TMAO: What is it and how does it increase my heart attack risk?
Why is RHS asking me not to eat fish or take an omega-3 supplement before my wellness blood work.
Why is RHS asking me not to eat fish or take an omega-3 supplement before my wellness blood work.
At Revolutionary Health Services, part of helping you to live well is to prevent disease before it becomes untreatable. Heart attack and stroke are the leading causes of death in the U.S. and most countries worldwide. Because we know that the events leading up to heart attack and stroke occur over decades, there is much opportunity for early detection of disease before it manifests itself.
An American suffers a heart attack every 26 seconds. A stroke occurs every 40 seconds. In 50% of people who experience sudden death due to heart disease, it is the first sign there is a problem. They die without warning.
Inflammation is the primary destabilizing force on arterial linings that leads to most chronic disease, including heart attack and stroke. Think of inflammation as fire; we need to detect the fire and extinguish it.
Carotid Intima-Media Thickness (CIMT) ultrasound- CIMT is the best method to detect early disease. It is much different than carotid ultrasound screening.
In the photo above, the pigeon is minding its own business with no idea that death is about to pounce. You are the pigeon; unknown vulnerable plaque in your heart or carotid artery is the cat. Arterial plaque looms without symptoms, and without warning can pounce to change your life forever!