| PREMIERE ISSUE — WINTER 2005 | | To make women more aware of their greatest health threat, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), and partner organizations committed to the health and well-being of women, are sponsoring a national campaign called The Heart Truth. The campaign’s goal is to give women a personal and urgent wake-up call about their risk of heart disease. > Visit The Heart Truth | | Join Americans nationwide by wearing red to raise awareness that heart disease is the #1 killer of women.
> Plan a Wear Red Day Activity | PAULA'S STORY
"I wear my Red Dress Pin all the time and people notice. I tell them my story. In 1991, when I was 34, I went to the ER twice in one week with chest pains. Both times, the ER said there was | | nothing they could do. I refused to leave and later my EKG showed it was a heart attack. I had emergency surgery. But the damage was done. I am permanently disabled. The ER thought I was too young to have a heart attack. The Heart Truth puts a face on heart disease and teaches people it comes in different sizes, races, and ages."
| | Help bring women and heart disease to center stage in your community through The Heart Truth campaign and its Red Dress Collection. The Heart Truth Online Toolkit has information, ideas, and materials you will need to plan your own event. | | > Bring The Heart Truth to Your Community | | The Red Dress Pin is the national symbol for women and heart disease awareness.
>Order Your Red Dress Pin Today! | | > Download Questions to Ask Your Doctor PDF (42k) | | > Find the Latest Information | | | On February 4, 2005, celebrities will show their support for women and heart disease awareness by participating in The Heart Truth's Red Dress Collection 2005 Fashion Show at Olympus Fashion Week in New York. Celebrity models will don one-of-a-kind red gowns created by fashion icons such as Carmen Marc Valvo, Donna Karan, Calvin Klein, and Tommy Hilfiger.
> Visit The Heart Truth for more exciting details! | | | What's good for your heart is great for your taste buds. Enjoy a heart healthy recipe: | | | 5 C tart apples, cored, peeled, chopped
1 C sugar
1 C dark raisins
1/2 C pecans, chopped
1/4 C vegetable oil
2 tsp vanilla
1 egg, beaten
2 C all-purpose flour, sifted
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp ground cinnamon | - Preheat oven to 350 °F.
- Lightly oil 13- by 9- by 2-inch pan.
- In large mixing bowl, combine apples with sugar, raisins, and pecans. Mix well and let stand for 30 minutes.
- Stir in oil, vanilla, and egg. Sift together flour, baking soda, and cinnamon, and stir into apple mixture about a third at a time—just enough to moisten dry ingredients.
- Turn batter into pan. Bake for 35–40 minutes. Cool cake slightly before serving.
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Source: Keep the Beat: Heart Healthy Recipes, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (2003)
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