It’s another year and another chance for everyone to show their support for women and heart disease. An illness which affects thousands of women from 40 to 60 every year. During these years it is especially crucial when a woman’s risk of heart disease starts to rise.

The Heart Truth is a national awareness campaign for women about heart disease. It is sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Heath, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Red Dress was introduced by the NHLBI in 2002 and is the national symbol for women and heart disease awareness.

The Today Shows Natalie Morales in a designer dress by Tracy Reese

This year the tradition continues with the stage set and the red carpet ready for a fabulous fashion event showcasing America’s top designers and their one-of-a-kind red dresses. For the first time ever a selection of the designer dresses seen on the runway will be auctioned online in February through a partnership with Clothes Off Our Back. These are just a few of the beautiful dresses you can win through the end of February.

Grey’s Anatomy star Sarah Ramirez seen here in a gown designed by Angel Sanchez

Of course Bobbi Brown of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics and her team of artists did the makeup as they do every year and everyone looked beautiful. All proceeds from the auction will benefit the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health and will be used to continue raising awareness for women’s heart health and research.

Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone and to keeping your heart healthy and always happy:-)

xx,

B

image credits: NHLBI & Clothes Off Our Back

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“Omega-3 fatty acids provide a broad array of cardiovascular benefits. Omega-3s benefit the cardiovascular system by helping to prevent erratic heart rhythms, making blood less likely to clot inside arteries (which is the ultimate cause of most heart attacks), and improving the ratio of good (HDL) cholesterol to potentially harmful (LDL) cholesterol. And, as mentioned above, omega-3s reduce inflammation, which is a key component in the processes that turn cholesterol into artery-clogging plaques. In a recent population-based prospective study, modest consumption of tuna was actually found to be associated with lower risk of death from ischemic heart disease in individuals 65 years and older. ”

And tuna contains a lot of that Omega-3 fatty acids, so if heart disease runs in your family as it does in mine, it might be a really good idea to start eating more of the stuff. And if you are a big fish lover, a tuna sandwich is a pretty good place to start! A few more cans are definitely going on my shopping list for next week.

*Can/Tuna Colander – The Tuna Press & Strainer

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“Researchers followed 5,595 people 65 and older, recording their medical history and alcohol consumption over 7 to 10 years. The study appeared in the July 18 issue of The Journal of the American College of Cardiology.”

Compared with those who abstain from alcohol, people who consumed 1 to 6 drinks per week were about 16 percent less likely to suffer from heart failure or die of cardiovascular disease, and those who had 7 to 13 drinks per week were about 30 percent less likely to have these problems. ”

And she did more traveling after the age of 65 than you could imagine.

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