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April 8 Is National Start Walking Day
Lace up your walking shoes tomorrow and join millions of Americans for Start Walking Day. The American Heart Association (AHA) is urging folks to start walking on April 8: walk to work, walk with your co-workers, walk your dog, walk with a friend, just walk and keep on walking. As a form of exercise, walking has the lowest dropout rate, and it's free.
Tune In and Raise Your Awareness on Heart Disease
What is the number-one killer of women? Breast Cancer? Ovarian Cancer?
Don't Just Wear Red, Eat It Too!
Discover the power of eating heart-healthy red foods during the first-ever National Eat Red Week, Feb. 4-10, 2008 in support of Heart Health Month.
Why?
It's Not Delivery, It's Heart Disease
OK, so I have a confession to make: My husband and I devoured a big greasy frozen pizza over the weekend, for lunch. I am a big believer in the idea that it is OK to indulge every once in a while, but new studies are saying that eating half the pizza on my own (yes I did) may actually be doing more harm than previously thought.
Turns out that full-fat feasts can compromise the ability of our arteries to expand to increased blood flow.
Pump Iron and Blood, Says AHA
The American Heart Association always has had a very positive stance on the affect of cardio on the heart, but they never really went into the affect of resistance training on the heart. Until now...
A recent statement from the AHA says that guided, moderate weight training can also have significant benefits on the heart, even for those with heart disease.
Questions to Ask Before You Take Meds
Oftentimes we go to the doctor and he or she prescribes medication. A lot of times we just go and pick it up and read the directions and start taking it. It has dawned on me, however, that this is a bit reckless, as most of the time I have no idea what I am putting in my body.Baking? Try These Healthy Substitutions
I really enjoy baking and the weekends are a great time to make sweet things with my sweet things. My girls do love baking. When I am baking I do try to substitute with healthy ingredients when I think I will not sacrifice the texture and flavor too much.
Fight Heart Disease with a Red NuMetrex Sports Bra
I've told you how much I love NuMetrex's fabulous heart rate monitoring sports bras, but I just found another reason to love them even more.
In honor of American Heart Month, they've designed a limited edition red NuMetrex bra ($49.50). A donation of $5.00 from the sale of each bra will go to the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women program.
National Wear Red Day Is Tomorrow!
Did you know that heart disease is the number one killer among women? If you did, good for you but unfortunately not everyone is as aware, so let's help educate.
Show your support for the fight against heart disease in women by wearing red tomorrow, February 2, 2007, for Go Red For Women Day.
Start! Moving: A New Exercise Program Offered by the American Heart Association
Did you know that, according the the American Heart Association, adults may gain as much as two hours of life expectancy for each hour of regular, vigorous exercise, even if they don’t begin exercising until middle age?
To get Americans up and moving, the American Heart Association is launching Start! – a new movement to help Americans improve their health by walking.
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