Deanna Lynn Sletten has been researching and writing articles on health topics for 18 years for both print media and the Internet. She is a contributing writer at Suite101 as well as several other Internet sites. With a long family history of heart disease, Deanna has a personal interest in the topic of heart health and has researched and written several articles on this topic over the years. Deanna is also the owner of the blog, Write Moms, which shares information about writing with other freelance writers. Deanna is also the author of two fiction novels. When she is not writing, Deanna enjoys walking the local state park trails with her beautiful Australian Shepherd. You can e-mail Deanna at: writer11313@yahoo.com.