It Works! This Valentine's Day learn to love YOUR heart!

This Valentines’ Day, learn to love your heart. The heart is a relatively small muscle that pumps blood every second of every hour of every day you are alive. The cardiovascular system is also the most common organ system attacked by disease. An improper diet, unhealthy lifestyle, and emotional stress all make a major, negative impact on your heart. These three factors will cut years off your life. How can you have a healthy heart and a longer life?
Using the letters of the word “heart” as an acronym, you can remember the guidelines for how to live long and strong for many years to come.

H-E-A-R-T

H – Healthy foods and nutrients.  Foods like whole grain breads, pasta, rice and cereals release energy slowly to the body. In addition, these foods are loaded with fiber that cleans out bad fats and detoxifies the body. Plus, they contain minerals, especially calcium and magnesium, which are literally essential for each beat of your heart. The next most common components of the heart-smart diet are fruits, vegetables, nuts and beans.

E – Exercise. Consistent, moderate exercise is one of the best ways to keep off those unwanted pounds of fat. Did you know that excess fat requires miles of extra blood vessels, which in turn make your heart have to work that much harder? Exercise also reduces the number of times your heart has to beat to pump blood throughout your body.

A – Antioxidants. Antioxidants fight free radical damage that ages the cardiovascular system. Antioxidants like vitamins A, C, E, and the trace mineral, selenium are found in those heart-smart fruits, vegetables and whole grains. A good daily multi-vitamin-mineral Like ItWorks It’s Vital IS vital when to getting antioxidants on a consistent, daily basis. It’s Vital also supplies your body with essential vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients.

R – Restrict fat and sugar. Saturated fats (fatty dairy products, fatty meats, and fried foods) and simple sugars (especially those in junk and processed foods) can do serious damage to your cardiovascular system.

T – Temperance. Temperance is self-control. A little bit of fatty foods or sugar isn’t going to harm you, as long as you are in control and can stop eating it after a little. The same goes for most other lifestyle choices. Temperance also speaks to being even-tempered.  These are the life and health of the body.