It's National Wear Red Day, ladies! Why is this important to you? Because the American Heart Association wants you and everyone you know to be aware of just how common heart disease is in American women. In 2004, 500,000 American women died from a cardiovascular related disease not only because of lack of awareness but heart disease is often associated with being an older man's disease, so it's easy to turn a blind eye to it. In fact, only 55% of women even realize that heart disease is the #1 killer for women and even less than that are educated enough on the topic to know what's considered healthy "levels for cardiovascular risk factors like blood pressure and cholesterol." More »Post from: Blisstree