February is American Heart Month and today we are joining the American Heart Association and Fitlosophy, Inc. for the 2nd annual Blog Your Heart Out Day! Here we share some of our favorite blog posts on heart disease, the leading cause of death for both men and women…

From Beaker
1. Close to the Heart
My personal story about losing my mother to heart disease
2. A Different Path to Fat-Related Heart Disease
Recent fruit fly study demonstrates how fat-related heart disease might occur in genetically obese people
3. Another Way Kickboxing is Good for the Heart
How a chance conversation between two scientists at kickboxing class helped advance heart-related research
4. In the Heart of the Desert
Heart disease isn’t just one disease, there are multiple “flavors”
5. On Mending a Diabetic Heart
How a diabetic heart is different from other hearts
6. Mapping Heart Disease
More research on fruit flies, genetics and heart development

From the rest of the blogosphere
1. A Valentine’s Day Playlist: Straight from the Heart
Heart-related songs and science from Johns Hopkins University
2. Heart Sense
Mary Knudson’s blog about her personal journey with heart failure, now featuring a heart “Helpathon”
3. Study: When Your Super Bowl Team Goes Down, Your Death Risk Goes Up
Scientific link between the Super Bowl and heart disease – a blog post from Big Think
4. Chocolate and Cardiovascular Benefits
Studies suggest a beneficial link between chocolate and cardiovascular disease – a blog post by Dr. Shock

What have we missed? Please leave a link to your favorite heart disease blog post in the comments below.
Have a happy and healthy Valentine’s Day!