Lower your blood pressure in menopause in a way you never expected.
I bought his book just last week. Journalist James Nestorâs new book, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, has hit the New York Times best-seller list. Since reading it, Iâm reminded that possibly for decades, my breathing hasnât been the greatest ⊠so, what about you? Is your breathing something you even consider […]
Can you beat high blood pressure with celery, red yeast rice (and other vegetables)?
It was her comment in her book that piqued my interest. “For women with mildly raised cholesterol and a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, red yeast rice preparation may offer a solution” mentioned world renowned cardiologist, Dr Angela Maas. “Red yeast rice contains monocolin K, which is identical to the statin, lovastatin … however, many […]
Discover the goodness of grains for your heart health in menopause.
The Goodness of Grains for your Heart Health in Menopause and as you Age. I never knew that oestrogen played an important role in the health of my heart and muscles when I went into menopause. Did you? But from our early-50’s onwards, as menopause progresses, our cardiac muscle changes in structure and function as […]
Why this popular tropical oil requires caution if you have high cholesterol in menopause.
“Growing up in Fiji, we never cooked with coconut oil” mentioned Losena in an email to me. After reading new evidence noting how we need to be cautious about all the marketing hype with coconut oil, I wanted to hear from her. Afterall, the marketing is based on the experience of Pacific Islanders using coconut […]
Discover the power of Garlic & Kyolic Garlic for your ageing blood vessels as you move through menopause.
I wish my late mother had added more garlic to her meals. Maybe then she would not have needed all the heart pills that were prescribed for her as she got older. On reflection the decline happened in her late 50’s and 60’s – yes, her post-menopause years. My greatest regret is that I hadn’t, […]
New Guidelines for your AGEING HEART in Menopause: Is it Meat or Beans for Dinner?
With lack of time our constant enemy as we juggle demands from work, family, ageing parents and everything else we have going on in our lives, if you are like me, then ‘what’s for dinner?’ gets relegated to grabbing some meat from the freezer, throwing on some vegies and potatoes and feeding the family similar meals most […]
New Research: The life-long impact of coffee and tea consumption on cardiac health in mid-life.
When did you have your first cup? Do you remember? I do. It was in the early 1980’s. Someone had purchased a flash new coffee filter machine for the ICU staff room. Thinking back, maybe it was our wonderful new American Charge Nurse. She got most of us young nurses up to speed with ‘things […]
