Love your heart

February is meant for celebrating your heart, physically and emotionally. During American Heart Month, reminders are published to physically take care of your heart by tuning in to risks for cardiovascular disease, and expressing appreciation for those you love could help.

The American Heart Association recommends exercise, healthy eating, routine checkups, preventative care and to stop smoking. In addition, keeping blood pressure in check reduces the risk of stroke. A healthy weight should be achieved or maintained, and 150 minutes of moderate exercise each week should be a regular part of daily life.

This page requires Javascript.

Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.

kAmt>@E:@?2==J[ J@F ?665 E@ AC@E64E J@FC 962CE 2D H6==[ 6DA64:2==J 4@>:?8 @77 E96 9@=:52J 9:89 2?5 2AAC@249:?8 >:5\>@?E9 H:E9 '2=6?E:?6’D s2J[ 2 E:>6 E@ 46=63C2E6 J@FC 962CE 2?5 766=:?8D @7 25@C2E:@? @C =@G6 E@H2C5 A6@A=6 E92E >62? E96 >@DE E@ J@F] k^Am

kAm$E:==[ u63CF2CJ 42? 36 2? 6>@E:@?2==J 492==6?8:?8 >@?E9] %96 9@=:52JD H6C6 7:==65 H:E9 6IA64E2E:@?D[ C6DA@?D:3:=:E:6D[ 9@A6D[ =@ED @7 4@?G6CD2E:@?D[ >2J36 4@?7C@?E2E:@?D[ 6>@E:@?D[ 5:D2AA@:?E>6?ED 2?5 ;@JD A6C92AD 4@FA=65 H:E9 2 3:E @7 :?5:86DE:@?[ =24< @7 D=66A[ A@DD:3=J E@@ >F49 2=4@9@=[ 2?5 >2J36 2 76H @E96C 2??@J:?8 E9:?8D] x?DE625 @7 E9:?<:?8 J@F 2C6 DF776C:?8 7C@> 27E6C\9@=:52J 3=F6D[ E9:?< @7 :E 2D J@FC 6>@E:@?D 4@>:?8 324< :?E@ 6BF:=:3C:F> 27E6C E96 >@?E9D\=@?8 9:89] *@F 4@F=5 36 H@C? @FE[ >2J36 2=C625J E:C65 @7 4@A:?8 H:E9 4@=5 E6>A6C2EFC6D[ C2:? 2?5 :==?6DD 7C@> 36:?8 CF? 5@H?] w2G:?8 >@C6 E:>6 7@C C67=64E:@? 4@F=5 AFE J@F @FE @7 32=2?46 5F6 E@ E96 23@G6 >6?E:@?65]k^Am

kAmsFC:?8 E9:D >@?E9 @7 AC@E64E:?8 J@FC 962CE[ :7 J@F 2C6 766=:?8 D@>6H92E =@H[ EFC? :E 2C@F?5 3J 7@4FD:?8 J@FC 6?6C8J @? 2 76H FA=:7E:?8 24E:G:E:6Di v@ D66 2 7F??J >@G:6] |2<6 A=2?D E@ G:D:E 2 >FD6F> @C 2? 2BF2C:F>] w2G6 5:??6C H:E9 7C:6?5D 2?5 2D< E96> E@ 3C:?8 2 5:D9] %2<6 2 32E9 @C 2==@H J@FCD6=7 E@ E2<6 E96 =@?86DE D9@H6C 6G6C] !=2J J@FC :?DECF>6?E 92C5 2?5 =@F5] r2== A6@A=6 J@F 92G6 ?@E 366? 23=6 E@ D66 2?5 >2<6 A=2?D E@ D66 E96>] t2D6 324< :?E@ 2? 6I6C4:D6 C@FE:?6 E92E :?4@CA@C2E6D 962=E9J 62E:?86 2?5 D=66A:?8 923:ED] p55 >@C6 7CF:E 2?5 G686E23=6D E@ C6A=246 2== E96 DF82C J@F 92G6 4@?DF>65 2?5 @A6? E92E ?6H @C @=5 C64:A6 3@@< 2?5 6IA=@C6 ?6H 7@@5D]k^Am

kAm%9:?< @7 6>@E:@?D 2D 6\>@E:@?] t?6C8J :? >@E:@?] (96? J@F 364@>6 @G6CH96=>65 3J 6>@E:@?D[ E96 36DE C6=62D6 :D A9JD:42= 24E:G:EJ E92E H@F=5 >2<6 J@F 766= 8@@5] %9:D 4@F=5 >62? 2 C62==J 8@@5 A@DE\9@=:52J 9@FD6 4=62?:?8 @C 2 <:E496? A2?ECJ 2?5^@C C67C:86C2E@C 4=62?@FE[ H9:49 4@F=5 =62G6 J@F H:E9 2 4=62? @C >@C6 @C82?:K65 9@FD6 2?5 2 766=:?8 @7 36:?8 C6\6?6C8:K65] k^Am

kAm(96? '2=6?E:?6’D s2J 4@>6D 2C@F?5[ AFE J@FC E9:?<:?8 42A @?] u@4FD @? @E96CD[ H9:49 :D AC@G6? E9C@F89 C6D62C49 E@ H2C> J@FC 962CE] %2<6 E96 7@4FD 2H2J 7C@> DF82C 2?5 FD6 J@FC 4C62E:G6 >:?5 E@ >2<6 D@>6@?6 766= =@G65 2?5 2AAC64:2E65] q6 :?E6?E:@?2= 23@FE DA6?5:?8 E:>6 H:E9 =@G65 @?6D]k^Am

kAmp5F=ED 4@F=5 9625 E@ 2 DA2 2?5 6?;@J 86EE:?8 A2>A6C65 H:E9 J@FC DA64:2= D@>6@?6] ~C C6=2I :? 2 3@@<DE@C6 2?5 =62C? D@>6E9:?8 ?6H H:E9 J@FC 52E6] u:?5 2 ?6H 3@@< 2?5 =@F?86 :? 2 BF:6E A=246 E@ 5:D4FDD :E] %2<6 2 9:<6 @C H2=< E@86E96C] %FC? 52E6 ?:89E :?E@ 52E6 52J 3J C:5:?8 3:<6D[ H:?5@H D9@AA:?8 2?5 DE@AA:?8 7@C =F?49 @C 2 D?24<] v@ E@ E96 36249[ =2<6[ C:G6C @C @A6? 7:6=5] qC:?8 492:CD[ >282K:?6D 2?5 H2C> 4=@E96D] w:E E96 8J> H:E9 J@FC DA64:2= D@>6@?6 2?5 3FC? D@>6 42=@C:6D E@86E96C] w2G6 2? :?\9@>6 >@G:6 ?:89E 3J AFEE:?8 E96 <:5D E@ 365 62C=J @C D6?5:?8 E96> E@ E96 8C2?5A2C6?ED’ 9@FD6] x7 J@F ?665 2 D?24<[ >2<6 D@>6 72E\7C66 A@A4@C? 2?5 2 >F8 @7 9@E 49@4@=2E6 @C E62] k^Am

kAm%2<6 2 4=2DD E@86E96C] #6D62C49 92D D9@H? E92E 4@FA=6D H9@ 5@ D@>6E9:?8 @FE @7 E96 ?@C>2= C@FE:?6 2C6 92AA:6C] %CJ 4@F?ECJ =:?6 52?4:?8[ 32== C@@> 52?4:?8[ A@EE6CJ[ A9@E@8C2A9J[ 4@@<:?8 @C =62C?:?8 2 ?6H DA@CE E@86E96C] v@ @? 2 >:?: D9@AA:?8 DAC66 E@ 7:?5 2 4C62E:G6 8:7E 7@C 6249 @E96C] !=2J 2 3@2C5 82>6[ 8@ @? 2 D42G6?86C 9F?E[ A=2J 7C:D366[ 9:56 2?5 D66<[ 8@=7 @C 2?J @E96C 82>6 E92E 4C62E6D =2F89E6C 2?5 >2<6D J@F 766= =:<6 2 49:=5] $E2C82K6 E@86E96C :? 2 BF:6E @A6? DA246 @C >2<6 2 9@>6>256 42C5 7@C J@FC DA64:2= D@>6@?6]k^Am

kAmu@C 49:=5C6?[ D6?5 2 >6DD286 FD:?8 2 76=E\E:AA65 >2C<6C @? E96 A66= @7 2? @C2?86 “4FE:6” Ww: rFE:6X @C 32?2?2 Wx 2> 32?2?2D 7@C J@FX] |2<6 DEC2H36CC:6D @? 2 4=@F5 FD:?8 962=E9J DEC2H36CC:6D D=:465 :? 2 3@H= 2?5 D6CG65 H:E9 2 5@==@A @7 H9:AA65 4C62> @C G2?:==2 J@8FCE] #65 D2=D2 >2<6D 2 JF>>J 7F? D?24< H96? 62E6? H:E9 4FE FA G686E23=6D[ H9@=6 8C2:? A:E2 49:AD @C =@H\72E 4966D6 4F36D] q2?2?2 DA=:E =@G6 3@2ED >256 H:E9 32?2?2D E92E 2C6 D=:465 E9C@F89 E96 >:55=6 2?5 E@AA65 H:E9 =@H 72E G2?:==2 vC66< J@8FCE 2?5 962CE\D92A65 7CF:E 2C6 2 56=:4:@FD EC62E] |2<6 A:?< >:=< H:E9 3=6?565 DEC2H36CC:6D 2?5 =@H\72E >:=<]k^Am

kAmrFE 962CE\D92A65 D2?5H:496D @7 ?FE 3FEE6C 2?5 ;6==J @? H9@=6 8C2:? 3C625] $6CG6 C65 7CF:E W2AA=6D[ 3=@@5 @C2?86D[ 8C2A6 E@>2E@[ C65 8C2A6D[ C65 A6AA6CDX 2?5 J@8FCE 5:A] u@C 2 DH66E 5:A[ >:I 4:??2>@? 2?5 =@H\72E vC66< J@8FCE] rC62E6 4FA:5 D>@@E9:6D H:E9 4C2?36CCJ @C A@>68C2?2E6 ;F:46 2?5 =@H\72E >:=<[ 32?2?2D 2?5 42??65 A:?62AA=6] ~C >2<6 )~)~ EC2:= >:I H:E9 ~\D92A65 46C62= WE96 ~’DX 2?5 AC6EK6= DE:4<D WE96 )’DX[ 2=@?8 H:E9 5C:65 4C2?36CC:6D 2?5 5C:65 DEC2H36CC:6D]k^Am

kAm~C 86E 4C62E:G6 2?5 4C62E6 J@FC @H? DF886DE:@?D 7@C E2<:?8 42C6 @7 J@FC 962CE – A9JD:42==J 2?5 6>@E:@?2==J] k^Am

kAmk6>myF=:6 wF5D@? :D 2 5:6E:4:2? 2E {2<6 |2CE:? (6==?6DD r6?E6C :? s256G:==6]k^6>mk^Am

Love your heart

Digital Edition

Submit Your Lake Photo

Other Publications

Connect

Rate:
Begins:
Transaction ID:

Tags

Recommended for you

Digital Edition

Most Popular

Simplicity on the Shoreline

More Than A Thrift Store

The Fannywacker

100 Years Series: The Lost Town of Benson

A Vision of Vintage & Love

Submit Your Lake Photo

Other Publications

Connect

Sign Up

You're all set!

Log In

Reset Password

Forgot Password

Email me a log in link

Promotional Offers

Purchase Gift Purchase Access

You're all set!

An error occurred