The part of your health you aren’t worried enough about

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 conversation is putting women at risk.  Alex shared her research and wisdom at our recent Menopause Advanced Training for integrative health practitioners and is running a Lipidology course for The Confident Clinician this December. If you’re an integrative health practitioner working with midlife women, these courses will support your understanding and treatment of women in midlife with cardiovascular risk.  Naturopathic doctor Alexandra Verge has been in private practice for over 20 years and has a particular interest in cardiovascular health owing in part to a significant family history of heart disease and a personal tendency to whitecoat hypertension. You can follow her on Instagram and Facebook here @alexvergend as well as at her clinic www.kuraclinic.ca. Be sure to check out Dr. Alex's free resource on Blood pressure and the Mediterranian Diet here