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"Women and Heart Disease – Public Enemy #1"
We’ve all been hearing about heart disease in men for years, but it has only been recently that the spotlight has been turned toward women and heart disease, and with good reason.
Did you know, for instance, that heart disease is the leading cause of death in North American women and that one out of every two women will eventually die of heart disease or stroke?
Heart disease kills six times as many women as breast cancer and nearly 267,000 women die each year from heart attacks.
Perhaps you don’t know that over 8 million women are living with heart disease right now. That’s 10% of women between the ages of 45 and 64 and 25% of women who are 65 and older.
There are over 6 million women right now who have a history of heart attack or angina, or both, nearly 13% of women over 45 have had a heart attack and more than 47,000 women were hospitalized for angina in 1999.
So how do these statistics stack up against the heart disease statistics in men? If you don’t already know, you’ll be surprised.
Compared to men, 38% of women and 25% of men will die (within one year) from a first recognized heart attack.
Of heart attack survivors, 35% of women and 18% of men will have another heart attack within six years.
46% of women heart attack survivors will be disabled with heart failure within six years as compared to 22% of men.
Not only are women twice as likely to die after conventional bypass surgery, but women are less likely than men to receive other conventional heart disease medications, such as beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors, or even Aspirin after a heart attack.
The bottom line is that despite the higher risk facing women, they only comprise 25% of all participants in heart-related studies.
Many people believe that stroke and heart attack occur “suddenly”, but in most cases the truth is just the opposite. Heart disease is a matter of time.
The fallacy about it happening “suddenly” comes from the fact that often you will feel fine, right up until the time the stroke or heart attack
occurs...hence the name “silent killer”.
As well, the fatter and less mobile our society becomes the higher the rate of heart disease will be in those younger and younger.
Heart disease or cardiovascular disease includes diseases of the heart and blood vessels. Heart and blood vessel problems develop slowly over time (the silent killer) and the problems begin to show themselves when the arteries that supply your heart or brain with blood slowly develop deposits of cells, fat and cholesterol.
This buildup is called plaque and when a clot or other particle suddenly blocks blood flow in a narrowed artery, you can have a heart attack or stroke.
These are all very sobering statistics, but what can women do about it?
Learn the warning signs:
Chest discomfort. Most heart attacks involve discomfort in the center of the chest that lasts more than a few minutes, or that goes away and comes back. It can feel like uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain.
Discomfort in other areas of the upper body. Symptoms can include pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach.
Shortness of breath. This feeling often comes along with chest discomfort. But it can occur before the chest discomfort.
Other signs: These may include breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness
Improve your diet. Cut out prepackaged, microwaved, deep fried, fast foods and reduce the size of your mealtime portions. Eat less animal meats, more fresh fruits and vegetables and more high quality
fiber, such as that found in flax seed.
Drop the excess weight. If you’re carrying more pounds that what is ideal for your body, don’t put off losing those pounds anymore. Make the lifestyle changes necessary and drop the excess baggage, right now. I’ve written an
entire book about this – have you read it?
Add exercise. Get out there and get moving. The human body is designed for motion, and so many of us lead sedentary lives which contribute a great deal to heart disease. You don’t need to run a marathon, just take a walk every day.
Understand, that with a little education and empowerment, heart disease is preventable.
The number one, most important, preventative step you can take
to prevent heart disease, is to go and order yourself a supply of the amazing
GHS Plus™ Plaque Attack and multi-vitamin formula, right now.
Why... simply because this is a proven way to safely, naturally and painlessly dissolve that deadly plaque build up in your arteries that’s the main reason for surgical approaches such
as bypass surgery, stents, and nitroglycerine patches, because plaque build up is the main cause of heart disease. If you’re already taking heart medication or other conventional medications, you can still take the GHS Plus™ Plaque Attack formula, because it’s a food.
Simply put, if you eat food, breathe air, do all the things you do in a day, depending on your age, diet, environment and stress level, you have more or less plaque build up in your arteries right now.
Most women are the mothers, caregivers, cooks, chief bottle washers, housekeepers, gatekeepers, etc. and still hold down a full time job. On top of all of the daily things women do, they’re also subjected to extremes in hormones changes throughout their lives as well as the rigors of childbearing.
It’s time for women to empower themselves and take a front seat with respect to their health and preventing heart disease.
Participate in the American Heart Association Go Red for Women nationwide campaign to raise awareness that heart disease is the number one killer in women. Invest in heart disease research for women, invest in yourself.
Shop smart so others can learn and live longer lives. Support heart disease research and education by purchasing products and gift items from companies participating in the
Go Red for Women campaign.
For instance, Swarovski, the world’s largest manufacturer of incredible full-cut crystal and beautiful jewelry, with your help, will donate
$100,000 of funds raised from sales of the Little Red Dress Pin and other products in the 2004
Power of Love collection (available until Feb 15). Unfortunately, for Canadians and others, so far the Swarovski collection is only available to those living in the U.S., unless you know someone there that you can ship yours to.
The stunning Little Red Dress Pin is the signature piece in Swarovski’s 2004
Power of Love collection, and will be available for the entire year.
Click here to learn how you can participate in a very beautiful
way!
Here’s your quick H.E.A.R.T. check list for positive steps you need to be taking right now, in order of importance, so that you can prevent heart disease. It’s a New Year – do something good for yourself and your loved ones.
2) Eat nutritious, real fruits, vegetables and whole grains and cut down on fast foods, processed foods, microwaved foods & high fat foods.
3) Add exercise to your daily routine.
4) Really lose the weight (don’t just talk about it).
5) Take the time to know the warning signs.
And don’t forget, you can also support heart disease research and education for women by your participation in the
Go Red for Women campaign.
On Friday, February 6th, everyone wear RED in support of all women who’ve been touched by heart disease.
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