Are you a woman with Hashimotos wondering how you can prevent heart disease or changes in your cholesterol as you go through perimenopause or menopause, or maybe you're a woman with Hashimotos wondering as you increase your protein intake, is this okay for my heart health? All these questions were gonna get answered by Dr. Michael Twyman today on Thyroid Strong Podcast. Dr. Michael Twyman MD is a heart attack prevention expert, a founder of Apollo Cardiology, and a board-certified cardiologist. He is a decorated veteran. He now integrates the best of both conventional and functional medicine to get to the root cause of his patient's cardiovascular issues. Having worked with world-class athletes and high-performing entrepreneurial influencers, his mission is to educate his patients on how to live better and longer by optimizing their mitochondrial function to become heart attack proof. In This Episode: 00:00 Intro 01:05 Menopause and cholesterol connection 02:06 What are hormones and why is cholesterol important? 03:30 What is a good way to manage your cholesterol? 04:28 Liver’s role in cholesterol 05:16 Labs for Preventative Heart Disease 06:38 Is there a time when medication statins are necessary? 8:23 How is someone picking up inflammation in the arterial wall? 8:36 CINT Test 10:35 How does someone detect a presence of harder soft plaque? 14:04 How to test for genetic predisposition for cardiovascular risk? 16:01 Bob Harper and LPa 17:33 What are the best heart-healthy, exercises? 20:33 Mitochondrial Health 27:24 Why blue light has the potential to worsen Hashimoto's? 28:50 Why wear blue blockers glasses? 30:48 Night shift workers and heart attacks prevention 33:57 How to use photobiomodulation to help with Hashimoto symptoms? 37:54 How to maintain cholesterol while being on an animal protein diet? 40:28 How is Hashimoto's and cholesterol linked and how to manage when you are already taking medications and are at high risk for heart disease ? 43:00 Heart palpitation post covid exposure and Hashimoto's Where you can find Dr Michael Twyman: IG:  @drtwyman  drtwyman.com Follow Dr Emily Kiberd and Thyroid Strong on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrEmilyKiberd/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrEmilyKiberd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emilykiberd/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dremilykiberd If you want more information on when the doors open for the next round of Thyroid Strong , join the waitlist: https://www.dremilykiberd.com/tswaitlist If you’re looking to lose weight with Hashimoto’s, grab my free download: https://www.dremilykiberd.com/weight/ If you’re looking to beat the Hashimoto’s fatigue, download my free resource here: https://www.dremilykiberd.com/fatigue/