National Wear Red Day (National Heart Month)

Every first Friday of February is National Wear Red Day. This day brings awareness to cardiovascular diseases and strokes in women. It is a day to wear red and focus on your heart especially if you are a woman. Some women tend to ignore and not take careful consideration when they have symptoms of heart problems. Sometimes not giving importance to fast palpitations, sharp pain, and breathing too fast can cause a stroke or a heart attack.

Numbness, loss of vision, slurred speech, paralysis on one side, and loss of balance are symptoms of a stroke. Also, too much anxiety can mimic a heart attack. Anxiety attacks are caused by an anxiety disorder that has similar symptoms to a heart attack. It is critical to get your heart evaluated immediately if you feel dizzy with pain along with other symptoms. Get your blood pressure checked especially if it feels like your heart is going to come out.

If you take birth control pills, hormone pills, or natural hormone pills make sure to check your blood pressure. Review your medications with your doctor about any side effects and how they affect your heart. It is necessary to slow down, do breathing exercises, and reduce your stress. The entire month of February is National Heart Month. Although National Wear Red Day is for women's awareness of heart diseases, men can wear red to show their support.

Get your cholesterol checked out and find ways to eat healthier. Change your lifestyle for the better. Do not ignore your symptoms if you feel weak, fainting, shooting pain, or other symptoms. Wear red on the first Friday of February to remind women about heart disease prevention. Here are websites about National Wear Red Day.

American Heart Association: 

https://www.heart.org/

Go Red for Women Organization:

https://www.goredforwomen.org/en/

 

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