Since 1964, February has been recognized as American Heart Month and each year the first Friday of February has become National Wear Red Day to bring awareness to heart disease. According to The Estrogen Fix: The Breakthrough Guide to Being Healthy, Energized, and Hormonally Balanced, heart disease, not breast or any other cancer, is the number-one killer of women over age 65 and the second leading cause of death among women aged 45 to 64. Women account for 52 percent of the 80 million Americans who have heart disease and who die from heart disease and heart attacks. Reasons to go red:
- Cardiovascular diseases are the number one cause of death for women throughout the United States.
- Cardiovascular diseases kill one out of every three women. This is eight times higher than breast cancer, but many women still do not recognize their risk.
- More women die of heart disease than men.
- Hispanic women are more prone to heart diseases than white women.
- Looking physically fit does not completely eradicate the risk of heart disease. The American Heart Association suggests all women get their cholesterol checked periodically right from their twenties.
- On a positive note, just because there is a history of heart disease in your family does not mean you are destined. Yes, the risk is higher than the average woman, but these risks are manageable through diet, exercise, and stress relief.
- The population of men and women affected by diseases related to the heart is on the rise.
- Health is essential to happiness.
For over 10 years BL’s employee owners have dressed in red to support National Wear Red Day. Our employee owners have a tradition of gathering in their respective offices to take a team photo or take individual photos from the field or home office. National Wear Red Day 2024 was no different! We had 94 employee owners who were photographed rocking their red attire. For a little added incentive, BL Companies made a donation to the American Heart Association for each person photographed wearing red. Thank you to our wonderful BL community for participating in this event!