Your heart is responsible for circulating oxygen and nutrient-rich blood throughout your body.
That means it impacts every cell, organ and system.
Because of that, it is the leading cause of health complications and even death.
That's why it's important to keep an eye on your heart & cardiovascular system health.
While there are many factors that influence your heart health you only need to look at a few key health markers to know how you're doing.
Those are:
Cholesterol & lipids
C-Reactive Protein (CRP)
Both track the overall health of your heart and cardiovascular system in different but complementary ways.
Cholesterol is responsible for tissue repair.
However when Cholesterol levels are too high it signals that there's an issue.
Most Cholesterol tests will pay special attention to HDL and LDL levels.
They stand for High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) and Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL).
Another way to think of them is:
And the other biomarker is C-Reactive Protein (CRP).
CRP is synthesized by the liver and is usually acute. Meaning it rises and falls right away.
But sometimes a low level of CRP can stick around. And that's a good indicator of chronic inflammation.
A high level of CRP is a good early warning sign of a health condition.
It is also just as good at predicting heart issues as a high LDL measurement.
That's why you will find both on our in-depth Heart Health blood tests.
If you're interested in heart health then we recommend one of the tests below.
NOTE: We suggest anyone who is using hormone therapy should routinely see their provider to monitor blood work. We encourage blood testing on a regular basis to monitor and detect early changes. We have identified that monitoring your red blood cells, liver and kidney function, and prostate values for men along with hormone values, to be helpful for early detection of change for someone who is supplementing with hormone therapy.