Pledge to love your heart in one way, every day

Your heart beats about 100,000 times a day. That precious beating organ deserves your care and attention, not just in February — American Heart Month — but all year round.

Happiness and a strong sense of emotional vitality have been proven to help lower your risk of heart disease. So, our approach isn't about the things you can't do or enjoy. Instead, it's about taking what we call a calmful approach: Every day, choose one recipe, activity, food, relaxation tip or yoga pose that is good for your heart.

A few suggestions for adopting a calmful lifestyle? Eat whole, real foods like flavor-packed fruits and veggies; address stress (and its underlying causes) by supplementing with the relaxation mineral, magnesium; spend time with friends; meditate and relax! Actually sounds good, huh? Your heart — and health — will love you even more.

Take the pledge to love your heart in one way, every day.