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Go Red for Women 2021 Virtual
A healthy heart just a click away
Useful information relating to stress, pregnancy, menopause and their impact on women’s hearts is available on the GRFW 2021 Virtual microsite. Launched on 8 Mar, International Women’s Day, the two-month campaign with health talks, virtual workouts and cooking demos reached more than 2,100 visitors with over 8,700 views.
De-stress for your heart
Stress can lead to undesirable behavioural changes such as excessive eating, smoking, drinking and lack of physical activities, and these have a significant impact on our heart. On 6 Mar, cardiologist Dr Goh Ping Ping (centre) and Ms Janice Chen (left), Senior Occupational Therapist from the National University Heart Centre, Singapore, shed light on stress as a risk factor of heart disease and offered tips on stress management and self-care.
Healthy cooking tips from celebrity chefs
Eating well for your heart does not have to be torture. Singapore’s very own celebrity chef Sam Leong and his wife Forest shared two heart-healthy Chinese and Thai recipes that you can easily replicate at home, together with some of their best tips to give your heart an extra boost.
A “change of heart” at menopause
While CVD incidence tends to be lower in women before menopause than in men, the risk increases dramatically after menopause due to decreased female hormones oestrogen. In a Chinese health talk held on 8 May, ciewers learnt about changes in the female body and heart after menopause and received helpful tips on how women can manage these changes.
Get hearts pumping
When you exercise, “feel-good” chemicals called endorphins are released. They uplift your moods and reduce feelings of stress, anxiety and depression, resulting in less stress on our hearts! No wonder the two virtual workout sessions – Chair Dance Fitness and Oxigeno® – were a hit among participants.
