Women's Heart Disease -
Different than Men's

But nothing could be further from the truth...

For women over twenty-five, heart disease is the third leading cause of death.

If you are between the ages of forty-five and sixty four, it becomes the second leading cause of death.

And, if you are sixty-five, or over, it is the leading cause of death.

Apparently most women, not to mention their doctors, are unaware of these sobering statistics.

Heart Disease Statistics for Women

• A higher percentage of women than men die of heart disease. Perhaps because heart attack symptoms in women are unique to the feminine gender.
  
• Women are six times more likely to die of heart disease than breast cancer.
  
• It is the leading female killer in the United States.
  
• If women are over sixty-five, heart disease will kill more of them than deaths from all types of cancer.
  
• 8.6 million women die from heart disease each year around the world.
  
• Women are more likely to die from a first heart attack than men.
  
• They are also more likely to suffer permanent disability due to heart disease than are men.
  
• Finally, women's heart attack symptoms are different than men's.

Women's Heart Disease and
Ways to Prevent Heart Disease

You may already be familiar with things you can do to prevent heart disease, but with a topic this important review never hurts. For things you can do that aren't gender specific, please read ways to prevent heart disease.

In addition, please understand that as women, our hormone levels have a huge influence on our overall health. For years doctors insisted that women use hormone replacement therapy to avoid heart attacks, but the latest research has proven that conventional hormone replacement therapy actually increases your risk of heart disease instead of lowering it.

However, Dr. Lee the author of What Your Doctor may Not Tell You About Menopause, recommends natural progesterone for heart health for post menopausal women.

The Life Extension Foundation also recommends hormone replacement therapy with bio-identical hormones if needed, for menopausal women.

So although you want to avoid synthetic hormone drugs, don't be afraid to add natural progesterone to your supplements. It will almost certainly help you prevent heart disease, as well as improve many symptoms of menopause you've struggled with.

Women's Heart Disease Conclusions

Being informed of the risks is the first step, but to give yourself the best chance of continued health, you'll need to move beyond information to make heart healthy supplements and choices a part of your life.

Don't let heart disease hinder your life, or end it early. Instead, get the knowledge you need to live a healthy and productive life and then use what you've learned so you never add to the heart disease statistics.

Return from Women's Heart Disease to Effective Health Supplements

New! Comments