Did you know that one tip for a healthy heart is to serve fish and seafood?

Women typically grow more concerned with health problems like cancer, osteoporosis and arthritis as they age, but don't overlook coronary heart disease, which the American Heart Association calls the No. 1 killer of American women. Cardiovascular disease affects more than one in five U.S. women and since 1984, more women than men have died from it.

While coronary heart disease (arthosclerotic narrowing of coronary arteries likely to produce angina pectoris or heart attack) takes almost a decade longer to show up in women than in men, women may not recognize its symptoms....chest pain that, radiates to the arms or jaws, even nausea, fatigue, dizziness or shortness of breath. Beware of any chest discomfort that keeps up for more than 15 minutes. "We have about a 4-6 hour window when, if we can get to a hospital so the blood vessel can be opened, it will lessen the amount of heart damage significantly, according to Dr. C. David Joffe from the Dayton (Ohio) Heart Center. "Too many times, women's symptoms of heart disease are dismissed as indigestion, muscle aches or their bra being too tight."

Procrastination is particularly deadly to women after menopause, say American Heart Association officials. Please pay attention to your bodies warning signs that something isn't right. In the meantime live a HEALTHY LIFESTYLE, DIET, VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTS and EXERCISE.

According to the American Heart Association, we should eat at least two servings of fish and seafood a week for heart health. WHY? Almost all fish and seafood are low in saturated fat, the kind of fat that can lead to heart disease. And fatty fishes such as salmon, bluefish, rainbow trout and catfish provide beneficial omega-3 fats that may lower the risk of heart disease.

Fish and seafood are fast and easy to cook too! Try this recipe for Salmon with Horseradish Sauce.

Look for the Healthy ideas symbol on seafood packages and include at least two seafood meals in your meal plan this week!

If you are allergic to shell fish or dislike fish you can supplement with Fish oil tablets or Omega 3 tablets or omega rich foods.