| I spoke at a lecture along with two cardiologists on | | | | --Soak Your Feet In Epsom Salts... |
| Heart Health for Women. I didn't wear a red dress | | | | -add one cup of Epsom Salt to a tub of warm water |
| but I had my red dress pin on! (ordered directly from | | | | -carefully sit on the side of your tub and soak your |
| the box tops of Celestial Seasonings tea!). I was | | | | feet for 12 minutes |
| grateful to not only be presenting some of my Heart | | | | Epsom salts are made up of mostly magnesium. |
| Healthy Home Spa Tips, but to listen to two female | | | | Magnesium is an important mineral that most people |
| cardiologists present current approaches to cardiac | | | | are deficient in because of our depleted soil. |
| care. | | | | Magnesium is reported to improve heart and |
| It brought back memories of my Intensive Care | | | | circulatory health, reduce irregular heartbeats, |
| nursing days. I used to be an assistant head nurse of | | | | preventing hardening of the arteries, reducing blood |
| a fourteen bed Intensive Care unit. Heart attack | | | | clots and lower blood pressure. Epsom salt soaks can |
| patients filled a high percentage of our unit. If they | | | | also help ease stress and improve sleep and |
| weren't in the unit for postoperative heart surgery, | | | | concentration. |
| they were there because of a heart attack or a | | | | --Sprinkle Lavender... |
| serious disturbance in their heart rhythm. It's easy to | | | | --on your pillowcase at night |
| underestimate heart disease and heart damage in | | | | --on your wrists and neck in place of perfume |
| people because the person usually doesn't look any | | | | --on your carpet where you spend the most time |
| different on the outside. And more often than not | | | | --in your car |
| people who have heart disease may not even feel | | | | --in your bath water |
| any different for a long time preceding an event. | | | | Lavender has been shown through research to |
| One of the popular questions to these cardiologists | | | | reduce stress responses and help lower blood |
| was "how do I know I have heart disease if I don't | | | | pressure. |
| have any symptoms?". The physicians answered the | | | | --Brew a Cup of Green Tea... |
| key factors such as genetics, blood studies, and | | | | --Use one tea bag, or 2 - 4 grams of tea,* per cup |
| medical history. Stress is also a contributory factor in | | | | --Fill a kettle with cold water and bring to a boil |
| heart disease. And, although we didn't discuss this at | | | | --After unplugging the kettle, allow it to stand for up |
| the presentation last week, I believe 'issue s of the | | | | to 3 minutes |
| heart' play a vital role. It's not unusual that when | | | | --Pour the heated water over the tea bag or tea, |
| someone has a heart-breaking situation it can affect | | | | and allow it to steep for up to 3 minutes |
| their heart. Energetically, that makes a lot of sense. | | | | Green tea is associated with reduced risk of |
| Here are three simple, easy, and heart healthy tips | | | | coronary artery disease and has claims that its high |
| pleasures that you can do at home! (Isn't it nice to | | | | antioxidant properties may cut the amount of |
| think of something pleasurable to keep us healthy | | | | cholesterol in the artery wall. |
| instead of a restrictive?) | | | | |