Street Talk

Unless you're in the medical profession or you're the owner of a pharmaceutical company, there's not a damn thing you can do to save lives from heart disease and stroke, right? Well, that's the kind of negative, self-defeatist thinking that keeps those diseases America's number 1 and number 3 killers, people. Be a part of the solution and join the eleventh annual Miami-Dade County Heart Walk. This year 750,000 walkers will participate in more than 600 fundraising events across the country. The American Heart Association is on a mission to reduce the disability and death stemming from what is most often a totally preventable, acute combination of ignorance, good old American unhealthy eating, and a slothful lifestyle. Money raised at this year's Heart Walk will be used to fund research and educational programs about cardiovascular health. The fun starts at 7:30 a.m. at Peacock Park, 2820 McFarlane Rd., Coconut Grove. Visit http://heartwalk.kintera.org to sign up or simply to donate. Call 305-856-1449, or email MiamiHeartWalk@heart.org. -- Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik