Heart disease is the number one killer in men and women and it continues to take its toll on the population. Previously, I reviewed some alarming statistics regarding cardiovascular disease (CVD) risks for women, highlighted traditional risk factors, and stepped into the controversies surrounding cholesterol levels and statins. I also explored how risk factors...
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Is it Hormones or Heart Disease? Hot Flashes, Digestive Imbalances, and Other Underrecognized Symptoms of Heart Problems in Women
Heart disease is the number one cause of death for all genders, across every race and ethnicity. Yet, only a little more than half of all women are aware of this. This may be due to the fear of breast cancer and the fact that healthcare has focused a lot on its prevention in...
Heart Disease: The Overlooked, Number One Cause of Death in Women & What Conventional Healthcare is Missing for Healthy Hearts
Heart disease is the number one cause of death nationally and globally for all genders. Yet, many biological women* worry more about their breast health than their cardiovascular care. Why is this true? The fact is that women have a greater risk of dying from heart disease than all other cancers combined. This holds...
Exhausted? Adrenal Fatigue: Symptoms, Triggers, Testing, and Naturopathic and Functional Medicine Support for Low Cortisol
“Adrenal fatigue” is a hot button term in medicine. Many doctors take issue with the personification of an organ and the imprecise reference to its suboptimal functioning. Therefore, it is now becoming more vogue to refer to this syndrome of symptoms as “adrenal dysregulation.” Regardless of what it is called, it is not a...