Heart Attack

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♥️  February Is American Heart Health Month ♥️

A Healthy Brain Begins With A Healthy Heart

The American Brain Foundation (2025) indicated the many benefits of incorporating healthy nutrition and physical activities in one’s lifestyle in lowering the risks of the numerous cognitive issues (i.e., dementia, stress, anxiety, stroke, etc) and heart disease.

The National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute (2026) offers the following fact sheet for our perusal:

Finally, the American Heart Association (2026) provides the correct terminology regarding the symptoms a person may experience in a heart emergency:

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References

American Brain Foundation.  (2025).  Heart Health Is Brain Health.  Retrieved From https://www.americanbrainfoundation.org/heart-health-brain-health/

American Heart Association. (2026).  CPR & First Aid Emergency Cardiovascular Care.  Cardiac Arrest vs Heart Attack.  Retrieved From https://cpr.heart.org/en/resources/cardiac-arrest-vs-heart-attack

National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute.  (2026).  Take Action for Your Heart: Get Started! Fact Sheet.  Retrieved From https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/resources/take-action-your-heart-get-started-fact-sheet

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Mental Health Difficulties, That Mind And Body Relationship

The Centers For Disease Control And Prevention (2020) talks about how individuals can experience heart issues because of their mental health problems in, “Heart Disease and Mental Health Disorders | cdc.gov.”

The other complication: There is the potential that a heart issue can decrease the necessary supply of oxygen the heart is required to send to the brain.

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Reference

Centers For Disease Control And Prevention. (2020). Heart Disease And Mental Health Disorders. Retrieved From Heart Disease and Mental Health Disorders | cdc.gov