Heart Smart week

| 25/02/2010

(CNS): Friday 5 March is marked in redon calendars across Cayman as the day when everyone will be wearing red, all for a great cause. The Cayman Heart Fund is encouraging everyone to “dress down” in red on the day and at the same time support the Cayman Heart Fund by donating a sum and/or purchasing a pin at a cost of just CI$5.On the same day, Friday 5 March, the Cayman Heart Fund has organised a very special luncheon geared up to helping ladies of a certain age understand how they can protect their hearts from the effects of the menopause.

All proceeds from the dress down day will go towards raising awareness of, and trying to prevent, cardiovascular disease in the Cayman Islands. CHF Medical Director, Dr Sook Yin says that the one-day event is a great way for the community to feel part of such a worthwhile organisation, as well as the perfect opportunity for raising awareness of the disease.

She gives some background as to the significance of wearing red, particularly a red dress for women: “The red dress is part of a global Heart Truth Campaign which strives to highlight that it doesn’t matter what you wear : cardiovascular disease is the number one killer in women.”

Dr Yin continues: “We encourage all employers to either donate or encourage their employees to donate to the Cayman Heart Fund and have fun dressing in red on the 5th March. Companies can also sponsor schools to “dress down” in red for the day and thereby raise awareness of cardiovascular disease in our young people as well,” she says.

For more information on how your company can become involved contact mail@caymanheartfund.com or 516-7323.

On the same day, Friday 5 March, the Cayman Heart Fund has organised a very special luncheon geared up to helping ladies of a certain age understand how they can protect their hearts from the effects of the menopause. Guest speaker for the event, to be held at the Westin Casuarina from midday to 2.30pm, is Dr Alvin Pettle of the Ruth Pettle Wellness Center and author of “Sexy Hormones”. Dr Pettle will explain the effects of the menopause do not only impact on a woman’s emotions but on her health as well, in particular her heart.

Dr Yin says, “The risk of heart disease increases with a woman’s age, in particular once she has reached the menopause. We are extremely fortunate to have an expert of Dr Pettle’s calibre to come and speak to us. No woman (or their partner, for that matter!) in Cayman can afford to miss this highly informative presentation.”

This luncheon is the first of a series for the Cayman Heart Fund called ‘Red Dress Learn and Live Luncheons’ which are designed to educate women here in Cayman of their cardiovascular risks factors and how women differ from men in their presentation of heart disease. The luncheons will also highlight how women’s hormones not only play havoc in their lives but also put them at higher risk of heart disease, cancer and other chronic diseases.

Dr Yin says that the Cayman Heart Fund is extremely grateful to the Tonge family for their kind sponsorship of this event.

Tickets are just CI$40. For more information call 925.4804 or email: alexstewart@candw.ky

Photo above: Dr Sook Yin and Charmaine Moss of the Cayman Heart Fund with Tracy Cuff from Conyers Dill and Pearman, the first company in Cayman to sign up as participants of the Red Dress-down Day.

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