Thursday, January 16, 2020

February is Heart Health Month

Let's celebrate heart health every day! 
During heart health month talk with your pharmacist and physician about the best way to take your heart medications. Here is some good information to discuss with them.
Love your heart!

New research suggests that the best time for people with hypertension to take their blood pressure pills is at bedtime rather than in the morning.
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/326771.php#1

How do you know if your heart is working too hard?
https://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/guide/what-causes-heart-palpitations#1

National Wear Red Day® is celebrated the first Friday of February. Wear red and encourage others to do the same to bring awareness that heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., but that it's largely preventable.
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/education-and-awareness/heart-month

Welcome 2020! What's in an olive?

Happy New Year! Olives!

I started the new year thinking about olives and what well-being benefit this small food might offer. When I researched the benefits of olives I was amazed! For all of you olive lovers, enjoy the powerhouse punch of this little fruit. Yes it is a fruit!

Olives are small fruits that grow on olive trees (Olea europaea). They belong to a group of fruit called drupes, or stone fruits, and are related to mangoes, cherries, peaches, almonds, and pistachios. Olives are very high in vitamin E and other powerful antioxidants.

10 Benefits of Eating Healthy Olives 
Antioxidant  * Memory aid * Beautiful skin * Pain reduction * Anti-cancer * Plus more

Read the full article:  https://www.olivemypickle.com/blogs/news/10-benefits-of-eating-healthy-olives