Re: High C-Reactive Protein?

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It isn't simply adrenal stress, although our adrenals are certainly overtaxed. My C-Reactive protein cardiac was 11 on a scale of 0-3 eighteen months ago. It means that we are in oxidative stress, nutritionally bankrupt, and our immune systems and metabolisms are in overwhelm... It's urgent to get good antioxidants in with solid nutritional supplementation asap. Selenium, vitamin E, vitamin C, zinc, can start to help mop up our free radicals...

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Does anyone else here have this issue? Mine has been way high since myDr. started testing it 2 years ago. However, he can't really tell me

much, except that it means I have a lot of inflammation throughout mybody. Since cortisol helps control inflammation, wouldn't this just beone more indicator of adrenal issues, or is there something else that

would cause this?Joy

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Have your levels come down? If so, was it due to the supplements or

treating adrenals (or both)? My CRP lab value shows normal at less

than 8...my latest result was 14.8

Joy

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> It isn't simply adrenal stress, although our adrenals are certainly

> overtaxed. My C-Reactive protein cardiac was 11 on a scale of 0-3

eighteen

> months ago. It means that we are in oxidative stress, nutritionally

> bankrupt, and our immune systems and metabolisms are in

overwhelm... It's

> urgent to get good antioxidants in with solid nutritional

supplementation

> asap. Selenium, vitamin E, vitamin C, zinc, can start to help mop

up our

> free radicals...

> ...

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I hate to be the bringer of bad news... but I just got mine back, my doctor said that the inflammation is specifically in my heart... my arteries are inflammed... Look up C-Reactive protien anywhere on the internet and you will see what I mean... that's what I have been doing the last few days to see if there is anything I can do besides baby asprin and other supplements as part of my doc's protocol. She told me there is no cure for this and no way to make it go away... I have been having chest pains for 5 years now... I was always told it was anxiety... I was on two very strong anti anxiety meds... still had the chest pains, coughing, loss of breath and shooting pains down my arm... now I know why... I have known for a few years that my inflammation levels were high... this test from what I was told and what I have been reading is basically telling you that it is heart disease you are

dealing with, not just inflammation of the body!!! Try and have a good day... I know personally I have been in shock since Friday... as heart disease is prevalant in my family...this only adds to the risk... ; ( Pamela Mateosian wrote: It isn't simply adrenal stress, although our adrenals are certainly overtaxed. My C-Reactive protein cardiac was 11 on a scale of 0-3 eighteen months ago. It means that we are in oxidative stress, nutritionally bankrupt, and our immune

systems and metabolisms are in overwhelm... It's urgent to get good antioxidants in with solid nutritional supplementation asap. Selenium, vitamin E, vitamin C, zinc, can start to help mop up our free radicals... ... Does anyone else here have this issue? Mine has been way high since myDr. started testing it 2 years ago. However, he can't really tell me much, except that it means I have a lot of inflammation throughout mybody. Since cortisol helps control inflammation, wouldn't this just beone more indicator of adrenal issues, or is there something else that would cause this?Joy

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Pamela, what your doctor may not know is that T3 is protective of the

heart. As I have come BACK from severe Congestive Heart Failure just by

building my Free T3 up I would say you need to make thyroid optimizing

your priority. May doctors have no clue about T3's role in the heart,

even my cardiologist had NO IDEA and he was a well respected cadio doc.

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Yikes!!! I'm sorry Val!!! What happened??? I believe she does as I am on Cytomel 3 times a day... I will be sure to mention it though... Thank you, Pamela wrote: Pamela, what your doctor may not know is that T3 is protective of the heart. As I have come BACK from severe Congestive Heart Failure just by building my Free T3 up I would say you need to make

thyroid optimizing your priority. May doctors have no clue about T3's role in the heart, even my cardiologist had NO IDEA and he was a well respected cadio doc.-- Artistic Grooming * Hurricane, WVMy Ebay Jewelry Store http://stores.ebay.com/valeriescrystalcreations The BEST thyroid website! http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/

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>>Yikes!!! I'm sorry Val!!! What happened???<<

basically I was dying under the care of FOUR specialists.. This is how I

became quite educated in what thyroid dies in the body.. I HAD to or

die! My doctors were killing me and this is why I ask people to always

double check ANY thing a doc gives you., Mine were giving me Atenolol

for high blood pressure, it is also a drug that is anti-thyroid, and it

almost killed me. But I am tough... It is hard to kill old shoe leather! LOL

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> It isn't simply adrenal stress, although our adrenals are certainly

> overtaxed. My C-Reactive protein cardiac was 11 on a scale of 0-3

eighteen

> months ago. It means that we are in oxidative stress, nutritionally

> bankrupt, and our immune systems and metabolisms are in overwhelm...

It's

> urgent to get good antioxidants in with solid nutritional

supplementation

> asap. Selenium, vitamin E, vitamin C, zinc, can start to help mop up our

> free radicals...

> ...

I want to agree with . My doctor said there was nothing I

could do when my CRP was over 6. I started taking antioxidants and

essential fatty acids and it has since come down to 3.8. I haven't

tested it since starting Armour and HC, but I'm hopeful it will come

down even further.

W.

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maybe it means the good things in wine that you can get in a capsule, not sure what they are called, polyphenols or something like that?

-- Re: High C-Reactive Protein?

While my doc told me there was nothing I could do to make it go away... Perhaps it is because I have several chronic illness??? Not sure... but, I just found this on Wikepedia...

Cardiology diagnostic test

C-reactive protein blood test

Low risk: <1mg/L High risk: >3mg/L Cost: $US 20 How to lower: Exercise, lose weight, stop smoking, flaxseed, aspirin, niacin, statins, alcohol, clean teeth Why does it say stop smoking? But it just says alchohol??? Does that mean have a drink??? At this point.... I'm considering it!!! ; )

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Mine was high because I was UN-treated in every way. That lab was before I started the adrenal support and Armour.

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Have your levels come down? If so, was it due to the supplements ortreating adrenals (or both)? My CRP lab value shows normal at less

than 8...my latest result was 14.8Joy

>> It isn't simply adrenal stress, although our adrenals are certainly> overtaxed. My C-Reactive protein cardiac was 11 on a scale of 0-3eighteen> months ago. It means that we are in oxidative stress, nutritionally

> bankrupt, and our immune systems and metabolisms are inoverwhelm... It's> urgent to get good antioxidants in with solid nutritionalsupplementation> asap. Selenium, vitamin E, vitamin C, zinc, can start to help mop

up our> free radicals...> ...

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Mine is that high *with* treatment. I'm currently on 2.25 grains of

Armour + 50mcg Synthroid. According to labs/symptoms/temps I am

still hypo, but I am doing small increases every few weeks. Latest

labs showed my TSH at 0.13 & FT3 at 3.3 (1.8-5.4). Jerks at

Quest " forgot " to run FT4. Usually it is around 12%.

I can say that the CRP has dropped since my initial tests two years

ago. At that time it was at 27.9 (<8) and now its 14.8. Is your CRP

now in the normal range?

Am I hearing here that elevated CRP causes permanent damage?

Joy

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> Mine was high because I was UN-treated in every way. That lab was

*before* I

> started the adrenal support and Armour.

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