#132 Strong Women Still Have Heart Attacks

About this episode

In this episode, Sarah Wilson discusses the hidden risks of heart disease in high-functioning women, emphasizing that strength does not equate to immunity.

Send us Fan Mail You can lift heavy. You can eat clean. You can run businesses, households, and entire teams — and still be at risk for heart disease. In this episode of Everything’s Messy Podcast, I dives into a hard but necessary truth: strength does not equal immunity. As a heart attack survivor, I unpack the hidden risks facing high-functioning women — from chronic stress and nervous system overload to silent inflammation and blood sugar instability. This conversation builds on last week’...

Topics covered

• heart disease
• women's health
• stress
• inflammation
• blood sugar

Keywords

• heart attack
• chronic stress
• nervous system
• silent inflammation

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