Fighting Heart Disease with Style
|
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 16, 2009
Contacts: Ann Marie Wakula Reese Publicity (586)601-5962
Lisa Clough, Director of Communications WomenHeart:The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease (202) 464-8734
WomenHeart Partners with Count Me Healthy Jewelry on Helping Hearts Bracelet
Washington, DC. – WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease, the nation's only patient advocacy organization solely dedicated to supporting the 41 million Americans living with or at risk for heart disease, has partnered with Count Me Healthy, the beautiful jewelry line devoted to helping women keep track of their life-goals, to create a new bracelet, Helping Hearts, which encourages women to track heart-related health goals.
The premise behind Count Me Healthy Jewelry is simple – women select a health goal and assign a counting value to each bead. For example, women tracking glasses of water can count each bead as one glass or bottle. As each glass is consumed, the wearer slides a bead from one side of the bracelet to the other.
Women can use the Helping Hearts bracelet to monitor other wellness goals associated with heart disease prevention, such as eating more heart-healthy super foods, like fruits and vegetables, and increasing weekly exercise. It also can be used to reduce cigarettes while quitting, caffeinated beverages and sweets.
The Count Me Healthy Helping Hearts bracelet is handcrafted with sterling silver "heart-etched" beads and designed to compliment anything from denim to a cocktail dress. The patented jump-ring system prevents beads from slipping from one side to the other, ensuring that counts are always accurate.
The Helping Hearts bracelet is available to order on both the Count Me Healthy web site www.countmehealthyjewelry.com and WomenHeart web site www.womenheart.org for $88. Twenty five percent of the sale price of every bracelet sold will directly benefit the educational, advocacy and support work of WomenHeart.
"Count Me Healthy is proud to offer the special edition Helping Hearts bracelet with WomenHeart," said Chelsea Gossett, Count Me Healthy Designer. "Women are the caretakers of the family, but many seem to put their own well-being last. Their personal health needs to be priority. Reducing heart disease starts with making daily, positive changes and we hope Helping Hearts wearers will use this bracelet to keep their wellness goals top-of-mind despite their hectic schedules."
"Count Me Healthy jewelry is a beautiful way to educate women about heart healthy behaviors and to celebrate living a heart healthy life," said Lisa M. Tate, Chief Executive Officer of WomenHeart.
About Count Me Healthy Jewelry Created for the modern-day woman to serve as a beautiful journal for her wrist, Count Me Healthy Jewelry is a line that offers stylish, precious metal bracelets designed for tracking physical, spiritual and emotional life goals. Featured on NBC's TODAY as one of the "Must Have Healthy Items for 2009," Count Me Healthy is available online at www.countmehealthyjewelry.com as well as in boutiques and spas nationwide.
About WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease is the nation's only patient advocacy organization serving the 41 million American women living with or at risk for heart disease – the leading cause of death in women. WomenHeart is solely devoted to advancing women's heart health through advocacy, community education, and the nation's only patient support network for women living with heart disease. WomenHeart is both a coalition and a community of thousands of members nationwide, including women heart patients and their families, physicians, and health advocates, all committed to helping women live longer, healthier lives. To learn more or to join, visit www.womenheart.org.
###
Editors note: For more information about Count Me Healthy jewelry, including high-resolution press photography, please contact Reese Publicity at 586.601.5962 or annmarie@reesepublicity.com.
For more information about WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease, please contact Lisa Clough, Director of Communications, at 202.464.8734 or lclough@womenheart.org. |
