Happy Valentine's Day - CVD & RIP Auntie Anne

❤️ Valentine’s day (& my upcoming CVP midterms) led me to thinking about the heart. It BAFFLES me how undereducated we are globally about the severity of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD). 🌎🌍😱🌏 YOU GUYS! CVD is the #1 cause of death in the world across both genders. Nearly 1 in 4 deaths is due to CVD. Not a very happy Valentine’s thought. 😔

A ton of funding has gone into Breast Cancer and Prostate Cancer research, and while that is AMAZING and I don’t want to regress that forward progression, I wanted to show a comparison between these death rates in hopes that the next time you donate, you consider donating to a foundation which promotes research & technological advancements for CVD. 💸🔬 

For this Valentine's, I’m donating to the American Heart Association (@american_heart) in loving memory of my Aunt who passed away 2/11/18 due to a pulmonary embolism. RIP Auntie Anne. ❤️

Furthermore, I want to blast a PSA that nearly all of the risk factors which contribute to CVD are 👉🏼PREVENTABLE.👈🏼 Yes, that means it’s up to you to take control of your own health. This begins with a healthy diet & improves with regular exercise. 🍌Do it for your loved ones. Nothing says I LOVE YOU & Happy Valentine’s day like taking care of yourself. After all, we must be able to take care of ourselves before we can take care of someone else. Send me a message if you need guidance or coaching getting your health in order!

​❤️ My heart goes out to you all xo. 

💥💥 EDIT: the graphs read "Heart Disease" although they should be labeled "CVD", as Heart Disease is only one category of CVD. 💥💥
📝 NOTE: Lung Cancer is included as it has the highest prevalence of cancer seen in both genders.