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hs-CRP

Also called high-sensitivity C-reactive protein.

A sensitive blood test for inflammation. It does not diagnose any disease, and it rises for many reasons.

Read this first

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Why a longevity audience asks

The JUPITER study took people with LDL under 130 mg/dL and hs-CRP of 2 mg/L or more. It showed that rosuvastatin, a statin, cut heart attacks and strokes. That is a statin study, not a curcumin study. The owner's curcumin rule still uses hs-CRP as the reason to start the bottle.

How a coach reads it

Many labs treat under 1 mg/L as lower risk, 1 to 3 as average, and over 3 as higher risk, when the number is steady. Over 10 mg/L often means you are sick right now, and you do not read that as long-term inflammation. For learning, not a diagnosis.

Units on this page: mg/L

When it is low

A low, steady hs-CRP is usually good news on this one thing, not a reason to keep a curcumin bottle going.

When it is high

First ask whether you were sick, hurt, or recently trained very hard. If it stays high, the talk with your doctor is about the cause. Curcumin phytosome is one specific form of a supplement for inflammation. It is not what JUPITER tested.

Easy ways to misread it

  • Do not draw this the day after a fever or a race.
  • Biotin can throw off some lab tests. Tell the lab if you take high-dose biotin.
  • JUPITER's results do not carry over to a spice capsule.

What to ask your doctor

Ask for hs-CRP when you are well. Repeat it before you treat it as your starting number.

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