NationalHeartMonthInFebruaryTurns
SpotlightOnCardiacDiseaseMyths
WithFebruarybeingNationalHeart
HealthMonth,expertsatBrandNew Day,aCaliforniaMedicare Advantagehealthplan,saythatthe publicshouldbearmedwiththe latestfactstostayhearthealthy.
"Awhopping25%ofalldeathsintheUnited Statescanbeattributedtocardiacdisease," saysBrandNewDayMedicalDirectorMichael Tehrani"Ashealthcareprofessionals,itis importantforustoimpartourknowledgetothe publictoreducetheirchancesofsuccumbingto America'snumberone
FACTHeartdiseasecan strikeanyoneatanyage despiteappearancesthat mightsuggestotherwise. FACTEveryyearsince 1984,deathsfromheart diseaseinwomenhave surpassedthatofmen.
Intheyearafteraheart attack,womenare28% morelikelytodiethanmen.
FACTThebenefitsofquitting smokingstarttheminuteone quits,nomattertheage,how longtheindividualhassmokedor howmanycigarettesaday they'vesmoked.
MYTHThosewithheart diseaseshouldstop eatingfattyfoods.
Onlyoneyearafterquitting, one'sriskofheartattackwill dropby50%andin10years, itwillbethesameasifthe personneversmoked.
FACTWhileIt'struethateatingadiet lowinsaturatedfatisbeneficial,there aresomeformsoffatlikethosefound invegetableoil,fishhighinomega-3 fattyacidsandunsaltednutsthatcan actuallylowertheriskofheartdisease. FACTResearchshowsthatheartattack survivorswhoengageinmoderateintensityactivitiesincludingwalking, jogging,bikeridingandswimminglive longerthanthosewhodon't,thoughone shouldconsulttheirdoctorbefore embarkingonsuchaprogram.
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