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Is your Heart Healthy?

Is your Heart Healthy?

February is Heart Health Month. There are many contributing factors that cause heart disease and heart attacks. Do you know if you are at risk?
If you answer yes to 3 or more of these questions, you should schedule an appointment with your doctor immediately.
  1. Do you smoke?
  2. Do you have high blood pressure?
  3. Do you have high cholesterol?
  4. Do you have diabetes?
  5. Are you overweight?

These are all possible risk factors of heart disease and heart attack. If you answered no to these questions, then you are off to a good start. However maintaining a healthy heart is important.

Here are some tips to follow when ensuring a healthy heart.

  • Avoid smoking cigarettes or chewing tobacco.
  • High blood pressure is one of the largest risk factors. Limit your salt intake and be sure to exercise regularly.
  • Keep your cholesterol low. To lower your cholesterol, reduce the saturated and transfats in your diet.
  • Control your blood sugar with dieting and exercise.
  • Exercise on a regular basis. Start out slowly. Even just 10 minutes a day of exercise is helpful.
  • Control your stress with meditation, or exercise. Stress is another leading factor in heart disease.

How do you plan to take care of your heart? For more information on heart health and heart health awareness visit http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/

 

The Color of 2015!

The Color of 2015!

Color of the Year 1The New Year has already got some flavor to it! With constant changes in fashion trends, women can not wait to hear “What’s Now!”. Pantone has officially announced it’s color of the year. Marsala, a rich reddish-brown is the must have hue of the year.
The color is so rich and delicious you can almost taste it by looking at it. An earthy shade with a bit of sophistication, texture is the story in print and packaging. A matte finish highlights Marsala’s organic nature while adding a sheen conveys a completely different message of glamour and luxury. Pairing the shade with neutral colors such as navy and black will ensure the best look while sporting this trendy color.

Not only is this color great to wear as clothing but can be worn in almost every accessory you own such as sunglasses, shoes, jewelry and even handbags. The deep wine Sicilian color truly flatters the mouth’s natural pigments in a lipstick as well. Flattering against many skin tones, sultry and subtle Marsala is a great go-to color for beauty, providing enormous Color of the Year 2highlight for the cheek, and a captivating pop of color for nails, shadows lips and hair. Equally appealing to men and women, Marsala is a stirring and flavorful shade for apparel and accessories, one that encourages color creativity and experimentation.
So there you have it, Marsala is the color of 2015. When will be your next shopping trip to pick up something in this fashionable color?

Written by: Amanda Haase & Sandra Costanzo