Love my Heart
You inherit the risk for heart attacks and strokes from your parents. By understanding this DNA risk, you can optimise your lifestyle and medication to ensure a healthy heart and brain. This focus area thus aims to prevent or manage heart disease and strokes and conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure that contribute.
9 lifestyle factors cause 90% of first heart attacks or strokes when it triggers at-risk DNA, including:
- Metabolic syndrome (High blood sugar, blood pressure and blood fats )
- Smoking and excessive alcohol intake
- Obesity, inactivity and stress
- Too little fruit and vegetables
With “Love my Heart” you identify at-risk DNA and the potential triggers – allowing you to choose what you want to change.
The test
The test identifies the DNA involved in vascular inflammation including
• Fat metabolism (ApoE)associated with high cholesterol causing an obstruction
• Folate metabolism (MTHFR) causing inflammation and thickening of the wall
• Blood clotting (PAI / FVL / FXIII / fibrinogen)
It also identifies those known changes specifically relevant to heart attack and stroke, including
• Iron overload associated with chronic fatigue, arthritis, diabetes, infertility and liver disease (HFE)
This test distinguishes between those who require long-term medication and people who can manage their risk through lifestyle change.
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