What are the causes of Coronary Heart Disease?
The awesome hormone estrogen protects against CHD until the menopause period. (no pun intended.) Estrogen increases the good cholesterol while decreasing the bad cholesterol, that which promotes clots and plaque on arteries. It is now understood that as a woman ages and her body’s level of estrogen drops, the rise in CHD occurs. This is also when the physicians have been taught to offer women the HRT, hormone replacement therapy as a viable source of estrogen and avert the symptoms associated with menopause. Unfortunately, many women developed serious diseases as a result: § An increase in heart disease§ Increased breast and uterine cancers§ Increased blood clots in legs§ GB dz§ Endometrial cancer§ Photosensivity And the list goes on… The risk factors for CHD are: § Smoking. Smokers are 6xs more likely to have heart attacks§ High salt intake contributes to HBP.§ HBP is a factor, particularly for women who are 20lbs or more over their healthy weight.§ Obesity is a factor§ Stress is a ma
