February Is The Month Of Love -Tips To Keep Your Heart Healthy.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Did you know that February is heart month? It makes sense that the heart is the health focus this month, since February is also the month of love.

The number one way look after your heart is with a healthy lifestyle.

Here are some great tips for a healthy heart:

• Focus on adding fruits and vegetables to meals and snacks.
• Eat the rainbow! Include a variety of nutrient-packed foods.
• Replace white, refined grains with whole grains.
• Change the proportions of your plate so that protein sources such as meat and fish are not the main attractions. Instead, add colourful veggies to about half your plate.
• Reduce unhealthy fats (and cut out ALL trans fats!) and include heart-healthy fats to your meals: avocados, extra-virgin olive oil, coconut oil, sardines, salmon ground flax-seeds, chia seeds, avocado oil.
• Manage diabetes- Again, this can be easily done with a healthy lifestyle and diet.
• Regular, moderate physical activity is great for your heart health, and know what’s really great? It’s never too late to start and reap the rewards. The more you can move around (and the less you can sit) is important. Be sure to break up your sitting time, and get up and move around often.
• Maintaining a healthy weight can reduce the risk of heart disease and many other health problems.
• Look after your mental health

We know that there can be a greater risk of heart disease for people who have depression, are socially isolated or do not have good social support. Having a good social life with family and friends can help.

Since this is heart month as well as the month of love, why not give ‘yourself’ some love (I know, it’s not always as easy as it sounds, but give it time. With practice, you will begin to LOVE it.)

Take a time out for yourself. Whether it’s a quiet walk in the woods or a walk around the block by yourself, a candlelight bubble bath, reading a book with a blanket….whatever works for you. Just be sure to do it.

If you’re anything like me, you’ll have a reeeallly strong tendency to push this task aside and get everything else checked off your to-do list first, but the reality is, the to-do list will ALWAYS be there.

You are important, and you need self-care too.

I want to share with you an amazing dessert recipe that is not only delicious, but healthy as well. It’s a winner in my household. Simply click the link below:

​CHOCOLATE POTS DE CREME

Until next time,
May Anne

P.S. If you want to take your self-care to the next level, simply send me an email HERE to set up a Complimentary 15 minute Discovery call with me. We’ll chat and see if we’ll be a good fit!