There is a common misconception that only men are susceptible to the risk of heart disease, but they are all sadly mistaken. In fact, heart disease is also the #1 cause of death in women. In fact, since 1984, more women than men have died each year from heart disease.

Women and Heart Disease Facts

Cardiovascular disease, which includes heart disease and stroke, is the biggest killer of women worldwide. Heart disease and stroke kills 8.6 million women each year, which is 1/3 of all deaths worldwide.

In the United States, heart disease is the number 1 killer of women, and is more deadly than all forms of cancer combined. While 1 in 31 American women dies from breast cancer each year, 1 in 3 dies of heart disease with a death approximately every one minute. Continue reading →

A lot of the healthcare education these days is directed toward women’s health issues, leaving some men to assume they don’t need to do anything to stay in good health.

Unfortunately, the statistics around men’s health tend to show that men need to pay as much attention to their health as women.

There are around 155 million men in the US today and of these, 12% are considered in fair or poor health. Men are more susceptible to heart disease, lung cancer, and, of course, prostate cancer, among other conditions.

Men have as much trouble controlling their weight as women and suffer from poor eating habits and a lack of proper exercise and nutrition. Continue reading →