Why do women have fewer heart attacks than men before menopause? I thought I knew the answer but I was wrong.
The surprising reason explained in this short video.
The posts over the next few days will be shorter due to the long holiday weekend in the US for Memorial Day. I hope you take time to spend with loved ones, honor the military men and women who sacrificed their lives, and enjoy time outdoors and away from your screen.
Heart Attacks and Detoxification. The Two Are Connected.
In this short video with Dr. Kaufman, he explains the reason that men may experience more heart attacks than women in their younger years. Once women get beyond menopause, the risk of heart attacks is equal amongst the two sexes.
Kaufman states the greater risk in men may be unrelated to:
Men do not seek medical care as often as women
Women have more protective estrogen before menopause (this is what I thought the main reason was).
Poor diet, smoking, or stress may be seen with greater rates in men.
The Reason for the heart attack differences in men and women, Dr. Kaufman explains, based on research:
Dr. Kaufman explains that the increased risk of heart attacks in men may be related to not only the ubiquitous toxins in our environment but also that they have fewer ways to detox these chemicals.
Women may have a lower toxic load than men because of menstruation. He also said that women can detoxify these chemicals via breast milk. However, that poses other issues since the toxins can be passed on to the baby.
Thus, why women must work on their health BEFORE they get pregnant.
Additionally, women who breastfeed have a lower CVD risk, and the longer they breastfeed, the greater the CVD risk is reduced.
Interesting!
So, another risk factor for CVD/heart attacks may be related to our environment and our toxic burden.
We can avoid some toxins, such as those in our cookware and household chemicals, by using an air purifier, consuming foods that help us detoxify, such as broccoli sprouts, and taking activated charcoal on an empty stomach for daily toxin removal (only from the GI tract).
But no matter how hard you try, you will be exposed to toxins. We have to do our best but not get obsessive about it.
Women have additional ways to remove toxins. I wonder if this is a built-in protective mechanism to help support a healthy baby.
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Very important message. People need to be proactive these days and stop immersing themselves in unnecessary toxins, but I'm afraid it's an obsession for most people. The most egregious violator is the fragrances that are ubiquitous in virtually everything. Clothing, laundry, dryer sheets, personal care products, air "fresheners" . . . people are even fragrancing the outsides of their cars! It's madness. The sad thing is that even if people want to stop the use of these chemicals, they still won't be free of them because they'll be offgassing from their clothes, homes, inside their cars, etc for years. And I don't think that essential oils are much better.
Blue collar men are exposed to many more toxins in the workplace than are found in the home, but that doesn't explain the difference before and after menopause.