Alara Links at Westridge invites you to celebrate National Wear Red Day this Friday, February 5, 2010.
Wear your favorite red dress, sweater, shirt or tie to promote awareness of heart disease.
Healthy Hearts are a matter of choice. Turn your personal choices into lifesaving actions.
5 Tips to a Healthier Heart
1. Don't use tobacco products. Tobacco and nicotine can narrow your blood vessels and increaes your heart rate and blood pressure.
2. Get active. Exercise strengthens your heart, helps control your weight and reduces your risk of developing diabetes and high blood pressure.
3. Eat a heart healthy diet. A diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy products can help protect your heart.
4. Maintain a healthy weight. Excess weight can lead to conditions like high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes, which increaase your chance of herat disease.
5. Get regular health screenings. High blood pressure and high cholesterol an damage your heart and blood vessels. Have both checked regularly.
One Day a Year, What You Wear Speaks Volumes. Wear RED and Speak Up!
