Thanks to Top News

If you are a woman reading this… chances are your heart is going to kill you.

Nice personification, right? But surprising to many, heart disease is the number one cause of death for women… young and old.

Why is this killer after women? Because it’s harder to spot. Men and women have different heart attack symptoms, as Mayo Clinic describes:

Women may have all, none, many or a few of the typical heart attack symptoms. For women, the most common heart attack symptom is still some type of pain, pressure or discomfort in the chest. But women are more likely than are men to also have heart attack symptoms without chest pain, such as:

-Neck, jaw, shoulder, upper back or abdominal discomfort
-Shortness of breath
-Nausea or vomiting
-Abdominal pain or “heartburn”
-Sweating
-Lightheadedness or dizziness
-Unusual or unexplained fatigue

One of this biggest complaints from doctors of heart attack victims is the fact that they didn’t get to the hospital fast enough. Don’t try to tough it out or doubt any pain.

What’s the difference between heart disease and attack? An attack is often a good indicator of the disease, but for instance in the case of women, let’s not take any chances.

For Kim Kachmann-Geltz, recognizing her case, which she may have inherited from her mother, was extremely difficult:

It was 30 seconds that changed my life. It was the first time I felt acknowledged. This is real, it’s not in my head, it’s not some pregnancy thing. I shake when I think about it.

So as we here at US Democrazy always say, eat your fruits and vegetables and exercise. In addition, let’s not rule out atypical symptoms or cases (i.e. understand what a panic attack is vs. a heart attack). Plus there are some natural remedies available.

It’s hard to miss the commercials for heart health and the cute hearts that decorate boxes of Cheerios and cans of Coca Cola. For the good of your own health, take heart of these messages.