Ep. 517 The Hidden Heart Risks No One Talks About – A Masterclass on Women’s Cardiovascular Health

Everyday Wellness: Midlife Hormones, Menopause, and Science for Women 35+

Cynthia Thurlow

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Science, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

I’m excited to share a new AMA episode with you today, dedicated to risk factors specific to women. In this AMA session, I dive into the lifestyle factors that influence lipids, exploring the latest research and discussing Lp(a) and ApoB. Rather than answering your individual questions, I have woven them into the overall outline to create a cohesive and informative conversation. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN: How women’s lifestyle choices directly affect their lipid profiles How knowing if you’re a hyper absorber or hyper producer of cholesterol will change your treatment strategy What the Boston Heart Cholesterol Balance test will reveal about your body’s ability to handle cholesterol The best treatments for hyper absorbers, and the best treatments for hyper producers How hard plaque differs from soft plaque, and why that matters for women’s heart health How the new AI-assisted Clearly scan provides a more complete cardiovascular risk picture than a standard calcium score How chronic stress and elevated cortisol fuel insulin resistance and inflammation, and damage blood vessel linings The benefits of Mediterranean-style eating for improving lipid balance, vasomotor symptoms, and overall metabolic health The importance of managing trauma, stress, and emotional health in midlife How my “n=1” experiment with Zetia and micro-dosed GLP-1s significantly improved my ApoB and inflammation markers Connect with Cynthia Thurlow Follow on X Instagram LinkedIn Check out Cynthia’s website Submit your questions to [email protected] Resources: Dietary natural products as emerging lipoprotein(a)-lowering agents The Effects of Menopause Hormone Therapy on Lipid Profile in Postmenopausal Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis An Update on Lipoprotein(a): The Latest on Testing, Treatment, and Guideline Recommendations

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0:00.0	Welcome to Everyday Wellness Podcast.
0:03.7	I'm your host, nurse practitioner, Cynthia Thurlow.
0:07.4	This podcast is designed to educate, empower, and inspire you to achieve your health and wellness goals.
0:13.9	My goal and intent is to provide you with the best content and conversations from leaders in the health and wellness industry each week and impact
0:22.1	over a million lives.
0:29.0	Well, I feel like this has been a long time coming.
0:32.6	When I interviewed Dr. Tom Day Spring earlier this summer with an Ask Me Anything format. Dr.
0:41.6	Dayspring very politely said lifestyle management, lifestyle related concerns are not really my
0:48.7	area of expertise. And so because there were so many of you that sent questions in,
0:53.4	I wanted to do a dedicated
0:55.5	AMA that's going to talk about risk factors specific to women that is going to talk a bit
1:01.5	about the lifestyle piece and how it impacts lipids.
1:04.3	We're going to look at research.
1:05.4	We're going to talk about LP-A and APO-B.
1:08.1	And hopefully, through the synthesis of this information, I'm not going to necessarily
1:12.6	be calling out specific people's questions. I've just incorporated them into my outline so that
1:18.2	this can be a very cohesive conversation. Again, for those that may or may not know, I spent
1:24.2	16 years in clinical cardiology, both inpatient management and outpatient management.
1:30.0	And I know so much more now that I want to be able to make this actionable.
1:36.3	I want you to be able to feel comfortable, confident, talking to your health care prescribers,
1:41.6	practitioners.
1:42.1	And we do have a PDF that I created in the aftermath of
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