by Dr. Margaret Aranda
Heart Disease is the #1 Killer of Americans, both men and
women. Heart disease includes heart attack, congestive heart failure, coronary
artery disease, and heart disease from birth. Prevention is aimed at lifestyle
changes to include exercise, eating immunonutritional meals with dense value,
controlling hypertension, not smoking, getting cholesterol levels in check, and
avoiding obesity, particularly abdominal obesity.
In women,
the risk of heart disease increases with age, particularly after menopause.
Specifically, the loss of estrogen may change the vessel walls, allowing blood
clots and plaque formation. The “bad” LDL cholesterol may increase over the
“good” HDL cholesterol. Blood clots may also form from increased fibrinogen,
which also puts us at risk for stroke. A 2012 CDC study showed that African American women have a 40% risk of
death than Caucasian women.
We don’t
want to see women dying of heart disease. Women are more likely to tolerate the
pain and not complain about chest pain. Women are less likely than men to go to
the doctor and take prescription pill for their heart condition. Women are less
likely to take their medications like they are supposed to. Women are reluctant
to go to the ER or call an ambulance for chest pain, but they’ll do it for
their husbands. Women usually have vomiting, fatigue, shortness of breath,
sweating, and discomfort of the neck, shoulder, or upper back. And when they do
get to the ER, women are less likely to be treated as if they had a heart
attack. It takes a longer time for the diagnosis to be made. Also, doctors seem
less inclined to send a woman to angiogram and Cath Lab, which is needed before
bypass surgery.
So ditch
those potato chips and discover Immunonutrition and omega-3-fatty acids, put on
your walking shoes (after you ask your doctor), and break the statistics for
women!
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