The drop in hormones can trigger symptoms that vary from one woman to another. While menopause isn’t an illness, it can expose women to various diseases, including cardiovascular disease. This means screening for risk factors is a public health issue. Should you take hormone replacement therapy? What are the most effective natural methods to live your best life during menopause? We know one thing for sure: menopause is the time that reveals how important it is to take care of yourself. The report features a wide variety of presenters, including Prof. Geneviève Plu-Bureau from Women’s Cardiovascular Healthcare Foundation.
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This show gave me an opportunity to remind listeners that hospitalizations for heart attacks among women ages 45 to 54 are increasing 5% per year, mainly because of early exposure to smoking, stress, sedentary lifestyles, instability and combination contraceptives with estrogen. Traditional risk [...]
Four symptoms should raise alarm, particularly if they occur in combination or recently. Shortness of breath. This is due to an increase in blood pressure in the pulmonary vessels, preventing the lungs from functioning properly. It manifests itself first as difficulty in catching one's breath [...]
Prof. Claire Mounier-Vehier, MD, was recently a guest on the Legend Ladies podcast. She shared a bit about her life and her motivations at Women’s Cardiovascular Healthcare Foundation. We all have a story that explains who we are today. But most importantly, this podcast was an opportunity to [...]