This week is all about Love!

Love your heart...Love your health...Love your food!

You may be treating your sweetheart this week, so give your own heart some extra love.

Healthy food choices and an active lifestyle can have a big impact on your heart's health. Just a few steps and you can be on your way to a healthier heart:


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• Regular physical activity lowers blood pressure and helps your body control stress and weight. Be physically active. 
  

• Eat more fruits and vegetables. Fill half your plate with colorful fruits and vegetables at every meal.
  

• Eat less salt by preparing foods at home so you can control your salt intake. 
  

• Eat whole grains.
  

• Regularly eat fatty fish like salmon, lake trout, albacore tuna (in water, if canned), mackerel and sardines.
  

• Stay away from foods with saturated fats, Trans fats, cholesterol, added sugars, and refined grains.
  

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