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Heart Disease and Homocysteine by: Lee Cummings Are you aware that one of the most important indicators of heart disease is homocysteine? -1 A naturally occurring amino acid in your body, homocysteine can cause inflammation and damage to your blood vessels when levels become elevated because of a functional deficiency of B vitamins and Folic Acid. -2 Every week we read or hear about heart disease being one of the biggest health concerns facing America today. Most people have experienced this problem because they know a friend or family member with one of these health problems. In many cases, they may be facing one of these conditions themselves. Would it be fair to say you really want to take control of and improve your health? All it takes is a special blood test (just like a test for cholesterol levels), to measure the level of homocysteine in your blood. It is NOT a routine test so do yourself a favor and ask your Doctor for the test. Also this test may not be covered by your insurance '“ however, because it is so important to your health - get it anyway. So what is the normal range for homo- cysteine levels? Your level should be under '8
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