Your Heart Health Is About More Than Cholesterol

Your blood test results arrive. You find the cholesterol number, compare it with last year’s, and decide whether you can relax.

It is an understandable habit. Cholesterol gets plenty of attention, and keeping track of it matters. But that one result cannot tell you everything about your heart health.

The American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8 includes blood sugar, blood pressure, sleep, movement and other measures alongside cholesterol. Together, they give you a fuller picture of how you are doing.

That broader view also raises a useful question about your routine: are you paying attention to all the pieces of your heart health?

If you are considering supplements as part of that routine, you may also wonder which formulas make sense together. Our OMEGA⁺⁺⁺ and LAMININE pairing offers a useful place to start: researchers have studied the combination and tracked changes in participants’ cholesterol levels.

Even a cholesterol panel contains several different pieces of information. The American Heart Association explains the differences:

• LDL cholesterol: Elevated levels contribute to fatty buildup in arteries.

• HDL cholesterol: Helps carry cholesterol back to the liver for processing.

• Triglycerides: Another type of blood fat. High levels can add to cardiovascular risk, particularly alongside high LDL or low HDL.

Looking at these values together is more useful than judging your heart health by total cholesterol alone. Your clinician can interpret them alongside your history, blood pressure and other results.

You may think of cholesterol and blood sugar as separate concerns. Your blood vessels experience both.

According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the persistently high blood glucose associated with diabetes can damage blood vessels and the nerves that help control the heart over time.

These concerns can also appear together. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute describes a cluster involving high blood sugar, high blood pressure, high triglycerides, low HDL and excess abdominal fat.

For your heart health, this means a conversation about cholesterol is also an opportunity to ask about blood sugar and blood pressure. You do not need to wait for every number to move in the wrong direction before reviewing your habits.

Then there is everything that happens between appointments: rushed meals, short nights and weeks when movement keeps getting pushed aside.

Stress deserves a place in this conversation, too. An American Heart Association scientific statement examines the relationship between psychological well-being and cardiovascular health, including how it connects with everyday health behaviors.

Supporting heart health means making room for the habits you can repeat. A regular walk, a more consistent bedtime and meals you have time to enjoy all belong in that plan.

That same thoughtful approach can guide your supplement choices. Our OMEGA⁺⁺⁺ and LAMININE formulas bring different ingredient blends to a daily routine, and researchers have also studied the two together. To understand where the pairing fits, it helps to first look at what each formula offers.

Our OMEGA⁺⁺⁺ formula combines omega-3, -6 and -9 fatty acids with vitamin K2, CoQ10 and Fertilized Avian Egg Extract to support cardiovascular health.* 

The omega-3s include EPA and DHA, fats with important roles in the body. As the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements explains, omega-3s help form cell membranes and contribute to signaling processes involved in cardiovascular function.

For your daily routine, OMEGA⁺⁺⁺ brings these fatty acids and additional nutrients together in one formula.*

Our LAMININE formula combines Fertilized Avian Egg Extract with fish and pea proteins. Its research reaches beyond cholesterol, with small studies exploring blood sugar and cortisol, a hormone involved in the stress response. Those areas connect with the broader heart health picture discussed above.

Understanding LAMININE on its own helps explain why we are looking at it alongside OMEGA⁺⁺⁺: each has a different ingredient blend, and the pairing has also been investigated directly in people.

What happened when people took both formulas together? Our combination study followed changes in cholesterol and triglycerides over eight weeks.

In a LifePharm pilot study of cholesterol profiles and blood pressure, 15 participants were divided into three groups of five.

During the initial eight-week, placebo-controlled phase, participants received placebo, OMEGA⁺⁺⁺ alone, or OMEGA⁺⁺⁺ with LAMININE. The combination group took two of each daily.

In that group, the reported average results were:

The combination group’s average LDL fell by 20.9% from its starting level over eight weeks. Total cholesterol and triglycerides also declined during that period.*

The OMEGA⁺⁺⁺-only group also showed decreases: 9.8% in total cholesterol, 19.6% in LDL and 32.2% in triglycerides. The combination group had slightly larger percentage changes in total cholesterol and LDL; the OMEGA⁺⁺⁺-only group had the larger triglyceride change.

With five people per group and different starting values, this pilot offers preliminary findings. It does not establish that adding LAMININE produces a greater benefit than OMEGA⁺⁺⁺ alone, or measure whether either approach prevents cardiovascular events.

If you are exploring this pairing for your heart health routine, these are the results to discuss with your healthcare professional. They give you concrete measurements to consider alongside your own cholesterol panel and current care plan.

LAMININE has also been studied separately in areas connected to the broader heart health picture.

A 2017 European Diabetes Congress abstract described 10 participants with elevated or high-normal HbA1c who took LAMININE for 12 weeks. HbA1c reflects average blood sugar over roughly three months. The researchers reported a statistically significant decrease from participants’ starting values.*

A separate 15-day LifePharm cortisol pilot followed 28 adults and reported decreases in salivary cortisol during supplementation. Cortisol is a hormone involved in the body’s stress response.*

Both studies were small and lacked a parallel placebo group. They add exploratory findings about LAMININE, while the combination study answers the more direct question of what researchers observed when the two formulas were used together.

For someone looking beyond cholesterol alone, this helps explain the interest in LAMININE alongside OMEGA⁺⁺⁺. OMEGA⁺⁺⁺ brings its cardiovascular-support formula, while LAMININE brings a different ingredient blend and early research involving blood sugar and the stress response.* The cholesterol study is where the two were tested together; the separate studies help you understand LAMININE more fully.

The next step does not have to be a complete lifestyle overhaul. Start with a few decisions that make your heart health easier to keep in view:

1. Look at your results together. Ask about LDL, HDL, triglycerides, blood sugar and blood pressure at your next appointment.

2. Choose one habit to make consistent. Give a walk, a planned meal or a regular bedtime a reliable place in your day.

3. Review your supplements as a group. Review your supplement labels and medication list with a healthcare professional.

4. Plan your follow-up. Agree on when to recheck relevant measurements so you can track changes rather than guess from how you feel.

The next time your results arrive, give yourself more than a quick glance at total cholesterol. Look at the full panel, ask about blood sugar and blood pressure, and consider which habits need more attention.

That is a more useful starting point for your heart health routine. If supplements are part of your plan, you can bring the same care to choosing them: know the ingredients, read the research and understand how they fit alongside your other daily choices.

Take a closer look at OMEGA⁺⁺⁺ and LAMININE, and see whether this pairing fits the daily routine you want to build.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.