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Keep Your Heart Happy
Most kids are
born with a healthy heart and it's important to keep yours in good shape. Here
are some things that you can do to help keep your heart happy:
- Remember that your heart is a muscle. Just like you need to exercise your
leg and arm muscles, you need to exercise your heart, too. Regular exercise is a great
way to keep your heart in shape. At least 15 to 20 minutes of exercise each
day will give your heart the workout it needs to be the strongest muscle it
can be.
- Eating a variety of healthy foods is great for your heart. Avoiding a lot
of fatty foods will keep your heart happy, too.
- Stay away from smoking! Smoking is bad for
every part of your body, and especially your heart. Your heart and blood
vessels hate cigarettes, because smoking makes their jobs much harder.
So your heart isn't what makes you feel happy or sad, and it doesn't say Be
Mine on it - but it's still one amazing body part. Without it, there would be no
way for your blood to move around your body. Without it, there'd be no lub-dub.
Without it, you wouldn't be able to live! It started pumping blood for you
before you were born, and will continue pumping throughout your whole life. So
take good care of your heart and it will take good care of you!
Reviewed by: Kim Rutherford,
MD
Date reviewed: May 2001
Originally reviewed by: Lisa Zaoutis,
MD
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