How is Hormone Imbalance Associated with Heart Disease?

Hormones are powerful chemical messengers that play a role in virtually all major bodily systems and functions including your cardiovascular system.

A 3 minute cardiovascular assessment will provide valuable information to determine your risk for cardiovascular related disease.

Insulin Resistance
Cells don’t “open” normally and, in response, the pancreas creates too much insulin.

When too much glucose remains in the bloodstream, you can develop type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular problems, including unhealthy cholesterol levels, high blood pressure and heart disease.

Sex Hormones

In women the connections between these hormones and heart health is the protective role that estrogen plays within the cardiovascular system, working to keep blood vessels flexible to support efficient blood circulation.

In men low testosterone levels have been shown to increase risk of coronary artery disease and have been associated with increased risk of developing other major cardiovascular risk factors including diabetes, metabolic syndrome, obesity and hypertension.

Stress Hormones

Chronic stress can lead to chronically high levels of stress hormones including cortisol and adrenalin within the body. If you have elevated levels of these hormones over a prolonged period of time it can disrupt the function of vital organs and processes. This has been linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.

Cardiometabolic Risk Factors

High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) is a main cause of heart and blood vessel (cardiovascular) disease.

Unhealthy Cholesterol

Occurs when low density lipoprotein (LDL) or bad cholesterol is too high and/or high density lipoprotein (HDL) or good cholesterol is too low. Either or both of these changes may lead to plaque accumulation on the inner walls of the arteries.

High Triglycerides

In combination with unhealthy cholesterol may add to plaque formation on the walls of arteries.

Metabolic Syndrome

Is a cluster of risk factors (high blood pressure, high blood triglycerides, low HDL, increased abdominal fat) that increase the chances of developing heart disease, stroke and diabetes.

Thyroid Hormones

Imbalances in thyroid hormones T3 and T4 can increase your risk of heart disease. Your thyroid gland makes and releases these hormones into the bloodstream to aid in regulating your metabolism.

A condition called hypothyroidism can occur when you have low levels of these hormones within the bloodstream. This can lead to elevated cholesterol levels with an increased risk of arteriosclerosis and hypertension.

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