 It's Dr. Ernst, host of the Ask Dr. Ernst Show. Have you ever wondered why everyone's labs are always elevated? High blood pressure, high cholesterol, high triglycerides, high CRP, high homocysteine, elevated liver enzymes. It seems like everything is always high. And there's a reason for this. It's because most of us have deficiencies. We're missing key nutrients and key minerals and key enzymes. And the lack causes the body to respond in excess.