Diet and exercise can go a long way to lowering these risk factors.

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Exercise, and a reduction in fat, particularly around the middle, is one of the most powerful factors for lowering CRP.

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It blamed a new shift pattern and an investigation into alleged overtime fraud as the main factors in lowering staff morale.

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"We aren't sure why activity primes your body for sleep so well, but it's likely a combination of factors, including lowering your core body temperature, increasing the sleep-promoting hormone melatonin and supporting a biological need to restore energy levels and repair cells and tissues when you sleep, " Cardinal says.

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Even for patients at modest risk of heart attacks--meaning that they have heart disease, diabetes, or a combination of some risk factors--the new guidelines suggest lowering cholesterol at least 30-40%.

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You may have heard of some of the other factors that indirectly lower ApoCIII: weight loss, cholesterol-lowering drugs, and fish oil.

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