Women are made up of more than just breasts, a uterus, and a pair of ovaries. There is more to women's health than the care and cure of these three vital but non-comprehensive organs. We need to look beyond, to the forgotten whole woman, who is more than a sum of her parts.

Our hearts crave health. When we move, we feel better. When we make food choices that nourish us, we feel energetic. When we do things that make us laugh, or spend time with the ones we love, we flourish.

Sometimes it seems unreal that at age 32, I need a new heart. This reality serves as a reminder that you can be the perfect picture of health and still have heart disease.

Women are being targeted. We are falling prey to a silent enemy. An enemy most of us didn't even know we had. But it has its sights set on us. And in 2010, it was set on me.

I have no family history of heart disease, yet I was able to recognize the symptoms of a heart attack because I have a sister-in-law who cares enough to hit "send," and because there's an actress who knows how to make those symptoms memorable.

Despite women being vigilant when it comes to the heart health of their loved ones, they notoriously put themselves last when it comes to their own health.

Heart disease kills more American women than all forms of cancer combined, according to the American Heart Association. To shine a spotlight on this i...