Articles for topic: heart disease
Every Year Strokes Kill Twice as Many Women as Breast Cancer
Around 1 in 5 women will have a stroke in their life and there are more than 100,000 strokes in the UK each year. That is around one stroke every five minutes. Are you at risk?
Progesterone, Flushes and Your Heart
Confusing synthetic progestins with bioidentical progesterone has hidden its real benefits to women.
Post Menopause weight gain linked to higher risk for heart disease and breast cancer
There is increased risk for cancer and heart disease post menopause but progesterone and weight loss both can help.
What You Need To Know About Heart Palpitations and Menopause
These can take many menopausal women by surprise and can occur because of hormone changes but are often temporary.
10 Conditions That Affect Men and Women Differently
Apart from the obvious, there are some health related differences you might not be aware of too.
Worst Foods for High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure is best tackled, and some foods can make it worse.
High Cholesterol In Women Not Same Heart Attack Risk As For Men
Women get protection from their hormones for reducing heart attack risk, and it is progesterone that can make a difference.
10 Ways to Protect Your Heart
Women are twice as likely to die of coronary heart disease, the main cause of heart attack, as breast cancer in the UK.
Bioidentical Progesterone Reduces Hot Flushes and Is Safe for the Heart
Confusing synthetic progestins found in HRT with bioidentical progesterone has led to some wrong assumptions about its effectiveness and safety as well as its real benefits for women.
Conditions that affect men and women differently
We know men and women are different – but did you realise how that affects your health too?
