National Wear Red Day promotes the prevention of heart disease

February 6, 9:25 AMDallas Cooking ExaminerMarye Audet

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It is only about a week away from Valentine's Day but National Wear Red Day gives you an excuse to don a red outfit anyway.  National Wear Red Day promotes heart disease awareness, especially in women whose symptoms can be drastically different than men's.

Once you get that red clothing on take a look at some of these red recipes that are good for your heart.

• Low fat Red Velvet cake
• Alton Brown's Pickled Beets
• Rachael Ray's Seared Red Chard
• Baked Apples
• Broiled Tomato Pesto Sandwiches
• Grilled Chicken Salad with Strawberry Dressing

Symptoms of a heart attack in women are different than in men, tending to be less obvious.  Here is a list of possible symptoms.  If you are in doubt play it safe and call 911.

• Chest pain-may including back pain,deep aching, and throbbing in one or both arms.
   
• Breathlessness, having trouble catching your breath especially on awakening.
   
• Clammy sweating.
   
• Dizziness and blacking out.
   
• Anxiety--unusual nervousness, feelings of impending doom.
   
• Fluid retention and swelling, usually of the ankles or lower legs.
   
• Rapid heartbeats, palpitations, fluttering in the chest.
   
• Nausea.
   
• Feeling of heaviness, such as pressure-like chest pain between the breasts that may radiate to the left arm or shoulder.