Here's what you need to know to guard your own health.
Heart disease is the number one killer of American men and women.
So don't be lulled into a false sense of security by misinformation. Read the following to set the record straight on what your risks are and how you can lower them. True, heart disease is rare in women under age 50, but a postmenopausal woman's risk quickly equals that of a man with the same risk factors. What we do know is that the physiologic changes associated with menopause dramatically increase heart disease risk. Women lose the protective effects of estrogen.