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Steps for a Healthy Heart
We probably don’t think too much heart disease in our busy day-to- day lives, but it is one of the leading cause of death for both women and men in the United States. Over 60 million Americans currently suffer from the disease. (Source: Alternative Medicine.) It is unfortunate that it is thought to be a “man’s disease,” as the same number of men and women die each year of heart disease. In a 2005 survey, 36% of women did not identify themselves to be at risk. (Source: www.cdc.gov.) Heart health became front and center in my life this fall after being hospitalized for four days due to a virus that…