{"id":12919,"date":"2024-02-16T12:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T17:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=12919"},"modified":"2024-02-06T21:54:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T02:54:00","slug":"love-is-like-heart-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=12919","title":{"rendered":"Love Is Like Heart Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><img data-opt-id=892622215  fetchpriority=\"high\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7305\" src=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/iStock-628328284.jpg?resize=300%2C189&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Doctor drawing ecg heartbeat chart\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/iStock-628328284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:745\/h:469\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/iStock-628328284.jpg 745w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Loving and caring for others are lovely heart healthy acts. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">And the good news is that it does not matter whether that affection is directed at your lifetime partner, dear friends, family, or pets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Acts of caring and compassion trigger the release of oxytocin into the brain. This neurochemical, often referred to as the &#8220;bonding hormone&#8221; has been associated with many health benefits, including lower blood pressure and improved heart function.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">February showcases love, which benefits your brain but also your heart health! So the take home message is, keep practicing acts of kindness, compassion, and love.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Loving and caring for others are lovely heart healthy acts. And the good news is that it does not matter whether that affection is directed at your lifetime partner, dear &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7305,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[494],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/iStock-628328284.jpg?fit=745%2C469&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7Qv5g-3mn","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6906,"url":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=6906","url_meta":{"origin":12919,"position":0},"title":"Love Matters When You Give of Yourself","author":"Will Clower","date":"February 25, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"What\u2019s Love Got To Do With It? 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