Friday, December 3, 2010

It's Never Too Early...

Did you know that:
  • Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women age 20 and over, but is largely preventable. 
  • Heart disease is not just a man's disease.  Go Red For Women is dedicated to building awareness of heart disease among women.
  • One in three women has some form of cardiovascular disease. 
  • Cardiovascular disease kills about 433,000 women per year, almost one per minute. 
  • More women die of cardiovascular disease than the next four causes of death combined, including cancer.
Crazy huh?!  Over the next few weeks, I will be fundraising for Go Red! for Women to try to get the word out about Cardiovascular Disease in Women (and everyone really!).  Go Red For Women hopes that by showing the many faces of heart disease, women can connect with each other and educate and empower themselves to make choices to reduce their risk.

Also over the next few weeks, I am going to focus on Cardiac Disease in women, and also provide some preventative measures that we can take to help in the long run, or even reverse the risks.  

Please check out my fundraising page below, or click here.  I realize with the holidays coming up, funds are being allocated every which way - so anything you can donate will help!   

I'm Going Red!

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