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Did you know that Sudden Cardiac Death and cardiovascular disease is the number onekiller of women in the US second only to ALL cancers COMBINED? The prevalence of coronary artery disease in women is similar to that in age-matched cohorts of men – yet women tend to be under-served and under-treated.

Coronary artery disease is the leading killer of women in the United States. Women tend to ignore the symptoms of coronary artery disease and not seek medical care until it is too late. According to American Family Physician, many doctors underestimate the risk that coronary artery disease poses for female patients. Understanding the signs and what preventative measures can be taken to reduce the risk of coronary artery disease for women can improve your health.

While certain physical symptoms have readily identified causes, vague feelings of illness can be hard for many women to identify and difficult for health care professionals to diagnose and treat. According to MayoClinic.com, adrenal fatigue is a term that some practitioners of alternative medicine and popular health books use to describe a collection of nonspecific symptoms.