A clear distinction is often made between ‘mind’ and ‘body’, but when considering mental health and physical health, the two should not be thought of as separate. Physical and mental health is fundamentally linked. Poor physical health can lead to an increased risk of developing mental health problems. Similarly, poor mental health can negatively impact on physical health. It does apply to all part of the body including heart. It requires an effort to build or maintain physical health, so it is with mental and emotional health.

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      The first step towards a healthy heart is aware of our own personal risk for heart diseases. Some risks, such as smoking cigarettes or being overweight are obviously all of us know. Therefore, throughout this workshop we would like to gather some additional information such as few visible signs or symptoms and other risk factors that cause to heart disease. In order to create our own personal “heart profile”, we would like to know the degree chances of developing heart disease and ways to lower the risks.

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      Lifestyle changes are much more likely to be implemented and social media is a simple way in providing health care and it only takes minutes. It is merely an additional opportunity to get the information in the easiest way. Is social media the future of health care? What are the impact of social media on health care? However, these scenarios also present potential risks to patients regarding the distribution of poor quality information. Therefore, guidelines to prevent these risk is much more needed.

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      “To embark a healthy lifestyle, one must taking care of heart health”. Heart is important muscle in our body. It is constantly working, yet it never gets tired. Therefore, we should know the effective ways to take charge of our heart health.