Heart disease kills more women than men in the U.S. and has for 20 years. The American Heart Association also reports that heart disease and strokes account for 40% of women's deaths.  That is almost 1,400 women every day.

Mellanie True Hills, author of A Woman's Guide to Saving Her Own Life: The Heart Program for Health and Longevity (Healthy Ideas Press, 2006), is a heart disease survivor, nearly dying in emergency heart surgery several years ago.  Using her second chance, she coaches individuals on creating healthy lifestyles and works with organizations to create healthy, productive workplaces.

A Woman's Guide covers:

* Her story of heart disease
* What a heart attack is and why it is happening at younger ages than ever before
* Why more women than men die from heart attacks
* Why women are more vulnerable to workplace stress
* The four main symptoms of a woman's heart attack and how they differ from men's
* What men need to know about helping the women in their lives
* Why people can still be at risk even if they don't smoke, don't have high blood pressure, high cholesterol or family history
* Stroke symptoms
* A health regimen for women and how people can create a plan that they can stick to

The book is designed to guide readers through the process of making permanent and life-saving changes and is divided into three major parts.  The first is entitled "Surviving the #1 Killer" and covers Hills personal story.  Part II covers what every woman (and man) should know about heart disease in women.  Part III is for designing a plan to save a person's own life.  The book also includes many worksheets and resources for more information.

For more information, visit www.mellaniehills.com