Teas for the heart to call attention to heart disease

Tea Forte Brews a Cup for Healthier Lives, Joins The Hope Heart Institute to Champion Heart Health Research and Education

Green tea has proven to have many health benefits. Research has also shown that drinking green tea helps to lower the risk of heart disease. People who drink green tea have better blood vessel function in just 30 minutes, according to Mark Nudelman, President and CEO of The Hope Heart Institute. Heart disease is THE No. 1 killer of men & women in the US. It takes more lives than the next 4 causes of death combined, including cancer.

In recognition of February’s National Heart Health Month, Tea Forte luxury tea company, announced launched TEAS FOR THE HEART collection. The new line supports The Hope Heart Institute’s mission of research and education to make heart disease more treatable, beatable and preventable.

Tea Forte‘s heart-shaped box is filled with a selection of antioxidant-rich green teas. The box features Hope Heart ‘s recognizable ‘heart’ symbol to help raise awareness about making healthy lifestyle choices, the efforts being made to prevent and treat heart and blood vessel disease, and to improving the physical, emotional and spiritual quality of life for all at risk of – or affected by – cardiovascular disease.

“We are excited to partner with the heart health heroes of The Hope Heart Institute and their respected role in the elimination and prevention of cardiovascular and related diseases,” states Tea Forte Marketing Director Jane Whitman. “…We hope to help call attention to the importance of protecting your heart from cardiovascular disease, which takes more lives than the next four causes of death combined.”

The Hope Heart Institute is a Bellevue, Washington-based non-profit, dedicated to preventing and treating heart and blood vessel disease, and to improving the physical, emotional and spiritual quality of life for all at risk of, or affected by, cardiovascular disease.