Continuum Wellness News » heart disease http://continuumwellness.org/blog Body, Mind & Soul Wellness Sat, 12 May 2012 15:38:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Women and Heart Disease http://continuumwellness.org/blog/women-and-heart-disease/ http://continuumwellness.org/blog/women-and-heart-disease/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:52:14 +0000 continuum wellness http://continuumwellness.org/blog/?p=19 Read more »]]> istock_graffiti-heart.jpg
Nearly twice as many American women die of cardiovascular disease, which includes heart disease and stroke, than from all forms of cancer combined, according to the American Heart Association.

Thirty-eight percent who have heart attacks die within a year, compared to 25 percent of men.
The main causes of cardiovascular disease,

  • family history (which can be mitigated)
  • hypertension (which can be avoided)
  • diabetes (this can also be avoided)
  • high cholesterol (this can also be avoided)
  • obesity (also in your hands)
  • lack of exercise ( start moving)

There you have it, you do not have to be a statistic if you act and make positive change in your life.

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