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About the Book Read the Foreword Read More Information Heart Disease: The Forgotten Women; Small Steps = Big Gains. FOCUS OF THE BOOK:
Heart Disease is the #1 killer of women, and although we have made significant strides, black women and Latinas are the “forgotten women”. Compare the statistics: 68% Caucasian women knew heart disease was #1 killer compared to 34% Hispanics and 38% black women. THE FACTS:
Source: American Heart Association Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2004 Update
Source: American Heart Association Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2006 Update Although the statistics clearly show that women of color are at very high risk of developing and dying from heart disease at much higher rates than their Caucasian sisters, the word about their high risk just doesn’t seem to be reaching them. Yet every indication suggests that if women of color only realized their risk, they could make vital changes to avert their fate. That’s because the poor heart health of many women of color is directly related to their lifestyles: They’re less likely to eat a healthy diet, less likely to exercise, are more stressed and are more likely to smoke than Caucasian women. The solution, Heart Smart for Black Women and Latinas, the first and only book that presents a simple, inexpensive five-week plan to help every woman of color get back on the track to a heart healthy lifestyle by taking small gradual steps – starting today. Heart-health education among women of color is crucial. Trying to live a healthy, happy, productive life while holding down a job and caring for our families can be challenging for even the most motivated among us. So what can these women do? Actually, quite a lot. Heart Smart will help you learn exactly how following our easy 5-week program can lead you, step by simple step, to a more energized, more active, and heart healthier life. All too often, self-help books require profound changes in every area of life, all at once –that almost guarantees failure. After all, if it were easy to make significant life changes, we’d all be doing it! Instead, in a gentle, supportive way, this book guides women of color toward making small weekly changes in three critical areas: diet, exercise, and stress reduction. Let’s face it – so many of us have that classic “all or nothing” attitude. If we slip off our diet and have one chocolate cream doughnut, we think we’ve failed and we throw the entire diet plan in the trash. If we don’t have the time to exercise five days a week for an hour a day, we don’t exercise at all. We tell ourselves: “What’s the use?” We’re all so hard on ourselves, and often feel if we aren’t the stick-thin, physically active overachiever on television, we figure there’s no point in even trying. And the heavier we are, the more hopeless we tend to feel. By becoming Heart Smart, our readers will learn that any daily exercise or activity is better than being a couch potato. Even if it’s only 10 minutes of exercise every day – what a difference it can make! Any reduction in calories, or any new healthier food added to the plate, is better than nothing at all. Even if it’s omitting just one serving of fried foods, it can really add up! Our point is that you don’t have to eliminate all of your favorite foods or drastically change the way you live. By taking small steps and slowly decreasing unhealthy habits, while slowly substituting healthier habits – you’ll feel better and also decrease your risk of heart disease. A few small steps equal big gains for your heart and your life. You don’t have to radically change the way you live to have a heart healthier life. In five weeks, you can lose weight, enjoy healthy meals, start to exercise sensibly, and celebrate each new day you’ll get to see. You can do this by following our 5-week program to a heart healthy lifestyle: Small steps, big gains! Read the Foreword Read More Information
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