The Heart Of A Woman :: Mmegi Online

A lot of women think that it is mostly men who get heart disease. In fact, every year, heart disease claims more women's lives than breast cancer. While women in their 60's, who have gone through menopause are the most at risk of first developing heart disease symptoms, women of all ages need to keep their heart's health in focus.

Diseases of the heart and blood vessels kill more women in the world than all cancers, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and malaria combined. (Source: World Health Organisation, 2004)
The first important step to help your heart and arteries is to identify all the risk factors that apply to you and look at those areas of your life that are putting you at an increased risk of heart disease.

As a woman, it is worth knowing what can increase the risk of heart disease. Focus on your heart and take a long hard look at your lifestyle habits. If you have habits that might be putting you at greater risk, make some changes now. You are not too young or too old, whatever your age.

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