Ten Healthy Red Recipes for National Wear Red Day

Today is National Wear Red Day.  It is a day that has been set aside to bring attention to women’s heart health  The symptoms of heart attack and heart disease in women can vary greatly from those in men.  They can be so difficult to pinpoint that even medical personnel can miss very dangerous symptoms.

What does that mean for you? It is important to know your own body.  It is important to know what is normal for you and what is not.  If you have symptoms that seem unusual play it safe and call 911.

Here are some of the symptoms of heart attack:

• Chest pain-may including back pain,deep aching, and throbbing in one or both arms.
• Breathlessness, having trouble catching your breath especially on awakening.
• Clammy sweating.
• Dizziness and blacking out.
• Anxiety–unusual nervousness, feelings of impending doom.
• Fluid retention and swelling, usually of the ankles or lower legs.
• Rapid heartbeats, palpitations, fluttering in the chest.
• Nausea.
• Feeling of heaviness, such as pressure-like chest pain between the breasts that may radiate to the left arm or shoulder.

You can copy that list to your word program, copy it and keep it on the fridge.

Now, if you want to celebrate National Wear Red Day with red food recipes check out these:

• Beet and Orange Salad
• Red Lentil Soup
• Red Beans and Rice
• Penne with Roasted Red Pepper Pesto
• Pan Seared Scallops with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
• Roasted Tomato Basil Soup
• Tomato Swirl Bread
• Roasted Bosc Pears with Pomegranate glaze
• Baked Ruby Red Grapefruit
• Red Cabbage Salad

Enjoy the recipes, wear some red, and be more aware of your body.  It’s the only one you get.

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