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Friday, February 16, 2018

Lipoprotein(a): An Important Risk Factor for Heart Disease

  Most people assume that standard cholesterol testing offers an adequate assessment of heart disease risk. If you, like many, have never heard of a lipoprotein profile test , you may be surprised to learn that this test assesses an important risk factor called Lipoprotein(a) or Lp(a) (“lipoprotein little a”). Influenced by genetics and strongly linked to heart disease and blood clotting problems, this risk factor unfortunately is NOT part of routine cholesterol tests or... Read More
Posted by Elissa Rodriguez at Friday, February 16, 2018
cardiovascular disease

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

CoQ10

Why you should know about CoQ10 if you are taking a statin. Most Americans have heard of statins, a group of drugs commonly prescribed to lower cholesterol levels.  But many people are not familiar with coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), the micronutrient that is known to be depleted by most people who take statins. In fact, the original patent for statins (AKA “HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors”) acknowledged this as early as 1990; however, this is still not widely known today. CoQ10... Read More
Posted by Elissa Rodriguez at Wednesday, October 5, 2016
cardiovascular disease

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