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American Heart Association's Go Red BetterU Transforms Total Health Through Free Online Makeover

DALLAS, June 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Although largely preventable, heart disease remains the No. 1 killer of women in the U.S. That's why the American Heart Association's Go Red For Women(R) is inviting women across the country to listen to their hearts and turn their personal choices into life-saving action -- to choose to be a BetterU! Go Red BetterU is not about fad diets and new exercise trends, but rather a program that focuses on skills and information that help today's busy women lead their own lives, only better.

Actress Jennie Garth will help launch Go Red BetterU, a free, 12-week online makeover, at GoRedForWomen.org. "After watching my father suffer with heart disease for more than 25 years and learning of my own heart condition, I want to be a better me and help other women be better, too," said Jennie Garth, Go Red For Women spokesperson. "Go Red BetterU gives women the power and knowledge to make simple choices everyday that can improve their health and the health of their families."

Fewer than half of American women maintain a healthy weight, keep a heart healthy diet and get regular physical activity. Furthermore, millions of women struggle to get motivated to begin a health regimen, feeling they are too tired or just don't have time. Powered by the American Heart Association's research, Go Red BetterU provides guidance to help women transform their overall health through small, simple choices. Go Red BetterU gives women the choice to achieve a noticeably better state of well-being and heart health in just 12 weeks.

Small Choices Can Go a Long Way

"Research shows the combined effect of small lifestyle choices, such as smoking cessation, increase in exercise and replacing high-fat foods with fruit and
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