Certain traits, conditions and habits may raise a person's risk of heart disease, and one of those factors is menopause. This is because prior to menopause, estrogen plays a role in protecting the heart against coronary heart disease. In addition, being middle-aged tends to bring other risk factors for heart disease.
I remember when I was first introduced to the concept of heart plaque. I thought, "Plaque, isn't that the stuff on your teeth?" Since then I have had the pleasure of becoming acquainted with pioneering heart disease prevention and reversal like cardiologists Dr. William Davis and Dr. Bill Blanchet who boast tremendous success at reducing…
Dr. Larry Weinrauch, Health Pro, posted Women, Menopause, and Heart Disease:… Little time goes by for me without a request for cardiology…