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Congestive Heart Disease-Don’t Wait to Start a Prevention Plan

Sunday, May 1st, 2011

While a heart attack is caused by insufficient flow of oxygenated blood to the heart which causes damage to the heart muscle, heart failure results in inadequate blood flow to the body. The heart has been under so much stress from high blood pressure or other factors that it begins to enlarge and weaken.

Eventually, the flow of blood is so insufficient that symptoms of heart failure develop. These include swelling from fluid buildup in the extremities, fatigue and shortness of breath. It can take years for congestive heart failure to develop, and it isn’t until it is critical that many people begin to notice.

The key is not to wait until this silent disease creeps up on you. There is no known cure for congestive heart disease. Therefore, the time to start thinking about it and prevention is while you are still young and healthy. Two of the main contributing factors for congestive heart failure are stresses placed on the heart by hypertension and atherosclerosis. Keeping this in mind, developing and following a heart healthy lifestyle plan can go a long way in helping you prevent this deadly disease.

High blood pressure is not fully understood, and some studies show that women don’t respond to medications as well as men. Lifestyle factors can help lower high blood pressure and can even help people avoid medication. If you smoke, quit. Smoking constricts the arteries and increases high blood pressure. It is also believed to be a contributing factor to hardening of the arteries.

Most successful heart healthy plans focus on the positive rather than on restricted items. Set your mind to eating healthy foods. Plenty of fresh vegetables and fruits add an abundance of nutrients, fiber and artery protecting antioxidants to the diet. Lean meat and coldwater fish are good protein sources, but some of the healthiest cardiovascular systems belong to vegetarians! Whole grains, spices and herbs round out the diet. These same food help normalize blood pressure and prevent atherosclerosis, helping you prevent the occurrence of congestive heart disease.

An often-neglected area of concern is today’s overstressed lifestyle. This busy, noisy world, full of tasks to accomplish and environmental pollution takes its toll on our health and your cardiovascular system. There is considerably less debate in the medical profession today than there used to be about the benefits of being able to handle stress, both mental and physical. Try quiet meditation, contemplative walks, or yoga to distress yourself. Significant drops in blood pressure are seen when these activities become part of an everyday routine.

Do not forget exercise. Although there are hundreds of good exercise plans and plenty of advice regarding which routine is the most beneficial, studies have shown that any exercise is vastly better for your heart than no exercise. Find something you enjoy and can stick to and make it a part of your daily routine. If you enjoy yoga, try some of the more strenuous workouts. Jogging, walking, swimming and bicycling are all great ways to enjoyably exercise.

Yes, congestive heart disease is growing problem, but it does not have to be your problem. Do all you can today to make sure you heart stays healthy!

To Your Heart’s Health
Monique Hawkins
540-858-2885 anytime
Skype: Monique371

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Heart Disease Causes and Effects-How to Reverse Effects Naturally

Sunday, March 6th, 2011

Everybody knows that heart disease causes and effects is an ever growing problem in our society today. The good news is that there are natural things you can do to treat heart disease if you have developed it and if you have not, strategies to follow to prevent heart disease from ever developing. Let’s take a look at what those are.

Heart Disease Causes – Reverse the Effects of Heart Disease Naturally!
By Ken Hansen

Heart disease causes are many and varied. Among the most common are those caused by lifestyle changes that can be easily managed, such as eating a healthy diet and exercising, managing your weight so that it stays within the healthy range, and keeping up on family risk factors for heart disease, thus the need to work with your doctor to minimize or even eliminate them.

Heart defects:

Heart defects, for example, usually develop while the baby is still in utero, and are usually structural imperfections that may or may not be able to be fixed with surgery, or managed with medication.

Cardiomyopathy:

Cardiomyopathy is a very common type of heart disorder where the heart muscle thickens or enlarges. There are three major types. Dilated cardiomyopathy is the most common type, and with this type of cardiomyopathy, the left ventricle, which is the main pumping chamber, becomes enlarged so much that its pumping ability is compromised and blood flow is also minimized.

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy occurs when the heart muscle grows or thickens abnormally, again mostly within the main pumping chamber, the left ventricle. As the heart thickens, it tends to get stiffer, such that pumping is less effective, and the chamber itself shrinks. This reduces the heart’s ability to pump blood effectively throughout the body.

With restrictive cardiomyopathy, the heart itself simply becomes less elastic, which means that it doesn’t expand properly and fill with blood between beats. This is the least common type of cardiomyopathy and often occurs for no apparent reason.

Infections and viruses:

Heart infections can cause heart disease, such as myocarditis, endocarditis, and pericarditis. In these cases, bacteria or viruses enter the bloodstream and can cause damage. With endocarditis particularly, poor oral health could be the cause because as you brush your teeth, bacteria can enter your blood stream through infected gums. Bacteria that cause Lyme disease can also bring on myocarditis.

Viruses, too, can cause heart infections, such as those that cause influenza, mononucleosis, measles, and the human parvovirus. In addition, sexually transmitted diseases can also travel to the heart muscle and cause infection there.

Parasites:

Parasites can be another cause of heart disease, such as toxoplasma.

Therapeutic interventions:

Certain therapeutic interventions for other diseases like cancer may also damage the heart, such as radiation treatment or certain chemotherapy drugs.

Allergic or toxic reactions:

Medications and drugs can cause allergic or toxic reactions that can damage the heart. Antibiotics like penicillin and illegal drugs like cocaine can also damage the heart; especially with the administration of needle-based illicit drugs like heroin, infection can also be introduced to the heart via this mechanism.

Autoimmune disorders:

Finally, there are certain autoimmune disorders that can cause heart disease, like lupus or Wegener’s granulomatosis.

Fortunately, the vast majority of heart disease causes can be entirely managed by managing your own lifestyles of the East and stay as healthy and fit as possible. Although these aforementioned heart disease causes certainly do exist, by far the most common reason for heart disease is the presence of lifestyle factors like obesity, lack of exercise, diabetes caused by poor diet and lifestyle, high blood pressure, and so on.

For most other heart disease causes, the conditions can at least be managed with medication and lifestyle changes, if not cured, through interventions like surgery to correct congenital defects.

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As you can see, as Ken states there are numerous heart diseases causes and effects. However, by making some simple lifestyle changes, you can achieve optimal heart health and life!

To Your Heart’s Health
Monique Hawkins
540-858-2885 anytime
Skype: Monique371

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Heart Disease Cause – The Dangers of Calcium Supplementation for Post-Menopausal Women

Sunday, January 23rd, 2011

Could calcium be one of the causes of heart disease? Well, a recent New Zealand study uncovered a startling connection between heart attacks and calcium supplementation in post-menopausal women. The study was a meta-analysis, looking at 15 different research trials with close to 12,000 participants.

Long recommended as a way of preventing osteoporosis, calcium supplementation, according to this study, presents larger risks than benefits. The actual benefit for bone health is marginal, as bone is composed of a wide range of minerals not just calcium. Despite findings that confirm the minimal benefit of calcium supplementation to bone health in aging women, it has long been recommended as a way of preventing bone density loss and osteoporosis.

There is also conflicting information on the benefits of calcium in preventing vascular disease. Some studies have shown that calcium seems to protect the cardiovascular system while others point to calcium supplements increasing the rate of vascular calcification or hardening of the arteries. The most disturbing finding show that there may be an increase in myocardial infarction (MI), better known as heart attack, caused by blockage of the blood supply to the heart muscle in post-menopausal women taking at least 500mg of calcium a day as a supplement.

Researchers conducting the New Zealand study feel that the wisest choice in most cases would be the discontinuation of calcium supplementation, especially if the woman has an adequate dietary intake of calcium. Looking at the five studies in this meta-analysis, there was a 30% increase in heart attacks in the groups that took calcium supplements.

Some have questions about the conclusions made during the meta-analysis, including whether stomach upset and heartburn were being confused with actual heart attacks. The incidence of heart attacks was both self-reported and taken from medical and death records and the question was raised whether some of the self-reporting was incorrect. Although the incidence of myocardial infarction, or heart attacks, increased significantly with the calcium supplement groups, there was no corresponding increase in mortality rates, casting doubt on whether calcium is really a culprit in cardiovascular events.

Even with the questions, the researchers’ conclusion still stands that calcium is not the best remedy for preventing osteoporosis and may have serious side effects including an increased risk for cardiovascular problems in post-menopausal women.

More research needs to be done on both the effectiveness for calcium on bone fractures in women and on possible negative effects caused by supplementation. Until more is known, women want to know what to do right now to help protect their hearts and bones. Getting adequate dietary calcium seems to be the best answer. We’ll talk about the best ways to increase dietary calcium in an upcoming post.

It is well known that there are significant differences between heart problems in women and men. Why calcium supplements seem to pose a risk for women is simply an unknown at this time. The greatest risk seemed to be present for those who already get adequate dietary calcium.

To Your Heart’s Health
Monique Hawkins
mentormonique@gmail.com

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Heart Disease Causes-The Link Between Heart Disease and Calcium

Sunday, January 16th, 2011

This is very interesting! Calcium can be one of the heart disease causes? A recent New Zealand study uncovered a startling connection between heart attacks and calcium supplementation in post-menopausal women. The study was a meta-analysis, looking at 15 different research trials with close to 12,000 participants.

Long recommended as a way of preventing osteoporosis, calcium supplementation, according to this study, presents larger risks than benefits. The actual benefit for bone health is marginal, as bone is composed of a wide range of minerals not just calcium. Despite findings that confirm the minimal benefit of calcium supplementation to bone health in aging women, it has long been recommended as a way of preventing bone density loss and osteoporosis.

There is also conflicting information on the benefits of calcium in preventing vascular disease. Some studies have shown that calcium seems to protect the cardiovascular system while others point to calcium supplements increasing the rate of vascular calcification or hardening of the arteries. The most disturbing finding show that there may be an increase in myocardial infarction (MI), better known as heart attack, caused by blockage of the blood supply to the heart muscle in post-menopausal women taking at least 500mg of calcium a day as a supplement.

Researchers conducting the New Zealand study feel that the wisest choice in most cases would be the discontinuation of calcium supplementation, especially if the woman has an adequate dietary intake of calcium. Looking at the five studies in this meta-analysis, there was a 30% increase in heart attacks in the groups that took calcium supplements.

Some have questions about the conclusions made during the meta-analysis, including whether stomach upset and heartburn were being confused with actual heart attacks. The incidence of heart attacks was both self-reported and taken from medical and death records and the question was raised whether some of the self-reporting was incorrect. Although the incidence of myocardial infarction, or heart attacks, increased significantly with the calcium supplement groups, there was no corresponding increase in mortality rates, casting doubt on whether calcium is really a culprit in cardiovascular events.

Even with the questions, the researchers’ conclusion still stands that calcium is not the best remedy for preventing osteoporosis and may have serious side effects including an increased risk for cardiovascular problems in post-menopausal women.

More research needs to be done on both the effectiveness for calcium on bone fractures in women and on possible negative effects caused by supplementation. Until more is known, women want to know what to do right now to help protect their hearts and bones. Getting adequate dietary calcium seems to be the best answer. We’ll talk about the best ways to increase dietary calcium in an upcoming post.

It is well known that there are significant differences between heart problems in women and men. Why calcium supplements seem to pose a risk for women is simply an unknown at this time. The greatest risk seemed to be present for those who already get adequate dietary calcium.

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Heart Attack Treatment Tip-Cayenne for the Heart

Sunday, July 25th, 2010
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These tiny, colorful hot pepper powerhouses really pack a punch. Not only do they add zing to your food but they have an absolute plethora of health benefits especially for the heart. Cayenne and other hot peppers are all members of the genus Capsicum and whether you choose cayenne, habanero, red Thai, or any of the other hot varieties, they all have amazing heart healthy properties. Anyone with a family history of cardiovascular disease or if they have heart disease themselves needs to add cayenne to the diet.

Cayenne doesn’t have just one heart healthy action; it has them all! It lowers blood pressure benefiting those with hypertension. This relieves the stress on the heart. High blood pressure makes the heart pump harder and harder, eventually wearing out the heart. It opens up the blood vessels almost instantly allowing blood to flow freely. In addition it fights cholesterol, cleaning the blood vessels of deposits that can lead to atherosclerosis. Cayenne helps bring nutrients and oxygen directly to the heart by opening up the coronary blood vessels, strengthening the heart muscle.

Cayenne strengthens every blood vessel in the body including tiny capillaries that bring nutrients and oxygen to every cell and remove the toxic waste products from the cells. Hot peppers even keep the blood from sticking together preventing dangerous clots. All of these actions help cayenne prevent heart attacks and strokes. Herbalists agree that hot peppers are the number one herb for the heart.

Studies show that cultures that consume a lot of hot peppers in their food have a much lower incidence of heart and cardiovascular disease. You can add peppers to food, make an instantly stimulating cup of hot cayenne tea, use high quality hot sauce on vegetables or in soups and stews, or take cayenne capsules.

Worried about ulcers? No need, cayenne actually has properties that heal ulcers! Loaded with nutrients and phytochemicals, cayenne is high in Vitamins A and C. Vitamin C is essential for the health of blood vessels. It strengthens vessel walls and is necessary for the body to produce collagen, the substance that keeps the cell walls flexible and supple. There are many stories of heart attacks and strokes being instantly stopped by cayenne. This is certainly not a substitute for medical attention but in an emergency situation before help arrive, a cup of hot water with cayenne, or even a tablespoon of hot sauce placed under the tongue can stop the heart attack.

 To Your Heart’s Health
Monique Hawkins
540-858-2885
mentormonique@gmail.com
Remember to sign up for my “You Deserve To Have A Healthy Heart” Newsletter!

P.S. For more information about Vita Che, the natural Roto Rooter for your arteries, visit this online nutrition store at http://699456.shopvitamark.com

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Heart Disease Treatments-Hawthorn for the Heart

Monday, June 28th, 2010

Long known to herbalists for its benefits for people with cardiovascular disease, hawthorn has been shown in clinical studies to both strengthen the heart and help with many aspects of heart disease. Hawthorn is a small flowering tree that produces berries that are used to make herbal supplements. Widely used in Europe by both homeopathic and allopathic doctors for heart problems; it is a popular herbal supplement in the United States.

One of the primary actions of hawthorn is strengthening the heart itself.

This is the main reason for its widespread use for patients with heart failure. This disease means that the heart is not strong enough to adequately circulate blood. Hawthorn can strengthen the heart and alleviate many of the symptoms of heart failure. Hawthorn acts to dilate the arteries around the heart allowing a better flow of nutrients, oxygen, and blood which helps build the heart muscle back up.

Another benefit of hawthorn is its effect of hypertension. High blood pressure can be caused by buildup of cholesterol or plaque in the arteries, causing them to constrict and reduce the flow of blood. Hawthorn has been shown to relax the arteries and reduce cholesterol. Both of these actions will reduce high blood pressure.

Studies have shown this herb to be beneficial for angina and irregular heartbeat. Many studies have been done in Europe, Germany in particular.

American researchers are now studying hawthorn for its beneficial actions.

Using this herb has long been a part of heart therapy in Europe and is becoming accepted here now due to its effectiveness and safety.

The herb also has a calming effect that helps in today's high stress world. High levels of stress are known to cause physical problems including coronary disease. Hawthorn needs to be taken over a long period of time, months and years for the benefits to be optimized. There are no known risks and no known adverse drug interactions.

To Your Heart’s Health

Monique Hawkins
540-858-2885
mentormonique@gmail.com
Remember to sign up for my “You Deserve To Have A Healthy Heart” Newsletter!

P.S. For more information about Vita Che, the natural Roto Rooter for your arteries, visit this online nutrition store at http://699456.shopvitamark.com

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Heart Disease Treatments-Hawthorn for the Heart

Monday, June 28th, 2010

Long known to herbalists for its benefits for people with cardiovascular disease, hawthorn has been shown in clinical studies to both strengthen the heart and help with many aspects of heart disease. Hawthorn is a small flowering tree that produces berries that are used to make herbal supplements. Widely used in Europe by both homeopathic and allopathic doctors for heart problems; it is a popular herbal supplement in the United States.

One of the primary actions of hawthorn is strengthening the heart itself.

This is the main reason for its widespread use for patients with heart failure. This disease means that the heart is not strong enough to adequately circulate blood. Hawthorn can strengthen the heart and alleviate many of the symptoms of heart failure. Hawthorn acts to dilate the arteries around the heart allowing a better flow of nutrients, oxygen, and blood which helps build the heart muscle back up.

Another benefit of hawthorn is its effect of hypertension. High blood pressure can be caused by buildup of cholesterol or plaque in the arteries, causing them to constrict and reduce the flow of blood. Hawthorn has been shown to relax the arteries and reduce cholesterol. Both of these actions will reduce high blood pressure.

Studies have shown this herb to be beneficial for angina and irregular heartbeat. Many studies have been done in Europe, Germany in particular.

American researchers are now studying hawthorn for its beneficial actions.

Using this herb has long been a part of heart therapy in Europe and is becoming accepted here now due to its effectiveness and safety.

The herb also has a calming effect that helps in today’s high stress world. High levels of stress are known to cause physical problems including coronary disease. Hawthorn needs to be taken over a long period of time, months and years for the benefits to be optimized. There are no known risks and no known adverse drug interactions.

To Your Heart’s Health
Monique Hawkins
540-858-2885
mentormonique@gmail.com
Remember to sign up for my “You Deserve To Have A Healthy Heart” Newsletter!

P.S. For more information about Vita Che, the natural Roto Rooter for your arteries, visit this online nutrition store at http://699456.shopvitamark.com

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Heart Disease Myths-Not Knowing These Can Hurt Your Heart

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

We have been covering the top 12 heart disease myths that most of us have heard about. I came across this information at http://www.heartpoint.com/dozendangers.html

All of this is presented by the medical director and practicing cardiologist of Heart Point. Ignore these dangerous myths at your own peril.

Heart Disease Myth #8

Food that has no cholesterol is ok to eat. It has taken years, but the message is out about cholesterol, and almost everyone knows you want less of it. The companies that package food know this, and prominently label their food with sayings like “Low Cholesterol!” It’s easy to forget that saturated fat is important, shifting the liver’s metabolism to higher production of the “bad” types of cholesterol. While “polyunsaturated” fats are less harmful, a diet with moderate amounts of “monounsaturated” fats, such as are found in olive and canola oils may be the most protective of all. The so-called “Mediterranean Diet”, with primarily fresh fruits and vegetables, modest amounts of meat, and significant monounsaturated fat intake seems to be protective, as well as tasty and enjoyable. For more on cholesterol and you diet, follow the link.

Heart Disease Myth #9 A few drinks won’t hurt you.

This actually is not much of a myth . . . as long as it isn’t taken too far. Alcohol in moderate amounts seems to increase the amount of HDL (or “good”) cholesterol. This benefit occurs at around two drinks daily (this means about 2 ounces of liquor, 16-24 ounces of beer, or two glasses of wine). Large quantities of alcohol clearly cause damage to the heart muscle. Wines, particularly red wines, and “dark beers” appear to have additional anti-oxidant activities. While these beneficial effects exist, it remains a bit difficult to encourage people to increase their intake of the most abused drug in the world. Other beverages seem to be just as beneficial, without the side effects which plague alcohol. Try a cup or two of tea (particularly green tea), or grape juice.

Heart Disease Myth #10 Women don’t get heart disease. I’m too young.

Women generally don’t get heart disease at as early an age as men, but they catch up quickly. And even though female hormones are important in decreasing the incidence of blocked arteries, heart attacks can still occur. Heart disease does not always spare the young either. Heart attacks can sometimes occur when people are in their 20′s and 30′s, and are not really all that uncommon at all by the time a person reaches 40 years of age.

Heart Disease Myth #11 Quit work, stress can kill you

Several personality traits and psychological conditions have been shown to be associated with an increased risk of serious heart disease. The classic intense and driven “Type A” personality is well known, but it is not the work that hurts these folks. Those Type A’s who experience hostility along with a continued sense of time urgency are the ones that have the trouble. Depression and social isolation also seem to be important negatives for heart disease.

Heart Disease Myth #12 You’re gonna die anway, so may as well go quick.

Well, the first part of the statement is true, and the second may be a reasonable conclusion as well. Heart disease enjoys a well-deserved reputation as a stalker who may strike suddenly. The myth however, is that it always causes a sudden demise. Unfortunately, it may just as likely cause disability from recurrent chest pain, heart failure, or strokes, and you don’t get to choose!

As you can see, there are many heart disease myths in the United States today. Get educated and do all you can to keep your heart healthy!

To Your Heart’s Health
Monique Hawkins
540-858-2885
mentormonique@gmail.com
Remember to sign up for my “You Deserve To Have A Healthy Heart” Newletter!

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Heart Disease Treatments-Take These Top 7 Herbs For A Healthy Heart and You

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

There are many heart disease treatments available for those who struggle with heart disease.

One of the best things you can do is to avoid having to even worry about heart disease treatments is learning to take good care of your body. One of the ways you can do this is by taking herbs. Here are the seven top herbs that will create a healthy heart and you.

Written records of herbs having been used by mankind date back to 1600 B.C. when the Egyptians had access to a record of no less than 700 herbal medicines.

The father of modern or Western medicine, Hippocrates, had recorded more than 300 herbal therapies himself whereas another Greek physician, Dioscorides, wrote his classic “De Materia Medica,” detailing over 500 herbal remedies, which was used by doctors as a medical textbook for over 1000 years.

Nowadays, more people turn to using herbs for everyday ailments than ever before because the natural powers of herbs have proven themselves time and again that they’re whole lot more compatible to the human body than their counterpart – artificial chemical drugs – and that they produce more biologically synergistic benefits that can bring forth results in much faster manner.

Just like anyone else, man can also depend on a “certain” kind of herbs to push their vitality level higher which then can turn them into more than they can ever dream of.

Here are 7 of these herbs that all cannot live without:

1. Hawthorn Berry
Hawthorn, being a heart tonic, can help to ensure regular heart rhythm and strengthen heart muscle. It is of great help at times of stress too.

2. Garlic
Garlic helps to prevent heart diseases, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and abnormal blood clots. The most important benefit among all others is its ability to slow the destruction of brain cells and to stimulate new neuronal connections.

3. Gotu Kola
A traditional blood tonic that helps to improve blood circulation, which then improves memory and boosts alertness.

4. Milk Thistle
This is considered as the “King of Liver Detox,” because it can heal liver damage caused by too much alcohol and drugs. Its powerfulness far exceeds vitamin C and E combined!

5. Black and Green Tea
Drinking such healthful teas can help to detoxify, reduce and eliminate buildup of plaque in arteries and thus lower the chance of heart diseases. Free radicals, formation of cancer, growth of cancer…are out of the question with daily intake of black and green tea. Yes, it’s that powerful!

6. Saw Palmetto
It limits the multiplication of protein cells and prohibits tissue swelling. Older men who suffer from frequent, painful urination and fluid retention will see quick relief after using this herbal.

7. Tribulus Terrestris
Not only is it well known for improving man’s sexual potency and functions. but also it is famous for improving muscle strength, lower cholesterol and has all kinds of anti-oxidant properties.

When people take these 7 vitally important herbs together on a regular basis, they will be so energized and empowered that their energy levels will be many times better than when they were young at their teenage. Plus, it they will have a healthy heart and be in optimal health! There will be no need for heart disease treatments.

To Your Heart’s Health
Monique Hawkins
540-858-2885
mentormonique@gmail.com
Remember to sign up for my “You Deserve To Have A Healthy Heart” Newletter!

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Women’s Heart Problems|The Heart Truth for Women

Friday, January 1st, 2010

I was browsing the internet on the topic of women’s heart problems and came across a really neat fact sheet that outlines the key steps, including how to survive a heart attack and prevent serious damage to heart muscle.

Some of the women’s heart problem issues it covered was the definition of heart disease, knowing the signs of a heart attack, screening tests and their purposes, risk factors and how to avoid them, and heart disease treatments.

I felt it was a handy little guide for women to have. To acess the pdf file, visit this link:

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth/material/factsheet_heartdisease.pdf

Also, the site Women’s Health.Gov had a good FAQ page at http://www.womenshealth.gov/faq/heart-disease.cfm

Questions such as do women of color need to worry about heart disease, the connection of heart disease and high blood pressure, how to lower your cholesterol, the signs of heart disease in women, and much more is posted. I encourage you to visit the site to become more informed.

Have a great heart healthy New Year!

Monique Hawkins
540-858-2885
mentormonique@gmail.com
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