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By Lisa H. Sprague MSS, PTA, LMT
In the last issue I introduced a revolutionary new medical device called GlycoCheck that was recently released to healthcare practitioners after 15 years in research hospitals and universities (research with the GlycoCheck is ongoing). This technology measures and analyzes the function of your entire microvascular system, therefore you can monitor the health of the endothelial glycocalyx lining inside your microvessels. I wanted to go a little deeper into the information that we get from the results and why you would want to get this scan.
How Does GlycoCheck Work and What Does It Measure?
GlycoCheck is a non-invasive, under-the-tongue test that shows the live movement of your red blood cells. This device produces a single Microvascular Health Score that reveals the health of the glycocalyx by measuring several critical parameters of the microvascular system:
• Capillary Density: Gives the capacity of your capillary network to get nutrients to organs and tissue cells. Higher numbers are better.
• Capillary Blood Volume (CBV) Recruitment Capacity: Shows the additional number of functional capillary blood vessels that can be engaged when flow increases. Higher is better.
• CBV Dynamic: When all available capillary blood vessels are engaged at high blood flow levels this tells the maximum functional capacity of the capillary network. Higher is better.
• Perfused Boundary Region (PBR) Flow Corrected: Indicates the level of damage to the endothelial glycocalyx. A lower number indicates a healthier glycocalyx.
• Microvascular Health Score (MVHS): This is your overall score based on capillary density, recruitment capacity, and glycocalyx health. A higher score means better microvascular health.
Lower Microvascular Health Scores are linked to:
• Diabetes
• Hypertension
• Heart disease
• Kidney disease
• Stroke
• Dementia
• Septic shock
• Inflammatory disorders
• Cancer metastasis
• Long-haul COVID-19 complications
Why have a GlycoCheck scan of your microvascular system?
There are many reasons but the I think these are the most important:
1. Know the health of your glycocalyx. Recent research indicates that impaired glycocalyx health contributes to loss of microvascular function in conditions and diseases such as diabetes, dementia, cancer metastasis, heart disease and more.
2. Knowledge of your true vascular health for you may look and even feel healthy on the outside, but inside, your microvascular system a completely different situation could be developing.
3. Valuable information you can give your doctor that will be an asset for your overall care.
4. Take action to repair and protect your microcirculation and change the health of your microvascular system therefore your health
5. Protect yourself from premature health decline
6. Peace of mind
Can You Can Restore, Regenerate, and Protect Your Glycocalyx?
Yes! No matter what your microvascular health score is, you can still improve the health of your vascular system! Clinically proven to repair the damage in your arteries, veins, and microcapillaries is a patented product called Endocalyx Pro.
Endocalyx Pro is made up of seven synergistic ingredients from three classes of compounds: polysaccharides (helps restore), amino sugars (helps regenerate), and antioxidants (helps protect). You can restore the health of your endothelial glycocalyx and capillary function with Endocalyx Pro and monitor your progress with GlycoCheck. As the health of your glycocalyx improves so improves all your other data that makes up your MicroVascular Health Score.
Without doubt lifestyle choices are just as important. Support the health of your glycocalyx by having a healthy lifestyle, reducing stress, exercising regularly, and eating an anti-inflammatory, Mediterranean- style diet.
If you’re looking to enhance your quality of health/longevity or gain insight into your true cardiovascular potential and risk, then GlycoCheck is the answer. This is valuable information for your Physician to have also. It just might be life changing information, or a wakeup call for better health. GlycoCheck is a very interesting experience to have! See the live movement of your red blood cells as they move through your microcapillaries. The scan is a non-invasive and takes approximately 15 minutes to complete.
For practitioners, the GlycoCheck is not only an objective tool to monitor changes in your patient’s endotheial glycocalyx – it also allows you to monitor the impact of your treatments and the results are an asset for your overall plan of care.
It’s not too late to slow down or reverse the breakdown of your glycocalyx. GlycoCheck provides objective data and the solution to a healthy microvascular system that ultimately enhances whole-body health.
You can connect with Lisa at 239-821-1223 or
Lisa@MVsolutions.pro.
Please go to www.microvasculartesting.com & www.ScienceandArtofHealing.com for more information.
