1 in 6 women will get a heart attack or stroke in their lifetime…

What you will learn

Identify risk factors for a stroke and a heart attack – those they can control and those they cannot

Control the controllable, be aware of the others

Greatly minimise their chances of a stroke/heart attack!

Identify risk factors for heart attacks

Learn many different ways to reduce stress – the big killer!

Description

Notice: Please do NOT enrol on this course on impulse, thinking you might watch it later. Maybe show an interest on impulse, yes, but before you enrol, watch the Preview videos, read the Course Description and then make a decision. If you then enrol then please start the course as soon as possible. Watch the lectures, look at the workbooks and join in the discussions. Joining my courses is a serious business and I want you to get the most out of your study – but I also want you to enjoy the course.

That is why I am asking that you only enrol because you really want to and that you start the course intending to make full use of all the resources.

You will be very welcome.

This course now has a brand new section on preventing heart attacks in women.

THREE SHOCKING STATISTICS!

1. Stroke kills about twice as many women as breast cancer each year. In fact, stroke is the third leading cause of death for women. Stroke also kills more women than men each year. A stroke can leave you permanently disabled

Source: Women’s Health

2. Stroke is no friend to women. It kills more women than men and women have more strokes than men.

Source: Stroke Org

3. There are TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND THREE STUDENTS ON THIS COURSE (October 2019) but TWO have finished the course and only THIRTY have done more than 50%

There are MORE risk factors for women than men – but how many are well known? Even if you are aware of the risks do you know how to reduce them?

You have NOTHING to lose in taking this course – and everything to gain. But this course is not just for you but for your family, your friends, your partner, your neighbours – it is for everyone, but especially for women.

What’s covered:

  • Weightloss
  • Fitness
  • Nutrition
  • Yoga
  • Risk factors
  • Statins

Let’s cut to the chase: the aim of this course is to save your life.

The course includes a workbook:

Chapter 1 What causes TIAs?

  • What is a TIA?
  • Why it is important
  • What are the causes of a TIA?
  • How is a TIA diagnosed?
  • Treatment for a TIA
  • Symptoms of a ministroke
  • Reducing the risk
  • Medication and side effects

Chapter 2 Studies

  • Studies
  • Residual symptoms of a TIA
  • Role of brain imaging in TIA
  • TIA and common mimics

Chapter 3 Return to TIAs

  • TIA facts
  • Symptoms of a stroke
  • How a TIA is diagnosed
  • Therapy

Chapter 4 Stroke quiz

(A link to a site that has a) stroke quiz

Chapter 5 Comments

Comments about TIAs

Chapter 6 Return to risk factors

Risk factors

Chapter 7 Chameleons, panic attacks and TIAs

  • Could the TIA be a panic attack?
  • Anxiety or mini stroke
  • Panic attack v heart attack

Chapter 8 Food

Foods increasing stroke risk

Chapter 9 Dr Malcolm Kendrick

Very interesting extracts from his blog, about strokes

Chapter 10 Risk calculator

Links and explanations about various stroke risk calculators

In conclusion

English

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Content

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About the Diploma

Women & Stroke

About the lecturer

Introduction

General (for everyone)

Preparation: Education about risk (part 1)

Preparation: Education about risk (part 2)

Prevention/Cause: Abdominal obesity

Prevention/Cause: Depression

Medication/risk: Warfarin alternatives

Prevention/Cause: Blood pressure / Hypertension (part 1)

Prevention/Cause: Blood pressure / Hypertension (part 2)

General: Revision

Revision: Reminder about symptoms and risk factors

Benchmarks to assess risk/progress: Measurements

Cause: Afib

Cause/symptoms: Migraines and auras

Cause/Symptoms: Gestational diabetes

Prevention/Cause: Sleep

Prevention/Cause: Diet

Prevention: Antioxidants

Cause: Physical inactivity

Prevention: Exercise for women (part 1)

Prevention: Exercise for women (part 2)

Prevention: Exercise for women (part 3)

Prevention: Exercise for women (part 4)

Prevention/Benchmarks to assess progress: Medical tests

Prevention: Yoga

In conclusion

A controversial lecture (part 1)

A controversial lecture (part 2)

A very important extra section

Lecture 1

Lecture 2

Lecture 3

Lecture 4

Lecture 5

Lecture 6