The Tea on Lipid Testing: What Your Standard Cholesterol Test May Not Be Telling You

Welcome to Season 3 of the Essence of Health Tea Time podcast!

It’s Heart Health Awareness Month! While you may be aware that Cardiovascular Disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, did you know that Cardiovascular Disease takes the life of one woman every 80 seconds?

It's important to be proactive about your health, particularly for women who are disproportionately affected by heart disease and knowing your risks with lipid testing is a good place to start. We’ll tackle this “heavy hearted” subject in today’s episode by looking at our “internal highways” and the “trucks” and “sweepers” that help us to keep cardiovascular balance.

On today’s episode of the Essence of Health Tea Time Podcast, Dr. Shayla Toombs-Withers will be spilling “𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐚 𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧� ...