Healthy Heart ⋆ Meno Martha International Menopause Directory

“While some risk factors cannot be changed, others can be controlled or modified to create a more heart-healthy lifestyle by…”.¹

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What may the Healthy Heart Umbrella include?

Depending on the Source (DotS) this Umbrella may include:

Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Healthy Heart
Heart Disease Prevention
Heart Healthy Diet/Eating
Heart Healthy Lifestyle

Risk Factors

Is there an association between risk factors and a healthy heart?

In Listen To Your Heart: Learn About Heart Disease – What Are Your Risk Factors for Heart Disease? the (United States) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) elaborate on:

“Risk factors are conditions or habits that make a person more likely to develop a disease. They can also increase the chances that an existing disease will get worse. Important risk factors for heart disease are:

Having high blood pressure
Having high blood cholesterol
Unhealthy lifestyle
Being overweight or obese
Diabetes and prediabetes
Smoking
Being physically inactive
Having a family history of early heart disease
Having a history of preeclampsia during pregnancy
Unhealthy diet
Age (55 or older for women)

Family history of early heart disease is a risk factor that can’t be changed. If your father or brother had a heart attack before age 55, or if your mother or sister had one before age 65, you are more likely to get heart disease yourself”.²

Protect Your Heart

How can we protect our heart?

In number 9 in Staying Healthy At Menopause and Beyond the North American Menopause Society explain:

“While some risk factors cannot be changed, others can be controlled or modified to create a more heart-healthy lifestyle by following these modifications:

Don’t smoke
Control blood pressure
Control cholesterol
Control triglycerides
Prevent diabetes
Exercise regularly
Maintain healthy weight or lose weight if overweight
Improve nutrition
Reduce stress”.³

In Protect Your Heart the World Heart Federation elaborate on:

“Most of the major cardiovascular disease risk factors can be controlled.

Here are a few tips on how to control those risk factors and protect your heart:

Get active…
Stop smoking and protect yourself from tobacco…
Eat healthily…
Maintain a healthy weight…
Know your numbers…
Know the warning signs
Carefully take your medication
Keep track of your achievements and progress…”.⁴

Know Your Numbers

What numbers do I need to know for a healthy heart?

In Know Your Numbers? They Could Just Save Your Life: Start By Knowing Your Numbers Go Red for Women note:

“Talk to your healthcare provider today to learn about your Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, Blood Sugar and BMI (Body Mass Index).

Your heart depends on it”.⁵

Health Care Provider

What if I would like help with a healthy heart?

If you would like help with a healthy heart, it may be in your best interest to choose to talk to your health care provider about this. Together you can discuss your options and if required, agree on who may be the most appropriate health care provider to help you.

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