High homocysteine levels, or hyperhomocysteinemia, may indicate that a person has a deficiency in specific vitamins. Experts also associate hyperhomocysteinemia with a higher risk of cardiovascular ...

“Homocysteine? What’s that?” you ask. I know. You and almost every one of my patients gets that same bewildered look when I mention homocysteine. It’s a technical word that you will not hear on a TV ...

For nearly a year, standard treatment failed to lower my dangerously high homocysteine levels. Then one genetic test revealed the real problem: my body could not efficiently use ordinary folic acid. A ...