About this episode

Michelle Routhenstein discusses the hidden heart risks for women in perimenopause and essential dietary changes to improve heart health.

Most of us assume that if we look healthy on the outside, our heart is fine on the inside, but today, preventive cardiology dietitian Michelle Routhenstein explains why that's exactly the assumption that gets women into trouble, especially through perimenopause and beyond. We get into the two numbers your doctor probably isn't checking, ApoB and Lp(a), the first five diet changes Michelle makes with clients to bring down high cholesterol numbers, why stretching may be doing as much for your arteries as it does for your joints, and why blood pressure, not HRV, deserves far more of your attention as you move through this life stage. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN ● Why heart disease can silently progress in women who look and feel healthy ● What ApoB and Lp(a) actually measure, and why they matter more than LDL and HDL alone ● The first five diet changes to lower high ApoB or non HDL cholesterol ● Why saturated fat, fiber, and gut health all influence your cholesterol numbers ● Why blood pressure, not HRV, deserves more of your attention in perimenopause ● How menopause hormone therapy really affects your cardiovascular risk ● The minerals your heart needs to keep beating and pumping properly…

People in this episode

Host: Angela Foster

Guest: Michelle Routhenstein

Topics covered

• heart health
• perimenopause
• cholesterol management
• diet changes
• cardiovascular risk
• women's health

Keywords

• ApoB
• Lp(a)
• cholesterol
• blood pressure
• heart disease
• perimenopause
• diet changes
• saturated fat
• gut health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: preventive cardiology

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