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About Women's Health: It's Your Time - National Women's Health Week

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From Tracee Cornforth, your Guide to Women's Health
The theme for this year's National Women's Health Week is "It's Your Time." It is time for women to become empowered to making it their number one priority to take the best care of their physical and mental health. This week, we explore many ways you can take control of your own health. Have a healthy week! Tracee

High Blood Pressure And Women
One in 4 adult Americans has high blood pressure (hypertension), although about a third of them don't know why. These statistics are concerning when you consider that high blood pressure is easy to diagnose and treat, and particularly alarming because hypertension is one of the most preventable causes of death in the United States.

Smoking - The Women's Health Perspective
We all have heard the warnings-- cigarettes can cause cancer and increase our risk of heart disease. But the sad fact is that approximately 23 million women in the US (23 percent of the female population) still smoke cigarettes. Smoking is the most preventable cause of death in this country, yet more than 140,000 women die each year from smoking related causes.
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How To Lower Your Cancer Risk
Cancer is a group of diseases characterized by the growth and spread of abnormal cells. This can occur in any part of the human body. The most common cancer is lung cancer which causes more deaths each year than breast, prostate and colon cancers combined. You may wonder, "Is there anything I can do to lower my risk of getting cancer?" Incorporating the following tips into your daily routine will help to lower your cancer risk.
See More About:  diet  exercise  sunscreen

How To Prevent Heart Disease
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women in the United States. While it's true that the majority of women still believe that breast cancer is the leading cause of death in women, the truth is that more women die of heart disease each year than die of all types of cancer combined. Sadly, the fact is that only 13% of women are even aware that heart disease is number one killer of U.S. women. Almost 500, 000 different women lose their lives to heart disease annually: Women who are moms, grandmas, aunts, sisters, and daughters. The good news is that heart disease is the most preventable cause of death in women. Heart disease prevention is easy, if you follow a few simple tips.

 


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