The Office of Dr. Dennis Gage, M. D. Will Go Red For Women to Benefit Women's Hearts
Dr. Dennis Gage and his employees are joining companies to support Wear Red Day to increase awareness of heart disease.
New York, NY (PRWEB) January 19, 2005
Employees at the office of Dr. Dennis Gage, M. D. are joining companies across the nation and wearing something red with jeans on Friday, February 4, 2005 to support the American Heart AssociationsÂ’ Wear Red Day event and increase awareness of heart disease, the No. 1 killer of women.
On Wear Red Day employees donate $5.00 to the American Heart Association so they can wear red and jeans on a designated day. Money raised will benefit research and education to help reduce the incidence of heart disease in women.
Wear Red Day is a component of Go Red For Women, the American Heart AssociationÂ’s national campaign to raise awareness of heart disease in women and encourage women to take charge of their health.
Dr. Dennis Gage, M. D., F. A.C. P. Endocrinologist, Obesity Expert, Member of the North American Association for the Study of Obesity, and Author of The Thinderella Syndrome: A Practical Guide to Individualized Permanent Weight Loss (Vantage Press, 2004) says people who are overweight or obese are at high risk for heart disease. If we treat people preventively through Lifestyle Change, they can reverse their risk for cardiovascular disease. People must be educated to ask for thorough metabolic testing such as advanced lipid testing while they are still healthy. “Wear Red Day is an opportunity for everyone to remember their female friends and family members who have suffered from the disease. It’s also a time to think about their own hearts and take charge of their own health.”
Alice K. Jacobs, M. D., FAHA, President, American Heart Association said, “The Office of Dr. Dennis Gage, M. D. and companies across the nation are really putting their passion into action by participating in the Wear Red Day campaign. Their generosity is helping to heighten awareness and bring about positive change to defeat this major health threat.”
“We are committed to supporting organizations and programs that interest our employees. Since heart disease affects so many of our employees’ personal lives, Wear Red Day is a perfect fit,” said Dr. Dennis Gage, M. D. “The American Heart Association makes the event easy by providing everything we need in a tool kit. We just pick the date, collect the funds, and forward the proceeds to the association.”
For information on conducting a Wear Red Day campaign, contact your nearest American Heart Association office or call 1-888-MY-Heart.
Contact: Madeline Wald, PR www. thethinderellasyndrome. com drdennisgagemd@aol. com 914-906-7685
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