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EP200: Heart to Heart with Dr. Jayne Morgan: The EKG Every Woman Needs
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And the F WORD is Fearlessly Facing Our Futures and our future health. Dr. Jayne Morgan, a cardiologist, joins host, Amy Schmidt to explore the link between hormones and heart health in women at midlife and beyond. They discuss heart disease, the leading cause of death among women, and emphasize the need for greater awareness. Dr. Morgan shares her journey into menopause and women's health, discussing the most important thing that women can do today to advocate for their health. They also address three things that women can incorporate into their lives to put heart health as a priority as we age.
Takeaways
- Dr. Jayne Morgan transitioned from cardiology to menopause education during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Heart disease is the number one killer of women, and the risk increases during perimenopause and menopause.
- The symptoms of heart disease in women can be different from those in men, and it is important to recognize and address them.
- Cholesterol, statins, and testosterone play a role in heart health, and further research is needed to understand their impact on women.
- If there is one thing we can do today is to ask our physicians for a baseline EKG.
Introduction to Heart Health for Women
Meet Dr. Janye Morgan, Cardiologist
Pregnancy Complications and Heart Risk
Perimenopause, Menopause and Heart Disease
Why Women's Heart Symptoms Are "Atypical"
Blood Pressure Management in Midlife
Exercise and Heart Health f
Ready to FEARLESSLY FACE all the F WORDS – be inspired and encouraged?
Get a copy of Amy’s Best selling book: CANNONBALL! FEARLESSLY Facing Midlife and Beyond here
Fearlessly Facing Fifty and Beyond has over 200 episodes with inspiration and stories to age fearlessly and connect confidently to others thriving at midlife and beyond.
Make sure to share with friends and family and would love if you could leave a review. There are so many shows out there floating around and if you are finding value in the Fearlessly Facing Fifty podcast share it with the world – a review means so much.
And don’t forget to follow along on all the socials:
http://instagram.com/theamy.schmidt
https://www.instagram.com/fearlesslyfacingfifty_fwords/
208 episodes
Manage episode 470328936 series 3306091
And the F WORD is Fearlessly Facing Our Futures and our future health. Dr. Jayne Morgan, a cardiologist, joins host, Amy Schmidt to explore the link between hormones and heart health in women at midlife and beyond. They discuss heart disease, the leading cause of death among women, and emphasize the need for greater awareness. Dr. Morgan shares her journey into menopause and women's health, discussing the most important thing that women can do today to advocate for their health. They also address three things that women can incorporate into their lives to put heart health as a priority as we age.
Takeaways
- Dr. Jayne Morgan transitioned from cardiology to menopause education during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Heart disease is the number one killer of women, and the risk increases during perimenopause and menopause.
- The symptoms of heart disease in women can be different from those in men, and it is important to recognize and address them.
- Cholesterol, statins, and testosterone play a role in heart health, and further research is needed to understand their impact on women.
- If there is one thing we can do today is to ask our physicians for a baseline EKG.
Introduction to Heart Health for Women
Meet Dr. Janye Morgan, Cardiologist
Pregnancy Complications and Heart Risk
Perimenopause, Menopause and Heart Disease
Why Women's Heart Symptoms Are "Atypical"
Blood Pressure Management in Midlife
Exercise and Heart Health f
Ready to FEARLESSLY FACE all the F WORDS – be inspired and encouraged?
Get a copy of Amy’s Best selling book: CANNONBALL! FEARLESSLY Facing Midlife and Beyond here
Fearlessly Facing Fifty and Beyond has over 200 episodes with inspiration and stories to age fearlessly and connect confidently to others thriving at midlife and beyond.
Make sure to share with friends and family and would love if you could leave a review. There are so many shows out there floating around and if you are finding value in the Fearlessly Facing Fifty podcast share it with the world – a review means so much.
And don’t forget to follow along on all the socials:
http://instagram.com/theamy.schmidt
https://www.instagram.com/fearlesslyfacingfifty_fwords/
208 episodes
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