In This Issue:

• Editorial: Embrace Heart Health
• Battling the V-Day Blues?
• Dosing Up on Vitamin D
• Holding Heart Health in the Palm of Your Hands
• Resources: Ask Our Experts
• Our February Specials
• We Want Your Feedback
• Contact Us

FROM THE EDITOR

Embrace Heart Health

The month of February often evokes images of love and hearts for many, whether due to involvement or memories with a significant other, or simply the deluge of commercialization we see surrounding Valentine's Day.

The effects of this "holiday" can be uplifting or slightly devastating depending on your current state of mental health and happiness. However, it can also be viewed as a pivotal point of the year to evaluate your emotional condition and make some lifestyle tweaks for optimal well-being to ensue.

Find out more on recognizing and conquering depression.

In alignment with keeping a healthy emotional heart, it is important not to neglect the physical functioning of this vital organ. With heart disease the number one cause of death in the U.S., making a vigilant effort to screen, prevent disease, and support heart health becomes a necessary part of everyone's daily health routine. Begin by learning your family's health history and assessing your own state of fitness.

Learn the next steps to promote heart health.

While you are going through your personal health assessment, you may be finding yourself suffering from many mini-ailments that recently or gradually became bothersome, or existing health conditions such as diabetes or depression which may be inexplicably aggravated.

New research studies suggest that many common health complaints can be linked to vitamin D deficiency, with cases higher particularly during the winter months due to less exposure to sunlight (the primary source of vitamin D for most people).

In contrast to the negative conditions inadequate vitamin D intake can have on the body, in proper or supplemented dosage, researchers have found many positive effects of vitamin D, such as significant decreases in cancer cell proliferation, reduced inflammation, as well as improved blood vessel and immune system functioning.

Discover the major effects of vitamin D (and lack thereof) on comprehensive wellness.

Remember, we want your feedback, so send us an email at editor@nativeremedies.com and tell us what you think.

Paulette Gough, Editor
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Battling the V-Day Blues?

How you can stop depression from settling in

For many people who are alone or have recently parted ways with a significant other, Valentine’s Day can contribute to existing feelings of sadness, loneliness, and depression. It is also possible that feelings of sadness set in some time ago during the holidays, further exacerbating emotions.

Even if you’re not experiencing post-holiday or Valentine’s Day-related depression, it is estimated that most adults – more than 121 million people right now – have or will experience sadness and depression at some point in their lives. And, onset is more likely to occur during the winter and the holiday seasons.

learn how to avoid depression this valentine's day >

Dosing Up on Vitamin D

How to reverse the deficiency damage

Did you know that more than 40% of the U.S. population is currently suffering from symptoms caused by an insufficient intake of vitamin D?

Considering that an inadequate intake of vitamin D can be linked to many diseases and conditions, including osteoporosis, rickets, schizophrenia, type 2 diabetes, muscle weakness, depression, and seasonal affective disorder, deficiency may be taking more of a toll on our bodies than previously realized.

Find out how you get healthy taking vitamin d >

Holding Heart Health in the Palm of Your Hands

You may already know – from the FDA and other health sources – that heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States.

However, you may not be doing all that you can to reduce your risk. Get some simple tips to incorporate into your lifestyle to ensure continued health and well-being, and help prevent heart attacks.

get our 8 tips on improving heart health >

We Want Your Feedback

This is a new addition to our newsletter, as we really want your feedback. We would love to know what you think about the stories we’ve written - whether you agree with our writers, or emphatically disagree it still matters to us. Even if you just want to comment on the topic we have chosen, please send us an email at editor@nativeremedies.com and we will try to include your comments in the next edition.

Please note, that depending on the amount of feedback we receive, it may not be possible to include all comments, but we promise that they will be read and appreciated.