Title: Dangers of High & Low White Blood Cells + Underlying Factors - SelfDecode Labs
Headings: Dangers of High & Low White Blood Cells + Underlying Factors
Dangers of High & Low White Blood Cells + Underlying Factors
What Are White Blood Cells?
Why Are Low Levels of White Blood Cells Bad?
Why Are High Levels of White Blood Cells Bad?
1) Mortality
2) Heart Disease
3) Cancer
4) Diabetes
5) Dialysis
Factors that Increase White Blood Cell Levels
Lifestyle Interventions
1) Consult Your Doctor
2) Heavy Resistance Exercise
Nutritional Factors
3) Healthy Diet
4) Folate
5) Shark Liver Oil
Substances and Pathways That Increase WBC Levels
1) Cortisol/Glucocorticoids
2) Leptin
3) Adrenaline and Noradrenaline
4) MSH
5) Thyroid Hormones
6) IGF-1
7) Growth Hormone
8) Prolactin
9) Insulin
Factors that Decrease White Blood Cell Levels
Lifestyle Choices
1) Reduce Stress
2) Improve Sleep Quality
3) Stop Smoking
4) Reduce Simple Carbs
5) Reduce Calories
Substances and Pathways
1) Zinc
2) Selenium
Optimal Reference Range for White Blood Cells
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Content: 1) Mortality
Repeatedly, studies have shown that WBC is a clinical marker of inflammation and a strong predictor of the risk of dying (mortality) from all causes [ 4, 5 ]. The total WBC count is an independent predictor of mortality in older adults, but the monocyte subtype provides greater predictability [ 6 ]. 2) Heart Disease
WBC counts were almost linearly associated with cardiovascular mortality [ 4 ]. WBC counts within 24 hours of hospital admission for a heart attack is a strong and independent predictor of in-hospital and 30-day mortality risk. Relative to those patients in the lowest 20%, patients in the highest 20% of WBC counts were 3 times more likely to die at 30 days [ 7 ]. Circulating WBCs amplifies oxidative stress in heart failure [ 8 ]. 3) Cancer
A high WBC count was also significantly associated with cancer-related mortality [ 9 ]. 4) Diabetes
A high WBC value predicted diabetes when adjusted for age, sex, body fat, and other established predictors of diabetes [ 10 ]. Also, a high WBC count at baseline was associated with a subsequent worsening of insulin resistance and the development of type 2 diabetes in Pima Indians [ 10 ]. These findings are consistent with the hypothesis that chronic activation of the immune system may play a role in causing type 2 diabetes [ 10 ].