Metabolic Syndrome X, also known as Syndrome X, is common in the United States and is characterized by diabetes, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure. Many people who have one or two of the three parts of Metabolic Syndrome are unaware if they have the other parts until they get screened. Neither blood sugar nor cholesterol testing alone can provide enough information to understand your risk for Metabolic Syndrome X.
Furthermore, studies show that half of people who had heart attacks had normal cholesterol levels. Standard cholesterol testing only gives you a partial picture of your risk for metabolic syndrome. Thanks to new research, we understand that heart disease, or the blocking of arteries, is caused by lipoproteins. Lipoproteins are particles or containers in the blood that carry cholesterol. Think of heart disease as a traffic jam with particles as cars and cholesterol as passengers. It's the number of cars that cause the traffic jam, not the passengers. Just as cars cause the traffic jam, particles cause heart disease. Now, we have the whole picture. The NMR LipoProfile test in this LabSafe Metabolic Syndrome X Testing panel can provide a full picture. It is two tests in one that measures traditional cholesterol and the number of lipoprotein particles.
In addition to testing your blood Glucose and screening for your Hemoglobin A1c level, the LabSafe Metabolic Syndrome X Testing panel also checks your levels of important electrolytes such as potassium, sodium, and calcium to help better understand your risk for Metabolic Syndrome.
As Doctor Seth Baum, one of the nation's leading Cardiologists says:
"As an interventional Cardiologist turned preventive, my goal has evolved into one devoted to uncovering ways to help my patient’s live better, longer lives. From identification and management perspective, the one tool that has unquestionably had the most widespread and profound impact on my patients is the NMR LipoProfile. I have used the LipoProfile as my exclusive test to measure and treat lipid disorders for the past six years. Having performed thousands of these analyses I can safely say that their use frequently reveals the presence of hidden but manageable lipid-related risk, which when treated diminishes the occurrence of cardiovascular events. Anecdotally, in my own cardiology practice we cannot recall the last time one of our patients experienced a heart attack. I attribute much of this clinical success to the diligent use of precise LDL particle information, something which can be found only with NMR technology. The knowledge gained from such testing has value that eclipses the standard LDL cholesterol information. My hope is that in short order enough doctors will understand the immense clinical breakthrough inherent in the NMR LipoProfile so it will become the standard for everyone rather than a bonus for the opportune."
-Seth J. Baum, MD Best-Selling Author of "Age Strong, Live Strong" and "The Total Guide to a Healthy Heart"
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