The year of my heart attack, my friend Heidi sent me a jar of this granola for Christmas. Her card said she thinks of me every time she makes it because its main ingredients — oats, flax, almonds, canola oil — are all heart-healthy all-stars. Scott and I stood in the kitchen that night eating […]
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Feb 2013
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Feb 2013
A heart sister and fellow advocate and speaker I know is fond of asking her audiences to raise their hands if they know their cholesterol numbers (lipid profile). Then she asks them to raise their hand if they know their blood pressure. Last, she asks them to raise their hands if they remember what they […]
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Feb 2013
Yes, you’ll miss out on a few tasty things when you are eating heart healthy (like my former love, alfredo sauce), but when dark chocolate and red wine are not only not forbidden but actually encouraged for heart health, well, it’s hard to feel sorry for yourself. The Cleveland Clinic (ranked the nation’s top heart […]
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Feb 2013
Earlier this week, my son informed me that I’m famous. But then he thought a minute and asked “did you want to be famous?” I said no, not for having a heart attack, but I want to talk about it so other people know more about heart disease. That made sense to him. So here I […]
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Feb 2013
Since my heart attack, I have occasionally eaten ice cream (I think about six times in a year-and-a-half), we have had beef about that many times too, and at Christmas I ate cookies made with butter, but there are some foods that just seem beyond the pale, just too far for this heart patient to […]
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Feb 2013
My husband should probably be named the Go Red for Women Spokeshusband for all time. He stole the show in the video, charmed and inspired at the luncheon, and wrote the second most-read post of all time on this blog when he told his story of the day of my heart attack. I asked him […]
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Feb 2013
If heart disease is the number 1 killer of both women and men in this country, and if 1 in 3 deaths of women are caused by heart disease, it stands to reason that we’re all at risk. In a lot of ways, we’re at risk just because we’re Americans. The way we eat (either […]
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Feb 2013
Girl Power
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The first time I saw this video, I wasn’t sure I liked it. So dark, moody, gritty. Is that really the right message to be sending? But then I really, really liked it, and the reason surprised me. I liked it because it’s angry. Because this isn’t right, and isn’t fair, and shouldn’t happen to […]
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Feb 2013
[cycloneslider id=”wear-red-day”] I have the best family and friends in the world. Wow. I’m so humbled by, and grateful for, all you do for me. (Click on the image to see the slideshow. You all look amazing!) Love, Jen
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Feb 2013
Today is the 10th Wear Red Day, to raise awareness of women’s risk for heart disease, and to honor survivors and those who’ve lost their lives. Heart disease is the #1 killer of American women. Please wear red today and tell people why. This is the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Declaration. It […]
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