Thola impilo enenhliziyo kule nyanga

Kusuka ku-Imperative Yezempilo Yabesifazane Abamnyama

UFebhuwari yinyanga Yezempilo Yenhliziyo yabo bonke abantu baseMelika, kepha kwabesifazane abaMnyama, izigxobo ziphakeme kakhulu.

Ngokusho kwe-American Heart Association, cishe isigamu sabo bonke abesifazane abaMnyama abaneminyaka engaphezu kwengama-20 ubudala banezinhlobo ezithile zesifo senhliziyo, futhi abaningi abazi.

Imithambo eminyene (ikakhulukazi imithambo yegazi ezungeze inhliziyo noma eya ezingalweni noma emilenzeni), umfutho wegazi ophakeme (umfutho wegazi ophakeme), i-cholesterol ephezulu, ama-prediabetes noma isifo sikashukela, kanye nokukhuluphala konke kungakubeka engcupheni yesifo senhliziyo.

Isifo senhliziyo ukubulawa nokukhubazeka kwabesifazane e-United States. Njengowesifazane oMnyama, ungaba nethuba eliphakeme kakhulu lokubulawa yisifo senhliziyo - {textend} futhi usemncane.

IBlack Women Health Imperative (BWHI) yaxhumana noJennifer Mieres, MD, ongudokotela wenhliziyo. Ungomunye wochwepheshe abahamba phambili kwabesifazane abaMnyama nempilo yenhliziyo.

Ungumbhali futhi we- “Heart Smart for Women: Six S.T.E.P.S. Emavikini Ayisithupha Ukuphila Okunempilo, ”okunikeza abesifazane izeluleko ezithile ngalokho esingakwenza ukunciphisa izingozi.

Ngokwe-American Heart Association, u-80% wesifo senhliziyo nokushaywa imivimbo kwabesifazane kuyagwenywa uma kuthathwa izinyathelo.

UDkt. Mieres uthi "esinye sezinyathelo zokuqala abesifazane abamnyama okudingeka bazithathe ukuqonda ukuthi impilo yethu iyimpahla yethu ebaluleke kakhulu." Ukhuthaza abesifazane ukuthi basebenzisane nodokotela babo futhi babe yilungu lethimba labo lokunakekelwa kwezempilo.

Isazi esihola phambili sezempilo yenhliziyo sichaza ukuthi “ukuzibophezela ekwenzeni izinguquko ezingaguquguquki zokuphila ngendlela efanele kungasiza kakhulu.”

Ngokusho kwe-American Heart Association, ngaphezu kwama-50% abo bonke abantu base-Afrika baseMelika banomfutho wegazi ophakeme, nokuyinto enkulu ebangela isifo senhliziyo.

UDkt Mieres unxusa abantu besifazane ukuthi bazi izinombolo zomfutho wegazi wabo njengesinyathelo sokuqala nokuthi basebenzisane nodokotela wabo ukuthola isu lokuphatha. "Uma usebenzisa imishanguzo, kwabanye abantu, izinguquko zendlela yokuphila zingakukhinyabeza ngemithi," esho.

UDkt. Mieres uphinde wathi ukuba sesisindweni esinzima nokungawenzi umsebenzi omningi womzimba kungakhuphula ingozi yesifo senhliziyo. “Sebenzela ukususa amasentimitha okhalweni lwakho, uqiniseke ukuthi umaphakathi wakho awudluli ngaphezu kwama-intshi angama-35,” kweluleka yena.

Ingcindezi inzima ngendlela emangalisayo emzimbeni nasengqondweni.

UDkt. Mieres uyanezela ukuthi abesifazane abadalulwa ukucindezeleka bahlangabezana nempendulo "yokulwa noma yokubaleka" engadala umfutho wegazi ophezulu nezinye izinkinga zezempilo. "Lezi zinguquko zingenza imithambo yegazi ibe nemiphumela emibi ne-cortisol ephakeme," esho.

Nawa amathiphu ambalwa enempilo avela kuDkt. Mieres:

• Thatha ikhefu njalo. Zama ukusebenzisa uhlelo lokusebenza lokuphumula nokwenza izivivinyo zokuphefumula.
• Ngena ku-yoga.
• Hambisa umzimba wakho. Ukuhamba nje imizuzu eyi-15 kungasiza ukunciphisa ukucindezeleka.
• Lalela umculo omnandi.
• Ungakhohlwa ukuhleka. Imizuzu engu-10 nje yokuhleka ingasiza.
• Lala kahle ebusuku.
• Hlanza indlela odla ngayo ngokungeza izithelo nemifino enemibala futhi uhlale kude nokudla okunamafutha noshukela.
• Yeka ukubhema. Ngokwe-American Heart Association, ukubhema kuyiphinda kabili ingozi yesifo senhliziyo kubantu base-Afrika baseMelika.

IBlack Women Health Imperative (BWHI) yinhlangano yokuqala engenzi nzuzo eyasungulwa ngabesifazane abaMnyama ukuvikela nokuqhubekisela phambili impilo nenhlalakahle yabesifazane namantombazane abaNsundu. Funda kabanzi ngeBWHI ngokuya ku-www.bwhi.org.