Things a Woman should Know about Heart Disease

Many people mistakenly think that breast cancer is the leading killer to a woman's health. However, according to researches by the World Health Organization, the death rate from heart disease is much higher than that of breast cancer. And what makes things worse is that women know just a tip of the iceberg about heart disease. To focus more on women's heart disease, you should read the following tips.

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Three high-incidence seasons of heart disease.

I. Puberty.

A woman at this age should particularly focus on the prevention of carditis and rheumatic heart disease. The initial symptoms of carditis could easily be confused with common cold. The major differences lie in that patients may experience symptoms like palpitation, oppression in chest, especially an obvious acceleration of the heart rate. Theumatic heart disease is closely related to the hemolytic streptococcus infection.

Ⅱ. Pregnant and puer-peral period.

Studies show that heart disease is a major cause of the maternal deaths. With a fetus breed inside, a pregnant woman will experience a dramatic increase of volume circulation. In the meantime, her heart was extruded by the increasingly inflated uterus which could cause more burden to the heart.

Ⅲ. Menopause.

It has been proved by researches that estrogen has an obvious protective effect on a woman's heart. After going into menopause, the function of ovary within a woman will have an apparent decline which will lead to an elevation to blood lipids, as a result increases the risk of getting coronary heart disease.

IV. Several symptoms of heart disease.

Experts pointed out that the symptoms of heart disease could be summed up into the following points:Ⅰ. Precordium goes through discomfort like being oppressed, screwed and so on.Ⅱ. The chest pain extends to other body parts like the neck, dorsum, arms and midsection.Ⅲ. The chest pain is often accompanied by spontaneous perspiration, nausea as well as vomiting.

V. Unapparent symptoms like unexplained tiredness, illogical tension, abdominal distension and so on.

How to prevent heart disease?

It is analysed that unhealthy lifestyles are a major cause of heart disease, in which smoking, overweight, obesity and sedentary lifestyle could all increase the risk of heart disease. To keep safe from the threat of heart disease, a woman should change her lifestyle which requires them to achieve the following:

Ⅰ. Avoid obesity. Obesity could lead to a higher risk of hypertension, diabetes and hyperlipidemia which are major causes of heart disease. To avoid obesity means eating a healthy variety of foods from all of the major food groups: fruits, vegetables, dairy, meats and grains. 

Ⅱ. No smoking. Science proves that smoking could double the risk of heart disease.

Ⅲ. Stay active. Exercising regularly plays a role in increasing your heart function. A research aimed at 84000 female nurses showed that a simple exercise of brisk walking contributes a lot to your cardiovascular system. 3 hours' brisk walking one week could effectively decline the risk of heart disease and stroke by 40%.

Ⅳ. Live a regular life. Irregular sleeping, frequent staying up, mental stress and bad mood are not only harmful to the heart, but also have a negative effect on people's immunity and physiological function.

In addition to all the above, an ehic card might be helpful in some way which could provide great convenience and free the sufferers from further worries.