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By: Sam | January 30, 2008 | Category: Health

Friday is the kick-off to American Heart Month and National Wear Red Day.  So grab your favorite red dress, tie, socks, sweater, or even lipstick and show your support for research and education about women and heart disease.red dress

Heart health is an important issue for me not only as a woman but also as someone who suffers from a heart condition. As a teen, I had open-heart surgery to repair my mitral valve and to remove a bacterial infection. After more than 10 years, I am, thankfully, doing very well, but the experience made me more mindful of learning as much as I can about heart disease.

So why should you wear red? Because heart disease is not just a “man’s disease”—it’s the number one of killer of women. In fact, one in four women dies of heart disease. But even with these shocking statistics, there’s hope. No matter if you’re 20 or 60, there are steps all women can take to lower their risk and protect their heart.

Here are some to start with:

And don’t forget to help spread the word about National Wear Red Day, and please feel free to share any heart health stories that you may have.

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I totally would've forgotten all about this. Thank you for the reminder - I will wear red to work this Friday - and more importantly, the reminder that women need to take extra care of their heart.

Posted by clutter_buster on January 30, 2008 at 10:38 AM EST #

Please remind fellow American to eat healthy too. It is more important to your heart than the color of your dress. Let's celebrate for a good cause.

Posted by dcrider on February 02, 2008 at 03:20 PM EST #

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