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Women work, clean, cook, take care of children, spouses, parents, pets - but sometimes forget to take care of themselves. Their knowledge about health often comes from a two minute news report or short article. But every week there is some new research report telling us what we need t… Continue

It’s February Heart Month has arrived....

Heart disease remains the #1 killer of men and women in this country.

The Main Risk Factors for heart disease include:

· Increased age (55 or older for women, 45 or older for men) (Post menopause in women - loss of estrogen dramtically increases risk)

· A Family History of Heart Disease

· High Blood Pressure

· High Total Cholesterol, or High LDL (Bad) Cholesterol, or Low HDL (Good) Cholesterol, or High Triglycerides

· Diabetes/Metabolic Syndrome… Continue

Heart disease remains the number killer of women in the United States; and the rate of decline in heart disease has been less prevalent among women. Approximately one woman dies every minute from heart disease in this country. Every year since 1984 more women have died of heart disease than men yet many women are still unaware of their biggest health threat. The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute’s Red Dress/Heart Truth campaign which began in 2001 and the American Heart Association’s Go Re… Continue