This post brought to you by American Heart Association. The content and opinions expressed below are that of Baby to Boomer Lifestyle.
February was American Heart Month, and it’s the perfect time to take a moment out of our hectic lives to think about ourselves. By taking care of ourselves first, we’ll be more available to those we love. The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association want to make sure we have more great moments in life. To do that, they want to remind us that we can help improve our heart and brain health by eating more fruits and vegetables, lowering the amount of sodium in our diet, and cutting out sugary beverages. We also need to increase our physical activity and check and control our blood pressure.
Best of all, because moms are the heart of the family, you can share these life-affecting changes with those you love! You’ll find resources for healthy living including healthy recipes, resources and information on maintaining a healthy brain and heart, plus tips and tricks for creating a healthy environment that focuses on for your kids and aging parents as well.
Heart.org also provides the most up-to-date news and information on health subjects including Healthy Eating, Stress Management, Physical Activity, Weight Management, Preventing Heart Disease at any Age, Workplace Health, and Healthy Kids. All of these topics can be explored at your leisure, but you can also get healthy living tips for the whole family including healthy recipes, how-to videos, and more by following American Heart Association on Pinterest.
But why focus on your health? Life Is Why. Everyone has a reason for living a healthier, longer life. For me, it’s my granddaughter who’s due mid-March. Now that my children are grown, I’ve missed the pleasure of having kids in my life. I love watching young minds discover new things and can’t wait to spend hours answering the “What’s that?” question that so many parents grow tired of. I need to make healthier choices every day so that I can be here to help her get the most from life.
I’m going to be the grandmother that says “Yes!” when asked to play, dance, create, explore and more. What is your reason for living a healthier, longer life?
Find Out More & Connect with the American Heart Association
- Join the Moms Unite Facebook Group for Healthy Motivation
- Get Healthy Recipes & Mom Hacks on Pinterest
- Celebrate Life’s Best Moments on Instagram
- Moms, UNITE to make real change
- Life Is Why
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National Heart MOnth is super important to me. My oldest brother dies of a heart attack when he was just 60 years old.
It’s so important to be proactive about your health. That is the only way to try to stay healthy and to receive the best medical care.
I think it’s super easy to forget or ignore heart health but its SO important we don’t and we really pay attention. What a great reminder.
This should remind all of us to take care of our heart and overall health. Thanks for the timely reminder.
Our hearts are what pumps life into our bodies, literally! So important to take care of them! Thanks for this post!
Keeping my heart’s health in mind is definitely important. Heart disease is way to common to ignore.
My kids are my reason too. We have to be healthy so we can stick around for them.
Thank you for the great resources in the post. My son and husband are my reason for living a healthier, longer life.
I think it’s so important to make sure we take good care of our hearts. Especially us women!