Thank you @drcaryssonnenberg for this speedy montage! Posted @withrepost • @drcaryssonnenberg HRT started under the age of 60 or within 10 years of menopause can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. It reduces cholesterol amongst other health benefits. There are lifestyle measures that also reduce the risk and these are important for us all. I had a fabulous question in a menopause consultation yesterday. What is Cardiovascular Disease? What a great question, and there is little point advising people of risk, if they don’t fully understand what the words mean. What is a TIA? What is peripheral arterial disease? What happens in Angina? What is a Myocardial Infarction? We need to be absolute clear in language that everyone can fully understand when we discuss risk and benefit. Only with understanding can we fully counsel and bring about change to reduce our risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Metabolic Syndrome, Type 2 Diabetes etc... What is Diabetes? Do you know how it would affect your life were you to suffer from this? I feel so passionately about health prevention to reduce risk of these. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cardiovascular-disease/ I will put this link in my stories so you can look further at what these things mean and will do further posts. BP check, when was your last one? #perimenopausehealth #menopause #cardiovasculardisease #cholesterol #hrt #stroke #heartattack #tia #menopauseexercise #makemenopausematter #menopausehealth #weightloss #stopsmoking #bloodpressure #women #womenshealth #40andfit #40 #50andfitforlife