10 Healthiest Cities For Woman
According to MSN Health, these top 10 cities are rated the healthiest for woman to live. 1. Burlington–South Burlington, VT Tucked between the Adirondack and Green mountains on the shore of Lake Champlain, our top town boasts outer and inner [...]
According to MSN Health, these top 10 cities are rated the healthiest for woman to live.
1. Burlington–South Burlington, VT
Tucked between the Adirondack and Green mountains on the shore of Lake Champlain, our top town boasts outer and inner beauty: Women here have some of the list’s lowest rates of diabetes, cholesterol and hypertension. Possible keys to their hardy hearts? Residents exercise and walk to work in large numbers and few women smoke.
Plus: Burlington offers 40 percent more ob/gyns than our list average and has low rates of cervical and ovarian cancer deaths.
2. Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD
The unofficial motto of our silver-medal city: “Safety first.” In addition to boons such as low unemployment and terrific health care, the Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick metro area has 46 percent less violent crime than average and 54 percent fewer rapes. Plus, residents are nearly 40 percent less likely to be in a fatal car accident.
Plus: Montgomery County’s Super Fare Share program gives local workers up to $114 to put toward their monthly commute.
3. Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, ME
“You can work downtown, hop on a bike at lunch and quickly be in a wooded area by a stream,” enthuses Heather Chandler, 38, publisher of the Sunrise Guide, a book of green-living tips for southern Maine. The area (including South Portland and Biddeford) posts primo scores for water and air quality and has nearly 70 percent more green buildings than the average.
Plus: The clean environment in the Portland metro area may contribute to below-average rates of asthma and allergies
4. Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA
The smart cookies in this metro area can choose from 90 percent more ob/gyns and internists than is typical. And they get some of the most Pap smears, mammograms, breast exams and checkups.
5. San Francisco-Oakland, CA
Exercise, smart eating and shunning cigarettes make Bay Area women healthy 24/7: They report sleeping well all but six days a month.
Plus: Getting plenty of shut-eye can help prevent hypertension, too. Women here have the healthiest hearts in our survey.
6. Honolulu, HI
This tropical town has more than scenery: Waikiki women have the list’s lowest chance of dying of breast cancer and the second lowest for skin cancer—despite living in a place with 271 sunny days a year. Lung, colon and ovarian cancer deaths are also relatively rare.
7. Stamford-Norwalk-Bridgeport, CT
The alleged birthplace of the Frisbee, the shoreline around Stamford, Bridgeport and Norwalk is carpeted with more than four times the parks and beaches than our list average—and has one third fewer toxic sites. More breathing room is on the way: In Bridgeport, the B-Green 2020 program aims to reduce the area’s carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emissions by at least 10 percent in a decade, in part by turning small, open lots into parks.
8. Madison, WI
Women in this Midwestern college town find more time to get fit than anywhere else we looked—85 percent of them get regular exercise outside of work. Their efforts have them looking great, earning one of the lowest average body-mass indexes of all areas we analyzed. More important, they feel great, with cancer and heart disease mortality rates that are roughly 15 percent lower than the average
9. Santa Barbara–Santa Maria, CA
Among the many savvy habits in the Santa Barbara–Santa Maria area—eating lots of fruit, wearing seat belts, biking to work—one stands out. “You hardly ever see people smoking here,” says Mikaela Mennan, 40, an executive recruiter. The stats prove it: Only 9 percent of women are puffers.
10. Fargo, ND
Women up here feel down a mere two days a month. Stressors such as crime and unemployment are rare, and women report more social and emotional support than almost anywhere else. “Whether it’s neighbors, workout buddies or church, that support system is always there,” says Robin Johnson, 22, a recent grad. “Even in the grocery store, people chat and cheer you up. You feel like they really do care.”
Source: For the full story go to MSN Health
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