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Linda Worrall-Carter\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0is the founder of Her Heart and a cardiac nurse who spent 15 years in research and looking after human hearts and her story starts with the inspiration of her mother.<\/p>\n

Linda comes from a long line of caregivers and nurses \u2013 her mother was a midwife and Chief Nurse Officer; and along with her aunties, who were all nurses, she was inspired to follow into the same profession.<\/p>\n

Taking an interest in cardiac nursing, Linda taught nursing and gradually progressed to research and the title of Professor. Over time Linda noticed there weren\u2019t as many women in the coronary care units and felt that women were not being treated the same as men. It became evident that she had to change direction and she suddenly realised exactly what her gift to the world should be.<\/p>\n

\u201cI noticed a rapid increase in heart related disease in women \u2013 we lose 1 woman an hour in Australia and in the US this has now progressed to 1 every 80 seconds. In fact, women are now 3 times more likely to die from heart disease than cancer, but it\u2019s getting no-where near the same attention.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Women aged 25 \u2013 40 years old are most at risk, and while there are many factors the one which is not so widely recognised (and might come as a surprise) is a lack of sleep.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not getting anywhere near enough sleep. It\u2019s recommended we get 7 \u2013 9 hours and there are people not even getting 5 or 6 hours. It\u2019s leading to short attention spans, overeating, storing of extra fat, and changes to our hormones which can lead to poor heart health as well as anxiety and depression\u201d. \u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Linda wants to empower women to take care of their hearts and reduce their risk by looking after themselves and putting their health first.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of the research point to heart disease being 80% preventable, but the impact I was having as a Professor was not enough so I decided to set up HerHeart \u2013 a not-for-profit focussed on awareness and prevention\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Her Heart\u00a0<\/a>is now fighting heart disease around the world and is the \u2018go to\u2019 place for prevention, education and the latest research findings into heart disease.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy goal is to reduce heart disease by 50% by 2025. \u00a0Given Her Heart received charity status in 3 months, and we were in over 75 countries with 5000 people a month visiting the website in the first 6 months of launching, plus we have received over half a million in partnership support, I believe this goal is very realistic\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Linda\u2019s special message for all of us is to \u2018switch off the laptop and devices. Get out of the house, exercise and enjoy mother-earth. Get some sleep. Be kind to yourself, reflect, be compassionate and schedule a heart health check with your GP\u2019.<\/p>\n

Find out how you can help\u00a0us increase\u00a0awareness of the importance of taking care your heart (and your life) by following them on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>, visiting the\u00a0Her Heart<\/a>\u00a0website and\u00a0signing up to\u00a0their newsletter or making a donation\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 every little bit counts towards improving the health of all women.<\/p>\n

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Originally published in Team Women Australia<\/a> on June 27, 2017.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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