How To Control The Rising Rate Of Heart Diseases In Women

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The myth that women hardly suffer from heart diseases as compared to men has been busted. Now women are equally susceptible to heart diseases as men are. When women start approaching menopause, the risk of suffering from heart diseases increases in them.

First let us find out what all are the main reasons which lead to rise in the rate of heart diseases in women now-a-days.  Women think that Cancer is a bigger peril than heart diseases and this is the reason why women do not take the indicators of heart diseases seriously. They completely ignore the warning signs like chest pain etc. which are clear indications of heart diseases.

Various Causes Of Heart Diseases In Women

If we check out the figures then the number of deaths due to heart diseases is more in women as compared to men , thus it becomes all the more important for us to find out the real cause behind it.

Change In Lifestyle

The lifestyle of women living in big cities or metro has completely changed and that is why they remain busy all through the day. Major chunk of women living in cities are working women’s and they have to work for very long hours and the tough race to be ahead has forced them to take more work pressure. That is why their whole lifestyle has gone berserk and they are busy in their hectic work schedule and are left with hardly any time to spend with family or on themselves.

Onset Of Menopause

Sudden change in lifestyle leads to rising rate of heart diseases in women. When women are in their fertility stage then there is less threat of suffering from heart diseases as the hormones produced in their body protect them from these menaces. But the moment they start stepping towards menopause the lack of hormones makes them stand in the periphery of danger zone of heart problems.

Addiction To Smoking

All the women who are addicted to smoking are at higher risk of suffering from heart diseases, which is 4 times more than normal women. New England Journal of Medicine conducted a research in May 2008 on 33,000 women in India, in which they found that women addicted to smoking either died due to heart diseases or suffered major ailments like lungs diseases, breathing problem and neo-plastic diseases.

During this research it was found that the number of women smoker increased by 3-6%. Usually girls start smoking at very young age to maintain their figure, because nicotine reduces the hunger pangs in their body. This slowly develops into a habit of smoking which causes severe implications in the later stage of their lives.

Gaining Excessive Weight

Due to sedentary lifestyle and even after menopause women start gaining excessive weight and start suffering from obesity. Women are either occupied in their hectic work life or get tired after household jobs, thus they do not get time to spend on exercising or work outs to lose weight or maintain their weight which also leads to obesity.

Consumption Of Fast Foods

The demanding and full of activity lifestyle does not give them time to pay attention to their food too, so they prefer eating junk food instead of preparing wholesome and nourishing food for them. Junk Foods or Fast Foods are very harmful for their heart because they are high in cholesterol, which is the main cause of heart diseases in women.

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It is true that heart diseases are 50 % hereditary but 80% risk of developing heart diseases is due to unhealthy habits and consumption of junk foods is one of them. SO it is very important for us to keep check on our eating habits and should try to keep our diet healthy and nourishing.

Diabetes Leads To Heart Diseases

Researches suggest that women suffering from Diabetes have three times more risk of suffering from heart diseases than non diabetic women. Diabetes has serious negative effect on the body like it causes increase in the blood pressure of the body, cholesterol level decreases a lot and excessive fat deposition takes place around the belly region. This can not only lead to heart diseases but can also cause infertility or problems in conception in women.

Too Much Stress

The main and the key reason behind heart diseases is stress. Modern women are significantly exposed to stress due to extra work load at home and office, lack of rest, tension at work place etc. That is why they are always under severe stress, which affects their whole life. So it is imperative for women to stay out of stress creating situations and pay attention to their healthy lifestyle to avoid heart diseases.

Warning Signs Of Heart Diseases In Women

Usually men show more visible symptoms or warning signs of heart diseases as compared to women. There are only few indicators in women, which show the onset of heart diseases in women, that is why women need to be more cautious towards these indications and should read these warning signs as quickly as possible:

Problem in normal breathing or rather interrupted breathing. Pain in the neck, jaws and the upper back portion. Indigestion, vomiting and feeling restless. Sweating without any reason like heat or workout etc. Feeling fatigued suddenly. Feeling of drowsiness all the time.

Tips To Follow Healthy Lifestyle

Try to follow all the rules you make for yourself and join swimming, yoga, aerobics or any other activity according to your liking. This will keep you active and healthy all through your life. Quit smoking or any other addiction in order to make your life healthy and to stay fit.

It is very important for women to maintain healthy weight all through their life. Every day they should do medium level of workouts or exercises to stay fit. This will not only help in burning the calories, but also help heart to pump blood to all the body parts and will lead to increase in the level of good cholesterol in our body.

If a woman is suffering from diabetes, then she should exercise daily to keep tab on their weight. They should eat less fatty foods and should get regular health check-ups done with the help of doctor.Fresh fruits and vegetables are very important, which should be included by every woman in her balanced diet to stay fit and healthy.

Thus by following all these healthy habits and staying away from unhealthy lifestyle women can control the increasing risk of heart diseases in  them quite effectively.