Monday, January 9, 2023

Do the Prescriptions You Take Deplete Your Nutritional Status ? Medical Tests; Functional/Integrative Doctors; IV Therapy

  


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Thursday, October 6, 2022

Cholesterol Myth - Facts vs Myths - Blood tests for Lp(a), ApoB, CAC, CIMT, NMR, CRP, Homocysteine

Good Articles (URLs & Subtopics)
        Why Measure Cholesterol Particle Size?
                5 More Rules for Cholesterol Management
                    1. Total cholesterol is irrelevant unless it exceeds 400 mg/dL.
                    2. Cholesterol can be too low.
                    3. Cholesterol is only dangerous when it’s oxidized.
                    4. Small-pattern LDL particles are more inflammatory than large ones.
                    5. Lp(a) is the most dangerous cholesterol particle of the bunch.

        BLOOD CHOLESTEROL TESTING - DON'T LET THE ROUTINE STANDARD LIPID PANEL FOOL YOU!
        The traditional cholesterol test - standard lipid panel
        The Advanced Lipid Panel - next generation cholesterol testing
                LDL Size & LDL Particle Number
                HDL Size & HDL Particle Number
                apoB, apoA, Lp(a)
        What to look for in your Advanced Lipid Test results?
        Advanced Lipid Panel Labs
                LabCorp - NMR - Sample Report
                Boston Heart Lab - Sample Report
                Quest Lab - CardioIQ - Sample Report
        Who should get the advanced lipid panel test?

        Protect Yourself with These Heart Health Tests
                Lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a)
                Glycohemoglobin (HbA1c)
                C-reactive protein
                Homocysteine 
                Fibrinogen
                Ferritin 

            LDL Cholesterol, Particle Number and Particle Size Made Easy

        Clearing Up Cholesterol Confusion
                Cracks in the Cholesterol Story
                A New Way of Thinking about Cholesterol
                It’s Not How Much, It’s What Kind
                Different Profiles, Different Risks
                What to Do If Your Doctor Prescribes a Statin…

                What you Need to Know About your Atherogenic Particle Number (LDL-P or ApoB)
                What you should remember:
                Your Potential Next Steps

                Benefits of Statins
                The Downsides of Statins
                Nutritional Deficiencies
                Who Should Take Statins
                Who Should Not Take Statins
                Alternatives to Statins

Tests:
                Lp(a) - Lipoprotein(a)
                ApoB - apolipoprotein B
                CAC - Coronary Artery Calcium
                CIMT - (Carotid Intima-Media Thickness CT scan)
                NMR - Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
                CRP - C-Reactive Protein Test - Determine potential for narrowing the arteries
                Homocysteine - Elevated levels of Homocysteine leads to arterial hardening