Menopausal Women - CardioVascular Risk Reduced 50% With Hormone Therapy
Karen Fitzpatrick-Dame, ChhC, AADP
The American Heart Association published a study on menopause and cardiovascular risk changes. The study showed that during menopause, bad cholesterol drastically increases; however, in women who begin hormone therapy early in menopause, that would be the peri-menopausal stage, there is a cardiovascular benefit to being on hormone therapy. The...
Has Menopause Got You Feeling Like A Hot Mess? Here's The Solution...
Karen Fitzpatrick-Dame, ChhC, AADP
Tackle hot flashes, night sweats, weight gain, hair loss and other symptoms of ALL phases of menopause, plus fill nutritional voids. Prescription Hormones Are Not For Everyone. Some Women Feel Worse On Them, Others Don't Want The Expense Or Constant Trips To The Lab To Check Levels While On Prescription...
Eight ways that magnesium rescues hormones.
Karen Fitzpatrick-Dame, ChhC, AADP
Magnesium is part of The Iodine Protocol. It is also fantastic for hormone health and here's why: Regulates cortisol. It calms your nervous system and prevents excessive cortisol. Your stress hormonal system—also called your hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis—is your central hormonal system. When it functions well, then your other hormones...
Menopause hormone therapy significantly reduces the incidence of breast cancer.
Karen Fitzpatrick-Dame, ChhC, AADP
A study from the Women's Health Initiative "Randomized trials of estrogen-alone and breast cancer incidence: a meta-analysis" looked at 10 randomized trials, looking at estrogen alone and breast cancer incidents. The study states that in the totality of randomized clinical trial data, looking at estrogen alone, menopause hormone therapy significantly...
Hormone therapy significantly lowers high blood pressure, bad cholesterol, insulin sensitivity and systemic inflammation.
Karen Fitzpatrick-Dame, ChhC, AADP
The American Heart Association published a study Menopause Transition and Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Early Prevention. The study showed that during menopause, bad cholesterol drastically increases; however, in women who begin hormone therapy early in menopause - that would be the peri-menopausal stage - there is a cardiovascular benefit to being on hormone therapy. The study cited a 50% reduction in the risk of cardiovascular disease.
And another thing....anti-depressants are not the answer to menopause symptoms.
Karen Fitzpatrick-Dame, ChhC, AADP
Heart Palpitations are very common in menopause. For some women, they happen more frequently than hot flashes. Heart Palpitations can bring on strong feelings of anxiety. And another thing....anti-depressants are not the answer to menopause symptoms. What helps these conditions improve and resolve? Hormone therapy. Bringing your hormones back into balance is key. You don't have to use prescription hormones and for many women, they are not an option.
Heart Disease and Menopause
Karen Fitzpatrick-Dame, ChhC, AADP
Heart Disease Is The Leading Cause Of Death For Women In The U.S. , ESPECIALLY AT MENOPAUSE!Although aging in general has a negative impact on vascular health, it varies between men and women.
