Heart disease is the leading cause of deaths, not only in the United States, but also globally. Once thought to be a “man’s disease,” women are just as affected and have the same number of deaths as men each year from heart disease in the United States.
While staying at a healthy weight, eating a healthy diet, getting regular exercise, managing your stress and blood sugar, as well as controlling your blood pressure, cholesterol and triglyceride levels are all key to reducing your chances of getting heart disease, we may be missing an important part of the puzzle – the effect our hormones have on heart health and helping to accomplish the above list of positive health goals.
While staying at a healthy weight, eating a healthy diet, getting regular exercise, managing your stress and blood sugar, as well as controlling your blood pressure, cholesterol and triglyceride levels are all key to reducing your chances of getting heart disease, we may be missing an important part of the puzzle – the effect our hormones have on heart health and helping to accomplish the above list of positive health goals.
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