Betty White Humor and Heart Disease

Betty White and Heart Disease and Strokes

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Betty White is one of my all-time favorite actresses.  Her whit and humor is spot on.  I envy her ability to throw the "innocent" remarks while keeping a straight face.  Won't ever catch me playing poker with her.  She is an amazing comedian with an amazing heart.

• What isn't funny, however, is Heart Disease. According to the CDC and the American Heart Association.  About 600,000 people die of heart disease in the United States every year–that’s 1 in every 4 deaths.¹

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. More than half of the deaths due to heart disease in 2009 were in men.¹

Coronary heart disease is the most common type of heart disease, killing more than 385,000 people annually.¹

Every year about 715,000 Americans have a heart attack. Of these, 525,000 are a first heart attack and 190,000 happen in people who have already had a heart attack.²

Coronary heart disease alone costs the United States $108.9 billion each year.³ This total includes the cost of health care services, medications, and lost productivity

Stroke kills almost 130,000 Americans each year—that’s 1 out of every 19 deaths.¹

On average, one American dies from stroke every 4 minutes.²

Every year, more than 795,000 people in the United States have a stroke.

These diseases are silent. Please, urge your family and friends to become educated on the signs.

While Betty White makes us laugh, Heart Disease , Strokes and death is are no laughing matters.