart is comprise of muscle, about the size of your closed fist on the left hand side of your body. For a fantastic diagram of [...]
Many causes have designated months to raise awareness about their plights. For example February is black history month, as well as heart month (as per the heart and stroke foundation). This is the one with more relevance to our purposes and a cause close to my heart since heart disease is prevalent in my family. [...]
