Risk Factors for Heart Health
Physical Factors to Look for
Shortness of breath- diabetes – mild chest pains – lightheadedness – sweating – tingling and pain in arms – smoking – sedentary lifestyle – stress – obesity – family history – age – men get 10 years before women – high blood pressure – high cholesterol
Medical Risk Factors
- Cholesterol HDL vs LDL – careful when combined levels are above 150, use niacin, amalaki, EFA’s , pomegranate juice
- Excess glucose < 110 mg/dl fasting glucose levels – use chromium, cinnamon, MG, DHEA, ubiquinol
- Excess homocysteine – < 7-8-mcmol/lt – use B’s + HCL
- C-reactive protein – < .55 mg/lt for men, and <1.5 mg/lt for women – use Vit C, EFA’s, Vit D3, ubiquinol
- Insufficient Vit D
- Insufficient Vit K
- Elevated triglycerides – < 116 mg/dl – use EFA’s, niacin, green tea, cleanse liver/GB
- Low EFA blood levels
- Low testosterone in men along with excess estrogen
- Excess insulin – eat more fiber, chromium, cinnamon, magnesium, DHEA
- Nitric oxide deficiency – use arganine, resveratrol, pomegranate
- Excess fibrinogen which create blood clots – use EFA’s, Vit C, natto, bromelain, pycnogenols
- High BP – use pomegranate, dark chocolate, Vit C, Vit D3, garlic, MG, CoQ, EFA’s, minerals
- Oxidized LDL – Ubiquinol, green tea, DHLA, red wine, pomegranate, acai, blueberries