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By Jacob Kronberg

SOT 1: Kristy Smorol-
“It’s hard to find someone that doesn’t know someone that’s been affected by heart disease. Whether it’s themselves, or a friend, or a loved one, or family member. It really is everywhere.”

Track 1: Kronberg-
When you hear that, it’s a bit alarming. And it should be. Cardiovascular Disease is prevalent in all groups of people, especially women. One out of every three women develop heart disease of some kind. A number that is way too high, and one that the American Heart Association is trying to lower by educating others on the matter.

SOT 2: Bea Gonzalez-
“Little incremental changes in our life, can save our lives. The lives of our mothers, our sisters, our nieces, right. So, it’s about helping each other, about taking care of each other through education, but we also celebrate, and that’s what we are doing here.”

Track 2: Kronberg-
The celebration is the 16th Annual Go Red For Women Luncheon at the Oncenter in downtown Syracuse. Over 600 men and women gathered to raise money and learn about avoiding cardiovascular disease.

Track 3: Kronberg-
Other ways to live out that healthy lifestyle is to walk daily, eat vegetables with every meal, drink lots of water, and live off of a low sodium diet.

These are activities that almost everyone can incorporate into their everyday lives. Cardiovascular disease is 80% preventable and taking these steps are a great way to start. But, Bea Gonzalez has one more big tip.

SOT 3: Bea Gonzalez-
“Don’t smoke! And if you smoke, stop. If you don’t, don’t start!”

Track 4: Kronberg-
This year’s event, along with a few other activities raised a record high of more than $425,000.

Jacob Kronberg, NCC-News

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) — On a Thursday afternoon at the Oncenter Convention Center in downtown Syracuse over 600 people gathered to support a cause. That cause, cardiovascular disease. The American Heart Association put together a “Go Red For Women Luncheon” in order to raise money for and educate people on heart disease.

It was the 16th Annual Go Red For Women Luncheon, and it was quite the success. The organization raised more than $425,000 in support of cardiovascular disease. The donations will be used for educating the community, training and research on the disease.

It is thought by many that cardiovascular disease only affects men. That’s not the case.

“Heart disease is not just a man’s disease. It is the number one killer of women,” said the American Heart Association.

One of the primary facts that was stressed by many at the event was “one in three”. One out of every three women will suffer from, or die from, cardiovascular disease.

However, there are a lot of ways that the everyday person can go about reducing their risk of having a cardiovascular disease. The one that was emphasized often was going to get your blood pressure checked, and knowing your numbers. There were two stations at the festivities before the lunch where women could go and get their blood pressure checked

“Blood pressure is the sneaky one,” said Kristy Smorol, the Communications Director of the American Heart Association.

High blood pressure has no symptoms and the damages can literally just sneak up on you. You don’t know you have an issue when it comes to blood pressure unless you get checked.

There are other ways that people can go about heart disease prevention. Little bits of exercising, drinking lots of water, and limiting ones salt intake can all play a major role in avoiding cardiovascular disease and strokes.

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