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“Oh my beating heart” and other references about the power of the heart, \u00a0feature prominently in literature, poetry, movies and music. \u00a0As the symbol of love, a whole day is dedicated to the power of the heart!\u00a0Sometimes we clutch at our hearts when expressing happiness or sorrow. Can our heart truly \u201cswell\u201d or \u201cbreak\u201d?<\/p>\n
It may seem silly to think that our feelings have a direct correlation to the actual health of our hearts, however\u00a0research\u00a0<\/a>demonstrates that our emotions can indeed affect our heart health. As famously represented in Poe\u2019s\u00a0The Tell Tale Heart<\/em>, we can feel it beating at a faster rate, even \u201chear\u201d it. The more anxious the narrator becomes, the louder and quicker his heart beats. There are very real consequences of emotional health on the heart.<\/p>\n Studies show<\/a>\u00a0a connection between heart health and depression. Poor heart health can contribute to depression and depression can contribute to poor heart health. Conversely, positive\u00a0emotions can have a favorable effect<\/a>\u00a0on our heart health. Johns Hopkins Hospital researchers found the chance of a heart attack is reduced by one-third for those with a positive attitude. Even the emotions felt from music can affect our heart rhythms. Calming music will slow our heartbeat down and loud dance music will increase our heartbeat.\u00a0Hospitals have even used<\/a>\u00a0music therapy to help heart patients heal.<\/p>\n It’s fascinating that the organ responsible for moving the blood through our bodies is associated with emotions such as love and sorrow. Do you think we give our hearts so much emotional credit because it is such a powerful influence on our health?<\/p>\n It\u2019s key to take care of our emotional heart as we take care of our physical heart.\u00a0The American Heart Association<\/a>\u00a0examines this connection in many ways. February is American Heart Month, dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of cardiovascular fitness. \u00a0They list not only eating healthy foods and exercising regularly, but developing positive emotional connections and strategies such as\u00a0gratitude<\/a>. \u00a0They promote their\u00a0Healthy For Good\u2122<\/a>\u00a0campaign including the themes to\u00a0Eat Smart<\/a>,\u00a0Add Color<\/a>,\u00a0Move More<\/a>, and\u00a0Be Well<\/a>.<\/p>\n Remember to check out our heart healthy recipes in your recipe box.\u00a0 Just search for your favorite foods, and you’ll be able to easily see which recipes fit your health goals with the green, yellow and red indicators.<\/p>\n A vegetarian bowl of delicious!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Liven up fish with this easy recipe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Can something this creamy be heart healthy? Yes!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" “A Light Heart Beats Long”\u00a0\u00a0~William Shakespeare “Oh my beating heart” and other references about the power of the heart, \u00a0feature prominently in literature, poetry, movies and music. \u00a0As the symbol of love, a whole day is dedicated to the power… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1788,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6421"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6421"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6421\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/heartstrings-300x187.jpg\")
<\/p>\nOur hearts beat an average of 86,000 to 144,000 (60-100 per minute) times per day. Pretty powerful!\u00a0Let\u2019s all vow to take care of our hearts with these suggestions:<\/span><\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nLove your heart and those that love you by taking care of your whole self.<\/h3>\n
\u00a0Love your dinners as you love your heart with these Heart Healthy recipes.<\/h4>\n
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<\/p>\n\nEasy Baja Fish <\/a>Tacos\u00a0<\/a><\/h5>\n
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<\/p>\n\nSeafood White Sauce over Angel Hair Pasta<\/a><\/h5>\n
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