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The medical profession has done a good job alerting the public to the dangers of high cholesterol, with ample help from the pharmaceutical industry.<\/p>\n

Doctors have not done as well explaining the risks of homocysteine, an amino acid that circulates in the blood. High levels are linked to heart disease, stroke, Alzheimer\u2019s disease, depression, and osteoporosis. Interestingly, there\u2019s not been a lick of help from the pharmaceutical industry.<\/p>\n

Why not?<\/p>\n

Because the most effective treatment for bringing down homocysteine levels is by using pennies-a-day, non-prescription B vitamins, specifically B-6, B-12, and folic acid.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like your doctor to check your homocysteine level, you may have to ask her. Measuring homocysteine is a simple blood test, but not one routinely included on the blood profiles that are part of a usual check-up.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re following The<\/em> Triple Whammy Cure<\/em> program for increasing feel-good serotonin, you\u2019re well covered. The one-a-day Tri-B100<\/strong><\/a> Energy Complex contains enough B vitamins to send your homocysteine scurrying southward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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