First Lady - Truth on Heart Disease by Carey Roberts

First Lady - Truth on Heart Disease by Carey Roberts: "Why the sex difference? Because men more often have high blood pressure and smoke cigarettes. And experts believe men are subtly discouraged from seeking help when heart disease lurks in its early stages. "

Because men have high blood pressure? Because men smoke cigarettes? Somebody is smoking something. I think it is the writer of this article. Men have been kicking the smoking habit recently. Unfortunatly, women have been taking a smoke more frequently.

The whole course of heart disease is different in men. Men tend to get clogged arteries in specific locations. Women get them throughout the arteries-completely. Hormones protect women below a certain age. Men do not have that protection. Additionally, men tend to do the heavy lifting. That is always a good time to test your ability to have a heart attack. Extra strain on the fibrous cap causes it to break and you have a heart attack. Carey Roberts needs to explain the errors of her ways.