What Women Need to Know About Heart Disease
The media is a powerful entity. And when it comes to its portrayal of heart disease, the danger in that power is especially evident. We are left to assume that heart disease is a man’s disease. That men die from heart attacks. That men need to watch their cholesterol, lower their high blood pressures, and start exercise programs. While this information is certainly true, we are getting only part of the story. Who is missing? Women. Lots and lots of women. Young and old, across ethnic groups and body types, heart disease is very much a woman’s disease. Nearly…
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