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The Book				Heart Palpitations & Menopause By Joseph Collins, RN, ND
Menopause Type^® Questionnaire				Protocols Based On Menopause Primary Concern
				Addressing the Special Needs of Heart Palpitations in Perimenopause, Menopause & Postmenopause First and foremost, it must be said that heart disease must be taken seriously and each women should have any questions about her heart answered by her a qualified healthcare professional. That being said, it’s important to realize that heart palpitations are one of the symptoms associates with vasomotor instability in menopause. Other symptoms associates with vasomotor instability in menopause include hot flashes, night sweats, cold extremities, mood changes, etc. These symptoms all occur when shifts in hormone levels affect the circulation in such a way that it no longer has the smooth and gentle tone that is required for optimal circulation. Decreased estrogen and /or progesterone may be associated with palpitations. When testosterone levels are low there may be increased angina, which of course requires medical attention. Heart palpitations can be caused by anxiety and stress, as well as hypoglycemia. Since hypoglycemia and other forms of blood sugar imbalance increasingly occur in perimenopause, menopause & postmenopause women, blood sugar disorders should be considered when evaluating night sweats in women. As always, healthy lifestyle and dietary habits are of great importance in both heart health and hormone health. Please review the Integrative Management of Endocrine Dysfunction document. The following formulations may be used as indicated:
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Decreased Estrogen Function:
When the function of estrogen is diminished, vasomotor symptoms such as heart palpitations occur in a number of women – which may be relieved by supporting normal estrogen function. When there are other signs of vasomotor instability, choose:
Estro-Mend^™ - When there is suboptimal estrogen function, the mechanism of action appears to be due to vasomotor instability. This formulation can restore normal function of estrogens sensitive tissues, and decrease vasomotor symptoms, which can affectively decrease palpitations. More Information on Estro-Mend^™
Decreased Progesterone Function:
The association of decreased progesterone function with heart palpitations may be due to the decreased digitalis-like activity and anesthetic activity of endogenous progesterone and its metabolites – which reveals the need to maintain optimal progesterone function. When there are other signs of decreased progesterone function, such as hyper-reactivity, choose:
		Progesto-Mend^™ - Suboptimal progesterone function associated with increased palpitation is most likely due relative lack of the digitalis like affect normally seen in endogenous progesterone and its metabolites. In addition to supporting normal progesterone function, this formulation has other calming properties that may also prove beneficial – by way of decreasing hyper-reactivity to stressors. More Information on Progesto-Mend^™
Blood Sugar Disorders
When heart palpitations are accompanied by other symptoms such as night sweats, anxiety, or any symptom that worsens after a meal, consider that there is an unhealthy shift of blood sugar levels. Though blood sugar disorders (dysglycemias) can range from low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) to high blood sugar (hyperglycemia & diabetes), all forms of blood sugar disorder should be treated seriously. The drop in blood sugar after eating is often a predecessor to insulin resistance, which eventually results to diabetes.
Glucobrium, should be used if palpitations occurs after eating, especially if there are blood sugar disorders in family More information on Glucobrium
Also Review:
			Protocols based on Menopause Primary Concern
			Integrative Management of Endocrine Dysfunction
	♦These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
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