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February 1, 2012

A personal look at cardiovascular health

Randy Griffith The Tribune-Democrat The Tribune-Democrat Wed Feb 01, 2012, 11:31 PM EST

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As if I weren't under the gun enough with three American Heart Month stories due for Sunday's paper, I just assigned myself another story for Friday.

But I would be remiss if I didn't get something in for National Wear Red Day, encouraging people to wear red on Friday in support of heart disease awareness.

The American Heart Association has public events planned through the day in Pittsburgh, but anyone can participate.

For my story Friday, I'm talking to a high school junior who organized a fundraiser, selling t-shirts and other red items in conjunction with Wear Red Day. His project culminates Friday when his high school “goes red” for the American Heart Association. I'm told he raised more than $2,000 for cardiovascular disease research and education.

In conjunction with National Wear Red Day, a Go Red for Women campaign specifically targets women's heart disease, trying to overcome the old thinking that heart disease is a men's issue.

Although more than one third of women did not consider themselves at risk for heart disease, cardiovascular disease was the cause of death for 26 percent of women who died in 2006. It is the leading cause of death for both sexes.

The Go Red for Women campaign was organized to harness the energy, passion and power of women banding together to wipe out heart disease. It challenges them to know their risk for heart disease and take action to reduce their personal risk. It also gives them the tools they need to lead a heart healthy life, the organization's website says.

It is not too late to organize more Go Red events this month, with competition for bragging rights conducted to the Go Red Facebook page.

Here are the links for all the information:

Heart Association: www.heart.org; Go Red campaign: http://www.goredforwomen.org; Go Red Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/GoRed.

On my own heart-health front, I didn't move early enough today to get my 45 minute walk in before work, but took time between work and a church event in the evening.

I'm still paying the price for a fun weekend with family, including a birthday party for a 11-year-old grandson. Despite what seemed like a lot of activity and walking, I was up about 3 pounds after the three days of high-caloric intake.

Today I took the vegetarian option for lunch and had some chicken primavera from the freezer for supper. We'll see in the morning how the choices treat me.

Here is a link to the complete blog.

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