In this two-part series we are going to explore the proven benefits of meditation in the treatment of heart disease in women; and how you can easily apply these methods to your own life so you can maintain a healthy heart.
Educating Women to Learn, Prevent, and Heal From Heart Attacks
Exercise For Cardiac Patients
March 24, 2013 by 2 Comments
In Exercise Reduces Heart Disease we discussed the importance of regular exercise for women with heart issues. Unfortunately, there are various barriers to women actually participating in exercise after suffering a cardiac event, several of which were explored in Exercise Reduces Heart Disease.
Female Heart Attack Symptoms
February 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
It is important to understand that female heart attack symptoms can be different from those experienced by men as not all women experience crushing chest pain going down the left side of the arm. Identifying the symptoms of an impending cardiac event, which can display up to one month in advance, is crucial in lessening or even preventing complications.
Heart Attacks During Winter Months
February 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
As the excitement of the holidays fade and the novelty of winter weather wears off it’s easy to slip into the winter blues. Overindulgence and social gatherings soon become distant memories save for the extra pounds, while the reality of short days and the stresses of the “daily grind” return.
Coenzyme Q10 Important for Your Heart Health
February 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10 or Q10) is important for your heart health. It is a catalyst that creates energy on a cellular level and is essential to produce ATP (adenosine triphosphate). ATP is like our battery of life and is produced in the mitochondria of cells. CoQ10 is needed for mitochondrial ATP synthesis. Ubiquinone and ubiquinol are both forms of CoQ10, but ubiquinone is the form of CoQ10 that commonly is found in stores. Ubiquinone is in the oxidative form and, when taken, it’s converted into the reduced form of CoQ10 called ubiquinol. CoQ10 also works as an antioxidant. Aging is associated with decreased CoQ 10 levels in muscular tissue, for example, your heart.
Exercise-A Daily Habit But How Much Do We Need?
February 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Create An Exercise Habit!
Stress and Your Energy Bank
January 14, 2013 by 2 Comments
Stress is inevitable, you are going to have it, how you deal with it is a matter of choice. Stress influences our feelings, and how we behave, it also alerts us to danger, this is positive. On the other hand, too much stress (i.e., chronic and prolonged) can cause mental and physical distress and deplete our energy bank. In an effort to cope sometimes wrong choices are made (i.e., smoking, drinking, comfort eating or engaging in addictive behaviors) in an effort to relax. Making the wrong choices combined with chronic stress wreaks havoc on the immune system and inflammatory processes, which has a cascading effect in the body, resulting in illness.
Recovering After Heart Attack
January 6, 2013 by 2 Comments
Heart attacks in women present differently than in men. My first heart attack was relatively painless. I felt a sharp stabbing pain, which went away quickly. Then I felt the color draining from my face. Next, I experienced extreme fatigue and breathlessness. However, because I was sick from pertussis a few months prior, I shrugged it off, thinking it would go away. If only I give it a few more minutes. Many women have early signs of a heart attack that are often ignored. Women tend to be in denial, which causes them valuable time! Do not delay! Get help right away. Think Time=Muscle. An increase in time seeking medical help, vacillating, procrastinating, and denial ― decreases muscle. Women having a heart attack may also experience a delay in response to treatment. This is another reason to speak up! Now is NOT the time to be shy.
Holiday Weight Gain Adds Up Over the Years
December 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment
We have all heard the stories of holiday weight gain as much as 10 pounds during the winter holidays. The good news is that several studies indicate the average weight gain is only one to two pounds; however, the bad news is that most people fail to lose this weight. Compounded yearly, this extra weight, adds up substantially over the years.
