The Essential Cholesterol Test
The Essential Cholesterol Test
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The Essential Cholesterol Test is your guide to a healthy heart. It's your key starting point for managing your cholesterol levels.
What You’ll Receive:
- In-depth risk assessment and plan: We're sure this is the most in-depth, clear write-up on your cholesterol risk. Learn step by step what your numbers mean for your unique biology and goals.
- Comprehensive Cholesterol Profile: Get a full overview of your cholesterol levels. The test includes your ten most important markers. Understand exactly where you stand.
- Simple and Convenient Testing: Visit any of the thousands of LabCorp locations across the U.S. You can schedule a time or walk in. It's that easy. Once you buy the test, we’ll send you a pre-paid lab requisition to get started right away.
- Empowerment Through Knowledge: Knowing your cholesterol levels is the first step in taking control of your heart health. Our analysis helps you make smart, proactive choices for a long, healthy life.
- Test includes: LDL, HDL, Non-HDL, Total Cholesterol, Fasting Glucose, hbA1C, LDL/HDL ratio, AST, ALT, Creatinine, eGFR.
Don’t wait for a wake-up call in the form of a heart attack. Act now with The Essential Cholesterol Test. It's vital for better heart health. Order today and start your journey to a healthier you.
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If you've had your cholesterol measured in the last six months, there’s no need to retest.
We will provide our comprehensive results review on your current panel.
Don't have all the biomarkers? We may ask you to get a limited set before engaging in any treatment. We can test some advanced biomarkers on future tests.
What's in our test?
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Complete Cholesterol Panel
- Non HDL Cholesterol
- LDL Cholesterol
- HDL Cholesterol
- Triglycerides
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Added Risk Factors
- hbA1C
- Fasting glucose
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Key Health Markers
- AST
- ALT
- Creatinine
- eGFR
Why Test With The Cholesterol Company
We enable you to take action
We Don't Just Test - We treat
Other cholesterol testing services leave you with a computer-generated summary. At The Cholesterol Company, we go further by providing access to doctors who can prescribe life-saving medications based on your unique test results. Don't just know your numbers; take immediate, informed, and effective action to safeguard your health. With us, you're not just getting a test; you're getting a solution.
Easy to understand action plan
Clear And Comprehensive Report
The report you receive with The Essential Cholesterol Test is designed to be both clear and concise, making it easy for anyone to understand. We break down complex medical jargon into simple language, ensuring you know exactly what your cholesterol levels mean for your heart health.
Science based early intervention
Early and Safe Intervention
You shouldn't have to fight with your doctor to access safe and effctive care. Traditional medical practices fall short of intervening early or setting low enough targets for cholesterol. 70% of people have developed dangerous plaques by 40, but less than 1% are taking the drugs that could have prevented them.
Moving beyond wellness
Access to Proven Pharmaceutical Interventions
Some companies push supplements as a primary solution. We understand the importance of evidence-based treatments for managing cholesterol effectively. We offer access to pharmaceutical interventions that have been proven to work. Supplement interventions are not as effective, and some have even been shown to be dangerous.
Who Qualifies For Treatment?
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Great Cholesterol
You've averaged less than 85 mg/dl of LDL your whole life. We won't recommend treatment; it's likely you'll get to 100 without ASCVD. If you really want to crush your LDL we can help you do it in the safest possible way, but believe that it's unnecessary and won't encourage any protocol.
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Normal Cholesterol
You have slightly elevated LDL or other risk factors. Over half of people develop a life threatening plaque by 40. Your doctor is probably not helping you enough, and this is where we love to support patients.
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High Risk
You have very high LDL, significant secondary risk factors or a 10 year risk over 7.5%. We'll immediately prescribe you a high intensity statin, it's the responsible moral thing to do. But nothing would make us happier than you working with your PCP, rather than us, they have a much larger set of tools for you.
FAQs
Do I have to go to a lab for my test?
You don't. Our test is a finger-prick test done from the comfort of your home. If you've ever done any testing with other companies you should find it familiar and easy.
Can I use my insurance to pay for the cholesterol test?
Unfortunately insurance doesn't pay for many reasonable cardiac interventions and tests.
For example insurance won't cover most APOb tests.
What kind of interventions might be included in my health plan?
We build plans based on your biomarkers, age and intake quiz. Our plans are visible under the protocols tab on our site. Our plans are precisely crafted based on the most recent science to minimize your cardiovascular risk and also minimize potential side effects.
Can lifestyle changes be enough to manage high cholesterol, or are medications necessary?
Lifestyle can change cardiac risk, but even in the few cases that patients can are able to lower cholesterol it's rarely sufficient.
We'll never recommend medication if you don't need it. We also don't recommend continuing to take even another month of damage to your arteries that may potentially lead to a fatal heart attack when a safe drug could stop it.
How often should I retest my cholesterol levels?
We will suggest a retest cadence and follow up by email when it's time to take another test.
Generally we like to test every two months until we hit target cholesterol levels, and then retest less frequently afterwards.