Health Care Happenings

Show her you love her today by telling her you care about her health.

I know, this is not what you’d typically say to her on Valentine’s Day.

But ,

Did You Know?

Heart Disease is the #1 Killer of Women in this country today.

• Worldwide, 8.6 million women die from heart disease each year, accounting for a third of all deaths in women.

• 3 million women die from stroke each year. Stroke accounts for more deaths among women than men (11% vs 8.4%)

• 8 million women in the US are currently living with heart diseas

          35,000 are under age of 65;
           2 million suffer from angina.

• 435,000 American women have heart attacks annually
          83,000 are under age 65;
          35,000 are under 55;
          The average: 70.4.
• 42% of women who have heart attacks die within 1 year, compared to 24% of men.

• Under age 50, women’s heart attacks are twice as likely as men’s to be fatal.

• 267,000 women die each year from heart attacks, which kill six times as many women as breast cancer.
          Another 31, 837 women die each year of congestive heart failure,   representing 62.6% of all heart failure deaths.

     Exercise really does make a difference

     A healthy diet makes your heart happy!

     Everyone should know the symptoms of a heart attack!

So tell her you love her by learning more about heart disease and the warning signs:

Heart Attack Symptoms
Don’t Let a Heart Attack Take You Off-Guard!

Most women who suffer a heart attack do not recognize the symptoms.
• Continuing feeling of indigestion or heartburn.
• Pain in the side of your neck.
• Pain in your jaw.
• Pain in your back – probably under a shoulder blade.
• Shortness of breath.
• Nausea, with our without vomiting.
• You feel cold and clammy.
• Metallic taste in your mouth.
• Light dots in front of your eyes.
• Tightness in your chest.
• YOU DON’T FEEL LIKE YOU!

So do it! She’ll love you for caring so much.