50 Ways Women Can Prevent Heart Disease

Copyright......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Introduction......Page 15
Quitting Smoking......Page 19
1. Know the Good Reasons to Quit Smoking......Page 21
2. Understand “Smoke and Mirrors”: The Connection Between Weight and Smoking......Page 22
3. Know How Your Smoking Can Hurt Your Family......Page 23
4. Look into a Variety of Smoking Cessation Programs......Page 25
5. Ask About Drugs That May Aid in Smoking Cessation......Page 27
6. Win the War on Tobacco......Page 28
7. Use Your Feminism to Help You Quit Smoking......Page 29
8. Quit Cigar Smoking, Too......Page 30
9. Try to Get Reimbursed for Your Quitting Costs......Page 31
10. Realize the Personal and Political Gains of Quitting......Page 32
Diet......Page 33
11. Understand Fat......Page 35
12. Avoid Factory-Made Fats......Page 38
13. Cut Down on Carbohydrates......Page 41
14. Understand Sugar......Page 42
15. Learn to Interpret Food Labels......Page 47
16. Understand Fiber......Page 50
17. Understand Psychological Reasons for Weight Gain......Page 51
18. Stop Chronic Dieting......Page 58
19. Quick Tips to Trim the Fat......Page 74
20. Choose a Few Heart-Healthy Herbs......Page 75
Exercise......Page 79
21. Understand What Exercise Really Means......Page 81
22. Understand What Aerobic Means......Page 82
24. Find Other Ways to Increase Oxygen Flow......Page 85
25. Start Active Living Instead of Aerobic Living......Page 86
26. Begin Weight-Bearing Activities......Page 87
28. Start Slow......Page 89
29. Choose One Sport......Page 92
30. Try Some of These Variations on Jogging......Page 93
Other Risk Factors......Page 95
31. Find Out If You Have Type 2 Diabetes......Page 97
32. Understand What High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Means......Page 102
33. Learn How to Lower Your Blood Pressure Without Drugs......Page 115
34. Discuss Blood Pressure–Lowering Drugs with Your Doctor......Page 116
35. Be Aware of the High-Cholesterol Controversy......Page 118
36. Know the Guidelines for Managing Your Cholesterol......Page 119
38. Have Some Wine......Page 120
39. Ask About Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs......Page 121
40. Practice Safe Sex and Get Checked for Chlamydia......Page 124
Hormone Replacement Therapy......Page 133
41. Understand the Connection Between Menopause and Heart Disease......Page 135
42. Know When You’re in Menopause......Page 136
43. Know the Difference Between HRT and Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy (NHRT)......Page 141
44. Know the Benefits of Hormone Therapy......Page 143
45. Understand How to Take Conventional HRT or ERT......Page 145
46. Know the Side Effects of Conventional HRT......Page 149
47. Know When to Say No to Conventional HRT......Page 150
48. Consider Phytoestrogens......Page 152
49. Know Where to Find Phytoestrogens......Page 154
50. Take This Book to Your Health Care Provider......Page 156
Glossary......Page 159
Bibliography......Page 167
Index......Page 181