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. Walking also doesn't require practice; it is Read more

What is the number-one killer of women? Breast Cancer? Ovarian Cancer? Car accidents? Diabetes? If you said heart disease then you are correct. The problem is that very few women know this. Let alone are aware of the risk factors associated with the disease and most do not understand how they can prevent heart disease in the first place. If you have 30 minutes tomorrow, tune in to Go Red For Read more

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? Well, studies from the University of Michigan suggest that the pigments that produce the red color in many fruits and vegetables like fresh cherries and tomatoes, are actually powerful disease-fighting antioxidants that may help reduce Read more

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 Read more

The American Heart Association cares about one thing and one thing only and that's your heart. According to this PSA, the AHA would rather see you shove your head down a lawn shredder than shove a cigarette in your mouth. Who cares about serious head injury or major face deformation? It really doesn't get anymore effed up than this, which is probably why the commercial never aired. (Thanks Read more

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. Keep in mind that weight training should Read more

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. The American Heart Association has come up with a list of questions you may want to ask your doc (or pharmacist) before Read more

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. I found this list of substitutions at the American Heart Association and I think they are great. Definitely worth giving a try if you are Read more

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. Buy it directly from the NuMetrex site. So Read more