We can prevent or reverse many of these risks by taking action. Speaking with our physician also helps to further lower our risk of heart attack and stroke by making and following a plan. 

• Quit smoking. Ask for help if you need it. Your physician has many tools at her side to make quitting a success.
• Change your lifestyle. Become more active and improve your eating habits. This will help with many risk factors including stress, family history, and other health conditions.
• Get routine physical exams. 

Heart disease and stroke kill one in three women. These diseases are 80 percent preventable according to Go Red for Women’s official website.

Go to www.goredforwomen.org for more information.

HOW TO OBSERVE #WearRedDay

This national campaign has revved up its red!

• Wear red to show your support for saving women’s lives
• Show us how you Go Red on your social media profiles using #GoRedWearRed
• Donate to help raise funds for awareness and research.  Get your red gear at shopheart.org and a portion of every purchase goes back to the programming and mission of the American Heart Association.
• Know your numbers.  Find out more about your risk factors at the American Heart Association website.
• #GoRedGetFit – earn prizes and get healthy while fighting heart disease with the American Heart Association.  Find out more at GoRedForWomen.org or join the challenge on Facebook GoRedGetFit.