What Is Dysautonomia?

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us What Is Dysautonomia? This week: Read about the dysautonomias - a family of disorders that are commonly dismissed by doctors as "anxiety," especially in women. Also, heart attacks and cardiac arrests are not the same thing. Read about why it's important to know the difference.  Richard N. Fogoros, M.D. Heart Disease Expert What Is Dysautonomia? The dysautonomias are serious medical disorders that are often missed, or dismissed by doctors as being "anxiety," especially in women. READ NOW Share What's the Difference Between a Heart Attack and Cardiac Arrest? Heart attack is the death of heart muscle due to a blocked coronary artery, while cardiac arrest is a heart arrhythmia that causes the heart to stop beating. READ NOW Share What is a heart-healthy diet? With all the conflicting reports on what a heart healthy diet looks like, it's easy to become confused, or frustrated. But really, a heart healthy diet consists of six simple rules.   READ NOW Share How Does Thyroid Disease Affect the Heart? Thyroid disease - both underachieve and overactive thyroid disorders - can have a major impact on your heart. Here's what you should know. READ NOW Share Secret Cardiology on Facebook Here is a Facebook page featuring issues related to your heart, that your cardiologist would rather not talk about.   READ NOW Share MORE FROM ABOUT.COM • Does the Weather Really Affect Arthritis? • When should you have your next baby? • The 48-Hour Recovery Period in Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome • Does Weight Loss Always Resolve Sleep Apnea? Learn Why It Might Not • The Healthy Snacks That Will Help You Lose Weight • Fibromyalgia Remission: How I Got Here • May 12 Awareness Day for Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome • This Massage Technique May Decrease Pain With Fibromyalgia Advertisement About Health   |   Follow Us: You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Heart Disease newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved