There are so many threats against women in America today.
Between trying to earn our reproductive freedom and explaining that we deserve equal pay, it can be difficult to remember that we’re not second-class citizens.
We have to take care of ourselves, because it seems like our government and our companies aren’t going to help.
Because there are so many things that can go wrong in our bodies, we need to monitor them and take the best care of ourselves possible.
About 42 million women are living with some kind of cardiovascular disease. About 200,000 women die each year from heart attacks, which is five times the number of women who die from breast cancer.
Two weeks ago, Rosie O’Donnell, one of TV’s favorite lesbians, suffered a heart attack.
She helped an “enormous” lady out of her car and later didn’t feel normal.
According to her blog, a few hours later, she experienced body aches, including chest pains, nausea and other symptoms of heart attack.
She Googled womens heart attack symptoms but still wans’t sure.
From her blog:
“i took some bayer aspirin
thank god
saved by a tv commercial
literally”
When it feels like the entire world is generally out to get us, women need to be prepared and ready.
Take control of your health, ladies.
The risk factors for heart disease include high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, diabetes, smoking, being overweight and being physically inactive. These can be changed for the better, but only if you’re aware of them.
According to the Mayo Clinic, there are seven major threats to women’s health: heart disease, cancer, stroke, chronic lower respiratory disease, Alzheimer’s disease, accidents and type 2 diabetes.
Thankfully, freeing yourself from some of these threats is as easy as eating healthy and exercising. Include in your diet more fruits, vegetables, lean proteins and whole grains; decrease your intake of saturated fat and sodium.
When there is legislation enacted in this country that limits women’s rights and freedoms, we should take that as a hint. Our government is giving us a gigantic clue, ladies.
It is up to us to take care of our bodies, because we may not always be able to find help.
Now, not every politician is leading a witch hunt against women. But when even celebrities, like O’Donnell, are in denial of possible symptoms at the onset of a heart attack, then our education system has failed us.
Traditionally, heart disease is thought of as a man’s disease.
Don’t make an assumption when it comes to your health.
