American Heart Month
February is recognized as American Heart Month to help motivate Americans to adopt healthy lifestyles to prevent heart disease. With heart disease being the leading cause of death in the United States, people across the country need to know that there are many ways to protect your heart.
Through physical activity, eating healthy foods, getting enough sleep, not smoking, and finding healthy ways to reduce stress, you can help yourself prevent heart disease while simultaneously living a healthier lifestyle!
To learn more about heart-healthy living, click here.
Heart-Healthy Valentine’s Day Tips
Your sweetheart may have the key to your heart, but a proper diet and regular physical activity can be the key to a healthy heart. This Valentine’s Day, try indulging your sweetheart with a few of these heart-healthy gift or date ideas!
1. Rather than tempting your beloved with chocolates, consider a gift that has more permanence. Search for a poem that describes your feelings and write it on beautiful paper for a handmade Valentine.
2. Quality time is one of the most meaningful gifts. Bundle up and plan an active outing such as sledding, ice skating, or if you’re feeling adventurous, visit an indoor rock wall.
3. If your children are having a Valentine’s Day party at their school or daycare, instead of sending candies, consider mini-boxes of raisins, mini-bags of pretzels, pencils, or stickers as tokens of their friendly affection.
4. Cooking at home is an excellent way to control the quality and amounts of what you eat. Take a date to a local cooking class to practice your skills or learn a new technique.
5. Prepare a romantic candlelit dinner at home using a heart-healthy recipe.
6. If you go to a restaurant to celebrate, make it a point to look up the nutrition information for the restaurant you’re going to and note the nutrition information for what you plan or usually order. Just knowing what you’re eating is a good step in the right direction!
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