Celebrating 10 Years of Women’s Heart Advocacy

Time Flies When You Are Doing Good! Ten years ago if a woman went to the ER with symptoms of a heart attack, she was likely to be sent home after being told it was anxiety, gas, or “all in her head.” Today, through the efforts of the Heart Truth Campaign through the National Heart,…

Seriously, Just Get The Flu Shot

Did you get your flu shot yet? Our family was a bit delayed in getting our shots this year and sure enough – yep, one of the girls got it! Watching my very healthy 12-year-old struggle with a high fever and crazy coughing was tough.  I can’t imagine the toll it would take on someone…

That Picture on the Fridge Won’t Help!

Think taping a photo of a skinny person to the fridge will help you lose weight? It won’t! In a wonderful interview on NPR this morning, Anne Klesse, a researcher at Tilburg University in the Netherlands described her study. Two groups of women interested in losing weight were given food journals to record everything they…