Today's DAR
Did you know that heart disease is the number one killer of American women? Or that it causes one in three of their deaths annually? Did you also know that 90% of us have one or more risk factors for heart disease at some point in our lives? Or that 80% of cardiovascular diseases are preventable?
Furthermore, you may not realize it, but strokes impact more women than men in the United States, and twice as many American women will die this year from stroke than they will from breast cancer. These statistics are sobering.
Today, February 5, 2021, has been designated by the American Heart Association as National Wear Red Day to draw attention to cardiovascular disease in women. Daughters are urged to wear red during the entire month of February in solidarity with all those working to prevent both heart attack and stroke.
Though this month of February and this special day call attention to the issue of heart disease for women, we hope that you will actually have a year-round awareness of the need to improve your own heart health. Recommendations include getting an annual physical, knowing the signs of a heart attack (they are different than those of men!), reducing stress and getting plenty of exercise, in addition to eating a healthy diet.
