You can see by now that a simple assessment of cholesterol alone (total, LDL, HDL) is not sufficient for determining your risk of a cardiovascular event. If you managed to lower your cholesterol levels using heavy hitters like Lipitor, great job... but don't get a false sense of security. Remember that many people with heart disease have normal cholesterol levels. Here's a summary of the other contributors to heart health.
1. Inflammation
2. CoQ10 levels
3. Gut dysfunction
4. Vitamin D levels
5. Hormone imbalances
6. Homocysteine levels
7. Essential fatty acids levels
8. Magnesium levels
Each of these variables needs to be targeted to ensure appropriate protection for your heart. This is by no means a comprehensive list. But it should provide a starting point for understanding some of the major players involved in heart disease. Thankfully, the same lifestyle measures of good food, stress reduction and exercise will lower cholesterol while also targeting these 8 variables we talked about.
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