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FEBRUARY 2020 NEWSLETTER

Quote of the Month:

The best and most beautiful things in life cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt in the heart.

Helen Keller

Gift Ideas

Need a Gift For Your Loved Ones?

Consider a Gift Certificate for AWC services or products. Teas, Essential Oils, Herbs, and more.

Why not try one of our Oil Blends

Be Restored, Be Well or Be Enlightened!

Relaxing, uplifting and a delight for your senses!

The Power of the Heart

Written by Jean Wible

February is full of hearts. We celebrate love, how it makes us feel, our heart center. But did you know that science bears out the power of love and the benefits it brings to us? Did you know that the heart is our most powerful and unique organ?

The heart is a specialized muscle that contracts rhythmically to circulate blood. It is a cardiovascular organ. New research has now also classified the heart as an endocrine organ. It secretes its own hormones and neurotransmitters that regulates its own rhythm, affects kidney output and regulates blood pressure. These secretions affect the brain to send out other neurotransmitters to change the chemistry and functioning of the whole body. It has also been classified as a nervous system organ, having more nerve cells that are highly specialized and are called “the little brain”. The heart actually tells the brain what to do more than the brain tells the heart.

So it is now known that the heart is part of multiple systems in the body and is much more than a muscle. The real marvel of the heart is shown in research of Heart Rate Variability and the connection it has to our emotions. Heart Rate Variability is the almost unmeasurable variations in time between heart beats. These are the miniscule variations in the space of time between the heart beats we feel and measure when we take a pulse. When these variations are more regular, with less variation, it is called coherence. When they are more irregular and variable it is called chaotic. While physical exertion or rest changes the pulse or heart beat rhythm, it is emotions that affect Heart Rate Variability in every minute of our days and this affects our entire body and state of being for better or worse.

Joy, contentment, pleasure and especially love, will bring more coherence, open and expand the energy field of the heart and bring the whole body into a healthier state of well being physically. We can use this knowledge daily by consciously taking moments throughout the day to focus on love. It takes 10 seconds of focus to change the body’s entire chemistry for the better. (Think of how quickly your whole being changes when you come into a room and your young grandchild or child runs to you calling your name in joy). We can practice this not just in February but throughout our lives and protect our heart health using its own power. Spend moments opening the heart energy, feeling joy and pleasure and love by focusing on special people, pets, places, or nature with love and we can improve our overall health and our heart health. The heart is truly a powerful thing. Use it every day! Use the power of love!

Information on heart research can be found at www.heartmath.org

The Gift of Health Resources

For a great synopsis of the heart research information from the above article go to: https://www.heartmath.org/resources/infographic/mysteries-of-the-heart/

Great book on heart health available at Barnes and Noble, on Amazon etc.:

“THE PAUSE: To Relax Ladies, For Robust Heart Health:

A Guidebook for Smart Heart Choices for Life”

by Linda Penkala, LMT

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Men's & Women's

Multi Vitamins & Supplements

Have you made a resolution to take your vitamins and add healthy supplements this year? Or have you found it hard to keep getting multiple bottles of vitamins and supplements and take them regularly?

Try our Men’s and Women’s Multi-vitamin and supplements – they combine your pills in easy to use daily packets!

Men’s Vitamins – in addition to your daily multi-vitamin, this product includes heart health supplements such as CoQ ₁₀ , Magnesium and Red Wine and Grape Extracts, vision supplements such as Lycopene, prostate supplement Saw Palmetto and anti-inflammatory supplements such as Fish oil, green tea extract and more.

Women’s Vitamins – in addition to your daily multi-vitamin, this product includes heart health supplements such as CoQ ₁₀ , Magnesium, and Red Wine and Grape Extracts, vision supplements such as Lycopene, hormonal balance and tonic supplements such as Lignans, Pomegranate extract, Rhodiola and Acai, and anti-inflammatory supplements such as Fish oil, green tea extract and curcumin.

Ask you practitioner about them at your next visit.

Jacki’s Corner

by Jacki Szimanski

www.PleaseBeWell.com

February is American Heart Month and it’s no surprise. There is no shortage of Valentine’s Day visuals everywhere you look.

Red hearts, the iconic symbol of love, can be found on pajamas, balloons, candy, and of course, greeting cards. Buying your better half a gift with a heart on it is one way to tell your special someone how much you care about them. Another is to take care of the most important heart, the one inside. Share your love for your sweetie and yourself by finding an exercise that fits both of your lifestyles and can also be a bonding experience. It’s great if going to the gym is your thing, but there are other ways to keep that heart revved up that will fit into your busy schedules. Check out this article from the American Heart Association for more ideas.

https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/fitness/getting-active/no-time-for-exercise-here-are-7-easy-ways-to-move-more

Recipe of the Month

Salmon Hashburgers

From American Heart Association

These Salmon Hashburgers are an amazing meal for any day and they are an excellent healthy alternative.

This Heart-Check Certified recipe is brought to you by Idaho Potato Commission.

CLICK HERE FOR RECIPE