This Critical Midlife Window May Double Women’s Risk Of Poor Heart Health
Mind Body Green | 19.05.2026 16:00
For a long time, heart disease conversations around women tended to focus on what happens after menopause. The assumption was that once estrogen drops, cardiovascular risk rises with it. And while this is true, many women know the shift starts earlier than that. Somewhere during those years when periods start becoming irregular, sleep feels less restorative, and your body suddenly responds differently to foods, stress, and exercise, your metabolic health often starts shifting too.
