{"id":5145,"date":"2022-11-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.balance-menopause.com\/?p=5145"},"modified":"2022-11-24T16:14:53","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T16:14:53","slug":"how-hrt-can-help-us-lead-longer-healthier-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.balance-menopause.com\/news\/how-hrt-can-help-us-lead-longer-healthier-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"How HRT can help us lead longer, healthier lives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dr Louise Newson talks menopause at prestigious Longevity Forum summit<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Menopause Specialist and balance founder Dr Louise Newson has been sharing insights in how HRT can help us lead longer, healthier lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a talk at the Longevity Forum<\/a> Science Summit 2022 on 16 November in London, Dr Newson spoke about the role of estrogen throughout our bodies, and the long-term health risks associated with low hormones during and after the menopause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inflammaging and hormones<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Low estrogen results in the immune cells to work less efficiently which results in low-grade inflammation occurring. This is actually detrimental for the body and is known as \u201cinflammageing\u201d \u2013 literally meaning ageing that occurs as a result of inflammation.  This process increases risk of inflammatory diseases occurring \u2013 including cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, Alzheimer\u2019s disease, clinical depression and even some types of cancer. Parkinson\u2019s disease has also been shown to increase in women who have an early menopause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RELATED: Read more about HRT here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

HRT and future health<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dr Newson also spoke about the benefits of HRT, not only in relieving menopause symptoms, but in reducing risk of these inflammatory conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She also appeared as a guest on the Longevity Forum podcast this month<\/a>, where she spoke about Newson Health\u2019s research work, research ambitions for the future, and why is she determined to close the knowledge gap that exists in looking at not only how HRT improves symptoms, but how it can improve future health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newson Health\u2019s research aims for the future<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Part of our ambitious aims are about looking more closely at disease prevention,\u2019 Dr Newson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018About 30% of a woman\u2019s life is lived post-menopause with low hormone levels. So we need to look more seriously at how replacing hormones can be a really important way of improving future health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018I want to look more deeply at measurable outcomes \u2013 if women take the right dose and type of HRT for them, how it can result in them exercising more, having lower blood pressure, lower cholesterol or improving their bone density.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018If we can show that something as cheap as HRT can transform future health of women\u2026it will have huge ramifications for women globally.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Longevity Forum is a not-for-profit initiative committed to achieving longer, healthier and more fulfilled lives for as many people as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Listen to balance founder Dr Louise Newson on the Longevity Forum podcast<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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References<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baylis, D. et al. (2013), \u2018Understanding how we age: insights into inflammaging\u2019, Longevity and Healthspan<\/em>\u2019, 2 (1), doi.org\/10.1186\/2046-2395-2-8<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monteiro R., Teixeira D., Calhau C. (2014), \u2018Estrogen signaling in metabolic inflammation\u2019, Mediators of inflammation<\/em>, doi:10.1155\/2014\/615917<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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