CRP And Your Heart

Monitoring your CRP level is vitally important because it is one of the best indicators of heart disease. C-Reactive Protein has proven to be one of the best indicators of looming Heart disease.

Oranges�63Peaches�60High protein foods (e.g. fish, meat and eggs)L-arginine - A naturally occurring amino acid found in food proteins that the body uses to make Nitric Oxide.A better alternative is to make healthy lifestyle changes (suggested in the Optimal Health Program� http://www.wysong.net/optimal_health_page1.shtml) combined with natural nutritional supplementation, which has been proven to provide benefit to many.Dairy products; whole milk�39 (there are other concerns mentioned previously)Vitamin CBarley�36Because your body produces C-Reactive Protein as part of your body�s defense � like when you are injured, it signals your immune system for help. Your immune system sends out white blood cells and inflammatory molecules (including C-Reactive Protein) to the injured area.So for an example, eating high glycemic foods like baked potato, rice cakes, corn flakes or cooked oatmeal which are low in fat, is more fattening than eating a juicy beef steak or a bowl of ice cream!Two others you may not have heard as much about:A man�s sense of strength, perception of attractiveness to women, feelings of being loved and depended upon, financial success, respect, and feeling accepted are all intricately tied to sexuality. Male sexual self-worth goes hand-in-hand with physical and mental health.Cold cereals (most). E.g. Life�94; Grapenuts�96; Cheerios�106; Total�109Most juices and all drink mixes and soft drinks (97)Stevia�though not �approved� by the FDA as a sweetener, it is often used as suchThis defensive system causes inflammation which is damaging to blood vessels and leads to heart disease. Because this is an continuous process, not like an ankle injury which heals and then inflammation goes away.Most vegetables including sweet potatoes and yamsFat-free bottled �lite� dressings (due to added corn syrup and maltodextrins).Naturally you can easily understand that C-Reactive Protein is a better indicator of heart disease than cholesterol. A huge study on CRP backs this up.One of the most common and harmful misunderstandings is the misinformation (lie) that we are fat because we eat too much fat. Though eating excess fat can contribute, the primary culprit for excess body fat and many degenerative diseases such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes is NOT eating foods high in fat, but eating too much carbohydrates and sugar, and especially in combination with fat, such as French Fries and corn or potato chips. People on a high carbohydrate and low fat diet tend to be more unhealthy, carry more excess body fat and don�t live as long.On the other hand, when male hormone levels start to ebb in later years, health decline parallels this downturn. Men experience loss of muscle mass, lowered energy levels, decreased immunity, increased susceptibility to a variety of degenerative diseases, decreased libido and fertility, and various degrees of impotence. Sensing this decline, men can feel hopeless, worthless and at the end of life. Such feelings further fuel the downward health spiral often resulting in an early death.If you use this article, please send a brief message to let me know where it appeared: mailto:leeman@lc-nutrition.com

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Author: Lee Cummings