Health-Bytes: Heart Attack

	Health-Bytes Library: Do you know the difference between a heart attack and indigestion? (Myocardial Infarction) by Sue Spataro, RN, BSN Join our health discussion groups - click here
	February is national heart month. In helping to create awareness of this very important aspect of our health care this week's Health Byte focuses on heart health. Do you know the difference between a heart attack and indigestion? How many times have you heard of people who first complained of indigestion then later rushed to the emergency room because the indigestion turned out to be a heart attack? Coronary heart disease is the number one killer in the United States. The third leading killer is stroke. Both of these health crisis can be avoided and even prevented with good habits and education. The American Heart Association creates a national heart awareness every year in February. Their aim is to stop the needless casualties of heart disease. Through nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle changes people have successfully managed to avoid heart attacks. By learning about their family's medical histories people are able to practice preventative medicine and again bypass the ravages of a heart attack. How do you know if you are having a heart attack? The American Heart Association lists a few common signs and symptoms of a heart attack: Uncomfortable pressure, fullness, squeezing or pain in the center of the chest lasting more than a few minutes. Pain spreading to the shoulders, neck, and arms. Chest discomfort with lightheadedness, fainting, sweating, nausea, or shortness of breath. 8 Ways to Prevent a Heart Attack Don't smoke. Eat a diet that gets 25% of its calories from fat, 60 to 65% from carbohydrates, and 10 to 15% from protein, with 25 to 35 g of fiber. Walk the equivalent of 2 miles a day most days. Lose weight if you're overweight. Decrease saturated fat intake to no more than 20 g daily (10 g if you've had a heart attack). Decrease dietary cholesterol to no more than 300 mg daily (200 mg if you've had a heart attack). If you're a postmenopausal woman, discuss hormone replacement therapy with your physician Regularly practice stress reduction techniques.			Go back to: Health-Byte Library See also: Health-Byte-of-the-Week Women's Health Center WHC: Heart Health Fit and Trim Support Group HotFlash! Women's Health Are Women More Likely to Die of a Heart Attack? by Sue Spataro, RN, BSN This week a shock wave was sent off as The New England Journal of Medicine published a report stating that women younger than 50 years old are most likely to die of a heart attack. Younger women have a greater chance of dying of a heart attack than men. Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease: The Only System Scientifically Proven to Reverse Heart Disease Without Drugs or Surgery Find our more by Dean, MD Ornish In this breakthrough book, Dr. Ornish presents this and other dramatic evidence and guides you step-by-step through the extraordinary Opening Your Heart program, which is winning landmark approval from America's health insurers. The program takes you beyond the purely physical side of health care to include the psychological, emotional, and spiritual aspects so vital to healing. This book represents the best modern medicine has to offer: It can inspire you to open your heart to a longer, better, happier life. Suzanne Somers': Get Skinny on Fabulous Food click here to find out more by Suzanne Somers Somersizing is not a diet, but a way of life. In Get Skinny on Fabulous Food you will find inspiring testimonials from some of Suzanne's greatest success stories, people who have lost weight, lowered blood pressure, and eliminated digestive problems by Somersizing. American Heart Association http://www.amhrt.org/
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