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A Premier Nursing, Rehabilitation & Long-Term Care Center 18 Butler Blvd. Bayville, NJ 08721 www.TallwoodsCareCenter.com 732-237-2220
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Heart Disease Written By Marissa Vega, Marketing Director Tallwoods Care Center & FountainView Care Center
There are many factors that can increase the risk for heart disease. Traditional factors include high Heart disease is often thought to cholesterol, high blood pressure be more problematic for men than and obesity. Other factors can women, but that is not the case. It include diabetes, mental stress and depression, smoking, is actually the number one killer for inactivity, menopause, pregnancy women. Fortunately, there is a lot of complications, family history of information available for women to heart disease and inflammatory learn more about risks, symptoms diseases. Because heart disease is so dangerous for women, all women, and solutions of heart disease. even those under 65, need to pay The most common symptom people associate with a close attention to symptoms. heart attack is severe chest pain lasting several minutes. There are several ways to maintain a healthy lifestyle and reduce Contrary to belief, women often don’t experience chest pain. It your risks for heart disease. These include: has commonly been described as tightness or pressure. Other • Quit smoking symptoms women can experience can be: • Exercise regularly • Neck, jaw, shoulder, upper back, or abdominal pain • Maintain a healthy weight • Shortness of breath • Eat a healthy diet • Pain in one or both arms • Manage your stress • Nausea or vomiting • Limit alcohol • Sweating • Follow your treatment plan prescribed by your doctor • Lightheadedness or dizziness • Manage other health conditions • Unusual fatigue Women should discuss risk factor with their doctors and • Indigestion consider having a risk assessment performed. There are many Women tend to be less diagnosed with heart disease than men due to the fact that women don’t often recognize their symptoms as medications and treatments for heart disease if it is caught early a heart attack. Symptoms are more often occurring while resting or enough. If a woman has any feelings of discomfort or thinks she even sleeping. By the time women arrive at the hospital, it is often has a symptom, immediately seek medical treatment. It can make all the difference!! too late and damage has been done to the heart.
The County Woman Magazine
www.TheCountyWoman.com
January/February 2022
