Integrative Medicine Podcast

We don’t want you to worry. But if you’re going to worry about something, let’s at least let it be the number one health risk women face in their lifetime.  It’s not breast cancer. It’s heart disease.  In this episode, I’m joined by my good friend and brilliant colleague Dr. Alex Verge, a Naturopathic Doctor who is changing the conversation about heart health for women. In this episode, Alex and I cover Why it’s common to miss the conversation about heart health with women in a medical setting.  How Estrogen impacts heart health and why risk changes after 50 What women can do in their 30s and 40s to prevent heart disease  Why testing and screening needs to be more often than you’re probably doing it.  I love all aspects of women’s health, but hold a special place in my heart for preventive cardiovascular care. If you have a heart. This episode is for you. It’s never too early to talk about cardiovascular health in women. We’re definitely not immune, and the culture of ignoring this