NADH reducing heart attack risks (2 of 3)

Risks of high LDL cholesterol:
American Heart Association (AHA) finds high LDL cholesterol level significantly increases the risks of a heart attack.

For Women Only -- Full Lipid Profile Total cholesterol level (HDL + LDL) Total cholesterol isn't a risk factor in women's heart disease Triglyceride count < 200 It's another type of blood fat. LDL cholesterol < 130 AHA states LDL < 130 safe HDL cholesterol = > 60 The best of the best, 60 HDL found to prevent heart disease HDL cholesterol 45.to.50 New study confirms 45 - 50 the normal female HDL level. HDL cholesterol > 35 Current standards are wrong for women! HDL 35 increases heart attack risks by 300% LDL to HDL Ratio New study doesn't make a good ratio reference for women

A full lipid profile includes a check for triglycerides (another blood fat). Safe cholesterol levels for men and women have changed. New research finds the current cholesterol level standard for women is wrong. A women increases her risk of a heart attack by 300% with a 35 HDL level.

For Men Only -- Full Lipid Profile Total cholesterol level (HDL + LDL) < 200 Total cholesterol level > 240 requires medication and drug treatments Triglyceride count < 200 It's another type of blood fat. LDL cholesterol < 130 AHA states LDL < 130 safe HDL cholesterol > 35 AHA states HDL > 35 safe LDL to HDL Ratio 3.5 : 1 AHA states LDL to HDL ratio is good if it's 3.5 to 1

For a full discussion about the risks of high LDL cholesterol levels, see the section called NADH lowers high LDL bad cholesterol levels.

Risks of high blood pressure:
American Heart Association (AHA) finds that high blood pressure is a major risk factor which significantly increases the risk of a heart attack. Heart attack risk increases as optimal blood pressure levels increase. For a full discussion on lowering high blood pressure, see the section called: NADH lowers high blood pressure. The AHA says blood pressure levels for both men and women are:

• normal systolic is less than 130.
• normal diastolic is less than 85.
• AHA also says: optimal blood pressure is 120 / 80 millimeters of mercury. (It's the way blood pressure is measured.)

High homocysteine level risks:
Have you ever heard of a child dying from a heart attack or a stroke? Chances are the child had homocystinuria. Their death was caused by high homocysteine levels in the blood.

Homocysteine is an amino acid known to damage the walls of an artery when it reaches high concentrations in the blood. During an annual physical exam, your doctor will check for cholesterol and not homocysteines. Their dangers are not a widely accepted belief -- yet. It will take years for it to become a major risk factor in heart attacks.

High homocysteine levels in the blood play as damaging a role in heart disease and cardiovascular disease as smoking or cholesterol.

Harvard University Medical School

Even after saying that, most health insurance plans don't cover the blood test costs that check for homocysteines. For a full discussion of the subject, see the section called NADH lowers high homocysteine levels. Normal homocysteine levels are the same for men and women:

• with homocysteine levels: the lower the better.
• Lowest is 6 micromoles per deciliter of blood.
• Levels exceeding 12 micromoles per deciliter of blood dramatically increases the risks of heart attacks.

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