CRP is a protein produced by the liver. A relationship has been found between a person’s CRP levels and their risk for events like heart attack or stroke.
A CRP test can indicate a person is at risk even if they have “normal” cholesterol levels. Cholesterol is only one risk factor. I’ve covered how a standard cholesterol test doesn’t really mean anything, but the NMR Lipoprofile is a much better cholesterol test.
Interestingly, I was told by quite a few people that consuming red meat would increase CRP levels. That was not the case at all! When I ate mostly plant-based foods, my CRP test was 0.56 and after a few years later after consuming more red meat and eggs, it actually DROPPED to 0.29.
The process is SIMPLE! All you do is place your order. Await confirmation. Schedule to go to the testing facility. Someone will draw a small bit of your blood and you’re out the door. Then await an email notification so you can download your CONFIDENTIAL results! The ONLY drawbacks are that medical testing on your own like this isn’t available in NY, NJ, and RI; and you pay for it–not insurance (but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing because I’ve seen some of these prices less than what is billed to insurance.) You can use an HSA account if you wish.