Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: Empowering Midlife Wellness with Dr. Susan
Episode: Life Saving Tests for Heart Disease | Empowering Midlife Wellness
Description: When talking about women's health, we cannot ignore that the most common killer of both men and women is heart disease, and we are 10 times more likely to die from heart disease than breast cancer -- yet traditional medicine places very little emphasis on preventative tests especially for women. Today I'm going to share some simple and relatively inexpensive tests that every person should ask their doctor to do in order to establish her risk of heart disease, and to allow early detection of problems before symptoms would lead you to the doctor. The basic lipid panel that most doctors...