The Cardio ION Health Profile provides a comprehensive set of parameters to determine overall nutritional status with a specific focus on reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and improving cardiovascular health.

The Cardio ION identifies key nutritionally modifiable risk factors for CVD, including:
  • Fatty acid imbalances that lead to chronic inflammation, shown by current research to be one of the most probable causes of CVD
  • High fibrinogen that can make the blood more sticky or viscous, increasing the risk of clots
  • Homocysteine, increasingly recognized as an important risk factor for not only CVD, but stroke and dementia as well
  • Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), a fat-soluble, vitamin-like substance in every human cell that is involved in key biochemical reactions that produce energy in cells, and it also acts as an antioxidant
  • Fasting insulin, an indicator of insulin resistance which often leads to metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, and CVD
  • Sufficiency of antioxidant protection, shown in studies to help reduce fatty deposits on artery walls and limit cell damage that can lead to both CVD and cancer
Tests for:
Overal nutrtional status


Symptoms and conditions:
  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  • Obesity
  • Immune Disorders
  • Mental/Emotional Disorders
  • Learning and Behavior Disorders
  • Multiple Chemical Sensitivities
  • Inflammatory Conditions


Analytes measured:
Amino Acids 20 – Plasma:
  • Arginine
  • Asparagine
  • Aspartic Acid
  • Citrulline
  • Glutamic Acid
  • Glutamine
  • Glycine
  • Histidine
  • Isoleucine
  • Leucine
  • Lysine
  • Methionine
  • Ornithine
  • Phenylalanine
  • Serine
  • Taurine
  • Threonine
  • Tryptophan
  • Tyrosine
  • Valine


Nutrient and Toxic Elements – RBC: 
NUTRIENT ELEMENTS
  • Calcium
  • Copper
  • Magnesium
  • Potassium
  • Selenium
  • Zinc


HIGHLY TOXIC HEAVY METALS
  • Arsenic
  • Cadmium
  • Lead
  • Mercury


POTENTIALLY TOXIC ELEMENTS
  • Aluminum


CoQ10 Plus Vitamins – Serum:
  • Vitamin A
  • d-Alpha Tocopherol
  • Gamma Tocopherol
  • Beta-Carotene
  • Coenzyme Q10


Vitamin D – Serum: 
  • 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, Total
  • 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3
  • 25-Hydroxyvitamin D2


Fatty Acids – Plasma: 
POLYUNSATURATED OMEGA-3
  • Alpha-Linolenic Acid (ALA)
  • Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)
  • Docosapentaenoic Acid
  • Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)


POLYUNSATURATED OMEGA-6
  • Linoleic Acid
  • Gamma Linolenic Acid (GLA)
  • Eicosadienoic Acid?Dihomogamma Linolenic Acid (DGLA)
  • Arachidonic Acid
  • Docasadienoic Acid
  • Docosatetraenoic Acid


POLYUNSATURATED OMEGA-9
  • Mead Acid


MONOUNSATURATED
  • Myristoleic Acid
  • Palmitoleic Acid
  • Vaccenic Acid
  • Oleic Acid
  • 11-Eicosenoic Acid
  • Nervonic Acid
 
SATURATED
  • Capric Acid
  • Lauric Acid
  • Myristic Acid
  • Palmitic Acid
  • Stearic Acid
  • Arachidic Acid
  • Behenic Acid
  • Lignoceric Acid
  • Hexacosanoic Acid


ODD CHAIN
  • Pentadecanoic Acid
  • Heptadecanoic Acid
  • Nonadecanoic Acid
  • Heneicosanoic Acid
  • Tricosanoic Acid


TRANS
  • Palmitelaidic Acid
  • Total C:18 Trans


RATIOS (CALCULATED)
  • LA/DGLA
  • EPA/DGLA
  • AA/EPA
  • Stearic/Oleic


Lipid Peroxides – Serum:
  • Lipid peroxides 


Organic Acids – Urine:
FATTY ACID METABOLISM
  • Adipate
  • Suberate
  • Ethylmalonate
 
CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM
  • Pyruvate
  • L-Lactate 
  • Beta-Hydroxybutyrate


ENERGY PRODUCTION (CITRIC ACID CYCLE)
  • Citrate
  • cis-Aconitate
  • Isocitrate
  • Alpha-Ketoglutarate
  • Succinate
  • Fumarate
  • Malate
  • Hydroxymethylglutarate
 
B-COMPLEX VITAMIN MARKERS
  • Alpha-Ketoisovalerate
  • Alpha-Ketoisocaproate
  • Alpha-Keto-Beta-Methylvalerate
  • Xanthurenate
  • Beta-Hydroxyisovalerate
 
METHYLATION COFACTOR MARKERS
  • Methylmalonate
  • Formiminoglutamate
 
NEUROTRANSMITTER METABOLISM MARKERS
  • Vanilmandelate
  • Homvanillate
  • 5-hydroxyindoleacetate
  • Kynurenate
  • Quinolinate
  • Picolinate


DETOXIFICATON INDICATORS
  • 2-Methylhippurate
  • Orotate?Glucarate
  • Alpha-Hydroxybutyrate
  • Pyroglutamate


Homocysteine – Plasma:
  • Homocysteine


Cardiovascular Health – Blood:
LIPOPROTEIN FACTORS
  • Total cholesterol
  • HDL cholesterol
  • Direct LDL
  • Triglycerides
  • Lipoprotein(a)
 
CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY MARKERS
  • Ferritin
  • Fibrinogen
  • c-Reactive protein (HS)
 
OXIDANT STRESS FACTORS
  • Coenzyme Q10
  • Vitamin E
  • Lipid peroxides
  • Homocysteine
 
OTHER IMPORTANT INDICATORS
  • RBC magnesium
  • Insulin
  • Testosterone
  • Sex hormone binding globulin
  • Free androgen index (calc)
  
Examined risk factors:
  • Fibrinogen
  • C-Reactive Protein
  • Homocysteine
  • Lipoprotein(a)
  • AA/EPA Ratio
  • Testosterone
  • CoQ10
  • Insulin
  • RBC Magnesium
  • LDL/HDL Ratio
 
Method:
LC/MS-MS, HPLC, UPLC, ICP/MS, GC/MS, Spectrophotometry, Chemiluminescence, EIA
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