HEART DISEASE IN WOMEN

In the past heart attacks or heart disease were considered to affect men more than women. So women usually received less aggressive treatment and were referred for diagnostic tests less often than men. Unfortunately this meant that when women were diagnosed with heart disease it was usually more advanced and their prognosis was poorer. It is now known that cardiovascular disease affects more women than men. Further, cardiovascular disease in women contributes 40% of all deaths in American women.

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HOW TO KEEP YOUR TICKER TICKING WITHOUT DISEASE: NEXT 'HEALTHY LIVING' RADIO SHOW

Last month Dr. Betts began 'Healthy Living' which is a health based radio show that discusses how individuals can create and sustain health throughout their lives. February's program will be on Heart Health. It is sure to be an interesting program filled with information for the listener to be able to make better choices in their lives with the intention of increasing the life of their heart or decreasing the possibility of a heart attack.

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ANNOUNCING HEART HEALTH PRESENTATION AT MAQUOKETA LIBRARY

1 out of 2 people die of cardiovascular disease and with this understanding Dr. Betts has put together a presentation for February. In celebration of Valentine's Day and Heart Health Awareness month Dr. Betts felt the need to educate the public by doing a presentation entitled: "HEART HEALTH: THE MYTHS AND TRUTHS OF HAVING A HEALTHY HEART" The presentation will be Thursday, February 13th at 6pm in the community room at the Maquoketa Library located at 126 S. 2nd St, Maquoketa, IA. Space is limited. Please contact Cindy to let her know you would like to be put on the attendee list. This is a FREE presentation.

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HOW MEN AND WOMEN HAVE DIFFERENT HEART TROUBLES

Women may worry more about breast cancer, but in reality, heart disease is the top killer of American women, claiming 300,000 lives a year - 7.5 times the number that die of breast cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Although heart disease is more often perceived as a men's issue, since 1984 more women have died of heart disease than men.

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NEW RADIO SHOW ' HEALTHY LIVING'

Dr. Betts is excited to announce that he will be doing a Radio Show on KMAQ out of Maquoketa. The show will be an educational program highlighting healing and how to obtain Optimal Wellness. He will be discussing some of the newest research in Eastern Medicine, Functional Medicine and Acupuncture. A portion of the show will be devoted to answering questions from callers about natural health and how to obtain optimal wellness. The name of the show is 'Healthy Living'' and it will be a live show airing the 4th Friday of each month at 10:05am. The first program will be about Weight Loss and Diabetes and how both of these issues can be healed through Functional Medicine, Eastern Medicine and Nutrition. Tune into KMAQ on Friday, January 31, 2014

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