The Heart Truth
Bad news first: heart disease is the #1 killer of women in the United States. Know what it means for you.
- One in 2 women in the United States dies of heart disease or stroke, while 1 in 30 dies of breast cancer.M
- Thirty-eight percent of women will die within 1 year after having a heart attack.
- Within 6 years of having a heart attack, about 46 percent of women become disabled with heart failure. Two-thirds of women who have a heart attack fail to make a full recovery.
If you’ve got a heart, heart disease could be your problem. Fortunately, it’s a problem you can do something about.
You still may be thinking, “But this isn’t about me. I don’t have heart disease.” But you may have conditions or habits that can lead to heart disease, such as overweight, cigarette smoking, or not enough physical activity.
But now for the good news:
You have tremendous power to prevent heart disease and you can start today. By learning about your own personal risk factors and by making healthful changes in your diet, physical activity, and other daily habits, you can greatly reduce your risk of developing heart-related problems. Even if you already have heart disease, you can take steps to lessen its severity.
I'll spend the rest of this month highlighting excerpts from The Healthy Heart Handbook. Some of the risks and treatments are beyond the scope of this site, so I'll focus in on heart disease as it relates to being overweight & sedentary.
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02.07.07 | Gina commented: Renee!!
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What a great post!! I recieved the warning from my Doctor in December, either I drop a fair amount of weight by May or I will be on Blood Pressure meds.. that was a shock to me.. and a wake up call.. there is no way that I will take meds like that for something I could have very well prevented. SO now I am in prevention mode.. Is it any guarentee that I will not have to go on meds??? no.. but hopefully When I go see the Doctor in May ... My numbers will look good... Fact is .. it does not matter how old you are... Heart Disease can attack anyone, any time..