The Link Between Hypertension, Cholesterol, and Blood Sugar
Introduction Learn how these three factors create a perfect storm for cardiovascular disease and what you can do to break the cycle. Your doctor mentions that your blood pressure is elevated, your cholesterol is high, and you’re at risk for diabetes. You might think these are three separate problems requiring three separate treatments. But you’d […]
Understanding Inflammation’s Role in Women’s Heart Health
Introduction Discover why inflammation may be an even bigger threat to women’s hearts than traditional cholesterol metrics. You might assume that heart disease prevention for women is simply a scaled-down version of men’s prevention strategies. But the science tells a different story. Women’s cardiovascular risk is heavily influenced by factors—particularly chronic inflammation—that traditional risk models […]