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Natural Awakenings Twin Cities February 2022

Read the February 2022 edition of Natural Awakenings Twin Cities magazine. This is our annual Heart-Centered Living Issue which is focused on minding the heart and heart and mind connection. This month we feature articles on living on the frequency of love, truly making love, sound of your heart determines your health, fermenting for foodies, parents as role models and so much more! Be sure to check out our local content including News Briefs announcements, Community Resource Guide with providers throughout the metro who can meet your individual wellness needs, and all the happenings in the Calendar of Events. There is additional online-only content that can be found at NATwinCities.com. While you are there, be sure to sign up for our Newsletter and Digital Magazine and continue your reading with our archived articles from local experts.

Read the February 2022 edition of Natural Awakenings Twin Cities magazine. This is our annual Heart-Centered Living Issue which is focused on minding the heart and heart and mind connection. This month we feature articles on living on the frequency of love, truly making love, sound of your heart determines your health, fermenting for foodies, parents as role models and so much more!

Be sure to check out our local content including News Briefs announcements, Community Resource Guide with providers throughout the metro who can meet your individual wellness needs, and all the happenings in the Calendar of Events. There is additional online-only content that can be found at NATwinCities.com.

While you are there, be sure to sign up for our Newsletter and Digital Magazine and continue your reading with our archived articles from local experts.

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The Sound of Your<br />

Heart Determines<br />

Your Health<br />

by Chelsea Kazmierczak-Goethel<br />

The heart is the most incredible muscle in the body. As the<br />

center of the circulatory system, it is the core of physical<br />

well-being. Each day, it pumps approximately 2,000 gallons<br />

of blood through our body. The heart beats (contracts and relaxes)<br />

over 100,000 times every day, 35 million times each year, and more<br />

than 2.5 billion times over the course of a lifetime. This continuous<br />

action circulates the blood and keeps the human body alive by<br />

delivering oxygen and nutrients to every tissue and organ, allowing<br />

them to function optimally.<br />

The importance of the heart goes beyond its physical pumping<br />

mechanism. This organ is also the center of our emotional wellbeing.<br />

It allows us to feel love, joy and affection. A well-nourished<br />

heart leads to a sense of optimism and vitality. The heart is also<br />

linked to experiences of apathy and depression.<br />

Caring for the heart is a key component of living a heart-centered<br />

life. In a world where medications related to heart conditions such as<br />

high blood pressure and elevated cholesterol are the most frequently<br />

prescribed, it is common knowledge that we must protect this organ.<br />

Eating a well-balanced diet, avoiding processed foods, reducing toxic<br />

exposure, staying active, and managing stress levels are all key to<br />

ensuring the entire circulatory system thrives.<br />

For those who want to determine if their current habits are supporting<br />

optimum heart health, consider the following: Instead of<br />

waiting until conditions like high blood pressure, heart palpitations<br />

or cardiovascular disease arise, seek a practitioner who utilizes the<br />

Heart Sound Recorder (HSR). This general wellness cardiac stress<br />

monitor uses a specialized microphone to translate the sounds of<br />

the four valves of the heart into a graph.<br />

The HSR graph displays a wealth of information, including the<br />

ability to assess three key health indicators without having to rely<br />

on the quality of the practitioner’s hearing or stethoscope. These<br />

include the heart’s:<br />

• Rate - the speed at which the heart beats.<br />

• Rhythm - the regularity of the heartbeat and the heart’s workto-rest<br />

ratio.<br />

• Tone - the strength and efficiency of the heart.<br />

Each of these measures are influenced by the nutrient and stress<br />

status of the body. The heart absorbs nutrients quickly and is the<br />

first organ to respond to nutrition. Analysis of the HSR graph allows<br />

practitioners to determine which nutritional deficiencies should be<br />

The heart absorbs nutrients quickly and is<br />

the first organ to respond to nutrition.<br />

addressed, and what dietary or supplemental interventions are priority.<br />

This may include B vitamins or specific minerals. Additionally, the<br />

graph provides a wealth of insights into the functioning of the cardiovascular<br />

system, the impact of stress on the heart, and the balance of<br />

the body’s chemistry. For the body and the heart to function correctly,<br />

proper nutrition is vital. The phrase "you are what you eat’ takes on a<br />

whole new meaning with the addition of "and the heart eats first".<br />

MetroEast <strong>Natural</strong> Healing Center invites readers to take control<br />

of their cardiovascular health with the HSR. With heart disease on<br />

the rise for both men and women, there is no better time to ensure<br />

the heart—and whole body—are nourished and thriving.<br />

Chelsea Kazmierczak-Goethel, MSACN, is a holistic<br />

practitioner at MetroEast <strong>Natural</strong> Healing Center, in<br />

Oakdale. She is advanced clinically trained in<br />

Nutrition Response Testing, holds a bachelor degree in<br />

Human Physiology, and a master of science in Applied<br />

Clinical Nutrition. Her own health issues brought her<br />

into the natural health care world, but the return of joy and optimum<br />

health to her patients happily fuels her every day. She is grateful to<br />

have been a part of the healing journey of so many patients over the<br />

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