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Heart Attack Has An Inflammatory Cause... what test should you get for an early warning and to be proactive?
Narrowed arteries and heart attack are words typically associated. But as a practitioner of functional nutrition, I'm always asking - yes, but what is the root cause?
Narrowed arteries are caused by inflammation. Any inflammation in any part of the body is caused by protective mechanisms that have been driven out of balance by nutrient imbalance and a body overburdened by toxic materials.
Last week we talked about Homocysteine - a natural metabolite that becomes elevated when there is a nutrient deficiency, thereby making elevated homocysteine a cardiovascular risk indicator.
This week's subject for early warning cardiovascular risk protection is: C-Reactive Protein-High Sensitivity - this marker identifies inflammation in the body, and new studies have shown that elevated C-Reactive Protein-High Sensitivity is a greater risk than high cholesterol in predicting cardiovascular events. Checking CRP-HS levels is a great way to prevent a disease state before it becomes a full-blown pathology.
What causes CRP to elevate?
- Obesity
- Insulin Resistance (early warning for diabetes)
- Periodontal Disease
- Smoking
- High Blood Pressure
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Synthetic Female Hormones, i.e, BC Pills, hormone replacement therapy.
Nutritional Direction now has the opportunity to provide our patients with blood chemistry panels through Quest Labs at a fraction of the laboratory list price.
If your physician won't do the test and/or it's not covered by your insurance because you don't have symptoms of a disease process, then contact Nutritional Direction at 817-283-4424.
The Laboratory list price for CRP-HS is $51.15. Your cost from Nutritional Direction is $30.00! You will not find a better price on blood work that will help you be proactive about your health.
Let us help you stop disease in its tracks.
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