National Wear Red Day
How many of you ladies on Facebook posted the color of your bra a few weeks ago to promote Breast Cancer Awareness? (I did!) I was frightened to learn that most people have no idea that heart disease is actually the number one killer of women. According to the American Heart Association, ONE IN THREE women has some sort of heart disease, and most of those women have no idea.
Women face six major risk factors for heart disease that can be prevented, controlled or treated with diet, exercise and sometimes medications prescribed. These are high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, tobacco smoke, physical inactivity, obesity or overweight and diabetes.
This Friday, February 5th, 2010 is National Wear Red Day. Thousands of women across the country will be wearing red this Friday to help raise awareness of heart diseases. You can and even become a fan of Go Red for Women on Facebook.
Too many women die each year because they are unaware that heart disease is their No. 1 killer. We’re asking you to join the thousands of other women, TV personalities, companies and even national landmarks who participate in National Wear Red Day to raise awareness.
Check out Go Red for Women to take the Heart Checkup, read survival stories, and learn about how to reduce your risk factors.
Go Red wants to share this vitally important information with as many women as possible, and to help us do that, they’ve generously offered up a Go Red prize pack to one LaLaGirl reader. Leave a comment right here for a chance to win; I’ll pick the winner on Friday.
Edit: lookie! UPS just rang my doorbell and left this on my porch. It’s an exercise mat, water bottle, notepad, lapel pin, and the book The Complete Guide to Women’s Heart Health. This is the same prize pack you’ll get if you win, so be sure and leave a comment!
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Laura, also known as LaLaGirl, is the mother of a teenager and two young sets of twins. She's happily married, loves living in Colorado, and writes almost daily about married life, raising multiples, and parenting a child with autism.
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February 2nd, 2010 at 11:09 am
Go Red!
February 2nd, 2010 at 11:21 am
I just read an article about the discrepancy in care for women when they go to the ER with symptoms of a heart attack. Hopefully awareness can help fix that problem!!
February 2nd, 2010 at 2:17 pm
I love that you’re doing this! Awareness is so important!!
February 2nd, 2010 at 5:14 pm
Pick me! Pick me!
February 2nd, 2010 at 11:03 pm
Very cool!
February 3rd, 2010 at 12:57 am
Heart disease runs in my family so it’s a concern of mine. It’s great that more people become aware of it’s statistics! Woohoo for you for getting the word out! I will too!
February 4th, 2010 at 3:29 pm
Free stuff? And for a great cause? Who could pass it up?
February 5th, 2010 at 6:30 am
Heart disease for a long time was thought of as man’s disease that women were ignore…i think it is great that you and AHA are promote awareness so women learn symptoms and risk factors…knowledge is power…thanks!
February 5th, 2010 at 10:44 am
Thank you LaLaGirl for your part in helping us become more aware of the issues associated with heart disease in women. Who knows….you may have saved a life!