My CAC score was 1188 13 years ago, when I was 68. I thought I was going to die any day. Now I’m 81, no “events” but I still think I’m going to die any day.
Get to doctor William Davis (cardiologist) website and start his Inner Circle protocol immediately! I'm sorry to be blunt but you are most likely nearing a heart attack.
When I found out my score last year (2534 at 61 years of age), I thought I was going to drop dead any day. A year and a half later, I'm a little more at ease with the score, having gone on statins and still completely asymptomatic. I'll probably retest in 5 years just to see where I'm at. I know my CAC score will most likely go up because statins harden/calcify soft plaque (which is a good thing to a certain point).
@ I havekn’t retested because I was an anxious wreck for half a year after the test. And I think I wouldn’t do anything different: statin, lots of k2/d3, exercise, and drink lots of acohol.
Found on the INTERNET, this is NOT my statement/experience: >>Two years ago, a 2D echocardiogram revealed coronary calcification, which was preventing one heart valve from closing. My doctor indicated that no surgery was immediately warranted, and the issue would be monitored. I sought some way to address the calcification, and eventually learned about Berberine possibly being able to dissolve the calcification. I started taking Berberine as a daily supplement about a year ago. Last month, a follow up ultrasound of my heart found all valves to be functioning normally, and there were no signs of coronary calcification! I am so relieved and glad that it worked. Meanwhile, my cardiologist asked for the second time, "What's Berberine?" Go figure.
@@DCGreenZone Yeah, the structure of the 2nd sentence / last paragraph, combined with the whole comment gave the impression you were reverting to talking about your own experience...never mind.
Soft plaque is more dangerous than calcified plaque if one has plaque, and a low CAC score does not indicate one is at a low risk of dying. Hence, CAC are really of little clinical value other than specific settings. As he says, it's late stage of the disease process. Obviously the goal is to prevent plaque of any kind, but as ASCVD takes decades to become problematic and CAC scores tell us little, those on various fad diets doing high fives and bragging of their low CAC score are ticking time bombs. Two essential markers of risk are apo-B and hsCRP. Keeping BP, blood sugar/A1C under control is key.
I agree with everything you said for the most part. But these "fad" diets are not bad, as you seem to imply. While I agree that some of these diets can give people false assurances, some of them are actually working synergistically with other lifestyle changes to improve cardiovascular and overall health. For example, I am on a low carb diet, take my statin, exercise (cardio and resistance training), and try to eat one meal per day (sometimes 2 meals a day). As a result, in one year my weight went from 265 to 213, my hs-CRP went from over 1.0 to 0.39, my BP is averaging 120/65, A1C went from 6 to 5.4, and many other markers have improved. My Cholesterol has come down into the normal ranges (whatever that means). My point in all this is..... Don't knock what you call a "fad diet" if its used properly and in conjunction with other lifestyle changes..... Doing so make you look ignorant.
@@lmyers9999 Because they absolutely reduce inflammation, specifically hs-CRP. I am not concerned about the LDL reduction because I don't think that matters much. But the inflammation that comes from eating the standard American diet is a concern.... a serious concern! That's why. Any other questions?
@@BillyBoy66you appear to be on the right track with your diet. Low CRP, low trigs, high HDL, low A1C….no need to take a statin. The anti-inflammatory benefit of a statin is probably only beneficial to someone who continues to eat the processed food diet. Keep in mind that statins also cause calcification in the arteries.
@@dougwright1864 You said "Keep in mind that statins also cause calcification in the arteries." But you have to understand WHY this happens.... Studies show that statins calcify "soft" plaque. Soft plaque is the stuff that kills you when it ruptures into the bloodstream and causes heart attacks and strokes. So, in these instances, calcification is "stabilizing" the dangerous plaque. This is a good thing.
Sorry Doc, you didn't address the statistics of outcomes from using the CAC score to influence treatment with statins. Apparently in real terms death from heart attack is only marginally less if treated with statins (the reason the CAC score exists). If doctors using the CAC were recommending diet and lifestyle changes well then it might have good use but really it is a catch all for the drug industry as far as I can see. And an alarmist one at that. Once people are on the drugs, they will never know what the alternative outcome would have been. Isn't that just a bit too convenient?
Honestly, I think statins have been promoted for the wrong reasons. They are good at lowering LDL, the evidence is quite clear on that. But it's not the LDL lowering that is the benefit IMO. It's their ability to lower inflammation, specifically hs-CRP. Lowering inflammation through lifestyle changes (diet/exercise) and the use of a statin is what's going to decrease the likelihood of a future heart attack or stroke. Having said that, if someone with ASCVD relies only on statins, and does NOT change their lifestyle, they are making a big mistake IMO.
@@BillyBoy66 while lowering inflammation is a benefit of statins, data is very clear the LDL-c/Apo-B levels is the major benefit. That's been supported by various large long term studies now. They do need to pay more attention to the inflammatory aspects, and are starting to give it the attention it deserves, but most docs are not aware of that.
Notice he says in the video “we don’t have a lot of research after this” lol. Don’t statins increase lifespan by 4 days? That’s what I heard elsewhere.
I'm 75 and my CAC score just came back at 532. But my ultrasound carotid artery was safe at less than 50%. I've been taking MK7 and D3 for a couple of years. And I have a low carb diet of mostly salads and lean meat. Instead of high intensity exercise, I decided to do 15 minutes of walking daily. I'm not sure what more I can do.
For diet, no wheat, bread, sugar, seed oils, process foods, alcohol,. Supplements take omega 3 fish-oil, vititmin D, A, C, E. Idoine, Selimina. Watch your glucose level , should be no higher then 100 ever. only eat 15 net carbs per meal.
Quit using sugars and refined carbs (sodas, fruit juices, bread, pastas, cookies, pies, ice cream, all the works). Quit using cheap industrial processed oils like sunflower oil, canola oil, soy oil, rice bran oil, etc. Quit margerine, that's made from these oils. Why? These oils are made in a chemical plant, treated with solvents like hexane, treated with caustic soda, bleached and treated at very high temperatures. These oils and margerine contain a lot of omega 6, which promotes inflammation. Further, the oils love to react with oxygen, which makes them rancid. The oils are build into your cell walls, and guess what happens there. Only healthy oils and fats are: animal fats, avocado oils, coconut oil (both unrefined), cold pressed olive oil. Real (grass fed) read meat and butter, lard, etc. Cold water fatty fish like sardines, maquerel, cod and herring. Avoid junk food, especially the buns, sauces. Avoid packaged food with barcode or more than 5 ingredients. Thus avoid the mid-sections. Avoid ingredients that you don't know or can't pronounce the name of. Know that producers use many names for sugars, Google to find a lost. Examples "Secret Sugars: 56 Different Names for Sugar" In general: eat like your great grandparents did!
Thank you Dr A. I have a 23 year old stent in my LAD and 2 years old it was 90 % blocked so cardiologist put a stent inside it. This is very informative and I appreciate your insight so much. In all those years I’ve never been told this before.👍👍
What happens when the "medicine" leaves the arm muscle where they said it was going to stay, and is taken up by the endothelium and the cells lining the inside of the heart?
Dr., Thanks for posting. 3 years ago (age 66) I had a CAC score of 48, was put on statins, quit smoking, and started swimming (indoors) 3 miles/week. I just had another CTA w/ CAC score of 380. Your video explains some of the increase. Unfortunately, although I realize it's outside the scope of your video, it requires one to do a great deal of online research to come up w/ a plan to augment statins to reduce one's risk (exercise; reducing sugar, carbohydrates, and trans fats; K2/MK7, D3, Omega 3, CoQ10).
Interesting, insightful & cogently explained! My CAC score was 177, so I'm not trying to cut back on my calcium intake (tinned red salmon with bones), rather I have cut my fruit juice intake & cut out bread (starch) intake & sugars more generally with are all inflammatory.
investigate the supplement of Vitamin K MK7 benefits as it is the cofactor that moves calcium to bones and muscles where it is needed... my hear transplant meds include calcium but Im getting osteoporosis add in Vitamin K MK7 and things get better
I’m 43 and recently did a CAC test as a precaution since both my parents had heart attacks. I wasn’t feeling any symptoms, but my score came up as 123. My doctor recommended starting statins, but I was hesitant due to concerns about side effects. Instead, I shifted to a low-carb diet, eating two meals a day, and lost 14 kg in 4 months. I feel great now and also take K2+D3 and magnesium supplements. When I did a stress test, the results were negative, and my doctor said I performed really well, with almost 0% chance of cardiac arrest. Do you think I should still consider taking statins, or continue managing things with lifestyle?
Statins can increase CAC scores by 10-15% per year so if you have been on them as a preventative measure over 10-15 years you may end up with very high CAC scores over 1000. In addition the statins may lead to a hard cap on the existing plaque which is beneficial. The long term effects of statins are simply not known.
I’m 43 and recently did a CAC test as a precaution since both my parents had heart attacks. I wasn’t feeling any symptoms, but my score came up as 123. My doctor recommended starting statins, but I was hesitant due to concerns about side effects. Instead, I shifted to a low-carb diet, eating two meals a day, and lost 14 kg in 4 months. I feel great now and also take K2+D3 and magnesium supplements. When I did a stress test, the results were negative, and my doctor said I performed really well, with almost 0% chance of cardiac arrest. Do you think I should still consider taking statins, or continue managing things with lifestyle changes?
@@shamasuddin839I was 63 with only modestly high LDL and my doc recommended the CAC test. It was 670. Crushed. I run, eat well and am weight proportionate. Doc said for people like me, and maybe you, it's a low risk, high value plan to take a low dose statin starting around age 40. Do it for yourself and family and spare yourself the angst the rest of us live with after high scores. BTW, I now take a high dose statin at 64 and have had no issues with it. Good luck.
Statins inhibit HMG-CoA reductase which is an enzyme in the upstream pathway of the biosynthesis of cholesterol, CoQ10, selenoproteins, vitamin K2. That is how statins stop the body from making new cholesterol plus the other 3 useful nutrients. Deficient in CoQ10 and selenoproteins will cause brain fog and muscle weakness including heart muscle. Deficient in vitamin K2 can cause calcium plaques in the arteries.
Many years ago we started using a reverse osmosis machine, we even use the "freshly squeezed" water for cooking, after I recommended my mother use reverse osmosis water she experienced limescale leaving her body, she said it was like passing razor blades, it did stop after a while.
@@maranscandy9350 Hydrangea root reduces oxalate. I combine it with gravel root (Queen of the Meadow) to assist kidneys. The combination dissolves kidney stones rapidly. I use 1/4 cup of each in 2 gallons of water and brew in boiling water for 20-30 minutes. I've helped multiple people clear kidney and ureter stones.
I really doubt that what your mother experienced was actually "lime scale leaving her body". Blood vessels contain flowing liquid, but the similarity to plumbing ends there. Hard to say what she was experiencing. Maybe it was a consequence of reduced micronutrient mineral intake from water?
I cannot believe he did not say a word about CIMT, I just had mine done today - Carotid Intima-Media Thickness (CIMT) vascular age screenings. The CAC shows hard, stable plaque, the CIMT shows all hard and HOT plaque which can rupture and give you an instant heart attack or stroke! I would be worried about the active pus that can rupture and become deadly than the calcium score. They are both around the same price $99-150. The nice thing is that it is 0 radiation with an ultrasound while the CAC uses radiation. I had 2 CAC's done the first score was 0 and 3 yrs late a 7. Curious to see what my CIMT is once the results come in.
Thank you for improving my understanding of this . Hopefully More can be said for people who need secondary prevention advice. It seems this Is overshadowed by primary prevention. Population studies are important but it's also important to help individuals understand how to reach their individual health care needs .
NP doesn't know ___ from a hole in the ground. Ask her to go one step further and enter in your new presumed cholesterol score in the calculator and she will see the score changes less than 1%. and be comforted that the ASCVD score exaggerates by 400% your actual risk! Kaiser (Permanente Northern California.)
Hello Dr. A Thank you for your effort, now my question: Does it make sence to try fighting inflammation with for example 1gr. Vit C each day or similar micronutrients ?
I use Curamed or Theracumin with a seperate Bosweillia supplement for chronic inflammation. They make a huge difference in my joints and I think my brain. I don't think Vitamin C will help you with inflammation.
@@abdeliribas6247 No, I just know what does and doesn't work and was speaking a someone who wanted to help and as an enthusiast for naturopathy, because naturopathy helps me so much more than allopathic medicine. Good luck!
maybe I have misunderstood some other research, but it seems to me from what I am reading that vits K2/D3 are making a significant difference in calcium plaques in arteries. is this not the case?
Yes. Vitamin K2-7, also known as Menaquinone-7 (MK-7) is a form of Vitamin K that has multiple health benefits for Osteoporosis, Cardiovascular disease, Inflammation, Cancer, Alzheimer's disease, Diabetes and Peripheral Neuropathy.
Mechanistic studies demonstrated that SRP significantly inhibited the LPS-induced production of proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-2, IL-1, IL-6, and TNF-α in aortic tissue. Furthermore, it also inhibited LPS-induced oxidative stress in the aortas of mice, whereas the expression and activity of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) decreased after SRP treatment. In conclusion, SRP has the ability to reduce LPS-induced vascular inflammation and damage by modulating MCP-1.
A CAC is typically a very low dose of radiation, equivalent to about 1 year's worth of radiation you get from just walking around. A CT Angiogram, on the other hand, is a different story. With that you get anywhere form 5-10 times that amount.
Yes, I did. 120s over 70s. Had to have arteries in both legs cleared this year. I almost lost my right leg and did lose half of one big toe to sudden dry gangrene thanks to a doctor's office putting off scheduling me for 6 weeks. Never smoked, no diabetes or pre-diabetes, abnormally low cholesterol.
@@1charlastar886 sorry to hear. normal blood pressure and your a1c is under 5.7 what do you think the cause? Some people say its the new mnr injects maybe?
Very nicely explained. People still think statins and blood pressure medications are bad but there are cases you need them and they save lives. Statins (if you have plaques) reduce inflammation blood thinners (if you have plaques) reduce inflammation blood pressure medication(if you have high bp) protect your arteries.
Statins inhibit HMG-CoA reductase which is an enzyme in the upstream pathway of the biosynthesis of cholesterol, CoQ10, selenoproteins, vitamin K2. That is how statins stop the body from making new cholesterol plus the other 3 useful nutrients. Deficient in CoQ10 and selenoproteins will cause brain fog and muscle weakness including heart muscle. Deficient in vitamin K2 can cause calcium plaques in the arteries.
If you want to reduce inflammation, here's how you do it: Diet - Eat whole foods. Do NOT eat processed food. Eat foods with one ingredient (meat, veg, nuts, etc). If it comes in a box or bag and can sit on the store shelf for months/years.... DON'T EAT IT! Exercise - Cardio/Resistance Training. Try to get 30 mins or more of light-to-moderate cardio in per day. Walking, jogging, and just staying active will help immensely. You also want to lift heavy things for about 30 mins or so per day. And when I say 'heavy' I mean 'heavy for you'. Studies are very clear that a moderate amount of weight training helps with inflammation and overall health buy increasing blood flow and muscle growth. Statins - While statins are good at lowering LDL cholesterol, this is not their main benefit IMO. They also lower inflammation. Multiple studies have shown this Check out the JUPITER trial, for example.
My score is 0 and i have a Kangen Water Machine and take a supplement called Juice Plus. Fruits n veg in capsules. Im not perfect but i think this helps alot.
Interesting points! It’s amazing how much misinformation is out there. 'Health and Beauty Mastery' by Julian Bannett totally changed my perspective on what we’re told about health and wellness. Highly recommend for anyone who wants the full story!
Please address the assault on statins....I've seen numerous podcasts by doctors, cardiologists condemning statins...that LDL is good...there is " fluffy " LDL
It is mostly fibrin, kind of like a scab, there is very little cholesterol. This will be common knowledge soon. Read Dr. Malcolm Kendricks book "The Clot Thickens".
What you want to do .... is 1. stop smoking... 2. cut out carbs! 3. moderate exercise 4. get morning noon and sunset sun exposure - 5. block blue light exposure. - end of problems
My CAC score was 1188 13 years ago, when I was 68. I thought I was going to die any day. Now I’m 81, no “events” but I still think I’m going to die any day.
Whats Cac score now?
@ Haven’t taken it again.
Get to doctor William Davis (cardiologist) website and start his Inner Circle protocol immediately! I'm sorry to be blunt but you are most likely nearing a heart attack.
When I found out my score last year (2534 at 61 years of age), I thought I was going to drop dead any day. A year and a half later, I'm a little more at ease with the score, having gone on statins and still completely asymptomatic. I'll probably retest in 5 years just to see where I'm at. I know my CAC score will most likely go up because statins harden/calcify soft plaque (which is a good thing to a certain point).
@ I havekn’t retested because I was an anxious wreck for half a year after the test. And I think I wouldn’t do anything different: statin, lots of k2/d3, exercise, and drink lots of acohol.
Found on the INTERNET, this is NOT my statement/experience: >>Two years ago, a 2D echocardiogram revealed coronary calcification, which was preventing one heart valve from closing. My doctor indicated that no surgery was immediately warranted, and the issue would be monitored. I sought some way to address the calcification, and eventually learned about Berberine possibly being able to dissolve the calcification.
I started taking Berberine as a daily supplement about a year ago.
Last month, a follow up ultrasound of my heart found all valves to be functioning normally, and there were no signs of coronary calcification! I am so relieved and glad that it worked. Meanwhile, my cardiologist asked for the second time, "What's Berberine?"
Go figure.
@reliableandrew Read it again
@@DCGreenZone
Yeah, the structure of the 2nd sentence / last paragraph, combined with the whole comment gave the impression you were reverting to talking about your own experience...never mind.
Aside from the berberine, did you make any lifestyle changes like diet, exercise?
@@BillyBoy66
The dude / dudette isn't talking about themselves throughout their WHOLE comment...hence my comment above.
Wasn't clear was it?
@@reliableandrew Ah, I see. Thanks.
Dr Peter Osbourne is the best YT doctor, he does not only talk but also shares links to research studies.
Agree
Soft plaque is more dangerous than calcified plaque if one has plaque, and a low CAC score does not indicate one is at a low risk of dying. Hence, CAC are really of little clinical value other than specific settings. As he says, it's late stage of the disease process. Obviously the goal is to prevent plaque of any kind, but as ASCVD takes decades to become problematic and CAC scores tell us little, those on various fad diets doing high fives and bragging of their low CAC score are ticking time bombs. Two essential markers of risk are apo-B and hsCRP. Keeping BP, blood sugar/A1C under control is key.
I agree with everything you said for the most part. But these "fad" diets are not bad, as you seem to imply. While I agree that some of these diets can give people false assurances, some of them are actually working synergistically with other lifestyle changes to improve cardiovascular and overall health. For example, I am on a low carb diet, take my statin, exercise (cardio and resistance training), and try to eat one meal per day (sometimes 2 meals a day). As a result, in one year my weight went from 265 to 213, my hs-CRP went from over 1.0 to 0.39, my BP is averaging 120/65, A1C went from 6 to 5.4, and many other markers have improved. My Cholesterol has come down into the normal ranges (whatever that means). My point in all this is..... Don't knock what you call a "fad diet" if its used properly and in conjunction with other lifestyle changes..... Doing so make you look ignorant.
@@BillyBoy66 why on earth would you take a statin?
@@lmyers9999 Because they absolutely reduce inflammation, specifically hs-CRP. I am not concerned about the LDL reduction because I don't think that matters much. But the inflammation that comes from eating the standard American diet is a concern.... a serious concern! That's why. Any other questions?
@@BillyBoy66you appear to be on the right track with your diet. Low CRP, low trigs, high HDL, low A1C….no need to take a statin. The anti-inflammatory benefit of a statin is probably only beneficial to someone who continues to eat the processed food diet. Keep in mind that statins also cause calcification in the arteries.
@@dougwright1864 You said "Keep in mind that statins also cause calcification in the arteries." But you have to understand WHY this happens.... Studies show that statins calcify "soft" plaque. Soft plaque is the stuff that kills you when it ruptures into the bloodstream and causes heart attacks and strokes. So, in these instances, calcification is "stabilizing" the dangerous plaque. This is a good thing.
Vitamin k2 mk7
very helpful, but need to add to it vit D3 and magnesium
Sorry Doc, you didn't address the statistics of outcomes from using the CAC score to influence treatment with statins. Apparently in real terms death from heart attack is only marginally less if treated with statins (the reason the CAC score exists). If doctors using the CAC were recommending diet and lifestyle changes well then it might have good use but really it is a catch all for the drug industry as far as I can see. And an alarmist one at that. Once people are on the drugs, they will never know what the alternative outcome would have been.
Isn't that just a bit too convenient?
Honestly, I think statins have been promoted for the wrong reasons. They are good at lowering LDL, the evidence is quite clear on that. But it's not the LDL lowering that is the benefit IMO. It's their ability to lower inflammation, specifically hs-CRP. Lowering inflammation through lifestyle changes (diet/exercise) and the use of a statin is what's going to decrease the likelihood of a future heart attack or stroke. Having said that, if someone with ASCVD relies only on statins, and does NOT change their lifestyle, they are making a big mistake IMO.
@@BillyBoy66 while lowering inflammation is a benefit of statins, data is very clear the LDL-c/Apo-B levels is the major benefit. That's been supported by various large long term studies now. They do need to pay more attention to the inflammatory aspects, and are starting to give it the attention it deserves, but most docs are not aware of that.
Notice he says in the video “we don’t have a lot of research after this” lol. Don’t statins increase lifespan by 4 days? That’s what I heard elsewhere.
I'm 75 and my CAC score just came back at 532. But my ultrasound carotid artery was safe at less than 50%. I've been taking MK7 and D3 for a couple of years. And I have a low carb diet of mostly salads and lean meat. Instead of high intensity exercise, I decided to do 15 minutes of walking daily. I'm not sure what more I can do.
How to prevent and reduce this inflammation?? .. Regular doctors only know about statin and nothing else
For diet, no wheat, bread, sugar, seed oils, process foods, alcohol,. Supplements take omega 3 fish-oil, vititmin D, A, C, E. Idoine, Selimina. Watch your glucose level , should be no higher then 100 ever. only eat 15 net carbs per meal.
Completely agree. No nutritional knowledge, just statins.
Vit k2
Quit using sugars and refined carbs (sodas, fruit juices, bread, pastas, cookies, pies, ice cream, all the works).
Quit using cheap industrial processed oils like sunflower oil, canola oil, soy oil, rice bran oil, etc. Quit margerine, that's made from these oils. Why? These oils are made in a chemical plant, treated with solvents like hexane, treated with caustic soda, bleached and treated at very high temperatures. These oils and margerine contain a lot of omega 6, which promotes inflammation. Further, the oils love to react with oxygen, which makes them rancid. The oils are build into your cell walls, and guess what happens there. Only healthy oils and fats are: animal fats, avocado oils, coconut oil (both unrefined), cold pressed olive oil. Real (grass fed) read meat and butter, lard, etc. Cold water fatty fish like sardines, maquerel, cod and herring.
Avoid junk food, especially the buns, sauces.
Avoid packaged food with barcode or more than 5 ingredients. Thus avoid the mid-sections. Avoid ingredients that you don't know or can't pronounce the name of.
Know that producers use many names for sugars, Google to find a lost. Examples "Secret Sugars: 56 Different Names for Sugar"
In general: eat like your great grandparents did!
Prolonged Fasting Autophagy GKI of less than 2
Thank you Dr A. I have a 23 year old stent in my LAD and 2 years old it was 90 % blocked so cardiologist put a stent inside it. This is very informative and I appreciate your insight so much. In all those years I’ve never been told this before.👍👍
Can u pls clarify. U had 90% blockage inside the stent?
DO YOU EAT A LOT OF SWEETS & FRUITS?
If you do, STOP!
I love these videos, informative, straight to the point, no waffle to stretch the videos out! ❤👏Happy 2025!
What happens when the "medicine" leaves the arm muscle where they said it was going to stay, and is taken up by the endothelium and the cells lining the inside of the heart?
EXCELLENT question 👍
Dr., Thanks for posting. 3 years ago (age 66) I had a CAC score of 48, was put on statins, quit smoking, and started swimming (indoors) 3 miles/week. I just had another CTA w/ CAC score of 380. Your video explains some of the increase. Unfortunately, although I realize it's outside the scope of your video, it requires one to do a great deal of online research to come up w/ a plan to augment statins to reduce one's risk (exercise; reducing sugar, carbohydrates, and trans fats; K2/MK7, D3, Omega 3, CoQ10).
Better test is CIMT which detects soft plaque
Interesting, insightful & cogently explained! My CAC score was 177, so I'm not trying to cut back on my calcium intake (tinned red salmon with bones), rather I have cut my fruit juice intake & cut out bread (starch) intake & sugars more generally with are all inflammatory.
investigate the supplement of Vitamin K MK7 benefits as it is the cofactor that moves calcium to bones and muscles where it is needed... my hear transplant meds include calcium but Im getting osteoporosis add in Vitamin K MK7 and things get better
@@cpntexas_x Yes, I have addressed that by adding to my salad a slice of Jarlsberg cheese (fermented) which is high in vitamin K2.
@deanjericevic8912 400 micrograms is the base level required according to Dr. Ford Brewer and studies...so you have a reference level
@@cpntexas_xThank you dear / is the base dose of 400 mcg per day or per week ?
I’m 43 and recently did a CAC test as a precaution since both my parents had heart attacks. I wasn’t feeling any symptoms, but my score came up as 123. My doctor recommended starting statins, but I was hesitant due to concerns about side effects.
Instead, I shifted to a low-carb diet, eating two meals a day, and lost 14 kg in 4 months. I feel great now and also take K2+D3 and magnesium supplements.
When I did a stress test, the results were negative, and my doctor said I performed really well, with almost 0% chance of cardiac arrest.
Do you think I should still consider taking statins, or continue managing things with lifestyle?
Great topic. The video covered my major concerns. Thanks.
Statins can increase CAC scores by 10-15% per year so if you have been on them as a preventative measure over 10-15 years you may end up with very high CAC scores over 1000. In addition the statins may lead to a hard cap on the existing plaque which is beneficial. The long term effects of statins are simply not known.
I’m 43 and recently did a CAC test as a precaution since both my parents had heart attacks. I wasn’t feeling any symptoms, but my score came up as 123. My doctor recommended starting statins, but I was hesitant due to concerns about side effects.
Instead, I shifted to a low-carb diet, eating two meals a day, and lost 14 kg in 4 months. I feel great now and also take K2+D3 and magnesium supplements.
When I did a stress test, the results were negative, and my doctor said I performed really well, with almost 0% chance of cardiac arrest.
Do you think I should still consider taking statins, or continue managing things with lifestyle changes?
@@shamasuddin839I was 63 with only modestly high LDL and my doc recommended the CAC test. It was 670. Crushed. I run, eat well and am weight proportionate. Doc said for people like me, and maybe you, it's a low risk, high value plan to take a low dose statin starting around age 40. Do it for yourself and family and spare yourself the angst the rest of us live with after high scores. BTW, I now take a high dose statin at 64 and have had no issues with it. Good luck.
"Statins stimulate atherosclerosis and heart failure: pharmacological mechanisms" Harumi Okuyama et al. Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol. 2015 Mar.
Statins inhibit HMG-CoA reductase which is an enzyme in the upstream pathway of the biosynthesis of cholesterol, CoQ10, selenoproteins, vitamin K2. That is how statins stop the body from making new cholesterol plus the other 3 useful nutrients.
Deficient in CoQ10 and selenoproteins will cause brain fog and muscle weakness including heart muscle.
Deficient in vitamin K2 can cause calcium plaques in the arteries.
Many years ago we started using a reverse osmosis machine, we even use the "freshly squeezed" water for cooking, after I recommended my mother use reverse osmosis water she experienced limescale leaving her body, she said it was like passing razor blades, it did stop after a while.
I wonder if it might have been oxalate leaving as well.
@@maranscandy9350 I have no idea, she was over 60 and had lived in a hard water area all of her life.
@@maranscandy9350 Hydrangea root reduces oxalate. I combine it with gravel root (Queen of the Meadow) to assist kidneys. The combination dissolves kidney stones rapidly. I use 1/4 cup of each in 2 gallons of water and brew in boiling water for 20-30 minutes. I've helped multiple people clear kidney and ureter stones.
I really doubt that what your mother experienced was actually "lime scale leaving her body". Blood vessels contain flowing liquid, but the similarity to plumbing ends there. Hard to say what she was experiencing. Maybe it was a consequence of reduced micronutrient mineral intake from water?
I cannot believe he did not say a word about CIMT, I just had mine done today - Carotid Intima-Media Thickness (CIMT) vascular age screenings. The CAC shows hard, stable plaque, the CIMT shows all hard and HOT plaque which can rupture and give you an instant heart attack or stroke! I would be worried about the active pus that can rupture and become deadly than the calcium score. They are both around the same price $99-150. The nice thing is that it is 0 radiation with an ultrasound while the CAC uses radiation. I had 2 CAC's done the first score was 0 and 3 yrs late a 7. Curious to see what my CIMT is once the results come in.
You explained this very well! Understandable. Yhank you.
great explanation thank you.
Thank you for improving my understanding of this . Hopefully More can be said for people who need secondary prevention advice.
It seems this Is overshadowed by primary prevention.
Population studies are important but it's also important to help individuals understand how to reach their individual health care needs .
Thanks, good info
The major inflamation cause ?
Sugar / carbs / seed oils..
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@@Peekaboo-Kitty 😹
Im 67 ,CAC is 70. NP is screaming to get on statins. I'm barely over 200 in bloodwork, normal BMI.
NP doesn't know ___ from a hole in the ground. Ask her to go one step further and enter in your new presumed cholesterol score in the calculator and she will see the score changes less than 1%. and be comforted that the ASCVD score exaggerates by 400% your actual risk! Kaiser (Permanente Northern California.)
don't do it. You are fine. Just make sure you exercise to keep your numbers in check
@@michaelplunkett5124Yes NPs don't belong in the room
Statins cause Dementia. I refuse to take them!
Hello Dr. A Thank you for your effort, now my question: Does it make sence to try fighting inflammation with for example 1gr. Vit C each day or similar micronutrients ?
I use Curamed or Theracumin with a seperate Bosweillia supplement for chronic inflammation. They make a huge difference in my joints and I think my brain. I don't think Vitamin C will help you with inflammation.
@@JudithAnn-to9lv Thanks for ur respond, but do you know any plausibel trials proofing your theory , rthat Vit C doesn´t help ?
@@abdeliribas6247 No, I just know what does and doesn't work and was speaking a someone who wanted to help and as an enthusiast for naturopathy, because naturopathy helps me so much more than allopathic medicine. Good luck!
king of anti inflammation: LDN, high dose melatonin
i am taking large amts of vit c w lysine & proline look it up
maybe I have misunderstood some other research, but it seems to me from what I am reading that vits K2/D3 are making a significant difference in calcium plaques in arteries. is this not the case?
Yes. Vitamin K2-7, also known as Menaquinone-7 (MK-7) is a form of Vitamin K that has multiple health benefits for Osteoporosis, Cardiovascular disease, Inflammation, Cancer, Alzheimer's disease, Diabetes and Peripheral Neuropathy.
Mechanistic studies demonstrated that SRP significantly inhibited the LPS-induced production of proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-2, IL-1, IL-6, and TNF-α in aortic tissue. Furthermore, it also inhibited LPS-induced oxidative stress in the aortas of mice, whereas the expression and activity of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) decreased after SRP treatment. In conclusion, SRP has the ability to reduce LPS-induced vascular inflammation and damage by modulating MCP-1.
Are you talking about oral health?
@@BillyBoy66 Talking about the inflammation and arterial scarring that leads to atherosclerosis and the potential benefits of Serrapeptase.
Does the risk from CAT scan (3d x rays) not out way the benefits of measuring the calcium?
exactly...
A CAC is typically a very low dose of radiation, equivalent to about 1 year's worth of radiation you get from just walking around. A CT Angiogram, on the other hand, is a different story. With that you get anywhere form 5-10 times that amount.
Mg orotate might be considered if CAC goes up plus blue green algae
I heard a story about a heart surgeon needing to wear special gloves during operations so as to not cut his hands due to the calcification shards.
The title is misleading. He never explained how to lower the calcium score
What was the real reason?
How about u doc- how's ur health?
can you have normal blood pressure and blocked arteries ?
Yes, I did. 121 over 76. Heading in for my triple bypass. No meds before. Blood pressure was this way my whole life.
@@steelzmb4262 thanks for reply. did you have symptoms or an event that you found out you needed bypass?
Yes, I did. 120s over 70s. Had to have arteries in both legs cleared this year. I almost lost my right leg and did lose half of one big toe to sudden dry gangrene thanks to a doctor's office putting off scheduling me for 6 weeks. Never smoked, no diabetes or pre-diabetes, abnormally low cholesterol.
@@1charlastar886 sorry to hear. normal blood pressure and your a1c is under 5.7 what do you think the cause? Some people say its the new mnr injects maybe?
YES!
What about. Oxalates.
Don't eat spinach and your good to go.
Very nicely explained. People still think statins and blood pressure medications are bad but there are cases you need them and they save lives. Statins (if you have plaques) reduce inflammation blood thinners (if you have plaques) reduce inflammation blood pressure medication(if you have high bp) protect your arteries.
😂 what's one's medicine is another's poison
Statins inhibit HMG-CoA reductase which is an enzyme in the upstream pathway of the biosynthesis of cholesterol, CoQ10, selenoproteins, vitamin K2. That is how statins stop the body from making new cholesterol plus the other 3 useful nutrients.
Deficient in CoQ10 and selenoproteins will cause brain fog and muscle weakness including heart muscle.
Deficient in vitamin K2 can cause calcium plaques in the arteries.
Ok , you explained very well…… now what do we do??? Like if you are bringing a knowledge to us than please bring it a solution as well!!!!
If you want to reduce inflammation, here's how you do it:
Diet - Eat whole foods. Do NOT eat processed food. Eat foods with one ingredient (meat, veg, nuts, etc). If it comes in a box or bag and can sit on the store shelf for months/years.... DON'T EAT IT!
Exercise - Cardio/Resistance Training. Try to get 30 mins or more of light-to-moderate cardio in per day. Walking, jogging, and just staying active will help immensely. You also want to lift heavy things for about 30 mins or so per day. And when I say 'heavy' I mean 'heavy for you'. Studies are very clear that a moderate amount of weight training helps with inflammation and overall health buy increasing blood flow and muscle growth.
Statins - While statins are good at lowering LDL cholesterol, this is not their main benefit IMO. They also lower inflammation. Multiple studies have shown this Check out the JUPITER trial, for example.
"Statins stimulate atherosclerosis and heart failure: pharmacological mechanisms" Harumi Okuyama et al. Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol. 2015 Mar.
THE EYES HAVE IT......THE WINDOW
Exactly I watched the entire video hoping he’d give a remedy:solution .
My score is 0 and i have a Kangen Water Machine and take a supplement called Juice Plus. Fruits n veg in capsules. Im not perfect but i think this helps alot.
Interesting points! It’s amazing how much misinformation is out there. 'Health and Beauty Mastery' by Julian Bannett totally changed my perspective on what we’re told about health and wellness. Highly recommend for anyone who wants the full story!
Exactly!
Vegan diet plus vitamin K2MK7
You need alot more than k2 if your a vegan.
K2MK7 = relevant....Vegan diet = NO
Please address the assault on statins....I've seen numerous podcasts by doctors, cardiologists condemning statins...that LDL is good...there is " fluffy " LDL
Triglycerides divided by HDL is the only marker that means anything. Maybe ApoB as well.
All statins suck !
Statins are one of the biggest scams in medical history.
I wish he would address the trending assault on sugar
Sugar is a known toxin. How could you not know that.
So arterial plaque is composed of ?? Calcium or lipids ..like cholesterol
It is mostly fibrin, kind of like a scab, there is very little cholesterol. This will be common knowledge soon. Read Dr. Malcolm Kendricks book "The Clot Thickens".
Are you sure that’s what it is, maybe it’s Lyme disease 💔
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The only thing I got from this is your damned if you do and your damn if you don't, there really is no fix.
What you want to do .... is 1. stop smoking... 2. cut out carbs! 3. moderate exercise 4. get morning noon and sunset sun exposure - 5. block blue light exposure. - end of problems
Doesn't make any sense.
I'll just stick to diet and supplements.
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Just eat before we did before heart disease was a thing. Hello...Mcfly.
The 'outcome' is the same for everyone! 🫀
Yes sooner or later, if you belive in time that is, it's all a process, a sequence from one state to another. As it is with all in the universe
You can run but you can't hide. The noble nature.
Ok , you explained very well…… now what do we do??? Like if you are bringing a knowledge to us than please bring it a solution as well!!!!