1. Do You Have Hidden Heart
Disease? A Simple Blood
Marker That Your Doctor is
Probably Not Ordering
Dr. Alexander Rinehart, DC, MS, CCN, CNS
http://www.DrAlexRinehart.com

2. Routine Panels
 Most doctors keep annual bloodwork to minimum
(CBC, Lipid Panel, Urinalysis)
 These tell us very little about oxidative stress,
inflammation, & heart disease risk
 Routine treatments like statins may not actually
work at preventing heart disease

3. C-Reactive Protein (hs-CRP)
 hsCRP is being included in routine blood analysis more
and more frequently
 An inflammatory marker that is produced by the liver
 One of the best and most predictive inflammatory
markers since it takes into account the status of a
number of other inflammatory markers
 Both marker and risk factor for heart disease when levels
rise over 2.0 mg/L
 Acts to increase oxidative stress & autoimmune
dysfunction, both of which can harm vascular cell walls

4. Causes of High hsCRP
 Ordinary infection (sore throat, strep, pneumonia, chronic bronchitis, colitis, sinusitis)
 Periodontal infection
 Increased levels of heavy metals
 Certain medications
 Alcohol use
 Depression
 High intake of refined carbs, sugars, and sweets
 Lack of sleep
 Obesity
 Smoking
 High intake of saturated & trans fat
 H.pylori infection
 Rheumatoid arthritis
 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
 Lupus

5. Other Signs of Vascular Inflammation
 High iron and ferritin levels
 High uric acid levels
 High IL-6, IL-1, IL-18
 High TNF-alpha
 High platelets

6. Nutraceutical Support/Active
Botanicals
 Omega 3 Fatty Acids
 Vitamin D3
 Glutathione
 Coenzyme Q10
 Flavonoids
 Lutein
 Lycopene
 Mediterranean Style Diet

7. Conclusion
Next time your doctor wants to order blood
work, request that he/she add hs-CRP to
the list of markers. hsCRP is a “quiet”
marker so levels can be high without you
even knowing.

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