February is American Heart Month and I hope you’ve been taking care of you heart or at least educating yourselves on getting and keeping a healthier heart because Health Disease affects 8.6 million women each year. Don’t worry though guys, its not too late, you still have time to enjoy a healthier heart. Diet Coke and The Heart Truth has a great program called Capture The Flag, a national program to help raise awareness for women’s heart health programs – click on the links above to learn more.
To help share the awareness, visit http://dietcoke.com/hearttruth/ and capture “heart flags” and plant them on your Facebook page.
Everyone is at risk of getting heart disease, but you are at higher risk for if you have high cholesterol or high blood pressure, if you smoke, if you are heavily overweight, don’t get enough physical activity or don’t eat a healthy diet. Many workplaces have started to carry a Philips Onsite AED package just in case this happens during a shift, as you are also at a higher risk if you are a woman over age 55, a man over age 45, or if heart disease runs in your family. If you are worried about the health of your heart, the best way to monitor it is by using one of the many portable ECG monitors available to use at home. To achieve a healthier heart, be sure to implement the following into your lives – a well balanced diet and regular physical activity. Don’t fear though; that doesn’t mean you have to start running marathons. You’d be surprised to know how beneficial a walk around the block or in a park is! You can also try these following tips from the American Dietetic Association:
1. Lighten up – losing even a few extra pounds helps unburden your heart
2. Load up on produce – enjoy colorful fruits and vegetables-their fiber, vitamins and minerals are great for your heart and blood pressure.
3. Be fat-savvy – Trim saturated fat and cholesterol by choosing lean meats, skinless poultry and low-fat or fat-free milk products. Look for foods with little or no trans fat.
4. Slash sodium – Look for reduced-salt and no-added-salt versions of canned soups, vegetables and prepared foods. Add less salt to foods.
5. Go for whole grains – eat at least three ounces daily of whole-grain foods such as whole-grain cereals, brown rice, and whole-wheat pasta and bread.
And in honor of Heart Health Month, I am giving away TEN (10) Diet Coke and The Heart Truth Flag Pins, one pin each to ten different winners.
These pins are extra special, not only do they share a wonderful message – you can pass on that message to someone you love. You see each pin is actually two pins in one. One for you and one for that special someone.
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I am not good with twitter but I think I did it correctly:
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Entered to win a pin from The Heart Truth and Diet Coke promo.
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I would share the pin with my sister
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Thanks for the giveaway…"Sixty-two percent of American women who die suddenly of a heart attack had no prior symptoms."
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A survey of 2,700 women sponsored by the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association found that over 80 percent of respondents did not know their cholesterol numbers.
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I learned that heart disease is the number one killer of American women.
I would share this pin with my mom 🙂
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I read something that I didn't know before visiting The Diet Coke and The Heart Truth page and that was that "sixty-two percent of American women who die suddenly of a heart attack had no prior symptoms". That is sobering news and it has encouraged me to start that walking program with my friend. (The one we attempted to start last Spring, lol.) We WILL do it!
I wish to share my pin with my Mom. She lost her Mom and my beloved Grandma to heart disease about 20 years ago.
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The Red Dress is the national symbol for heart disease awareness and I would share it with my friend Patrice who just had heart surgery for blockage
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Heart Disease is the number one killer among women. I would share it with my sister. garrettsambo@aol.com
I learned that heart disease is the #1 killer of women. I would share this with my sister.
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i would share the pin with my mom and i learned at the heart truth that
Heart disease is the #1 killer of American women.
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it's spreading heart disease information among women, that it is the #1 killer of women more than breast cancer. i would keep it for me.
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I lost my mother to heart Disease and found out I have the same. Take care of your heart!! I would wear the pin for mom.
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I learned that a woman suffers a heart attack every minute! I would share this with my mom. suelee1998 @ gmail.com
Red Dress is the national symbol for heart
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I think it is a great thing they are doing, to increase awareness of heart disease for women.
I would share it with my best friend Jenny!
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The Heart Truth has a section of their web page with Recipes and Tips – very cool!
I would share this pin with my daughter if I won.
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I'd love to win one of these to share with my mom! She had triple bypass at age 45 and is now in her 60's and going strong but recently had another heart attack and had to be life-flighted (again) and get 2 stents. She's a great strong lady. 🙂
I learned that I can plant flags online to share about the campaign!
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I learned that heart disease is the number 1 killer of women!
I would share my pin with my daughter.
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The Heart Truth has a great program called Capture The Flag, a national program to help raise awareness for women's heart health programs – click on the links above to learn more.
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The Heart Truth is that heart disease is the #1 killer of women and I would sharw this with my sister.
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I learned that a woman suffers a heart attack every minute and The Heart Truth campaign not only raises awareness about heart disease in women, it also equips them to take action against risk factors.
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I learned about the 4 main non-caloric sweeteners – aspertame, sucralose, sacchrin, and ace-k (which I had never even heard of before!). Interesting stuff… thanks for the giveaway, I'd wear the pin with pride and share it with my niece.
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I learned that heart disease is the number 1 killer of women.
heart disease is the number one killer of women… i just learned that! id share the pin with my mom
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I wouls share this pin with my grandaughters
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Heart disease is such a big problem today ,that we need to change our lifestyles before it is too late
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learned that heart disease is the number 1 killer of women and id share my pin with my mom
I found out a tip: To get hooked on fish. Eat omega-3-rich fish such as salmon, trout and herring at least twice a week. Thanks for the chance to win.
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Americans can lower their risk of heart disease by as much as 82 percent just by leading a healthy lifestyle.
I would share my pin with a friend.
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Diet Coke and the truth of it
heart truth is spreading awareness of heart disease among women
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Jim had a heart attack at 37 and is here today….I would wear this pin for him…
And I would love to share it with my younger sister.
Its a great champaign which encourages women to protect their hearts. I also tweeted @vanisler
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I learned that the Red Dress is the national symbol for heart disease awareness and I would share this pin with my sister, who is much older than I am and therefore more at risk.
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heart disease is the number one killer among women i would share my pin with my cousin who was born with a heart defect crystletellerday@yahoo.com
I'd give this to my wife; she's all heart. Being a woman, heart disease is a real threat to her.
I learned that the Red Dress is the national symbol for heart disease awareness.
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The Heart Truth is a great campaign…learned that heart disease is the number 1 killer of women!
I'd share my pin with my mom 🙂
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