Keep it Pumping!

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Keep it pumping…your heart, that is.  Since 1963, the United States has used the month of February to observe American Heart Health Month.  This February educate yourself and those near and dear to you about living healthy lifestyles. Decades of progress in the United States on cutting cholesterol, blood pressure and smoking are being stalled [...]

Go Red

As we know, today is National Wear Red Day, this is an ongoing campaign.  Here are some interesting facts about disease among women. *Coronary heart disease is the No#1 killer of women over age 20.  Cardiovascular disease kills about 460,000 women a year. *While one in 30 American women die of breast cancer, almost one [...]

National Wear Red Day

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Participate in National Wear Red Day on Friday, February 6: Wear Red to Support Women and Heart Disease Awareness Friday, February 6, 2009, is National Wear Red Day—a day when Americans nationwide will take women’s health to heart by wearing red to show their support for women’s heart disease awareness.  Although significant progress has been [...]

Heart Healthy Pt. 2

3. Eat a heart-healthy diet Consistently eating a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy products can help protect your heart. Legumes, low-fat sources of protein and certain types of fish also can reduce your risk of heart disease. Limiting your intake of certain fats also is important. Of the types of [...]

Heart Healthy Pt.1

Heart disease prevention: 5 strategies keep your heart healthy You can prevent heart disease by following a heart-healthy lifestyle. Here are five strategies to help you protect your heart. Heart disease may be the leading cause of death for both men and women, but that doesn’t mean you have to accept it as your fate. [...]