🫀From Science Daily: According to University of Florida College of Nursing associate professor Jennifer Dungan, many of the current symptom profiles and lab tests for heart disease do not accurately reflect known differences in women's heart disease. This oversight has led to increased gaps in health care equity.
"Because of this disparity, women are more likely than men to report heart disease symptoms that appear out of the norm, experience delayed treatment for heart disease and even have undiagnosed heart attacks," Dungan said. "For reasons that remain uncertain, women can experience heart disease differently than men. This can lead to inequities for women that need to be addressed."
The article goes into detail about the importance of the RAP1GAP2 gene which manages the activity of platelets, colorless blood cells that help our blood clot. An overactive version of this gene could result in the blood over-clotting resulting in a significant heart attack risk; however this gene is not connected to poor heart outcomes in men.
How do you think this discovery could affect our ability to predetermine heart attack risk in women? Let me know in the comments below 👇🏼
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5 ways to better sleep
Are you one of these people who thinks you can get by with less than 7 hours of sleep per night?
Here’s the thing, there’s over 50 years of sleep science showing us that less than 7-8 hours of sleep a night wrecks your mood, health, brain, and relationships.
Here’s five ways to get more sleep:
1. Start with 45 more minutes:
Take the pressure off and just start with 45 more minutes of sleep starting tonight. To make this super simple, go to bed 45 minutes earlier than you usually do. It might not seem like much, but this little bit of extra sleep will help start a new habit.
2. Rest more during the day:
Find moments of rest throughout your day and you’ll sleep better at night. Try going for a walk for 20 minutes, focusing on your breath with each step.
3. Stop over caffeinating yourself:
A lot of people can't sleep because they're drinking too much caffeine. My rule is no caffeine after midday, I allow myself one coffee a day and its before 10am.
4. Wind down:
Before sleep, dim the lights in your room and turn off all the screens. No browsing or social media in that last hour before bed. Do some light reading or plan your day by journaling. I spend the last hour playing with my dogs, reading, light stretches and yoga Nidra.
5. Practice gratitude:
When you get into bed, calm your mind and emotions by focusing on taking 10 deep breaths, then ask yourself, "What am I grateful for today?" A happy heart rests well.
You deserve to get more sleep but you must make it a conscious practice. With more sleep, you have greater love for your day, decreased stress, and higher levels of engagement and enthusiasm throughout your day.
Can you see how simple it is when you make sleep a priority??!!
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Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 that counts.
So here is my promise to continue. Even when anxiety and depression try to get the best of me. I’m confident that I’m developing the tools I need and will always seek the necessary help.
It is EXHAUSTING being at war with yourself. Knowing in your heart AND visually seeing everyday how blessed you are, all while your brain is telling you otherwise.
If you’ve been here, please take care of yourself and get the help you need.
𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿: Seasonal Affective Disorder is prevalent in the winter months, so please keep yourself well and check on your people a little extra.
𝘚𝘐𝘋𝘌𝘕𝘖𝘛𝘌: It doesn’t take much of a temperature drop for me to whip out a winter outfit 🤣🤷🏽♀️ also, October has been great to me. 😌
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