For 18 years, the American Heart Association’s campaign, Go Red for Women®, is still going strong. Why? The battle is not over, with heart disease still the number one health risk for women. My question is, Are you living to your heart’s content?
Go Red for Women® is a signature initiative designed to raise awareness, educate, and celebrate heart disease survivors.
Another annual campaign observance, National Wear Red Day, sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, is just as impactful on the first Friday in February.
Designed to warn women of their number 1 health threat, The Heart Truth introduced the Red Dress as the national symbol for women and heart disease awareness in 2002.
Now, the staggering statistics of how heart disease disproportionally affects African American women:
It’s never too late; here are the modifiable lifestyle risk factors ⬇️ in reducing your chances of heart disease.
As African American women, we tend to have higher obesity and diabetes, putting us at greater risk for high blood pressure and heart disease. These are co-morbidities that put us at greater risk.
Stroke Warning Signs:
There are many concerns to ponder here, especially if you’re an African American woman. Back to my question: are you living to your heart’s content? Know and limit your heart risks.
Check out the other beauties teaming up with me to support women’s heart health:
Gail @seasonedfashionista
Maxine @stylistaforever
Sheila @sheilasfitfiftyplus
Kim @kandidlykim
Carolyn @styleyourbestbeauti
Debbie @graceandaging
As always, thank you for reading. And stay safe.
