Since 1963, Congress has designated February as American Heart Month and the first Friday of every February is National Wear Red Day. The Department of Health & Human Services plus the American Heart Association want to get the message out that "Heart Disease Doesn't Care What You Wear—It's the #1 Killer of Women." I know it's hard to believe, but although we're all too familiar with the pink ribbon, 7-8x more women died from heart disease than from breast cancer in 2007, in fact , more than all cancers combined. 
Get your own Red Dress Pin and help focus more attention & awareness on heart disease in women. Then do something so that you and/or your loved ones won't have to suffer needlessly given all the advances we've made in the last few years. Listen to your body and make sure your doctor listens to you. Most of all, choose a healthier lifestyle b/c not only will it prevent heart disease, it will most likely lower your risk of cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer's disease, too. You can't lose if you make the right choice!
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