by | Sep 25, 2013 | FODMAP Diet | 4 comments. September 25, 2013. FODMAPs is an acronym used to describe short chain carbohydrates that are poorly absorbed in the small intestine by some people with sensitive guts, namely those with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).
The heart symbol or heart shape (â¥) is an ideograph used to express the idea of the heart in its metaphorical or symbolic sense as the center of emotion, including affection and love, especially (but not exclusively) romantic love.
The heart -- both in symbol and as an organ -- has been inextricably linked to our emotions, the mind, the soul, and our being since antiquity in the western world. Both the ancient Egyptians and Greeks considered the heart -- not the brain -- to be the source of our thought, feeling, and will.[1]