RDW Articles:
Are Your Red Blood Cells Getting Punched in the Nose?
A common blood test flags a significant increase in all cause mortality risk (23%), cardiovascular disease (22%), cancer (28%), and respiratory tract disease (32%). The problem is that doctors ignore this lab test as a matter of routine. The test score is RDW (red blood cell distribution risk), which is part of the standard complete blood count (CBC) that is routinely performed.Read More: Cardio Helper, cardiovascular disease, DHA, grape seed extract, mortality, Pycnogenols, RDW
Low Selenium Predicts Damaged Red Blood Cells and Mortality Risk
A lab test result on the common complete blood count (CBC) is listed as RDW (red cell distribution width). As the score elevates the risk for mortality rises. Researchers have now shown that in women over the age of 65 elevated RDW is most associated with a deficiency of selenium, a key mineral for anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory defenses as well as thyroid function.Read More: mortality risk, RDW, Selenium
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