Jazz music for a healthy heart

It's true, jazz music is good for your heart -- so is techno, pop, and anything else that's uptempo. According to a group of University of Oxford researchers, music with faster rhythms speeds up breathing and circulation.

That's just one of 9 tips offered by Scott Westcott in a recent Health magazine article, just in time for the last couple days of American Heart Month.

Among the other suggestions were drinking more milk, as those who consumed more than three servings a day of milk, yogurt or cheese had lower blood pressure; trying tai chi, which has also been proven to lower to blood pressure; and eating more fish, which can slow your at-rest heart rate. You can also drink pomegranate juice, laugh, get more sleep, and breathe deeper -- all of which will help to maintain a healthy heart.