This month's article will be
dealing with cardiovascular questions. A quick review will
be helpful. Normally when an individual gets a lipid panel,
it includes total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, and VLDL. Consequently,
there is a final ratio that is calculated from the above.
Ideal goals are keeping your LDL at 100 or less and keeping
your total cholesterol at 200 or less. A high HDL is definitely
beneficial.
Q. - Can you discuss Nanabacteria?
A. - Nanobacteria sanguineum was reported in the Journal
of Pathophysiology. Nanobacterium is described as teh smallest
self-replicating organism ever detected. It is one of the
smallest documented bacterias. It as discovered in 1988.
The hypothesis is that Nanobacterium clings to calcified
cardiovascular tissue, thus causing a more aggressive inflammatory
process. One of the markers we use for this is C-reactive
protein (CRP), which helps us measure vascular inflammation.
Q. - How is Nanobacteria treated?
A. - Nanobacterium is treated first by identification. Three
methods exist for testing. One method is to utilize a CRP
- high sensitivity. This will give you your inflammatory
marker. The other is to use a calcium score marker for plaque.
This is available at numerous facilities in Tucson. There
are some independent and national laboratories that do specifically
check for Nanobacteria.
Q. - If I do have Nanobacterium,
is there any way to treat it?
A. - Studies have shown that some of the nutraceutical/botanicals
such as Vitamin C, B6, Selenium, EDTA, and amino acid therapies
can be helpful. Also for our patients, we utilize a low
dose of anti-biotic therapies. some patients also respond
well to IV Chelation therapeutics in conjunction with the
above mentioned.
Q. - I have run chronically
high levels of LDL with a high Cholesterol level. This has
been a problem since my mid-thirties. I am also approximately
20-30 lbs. overweight and run a blood sugar level of 110.
Any suggestions?
A. - Depending on what your values are for your total cholesterol
and total LDL, you may want to consider utilizing a nutraceutical/botanical
protocol. If you levels drastically exceed normal guidelines,
then a medication along with nutraceutical/botanicals may
be effective. You may want to consider keeping your body
fat below 30 percent. It would be advantageous also to watch
the amount of carbohydrates and refined sugars in your diet.
We do offer complimentary body composition evaluations along
with a review of our Metabolic Weight Management Program.
If we can be of any assistance,
please feel free to contact our office.
