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4BODYOFCHRISTNEWSAPRIL2015BlesstheLordOmysoulandforgetnotallhisbenefitsWhoforgivethallthineiniquitieswhohealethallthydiseases.Psalm10323Manyofusmayconsiderheartdiseaseasamansdisease.Thisisamistakenbeliefandnothingcouldbefurtherfromthetruth.Thetruthofthematteristhatheartdiseaseistheleadingcauseofdeathforbothmenandwoman.Failuretorecognizethisfactmaydoharm.Whenweusethetermheartdiseaseinthisarticlewhatwearetalkingaboutisalsocalledcoronaryarterydiseasewhichisblockagesinthearteriesthatsupplybloodtotheheartandtheblockedbloodvesselsareonthesurfaceandalsowithintheheartitself.Theseblockedarteriesareasourceofdeathanddisabilityworldwide.Coronaryarterydiseasemaybepresentin5.8ofwhitewomen5.6ofMexicanAmericanwomenand7.6ofAfricanAmericanwomen.Asseriousasthisdiseaseisitisgoodtoknowsomeessentialfactsthatcanhelptolessentheimpactandhelpmanytolivelongerandbetter.Sothereishopeandalsoeffectiveintervention.Itispossibletohavecoronaryarterydiseasewithnosymptoms.64ofwomenwhodiesuddenlyfromtheheartdiseasewearediscussingmayhavenopriorsymptomsbutinfacthavecoronaryarterydisease.Thereareahostofpossiblesymptomsandsomeofthesemaybesurprising.Inwomeninparticulartheremaybesymptomssuchasunusualfatiguenauseaandbreakingoutintoacoldsweat.Theremayalsobeadullheavypressureonthechestasharppaininthechestneckjawbotharmsbackshoulderandupperabdomen.Somemayalsoexperienceasensationofbeinglightheadedorsuddendizziness.Theremaybechestpainatrestorwithexertionorstress.Theimportantthingtorememberisthatthesesymptomsarenottobeignored.Therecomesatimewhenyoumayhavetoseekimmediatemedicalattentionevenifthismeanscalling911Therearesomemajorriskfactorsforcoronaryarterydiseaseandtheseincludethefollowinghighbloodpressurediabetespoordietbeingphysicallyinactivehavingelevatedcholesterollevelssmokingexcessivestressandexcessivealcoholuse.Theimportantthingtonoteisthattheseriskfactorsareallcontrollableandmodifiable.Familyhistorysuchasheartdiseasesespeciallyatarelativelyyoungageisariskfactorthatwearenotabletocontrol.Ifyouknowthatyouhavetheseriskfactorsandhavethesymptomsnotedabovepleasedonotdelayinseekingmedicalattention.Ineedtoinformyouthatarecentstudywasdoneandreportedonjustthisyearandthisstudyhasabearingonwhatwearediscussing.ThistestwascalledtheNursesHealthStudyII.Thestudyinvolvedmorethat88000womenagerange27-44andthoseinthestudywereobservedovera20yearspanoftime.Theresultsofthisstudyrevealedthepoweroflifestyleinregardstothepreventionofcoronaryarterydiseaseandinfactiswasdiscoveredthatabout73ofheartdiseaseaswearediscussingwasattributabletounhealthylifestylehabits.Justimaginealeadingcauseofdeaththatcouldbeimpactedbyachangeinlifestyle.AmazinglysimpleisitnotItwasnotedthatsixhealthylifestylehabitsmightinfactpreventcoronaryarterydiseaseinnearly75ofwomeninthestudy.ThesesixlifestylehabitsareasfollowsNotsmokingMorethan2.5hoursofweeklyexerciseConsumingahealthydietHavinganormalbodyweightConsuminglessthan1alcoholicdrinkdailyWatchinglessthan7hoursoftelevisionweeklyNowthesewerethestudyresultsbutoneshouldalsowanttocontrolstressdiabetesbloodpressureandcholesterol.Thepointweshouldmakeisthatadreadeddiseasehasamazinglysimplebutpowerfulinterventions.IwouldliketosaythateventhoughthestudynotedinvolvedwomenobviouslymenwouldbenefitandshouldinfactdothesameinterventionsIamcertainthatmenwouldalsoreceivethesamebenefitandinfactthatisexactlywhatweseeinmedicalpractice.Iwouldjustliketochallengeeveryonemaleandfemalealiketofollowthesuggestionsnotedanddiscussthemwithyourprimarycarephysician.Inadditionifyouhaveanyofthesymptomsnotedabovepleaseseekmedicalattentionasadvised.Iamhopingtheyouwilllivebetterandlongerbyfollowingthelifestylesuggested.MayGodblessyouinyourefforts.DoWomenGetHeartDiseaseDr.ConnerByByronE.ConnerM.D.HEALTHTheimportantthingtorememberisthatthesesymptomsarenottobeignored.Therecomesatimewhenyoumayhavetoseekimmediatemedicalattentionevenifthismeanscalling9111.PASTORCHARLESJENKINS-ANYGIVESUNDAY2.KIRKWHALUM-GOSPELACCORDINGTOJAZZCHAPTER43.JSON-NOFILTER4.K.B.-1005.DORINDACLARKCOLE-LIVINGIT6.BROOKLYNTABERNACLE-PRAY7.J.MOSS-GROWNFOLKSGOSPEL8.ANDREAHELMS-CLAPYOURHANDS9.VASHAWNMITCHELL-UNSTOPPABLE10JASONNELSON-JESUSREVEALED