First Lady Bush Address 2.2.08

[0:20] ..." time to start heart healthy habits and to learn about the risk factors for heart disease. These risk factors include smoking. -- overweight lack of exercise -- this high blood pressure and cholesterol family history and -- each. Heart disease affects more than eighty million people in the United States and claims the life of one American every minute. And now many women who two Indian may be tempted to tune out. A few years ago -- like many women I assumed heart disease was a man's disease. But the heart truth is that yes that heart disease is the leading cause of death among American women. In 2002 the national heart lung and blood institute launched the heart truth"...

[1:44] ..." Across the country people are rallying around that grants. Women are taking heart disease more seriously -- their doctors in every year from 2000 to 2005. Heart disease deaths among women decreased. This is good progress but we still want more people to note the heart truth. Too many women especially African American women. Die of heart disease more than 80% at middle aged women has at least one risk factor. And any of them don't know it. Last year"...

[3:04] ..." in line at the grocery store candy will tell other people about heart disease. I'm proud to service the heart -- official national ambassador. But an even more proud of America's unofficial heart health ambassadors. Across the United States doctors researchers and patients. Like candy stopper are telling the heart truth in their saving women's lives. This American Hartmann. All of"...

[0:00]" Message from the First Lady mrs. Laura bush. Good morning this is libelous for the weekly radio address President Bush is handed the Mike over to me. And today I'd like to talk about something that's close in my heart America's heart health. February is American heart month. -- time to start heart healthy habits and to learn about the risk factors for heart disease. These risk factors include smoking. -- overweight lack of exercise -- this high blood pressure and cholesterol family history and -- each. Heart disease affects more than eighty million people in the United States and claims the life of one American every minute. And now many women who two Indian may be tempted to tune out. A few years ago -- like many women I assumed heart disease was a man's disease. But the heart truth is that yes that heart disease is the leading cause of death among American women. In 2002 the national heart lung and blood institute launched the heart truth campaign an estimated joint. Over the last five years at -- heart truth campaign spread the word to women about how they can protect their heart health. Symptoms of heart attack can be different in women in Indian. Symptoms in women can include persistent fatigue difficulty breathing and a pain in the -- her neck. It would enhance the symptoms they should go immediately to the hospital. Nothing draws attention like a little raid -- so this is the heart truths simple. Across the country people are rallying around that grants. Women are taking heart disease more seriously -- their doctors in every year from 2000 to 2005. Heart disease deaths among women decreased. This is good progress but we still want more people to note the heart truth. Too many women especially African American women. Die of heart disease more than 80% at middle aged women has at least one risk factor. And any of them don't know it. Last year is part of my work to tell the heart truth I went on the Rachael ray show where I describe the symptoms of heart attacks in women. One woman who watched -- stopper. Says that a few weeks after she saw the show she woke up feeling nauseated and bothered by hanging in the job. -- daughter remembered what she'd heard on right to right. In because candy in her daughter paid attention to the symptoms of heart trouble candy got to the emergency room in time to be treated."

[2:48]" Since her close call. Katie started exercising every day she's dropped 45 pounds now she's calling on others to take better care of their hearts. My family is more aware candy scenes. Not prints are more aware. Even in line at the grocery store candy will tell other people about heart disease. I'm proud to service the heart -- official national ambassador. But an even more proud of America's unofficial heart health ambassadors. Across the United States doctors researchers and patients. Like candy stopper are telling the heart truth in their saving women's lives. This American Hartmann. All of this can be heart truth ambassadors stop at protecting your own heart and spread the word do matters February is America known for Valentine's. It's this February encourage your loved ones to take care of their health. It's the best Valentine's gift you could possibly again. Thanks for listening"