What Is The Role Of The Heart?

Cardiovascular health or heart health is

the size of your clenched fist

located between the lungs middle of the chest and slightly towards the left

Conditions Associated With Poor Cardiovascular Health?

• High blood pressure
• Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
• Atherosclerosis

Symptoms Of Poor Cardiovascular Health

Root Causes Of Poor Cardiovascular Health

Labs To Assess

A Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP) will help assess -.

Labs to look at to assess overall cardiovascular health:

• Apolipoprotein B (apoB) 
• Lipoprotein(a) or Lp(a)
• Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)
• Fasting glucose
• Insulin
• Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)
• Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT):
• Triglycerides
• LDL
• VLDL
• HDL
• Homocysteine

My storefront is linked here to order functional labs, which is signed off by a nationally-licensed physician, to assess for gut imbalances, hormonal imbalances, or vitamin/mineral deficiencies. If you need help creating a personalized functional nutrition care plan based on the interpretation of any of the above functional labs, you can work with us here.

Functional lab testing would be a good idea if you really wanted to hone in on the specifics of gut microbiome imbalances, hormonal imbalances, vitamin/mineral deficiencies.

Conventional Lab Ranges vs Optimal Lab Ranges To Assess

Standard lab ranges represent the average population and does not necessarily refer to the optimal level to remain at the highest level of health. Optimal ranges are obtained from clinical studies and limited research so it may vary here and there.

Apolipoprotein B (apoB):

• conventional lab range: 52-109 mg/dL
• optimal lab range: 52-109 mg/dL

Lipoprotein(a) or Lp(a):

• conventional lab range:
• optimal lab range:

Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c):

• conventional lab range: 4.8-5.6%
• optimal lab range: 4.50-5.50%

Fasting glucose:

• conventional lab range:
• optimal lab range:

Insulin: (fasting)

• conventional lab range: 2.0-19.0 uIU/mL
• optimal lab range: 3-8 uIU/mL

Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST):

• conventional lab range: 8.0-40.0 U/L
• optimal lab range: 10.0-30.0 U/L

Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT):

• conventional lab range: 6.0-32.0 U/L
• optimal lab range: 10.0-26.0 U/L

Triglycerides:

• conventional lab range: 30.0-150.0 mg/dL
• optimal lab range: 50.0-80.0 mg/dL

LDL:

• conventional lab range: 50.0-130.0 mg/dL
• optimal lab range: 0.0-120.0 mg/dL

VLDL:

• conventional lab range:
• optimal lab range:

HDL:

• conventional lab range: 46.0-100.0 mg/dL
• optimal lab range: 55.0-70.0 mg/dL

Homocysteine:

• conventional lab range: 5-15 µmol/L
• optimal lab range: 5-8 µmol/L

Recommended Supplements

Targeted Supplements to help support overall cardiovascular health:

• Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10)

Make sure to order from a high quality and third party tested brand instead of purchasing from Amazon where practically anyone can sell anything without any rigorous testing. To make it easier for you, you may order from my supplement dispensary below through Fullscript’s catalog where each brand and product meets strict top quality standards. You can learn more about third party testing here.

My supplement dispensary is linked here (with a 30% off discount!) and you do not need to be a client to place an order.

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