Know the Basics of Cardio For Heart Health Month


Updated 02/12/11 8:01 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Cardio Tips For a Healthy Heart

Every February during American Heart Health Month, we are reminded that healthy lifestyle habits are the best way for women to reduce their risk of heart disease, and that means incorporating a large dose of cardio into your everyday life. Doing cardio exercises regularly helps make your heart stronger, so in honor of Heart Health Month, we've rounded up three important tips to help you get the Read more

Do You Know Your Healthy Heart Facts?


Updated 02/10/11 10:05 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Facts About Keeping Your Heart Healthy

It's Heart Health Month, and while hopefully you are aware by now that heart disease is the number one cause of death in women, what do you know about keeping your heart strong and healthy? Take this quiz to test you knowledge of how to care for your ticker! Question 1 of 5To decrease the risk of a heart attack, women should consume no more than ____ calories of added processed sugar every day. Read more

Chill Out: Anger Is Bad For the Heart


Updated 10/14/11 11:49 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 6 comments

Chill Out: Anger Is Bad For the Heart

National Heart Health Month may be drawing to a close, but keeping your ticker healthy is daily affair. In fact, matters of the heart are affected by what goes on in your head; chronic negative emotions, like anger and stress, might damage the heart. In a recent Yale University study, anger appeared to interfere with the electrical signals of heart patients. When the electrical signals of the Read more

Wear Your Love on Your Chest


Updated 02/24/09 3:47 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 8 comments

Wear Your Love on Your Chest

February is heart health month, and even though Valentine's Day is long gone, you should still being showing your heart some love. And why not declare your love of activities that help you take care of your heart, like running and yoga? Lucy has created two tees to help you show how you "heart" your heart. A wonderful form of cardio exercise, running strengthens your heart. Yoga is great for Read more

Heidi Klum Is a Heart Health Champion


Updated 01/30/12 5:29 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 4 comments

Heidi Klum Is a Heart Health Champion

Heart health month is all about raising awareness for heart disease and the ways we can prevent it. Heidi Klum is fully on board with the mission and has joined forces with Diet Coke and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. According to Shape, the multitasking model designed an exclusive Red Dress charm (the symbol for women’s heart disease awareness), which she’ll show off at next Read more

Heart of Truth Red Dress Fashion Show


Updated 10/14/11 11:49 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 1 comment

Photos From Red Dress Fashion Show

Fashion Week kicked off last Friday with a show featuring dresses of a single color: Red. The Heart of Truth Red Dress Fashion Show, sponsored by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, celebrates the red dress symbol in the most literal way. Pairing over 20 fashion designers with 20 celebs, The Heart of Truth Fashion show hopes to raise awareness of heart disease and how it affects women. Read more

National Wear Red Day Is Tomorrow


Updated 10/14/11 11:49 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 2 comments

National Wear Red Day Is Tomorrow

Did you know that heart disease is the number one killer among women? If you did, congrats but there are a lot of folks out there who are unaware. So let's help get the word out. Friday, Feb. 6 is National Wear Red Day. Celebrate the kickoff to American Heart Month with National Wear Red Day tomorrow by wearing red in support of women’s heart disease awareness. This observance promotes the Red Read more

What Your Heart Rate Says About You


Updated 10/14/11 11:49 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 9 comments

What Your Heart Rate Says About You

A lot of us don't think about our hearts as often as we should, which makes sense because we can't see our hearts to assess them. Hopping on a scale or realizing that your jeans don't fit as well as they used to are telltale signs that your weight has changed, but measuring heart health isn't so easy. Or is it? Coinciding with heart health month, researchers have announced results of an Read more

5 Keys to a Healthy Heart


Updated 10/14/11 11:49 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 7 comments

5 Keys to a Healthy Heart

The 14th of this month may be devoted to the person that holds the key to your heart, but every day in February is a celebration of heart health. According to the American Heart Association, heart disease is the number one killer of women, so we need to do everything we can to protect ourselves. Start the slideshow to see five keys to a healthy heart. Read more

Heart Healthy Foods


Updated 02/13/12 1:38 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 10 comments

Heart Healthy Foods

We all know that heart health is dependent on many factors, and what you eat is definitely one of them. It's not longer just about cutting out the bad foods though, it's also about adding the good foods. WebMD has compiled a list of the top 15 heart healthy foods, some you may already be eating on a daily basis. Here are highlights: Swiss Chard Fresh Herbs Low-Fat or Non-Fat Read more