Cardiovascular Disease: What Women Need to Know (World Menopause Day) [Visuals]

World Menopause Day is held every year on the 18th of October. The purpose of the day is to raise awareness of the menopause and the support options available for improving health and wellbeing.

Breast cancer is often believed to be the number one cause of death and disability in women. In reality, it is cardiovascular disease. The number of cases of cardiovascular disease is high… and continuing to rise. But by understanding more about the causes and impacts of cardiovascular disease, you can take steps to reduce your risk.

Cardiovascular Disease: What Women Need to Know (World Menopause Day) | ecogreenlove — Excerpt from the Patient Information Leaflet produced by International Menopause Society (IMS) to help women to better understand cardiovascular disease and how it can be managed and treated: Download here (PDF)

Reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease

There are positive steps that you can take to prevent most cardiovascular events—heart attacks, heart failure, and stroke. And, while it’s true that there a few exceptions, in most cases if you can identify the risk factors early on and take proactive steps, you can avoid developing cardiovascular disease.

It’s about making positive lifestyle choices to maintain good cardiovascular health. The top five most important lifestyle factors are:

Not smoking
Doing regular physical activity
Healthy eating
Maintaining a healthy weight
Getting enough sleep.

If you incorporate these into your day-to-day life, the potential benefits are enormous.

Cardiovascular Disease: What Women Need to Know (World Menopause Day) • A step-by-step approach to better cardiovascular health for women | ecogreenlove — Excerpt from the Patient Information Leaflet produced by International Menopause Society (IMS) to help women to better understand cardiovascular disease and how it can be managed and treated: Download here (PDF)

Disclaimer
Information provided in this leaflet might not be relevant to a particular individual’s circumstances and should always be discussed with the individual’s healthcare professional. This publication provides information only. The International Menopause Society can accept no responsibility for any loss, howsoever caused, to any person acting or refraining from actions as a result of any material in this publication or information given.

Sources:
menopauseinfo.org
World Menopause Day (imsociety.org)