29 September was World Heart Day so how are you taking care of this vital organ? Women in the UK are 3 times more likely to die from heart disease than breast cancer and the risk increases at menopause.
Women worry more about cancer than stroke risk at menopause, but that is when your risk increases most. You can lower that risk with some simple changes in hormone balance, diet and lifestyle.
Did you know that women are three times more likely to die of heart disease than breast cancer? Knowing how to keep your heart healthy, and help prevent attack or stroke, is critical at menopause when the risk increases.
Have you reduced cholesterol to help lose weight or improve heart health? That advice is flawed as it is not dietary cholesterol that is the problem. Progesterone is known to protect your heart so have you got the right balance now?
Strokes can be fatal and HRT is implicated, so why recommend women to start using it even earlier when bioidentical natural progesterone will help protect them?
Strokes and heart disease, often related to oestrogen dominance, carry an increased risk at menopause. Hormone balance, and these simple tips, will help you stay heart healthy.
Stroke risk increases at menopause and heart health is improved by reducing oestrogen and increasing progesterone levels. However there is also an important mineral that can help women lower their risk.
Heart disease is a major health risk for women at menopause and statins are the new ‘wonder’ cure, but supporting heart health with bioidentical hormones may well be a safer option with no side effects.
After the age of 50, nearly half of all deaths in women are due to some form of cardiovascular disease. Progesterone helps support healthy heart function, and changing your diet can reduce your risk.
We are constantly told that cholesterol is bad and needs controlling. But it has an important role to play in health – along with the associated benefits of progesterone.