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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

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The Anxiety Series, Part III, Cognitive Dissonance

A person with two competing thoughts that cause psychological distress is an informal definition of cognitive dissonance.

The more formal definition, per Sarkis (2017) is:  “Cognitive dissonance is the feeling that something is not sitting right with you”, and “…having contradictory beliefs.”

Cognitive Dissonance. When You Are Confronted With Opposing Information, Your Brain Resists (Sarkis, 2017) has advice in combating that emotional discomfort that can create anxiety.

 

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Reference

Sarkis, S. A., Ph.D. (2017).  Cognitive Dissonance.  When You Are Confronted With Opposing Information, Your Brain Resists.  Retrieved From https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/here-there-and-everywhere/201709/cognitive-dissonance

 

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Harmful Effects of Noise Pollution

Noise pollution (aka sound pollution) is defined as harmful environmental noises (i.e., construction equipment, lawn mowers, living near industrial areas, airports, freeways, railway systems etc.).

The following are consequences from noise pollution:

Children (more vulnerable because of developing organs)

  • Ignoring teachers in classroom because they’re conditioned to ignore sounds
  • Hearing Loss
  • Stunted reading and language skills
  • Elevated stress levels
  • Elevated blood pressure levels

Women

  • Abnormal menstruation cycles
  • Abnormal embryos
  • Miscarriages
  • Premature births

Men and Women

  • Psychological difficulties
  • Heart disease
  • High blood pressure
  • Blurred vision
  • Tinnitus
  • Hearing loss
  • Sleeplessness

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