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Little Red Dress
The Little Red Dress pin I'm wearing in the previous shot.
We all know about the Little Black Dress. An essential for any women's wardrobe. The Am Heart Assoc uses this theme in red for heart awareness.
Feb 1st kicks off a fantastic month of awareness for men and women about heart disease. Heart Health Month. Did you know heart disease kills more women than any type of cancer? Prevention is as easy as watching eating habits, exercise, stress levels, and medication if required.
Bits of personal background I don't mind sharing:
On my mother's side my great-grandmother left this world due to a heart attack before science was current on this topic or knew how to prevent it. My grandma rarely knew more yet sadly passed away in 2004 after years of strokes after TIA/strokes. I'm not certain but some of her siblings suffered while others are fine. My mom thankfully keeps things in check more aggressively with a change in diet and medication after bad #'s and a doc told her too. My mom's sis I've mentioned before passed on less than 2 years ago from cancer and had hyper tension. My paternal grandma still strives on with a library of info and the toughest will I've ever seen.
Me? Seeing the women in my family suffer kick started me in college to keep track. In my early 20's I began to keep track of all the important #'s. Both my sis and bro thankfully are doing the same and taking what is necessary to "keeps things in check" as they say.
I hope I don't sound preachy or mad. No one can know exactly where they stand unless you keep up with checkups. It's individual and support helps.
So much fun happens this month. Celebrity red outfit fashion shows, heath fairs, loads of recipes to try from sponsors Cambells, and other AHA participants.
Please check out these sites for more info and tips.
February isn't just for Valentines anymore! Celebrate the whole month for a healthy heart!
EDIT: Feb 2009- I've been featured as one of a handful of photos in a blog post on
Now Public a community blog.
Little Red Dress
The Little Red Dress pin I'm wearing in the previous shot.
We all know about the Little Black Dress. An essential for any women's wardrobe. The Am Heart Assoc uses this theme in red for heart awareness.
Feb 1st kicks off a fantastic month of awareness for men and women about heart disease. Heart Health Month. Did you know heart disease kills more women than any type of cancer? Prevention is as easy as watching eating habits, exercise, stress levels, and medication if required.
Bits of personal background I don't mind sharing:
On my mother's side my great-grandmother left this world due to a heart attack before science was current on this topic or knew how to prevent it. My grandma rarely knew more yet sadly passed away in 2004 after years of strokes after TIA/strokes. I'm not certain but some of her siblings suffered while others are fine. My mom thankfully keeps things in check more aggressively with a change in diet and medication after bad #'s and a doc told her too. My mom's sis I've mentioned before passed on less than 2 years ago from cancer and had hyper tension. My paternal grandma still strives on with a library of info and the toughest will I've ever seen.
Me? Seeing the women in my family suffer kick started me in college to keep track. In my early 20's I began to keep track of all the important #'s. Both my sis and bro thankfully are doing the same and taking what is necessary to "keeps things in check" as they say.
I hope I don't sound preachy or mad. No one can know exactly where they stand unless you keep up with checkups. It's individual and support helps.
So much fun happens this month. Celebrity red outfit fashion shows, heath fairs, loads of recipes to try from sponsors Cambells, and other AHA participants.
Please check out these sites for more info and tips.
February isn't just for Valentines anymore! Celebrate the whole month for a healthy heart!
EDIT: Feb 2009- I've been featured as one of a handful of photos in a blog post on
Now Public a community blog.