'Heart Affair' offers information on how to protect your heart

"Harriett Marshall tries to keep a healthy heart. Her grandmother and cousin both died of heart attacks. Their deaths encouraged Marshall to change her eating habits and to exercise regularly, she said. "I don't eat a lot of fried foods," Marshall said. "I bake most of my meats, eat vegetables and drink a lot of water. I try to get out there and walk often, too." At 78, Marshall thinks she's in good health. She goes to the doctor and to community health programs. Last week, Marshall attended the first annual "Community Go Red Luncheon: It's a Heart Affair," organized by the Jackson, TN, chapter of Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc., a national humanitarian organization. The program, a fundraiser for the American Heart Association, educated women about heart disease and its risk factors in the activity center of Macedonia Baptist Church." - jacksonsun.com