Valentine’s Day is my Least Favorite Holiday. I have nothing against love or candy or any of that stuff, but the holiday itself annoys the heck out of me. However, I will seize the Hallmark-ian moment to make a list of things that are good for our hearts.
1. Movement. We want to give our hearts a chance to get pumping good and fast most days of the week. Hearts are a muscle and they get stronger with more intense use.
2. Healthy food. Our hearts work best in conjunction with nice clear arteries, so that whole cholesterol thing is important. Focus on the fruits and veggies. They are dear to our hearts.
3. Relaxation. Stress is not good for our hearts, so we also need to find some ways to give ourselves down time. Unless trying to figure out how the heck to fit that in with everything else just makes it worse. Worst case, steal an extra five minutes behind the locked bathroom door to breathe.
4. Hugs. These might be harder to come by than usual with the pandemic and all, but hugs, especially long ones, do good things for all our body systems, including our hearts.
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