Show 1168: What Should You Know About Women’s Heart Health?

The People's Pharmacy

Joe and Terry Graedon

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Kids & Family, Alternative Health

4.5 • 934 Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2019

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

When you think about heart health, you may not think about any gender differences in symptoms or treatment. Most doctors don’t, so why would patients? However, women don’t always experience the classic symptoms of crushing chest pain that we expect from tales of men’s heart attacks. Sometimes, they may be bothered with back or jaw […]

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0:00.0	I'm Joe Gradyton and I'm Terry Grady. Welcome to this podcast of the People's Pharmacy.
0:06.1	You can find previous podcasts and more information on a range of health topics at people's pharmacy.com.
0:15.0	Heart disease remains the number one killer of women as well as men.
0:19.0	Would you know if you were having a heart attack?
0:22.0	This is the people's pharmacy with... Would you know if you were having a heart attack?
0:23.0	This is the People's Pharmacy with Terry and Joe Grady. Signs of a heart attack can be somewhat different in women. Even health professionals might not recognize a woman's symptoms.
0:40.0	When it comes to heart disease, most cardiologists have focused on cholesterol, but normal
0:45.8	cholesterol levels are no guarantee that you're home free.
0:49.6	What else should they consider?
0:51.6	Dr. Mark Menelichino has some ideas. It's really about
0:55.5	inflammation inside of the heart, not so much about cholesterol. Half the heart
1:00.3	attacks happen in people with normal cholesterol.
1:08.0	Coming up on the People's Pharmacy, find out what you should know about women's heart health.
1:14.0	First, the news. In the People's Pharmacy Health Headlines,
1:17.0	a cup of blueberries a day could be a tasty way to combat metabolic syndrome.
1:21.0	In this condition, extra fat in the abdomen makes the
1:24.5	waste larger, elevated blood pressure, high cholesterol, and insulin resistance also
1:30.2	signal metabolic syndrome. This common problem is linked to a higher chance of
1:34.8	cardiovascular complications. That's why scientists are excited about their study of
1:40.1	more than a hundred individuals with metabolic syndrome. These people took either
1:45.0	freeze-dried blueberries or a purple placebo powder daily for six months.
1:50.8	The dose was 26 grams of blueberry powder or 13 grams of blueberry
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