My Grandfather passed two weeks after going to his MD for chest discomfort and some pains. The doctor sent him home saying he was fine. He died on the gurney in his driveway. Thank you for empowering the people with knowledge.
Same! I have PTSD from getting high BP readings at the urgent care and ever since I have been scarred for life. Anytime someone even mentioned the word "BP" it triggers me so badly and sends me into a downward spiral. I hate hate getting my BP checked.
@@antidesign2384 Nope! I tried it for 3 months it did NOTHING to condition me against it. When you are an individual who has severe whitecoat/BP cuff syndrome, as soon as the cuff starts tightening you start feeling that tightening and start imagining yet another BP reading that'll be high. I hate it
It will. At each point to be measured if you're reasonably healthy. I'd be expecting results not very misleading. Maybe if your arteries are clogged, ankle's areas will be most affected, then results will be more alarming, measured at your nervous state, but if you're healthy, blood pressure should be everywhere raised proportionally. Or I'm wrong. Maybe I'm wrong taking Dr. Brewer wants you to relax. To achieve relaxed state before and during test I've watched my favorite video
My wife and I just performed and tracked our ABI test exactly as you instructed. We are both 70 years old and have no known health conditions. Our final numbers were 1.2 for my wife and 1.3 for me. Thank you for sharing how to do this home test. It makes sense to measure bloodflow readings from head to toe. I have never heard or been told of this great personal home test! We will continue to listen to all of your advice and knowledge! Thank you for your time and good will.
@@PrevMedHealth Have asked before, asking again, could you please look into something called Cavadex. Evidently it cleans arterial plaque without side effects. Thank you !!
Thank you so much for producing this video. Now I think I might be able to go to sleep at night. I have low blood pressure and take a medication to bring it up to normal. Three months ago I went to a doctor for a prescription for the BP meds. I am 73 and on oxygen 24/7 as a result of being at Ground Zero the week of 9/11. He scared the hell out of me and persuaded me to take another pill to keep me from having a heart attack. I didn't want to go on the other pill. The 2nd pill caused me to have peripheral neuropothy in my left calf within days. After 10 days I went to the ER thinking I might have a blood clot. After two sets of ultra sound: no clot. Then I did some research and discovered there was no guarantee I would not have a heart attack will on the second med. Also the problem with the leg is a well known side effect. I know longer have pain in the leg but the left side of my left calf is still numb. An associate of his suggested I had Sciatica and it was not the medication. I don't understand why a nurse could not have done this simple test. Before 9/11 I was in good shape, not overweight or diabetic. When I was young I was a long distance runner. I have two C-Scans a year on my chest. They always show calcification on the outside of the arteries. A decade ago I had heart catheterization which was normal. I am so angry with doctors that spend 10 minutes with and say: "You just need to take this pill."
Doctors get paid to hand out Meds. You probably just need to change your diet. Avoid the junk and stick with the tried and true. Whole foods, mostly fruits and vegetables. A poor diet is the leading cause of heart attacks.
Haha, I was literally looking for my blood pressure monitor for the past 1/2 hour because it wanted to do this test which I have never done before. I had not found it and decided to take a break from looking. Bingo, you put out this video. Perfect timing! Now my search continues.
@@DebbieBennett-p5v Found it! It not too old and yup in the cabinet next to the supplements. Got a ratio of 1.17 so in the normal-ish range. However, my arm BP was 139/81 so hypertension stage 1. Improving though as I was at stage 2 back in January. Good Health
1) You need to rest lying down for at least *10* minutes before beginning and between each reading. Even in a doctor’s office, patients are technically supposed to rest in a chair for 15 minutes before having their blood pressure checked. 2) Measuring the correct Ankle Brachial Pressure Index is notoriously difficult even for practitioners. Additionally, different organizations interpret the results differently. Because of this, I took multiple blood pressure readings waiting between 8-12 minutes each reading and measuring 2 times for each arm and 4 times for each ankle. 3) Due to varying blood pressure readings and the disagreement over interpretation, what I did was calculate my range from low to high by dividing: A. Highest ankle / highest arm B. Lowest ankle / lowest arm C. Highest ankle / lowest arm D. Lowest ankle / highest arm 4) As long as the lowest and highest readings are within suggested ranges, hopefully things are okay. That being said, in my case, I have minor symptoms yet I still fall within normal range, so take the results with a grain of salt and report even the most minor of symptoms to your doctor, since apparently most patients don’t report their symptoms. 5) If a perfectly accurate measurement was possible, then a normal ratio would be at least 1.0, but that doesn’t account for inspiration during the respiratory phase, hence why a lower value is acceptable to a point. 6) For more information on the topic of accurate measurement and interpretation, search for the paper _Ankle Brachial Pressure Index (ABPI): An update for practitioners_
I have yet to be a doctor’s office where BP is measured correctly. The nurse takes your weight, marches you to the room, fires questions at while putting on the arm band, says “just a sec” and takes your BP. While you sit on the exam table with your feet dangling, no back support and your arm sticking out. Then the doc comes in, says your BP is still high, let’s change your dose. Be smart, buy a BP monitor, measure at home and take the monitor to the doc on your next visit.
@@jfdomega7938 Respiration involves breathing in and out, therefore it has two phases. Inspiration is apparently medical jargon for inhalation. I borrowed the word from the source material I read, I probably should’ve just said inhalation.
@@ssa8479 Exactly right. I NEVER EVER get good numbers at doctors' offices. I keep a detailed chart of my home BP readings, and I do four readings on two different machines each time - two on each arm. The numbers are substantially better at home. I take spreadsheet including the averages for the last 100 to 150 readings for my appointments and make sure Doctor reviews it with me and makes it part of my medical records. Going just by the doctor office readings, they would pump you up with cocktail of several different meds that you may not even truly need. Although so far I have not been able to convince them to reduce my meds because of calcified arteries, but unless my home numbers are way wrong, I think Docs numbers are largely inflated.
I went to my doctor in Aug. of '23 with shortness of breath and extreme tiredness. An X-ray just showed a slightly enlarged heart. A week later I'm in Florida and new something was wrong. A trip to the ER and and an hour later I was on the operating table with a Saddle P.E. that the surgeon said was the largest and most massive amount of blood clots in my lungs that he'd ever seen in his career. Sucked them out and I fell great again. Back home a month later, I had a Heart Cath. done and was given a clean bill of health. Two weeks later, a N.P. said that I had 2 blockages, a 90% in my RCA and 20% in the LAD (widowmaker artery). No mention was ever made about stents saying that the arteries were very small. I'm awaiting yet another Cardiologist visit in December. I've had Angina for about a year and DVTs for the last 4 years, starting with my right leg and then the left about a year later in 2021.
I have reversed PAD by walking as well cutting out all processed food and eating a keto genetic diet. I feel like kid again and the swelling in my legs is gone and my hair is growing again.
can I ask you how swollen your legs were, and how long it took for the swelling to go down? I'm just starting out in KETO and trying to get strong enough legs to be walking again and it would really help me have that goal in front of me as incentive going forward.... I'm so happy you had success and wrote about it here. It really helps... Oh, I forgot about my hair. It thinned so bad from being sick, I'm really looking forward to this way of eating helping with that as well......
@@Judeslovinlife it took a year and they were very swollen, uncomfortable and spongy to walk on. I just kept eating real found like meat dairy eggs fresh veg no sugar at all and now it is normal. I have lose skin now where the puffiness was but that is a lot better than swollen.
I had a heart attack last week at age 57. My BP was normal. My cholesterol wasn’t very bad. I’m active. I had plaque in 2 arteries. 95% blockage in one and 99% in the other.
I did this just now over an hour as I did 15 min breaks between readings...if I have calculated correctly I have 0.9 for both....which by Dr Brewer information I am just in the "acceptable" bracket...so I will continue to modify my eating habits and in my defence I have been unemployed for the past 3 months so relatively sedentary but I have a job starting soon and so will be moving/on my feet for the duration of the shift...I also plan to walk to work and back...so will do this test again in a months time and see how I am tracking...wish me luck everyone :)
Just tested mine, left=1.0, right =1.4 . looks pretty good however In my case my CIMT test indicated that I have plaque, mostly stable but nonetheless plaque. Not to mention the fact that 2 years ago I had a stroke. I have been a health & fitness enthusiast for years, and only discovered (with Dr. Brewers help) that I am at best pre-diabetic and most likely Type II and have been for 20 years. This may be a useful test but is not definitive. Get an oral glucose tolerance test & a CIMT if you really want to know where your metabolic health stands. Don't wait till you have an event, you won't like it.
In those twenty years did you ever regularly check your blood glucose and A1C levels? I don’t have type 2 diabetes and I’m not pre-diabetic, but my morning glucose is always a little over lab range, while the rest of the day it’s within normal lab range. But it is slowly creeping up to pre-diabetic, so I check my blood glucose regularly. If I ever reach type 2 diabetes it won’t be a surprise and it will be my fault.
11:05 - “If your numbers are good, congratulations. You might [my emphasis on MIGHT] have some good, healthy arteries. However: I don’t recommend just sitting on it - pun intended. ABI is good for finding severe problems. Not so much for subtle problems. And, people that have heart attacks just have only subtle problems. So we have other options to detect subtle plaque problems.” Okay, are you listening carefully? That was the obligatory ‘lawyerly’ disclaimer, and qualification, followed by admitting this test doesn’t really tell you if you aren’t likely to have a heart attack, you assume so at your own risk. It only potentially reveals that you may have a more serious problem that should prompt immediate action. So think carefully when you watch a video like this. Don’t assume that if your numbers are ‘good’, for example, that you’re in the clear. Listen carefully for the disclaimer and qualifications which are often part of presentations like this.
Beet root quality works great prayer, standardized fish oil 1,000 I un, extra light virgin olive oil, I did this when I had a left branch blockage I took 2000 in am and2000 iu pm beet root , tumeric curcumin. 2 months life line screening arteries clear
Im going to do this today. I got diagnosed with hypertension. No tests to see if I have a blocked artery or anything....just straight on to a bp medication. So yes I will do this
No chemical meds... You can take herbs and spices ALL NATURAL... They gave me 5 meds when I left the hospital after my heart attack (1 stent), I stopped taking all of them and now just natural AND I feel MUCH better than I have in years... I'm 75 years young💖🎶💖
Cholesterol is essential for the body. Your brain is largely made of cholesterol and it's also needed for cell membranes, among other things. Chronic inflammation of the inner lining of blood vessels from things like chronic high blood glucose levels is more likely to be the cause. Low carb diets, which help reduce b.g.levels are probably helpful. My thoughts, for what it's worth.
@@MM-wv4qcCholesterol is present in a turbulent arterial system as a means of healing. Here is how the so-called science works. Do we have a drug that can lower cholesterol? Yes. Okay, find reason to sell it. If I go outside and every time it rains I notice more umbrellas, now I can say that there is a correlation between umbrellas and rain! There is your lesson in nutritional science. You’re welcome.
@stevestone4346, "... my cholesterol was perfect !!" ... depending on which hypothesis about heart health and cholesterol you are going by. Have you read "The Clot Thickens" by Dr. Malcolm Kendrick? _
@@DianaLipton If you have a known genetic clotting disease. But don't worry, COVID also makes you clot, but much worse if you don't get the shot. So either get the shot or never get covid.
so PERFECT to just stumble on this! I am getting CHEST PAINS the last 3 months and TODAY was the WORST! ... I am taking about 20 different supplements (but I stopped taking them today and for one full week to see if any of those are causing the issue) ... and i ordered an EKG from Amazon that will be here in a few days ... so i'm looking forward to watching your video, doctor! THANK YOU!!! Good timing, LOL!
Interesting test. I scored a 1.1 with 129 ldl, 59 Hdl and 65 triglycerides. I believe I was correct to flatly refuse a statin prescription spurred on the ldl number alone. My PCP finally agreed upon receiving my CAC and A1C results.
i went on a plant based diet in 2013 i lost all my extra fat, lowered my cholesterol to heart attack proof levels, lowered blood pressure. Had a recent aorta ultrasound at 54 and zero plaque. And no ED of any kind 😀
Not all heart attacks are caused by blocked arteries. You can have a heart attack from covid for instance. “There are two main types of heart attack. Type I heart attacks are where plaque on the inner wall of the artery ruptures and releases cholesterol and other substances into the bloodstream. This can then form a blood clot and block the artery. In type II heart attacks the heart does not receive as much oxygen-rich blood as it needs, but there is not a complete blockage of an artery. Other causes of heart attacks include: torn blood vessels blood vessel spasms drug misuse hypoxia, lack of oxygen in the blood Type 2 heart attacks are more common with COVID-19,” she says. “This heart attack can be caused by increased stress on the heart, such as a fast heartbeat, low blood oxygen levels or anemia, because the heart muscle isn't getting enough oxygen delivered in the blood in order do this extra work.”
This was very informative I was just diagnosed with high blood pressure 180/95. I’m 65 years old. It was a shocker to me because I didn’t feel like I really had any symptoms. Although this year I seem more tired than ever before. I will take this test that you’re talking about here and see what comes of it.
Ive gone to the doctors several times and they take your blood pressure as soon as you sit down. My blood pressure is usually high, I tell them, come back in 5 - 10 minutes and do it again, the second time, it is usually normal.
@somethingclever1234 they don't even know how to take your BP properly. They take it as soon as you sit down, your feet should be flat on the floor with your back straight, they put the cuff over your clothes, they don't hold your arm at the height of your heart, they move your arm, they talk to you and they don't have you empty your bladder!
@@somethingclever1234 well I actually sat there for a good 30 minutes. I kept wondering where the doctor was. She must have seen my blood pressure and said we need to let this set. Well it was soooo high! I was shocked. I’m a preschool teacher for 10 years. It’s taking it’s toll
I was 38 yrs old when I got my first stent in my LAD. I now have 13 throughout my heart And have NEVER failed a stress test- Nuclear or standard. Luckily for me I’ve always felt when it’s time. Getting in the Cath lab isn’t so difficult anymore. Go to your cardiologist every 6 months.
@jimmyoddjobs I’m now 57 with 13 stents. So many test available now that we never had. If I was 35 I’d get a calcium score test and pay the money for a Cleerly AI predictive scan. If you’re worried about plaque the Cleerly scan will show it all. Most likely you’re fine and will have the peace of mind you need. Best of luck!!
Thanks for this video! My results from this are normal. However, my doctor ordered a Lipoprotein A test because of family history and that result is very high at 247.5. Do these tests measure the same thing, plaque buildup? Thanks.
I would say that the majority of people do know how to avoid heart attacks but knowingly and willingly will not do the simple things that it takes to avoid them. Take a couple of months to change your diet to a healthy one and stick to it for at least 8 weeks so your taste preferences change. Add exercise (some resistance and some cardio) at least three days per week. Slowly adjust your caloric intake until you reach a healthy weight range, say a BMI of 21 to 23 (depending on your muscle mass). Then adjust calorie intake to maintain that weight. Takes barely any time investment once you get past the food adjustment and calorie logging but tools like cronometer (even the free version is fantastic) make it a cake walk. But people, as clearly proven just by looking around, are too lazy and lack discipline and just want a pill as a solution so they can continue with a hedonic way of eating and laying around
I'm doing my BP readings now and going through the comments in the resting periods. Saw yours and wondering how to reduce the glycation. I brought all my numbers down far enough my PCP said "ok, then I won't put you on medication ". She was very impressed, and happy that I did that in six months. That was almost 3 years ago. We also knew I have a leaky heart valve and have appointments at the end of August and September to find out what's going on with it. It was most likely caused by chemotherapy through a port- o- cath that went straight into my heart. That was 2013 , after Sept 2021 "C", was when it was discovered. Just wondering. Don't know if glycation has anything to do with what's going on now or not. Thanks.
I’ve had a high % of refined sugar in my diet for decades. This caused severe insulin resistance for decades. My insulin was sky high on fasting labs. I had many symptoms and even grew 3 cms in my 30’s! BUT I have autoimmune gastritis so low grehlin levels means I don’t overeat. So no diabetes, I have optimal lipids, not even a fatty liver on ultrasound. To quote Dr Lustig from his video The Skinny on Obesity..”what we know, categorically, that can mitigate chronic metabolic diseases is reduction in calories.”
I wasn't 107 over 69 since I was 20 years old and 110 pounds. I guess I have always been high around 120 over 80. It now is over 130 over 85/90. It's really high when I first wake up; however, I took my home cuff and compared it to the one at the doctors office. It was 10 off for both numbers. Today, I was 123 over 85 at the doctors.
Thank you for teaching us how to do this test. Please do a video on the blood vessels of the eyes vs the blood vessels of the rest of the body. Are the eyes affected differently? Are they smaller and thinner than the rest of the body? Or are they the same? Diabetic asking here. If you don’t k or can you invite an opthalmologist to discuss and also talk about ideal post prandial glucose so the eyes are not affected negatively
Thank you so much for this test! I've been worried for a while, as my cholesterol level is high, but anyway I move a lot and I feel perfectly healthy . My result is 1.1 in both sides. I am so happy with it. God bless you doc! 🙂
Thanks Doctor Brewer and Doctor Vega. I just turned 41 and have really good Blood Pressure, really low body fat, exercise several times a week and feel really good but I am concerned about blood clots because I had COVID-19 3 months ago. 😟
Thank you sir, awesome video! Blood pressure monitors are super cheap. This is such a cool video! Its getting shared I hope others watch it through. Nice work Dr Vega!! Andre
I'm almost 57, I did the test & came in at 1.1 Before the test I watched this video while eating 4 scrambled eggs cooked in 2 tablespoons of butter as well as 5 pieces of bacon :)
Randon Chest pain, some erectile issues and I'm young. They drew lots of blood, very high triglycerides/ plaque. TAKE THIS MAN SERIOUS , OR YOU MAY NOT BE HERE TOMORROW ❤.
❤ ❤ ❤ Excellent Video. I wish I had you as my doctor. I wonder why I never heard of this test. Thank you for sharing this very important instruction. ❤
Great video. Going to do it as soon as I'm done watching. Then, I'll watch it again to get the specifics. Hmm..i don't think you needed to know that. 😜😜😜
Dr. Ford Brewer, firstly, thank you for educating us on this. How often should this be self-checked?, daily, weekly, monthly? Is the 5 minutes of rest per limb required before testing the BP? Thank you.
The cuff has to be placed at the same hight as the heart. While Doctor Brewer was lying on the sofa measuring his blood pressure, his feet and his ankles were higher than his arms and his heart because the sofa was too short for him. Was that the right position for measuring blood pressure?
Thank you so much Dr.Brewer for the important info you share with us 🙏🏻 I have a question regarding the test, can I do it if I’m taking high blood pressure medications? Or should I temporary stop taking them while I do the test? Thank you!
Dr Brewer, i use the same instrument like yours and this is my bp reading. Right arm is =118/85 Right leg is= 132/85 Left arm is= 118/74 Left leg is=133/90 Then what i did is 133÷118=1.1 Then next is 132÷118=1.1 Q? Did I do the right thing ? Please...
Dr Berry and Dr Cywes have good info on high LDL. I saw a recent one of Dr Berry, laying out the worst risk factors for heart attack and strong, down to the least risk, and high LDL was right at the bottom
The only way this test is remotely predictive or diagnostic, is if you are laying flat on your back the entire time and you have someone else do it for you. BP is far too volatile and labile in the average person that moving up and down an setting it up blah blah is going to skew those numbers. This just gives someone with OCD something else to perseverate on. My experience after having taken my BP 40,000 times in the last 20 years in a variety of positions and using different machines. Oh, as a bonus, most nurses and doctors don’t even know how to measure it properly. They use improper cuff size, let your legs dangle off the edge of the exam table, don’t support your arm, etc.
The ankle-brachial index (ABI) is primarily used to assess blood flow and detect blockages in the arteries of the legs, indicating peripheral artery disease (PAD). While ABI is a valuable tool for diagnosing PAD, it does not directly diagnose blockages in the coronary arteries of the heart....from CHatGPT
Great video. A couple questions. So the first reading does not need a 5 minute delay? And clarification of where on your leg it the reading should be taken. Where are your leg arteries? Thanks
It just goes to show that numbers don’t mean diddly squat. You can have great numbers in one test, but horrible numbers in another test so all the tests need to be done rather than just relying on one or two.
Thanks! I achieved my results. Got a little confused with after obtaing first result you said that was for my right arm? Anyway I just did both ways to be on safe side. Really Appreciate your DIY🎉 Videos.
Thank you for this video, it is very informative and useful. However, I have a question about the calculation: In the video, you always divide the two ankle values by the highest arm value (8:36 and 8:49). Does the highest arm value always have to be the divisor, or can the respective arm value for the respective ankle value also be used as a divisor? Please excuse this nitpicking question, but I was just confused because one value was not used in the calculation and it was not explicitly mentioned (or did I miss something?).
@@judycrisenbery2982 I can't give you a specific number for that specific health benefit of vitamin C. However the human recommended daily amount for vitamin C (65 to 90 mg/day); dietary intake of vitamin C reported for gorillas (Gorilla gorilla) is 20-30 mg/kg/day, for spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) is 106 mg/kg/day, and for howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata) is 88 mg/kg/day. As you can see there is a big discrepancy there between what's recommended for humans and what similar creatures ingest naturally. You could you that as a guideline. Personally I think taking a 1000mg supplement before you go to bed does plenty for your health.
A naturopath once told me a recipe that acts like draino in your body and expels all plaque. 6 lemons organic and 20 cloves of garlic cook together in a big pot of water for approx 15 to 20 mins let cool strain and store in the fridge. Drink one shot glass 3 times a day. It cleans out plaque in the arteries. It has also helped me with arthritic pain in my hands. It works a treat.
Why do you take the left arm pressure number 114 to calculate right ankle brachial index and not the right arm 107? Higher number from both arms? 120/107 = 1.1 Thank you for your excellent vidéos!
Thanks Dr. Brewer for this information 😊, I am 67 with a high cholesterol problem and did have a minor stroke a year ago. I changed my diet and doing fine now. I would like to have that personal use portable blood pressure measuring devise that you use, could you tell me who makes that and possibly where I might able able to purchase it ? Thanks again
Doctor, do you only serve people from the USA?
No. We have patients all over the world.
How to contact you sir?
@@harism2001Click on ...more, under the Video Title, then "more" again and you will see the contact details.
@@PrevMedHealth Doctor doesn eating 2 eggs a day and drinking coffee mixed with whole milk increases the bad cholesterol in your arteries?
My Grandfather passed two weeks after going to his MD for chest discomfort and some pains. The doctor sent him home saying he was fine. He died on the gurney in his driveway. Thank you for empowering the people with knowledge.
Thank you very much. & I’m sorry to hear about your Grandfather. That’s exactly the purpose of this channel - to prevent that!
I just had. Bypass surgery on both legs heart was done first
I’m sick of doctors who are so cavalier about their patient’s issues. It’s now rampant.
Thanks Doc 🫶🩷💛🧡❤️🤍
Fasting + Raw Vegan diet Brah
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Just the act and anticipation of doing this will increase my blood pressure. 😮
Do it daily for a couple of days until your psyche gets used to it and creates no psyche-induced pressure :)
Same! I have PTSD from getting high BP readings at the urgent care and ever since I have been scarred for life. Anytime someone even mentioned the word "BP" it triggers me so badly and sends me into a downward spiral. I hate hate getting my BP checked.
@@antidesign2384 Nope! I tried it for 3 months it did NOTHING to condition me against it. When you are an individual who has severe whitecoat/BP cuff syndrome, as soon as the cuff starts tightening you start feeling that tightening and start imagining yet another BP reading that'll be high. I hate it
It will. At each point to be measured if you're reasonably healthy. I'd be expecting results not very misleading. Maybe if your arteries are clogged, ankle's areas will be most affected, then results will be more alarming, measured at your nervous state, but if you're healthy, blood pressure should be everywhere raised proportionally. Or I'm wrong. Maybe I'm wrong taking Dr. Brewer wants you to relax. To achieve relaxed state before and during test I've watched my favorite video
Always does mine. I need yo lie and relax and take several goes then it lowers. I think they call it white coat syndrome.
My wife and I just performed and tracked our ABI test exactly as you instructed.
We are both 70 years old and have no known health conditions.
Our final numbers were 1.2 for my wife and 1.3 for me.
Thank you for sharing how to do this home test.
It makes sense to measure bloodflow readings from head to toe.
I have never heard or been told of this great personal home test!
We will continue to listen to all of your advice and knowledge!
Thank you for your time and good will.
Thank you!
Finally, a Doctor on UA-cam that is/was an actual Medical Doctor … how refreshing. Looking forward to binge-watching all your videos.
Thank You!
@@PrevMedHealth Have asked before, asking again, could you please look into something called Cavadex. Evidently it cleans arterial plaque without side effects. Thank you !!
@@zunman-j4k It sounds like normal life of women in traditional patriarchy like Germany...
Hi we did, we don't think is legit, it might be a thing down the road, not good evidence yet
Thank you so much for producing this video. Now I think I might be able to go to sleep at night. I have low blood pressure and take a medication to bring it up to normal. Three months ago I went to a doctor for a prescription for the BP meds. I am 73 and on oxygen 24/7 as a result of being at Ground Zero the week of 9/11. He scared the hell out of me and persuaded me to take another pill to keep me from having a heart attack. I didn't want to go on the other pill. The 2nd pill caused me to have peripheral neuropothy in my left calf within days. After 10 days I went to the ER thinking I might have a blood clot. After two sets of ultra sound: no clot. Then I did some research and discovered there was no guarantee I would not have a heart attack will on the second med. Also the problem with the leg is a well known side effect. I know longer have pain in the leg but the left side of my left calf is still numb. An associate of his suggested I had Sciatica and it was not the medication. I don't understand why a nurse could not have done this simple test. Before 9/11 I was in good shape, not overweight or diabetic. When I was young I was a long distance runner. I have two C-Scans a year on my chest. They always show calcification on the outside of the arteries. A decade ago I had heart catheterization which was normal. I am so angry with doctors that spend 10 minutes with and say: "You just need to take this pill."
Doctors get paid to hand out Meds. You probably just need to change your diet. Avoid the junk and stick with the tried and true. Whole foods, mostly fruits and vegetables. A poor diet is the leading cause of heart attacks.
For everyone reading this, finding the banned book called “the hidden herbs” by anette ray should be your top priority
Is this title and author correct? I can not find this book anywhere.
HMMM! Wonder why they banned the book? I'm sure big pharma didn't have anything to do with it!
Is is Annette McRay?
It's anette ray and use Google it's on there
Haha, I was literally looking for my blood pressure monitor for the past 1/2 hour because it wanted to do this test which I have never done before. I had not found it and decided to take a break from looking. Bingo, you put out this video. Perfect timing! Now my search continues.
Time to find it and put it in a cabinet. Mine was old so I ordered one on Amazon for $35
@@DebbieBennett-p5v Found it! It not too old and yup in the cabinet next to the supplements.
Got a ratio of 1.17 so in the normal-ish range.
However, my arm BP was 139/81 so hypertension stage 1.
Improving though as I was at stage 2 back in January.
Good Health
Hope you found your BP monitor
Hahaha…
@@edl653 obviously google can hear you thinking
1) You need to rest lying down for at least *10* minutes before beginning and between each reading. Even in a doctor’s office, patients are technically supposed to rest in a chair for 15 minutes before having their blood pressure checked.
2) Measuring the correct Ankle Brachial Pressure Index is notoriously difficult even for practitioners. Additionally, different organizations interpret the results differently. Because of this, I took multiple blood pressure readings waiting between 8-12 minutes each reading and measuring 2 times for each arm and 4 times for each ankle.
3) Due to varying blood pressure readings and the disagreement over interpretation, what I did was calculate my range from low to high by dividing:
A. Highest ankle / highest arm
B. Lowest ankle / lowest arm
C. Highest ankle / lowest arm
D. Lowest ankle / highest arm
4) As long as the lowest and highest readings are within suggested ranges, hopefully things are okay. That being said, in my case, I have minor symptoms yet I still fall within normal range, so take the results with a grain of salt and report even the most minor of symptoms to your doctor, since apparently most patients don’t report their symptoms.
5) If a perfectly accurate measurement was possible, then a normal ratio would be at least 1.0, but that doesn’t account for inspiration during the respiratory phase, hence why a lower value is acceptable to a point.
6) For more information on the topic of accurate measurement and interpretation, search for the paper
_Ankle Brachial Pressure Index (ABPI): An update for practitioners_
I have yet to be a doctor’s office where BP is measured correctly. The nurse takes your weight, marches you to the room, fires questions at while putting on the arm band, says “just a sec” and takes your BP. While you sit on the exam table with your feet dangling, no back support and your arm sticking out.
Then the doc comes in, says your BP is still high, let’s change your dose.
Be smart, buy a BP monitor, measure at home and take the monitor to the doc on your next visit.
Inspiration during respiratory phase?
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Respiration involves breathing in and out, therefore it has two phases. Inspiration is apparently medical jargon for inhalation. I borrowed the word from the source material I read, I probably should’ve just said inhalation.
Thanks I’d never heard it used that way, it me inspiration is like to inspire. lol like they say you learn something new everyday! 😂@@LuckyCharms777
@@ssa8479 Exactly right. I NEVER EVER get good numbers at doctors' offices. I keep a detailed chart of my home BP readings, and I do four readings on two different machines each time - two on each arm. The numbers are substantially better at home. I take spreadsheet including the averages for the last 100 to 150 readings for my appointments and make sure Doctor reviews it with me and makes it part of my medical records.
Going just by the doctor office readings, they would pump you up with cocktail of several different meds that you may not even truly need. Although so far I have not been able to convince them to reduce my meds because of calcified arteries, but unless my home numbers are way wrong, I think Docs numbers are largely inflated.
Can we all appreciate the fact that Dr. Brewer never disappointed us with his content. 👏👏👏
Thank you very much!!
@@doubtingthomas9612 I say, "We can!" 👍🏼👏🏼
@@doubtingthomas9612 indeed 👍🙏
I went to my doctor in Aug. of '23 with shortness of breath and extreme tiredness. An X-ray just showed a slightly enlarged heart. A week later I'm in Florida and new something was wrong. A trip to the ER and and an hour later I was on the operating table with a Saddle P.E. that the surgeon said was the largest and most massive amount of blood clots in my lungs that he'd ever seen in his career. Sucked them out and I fell great again. Back home a month later, I had a Heart Cath. done and was given a clean bill of health. Two weeks later, a N.P. said that I had 2 blockages, a 90% in my RCA and 20% in the LAD (widowmaker artery). No mention was ever made about stents saying that the arteries were very small. I'm awaiting yet another Cardiologist visit in December. I've had Angina for about a year and DVTs for the last 4 years, starting with my right leg and then the left about a year later in 2021.
Your age at these events. Please
@@mrdave777 Late 60's
@@Ohiodozerhonestly speaking how has your diet and habits like drinking and smoking been the last 30 years or so?
Omg.
You should buy a lotto ticket while your luck is good😂. I'm sure people closest to you are happy you didn't tip over.
Would be helpful to do this on someone who is diagnosed with plaque to see what kind of numbers they get.
Great idea.
I have reversed PAD by walking as well cutting out all processed food and eating a keto genetic diet. I feel like kid again and the swelling in my legs is gone and my hair is growing again.
Fantastic! Isn’t it great? Thanks for sharing that!
Any secret advise? I need to bring back my healthy life as in my 30/s any tips?🎉 Best wishes to you.😊
KETOGENIC DIET@@amymjennings
can I ask you how swollen your legs were, and how long it took for the swelling to go down? I'm just starting out in KETO and trying to get strong enough legs to be walking again and it would really help me have that goal in front of me as incentive going forward.... I'm so happy you had success and wrote about it here. It really helps... Oh, I forgot about my hair. It thinned so bad from being sick, I'm really looking forward to this way of eating helping with that as well......
@@Judeslovinlife it took a year and they were very swollen, uncomfortable and spongy to walk on. I just kept eating real found like meat dairy eggs fresh veg no sugar at all and now it is normal. I have lose skin now where the puffiness was but that is a lot better than swollen.
I had a heart attack last week at age 57. My BP was normal. My cholesterol wasn’t very bad. I’m active. I had plaque in 2 arteries. 95% blockage in one and 99% in the other.
Have you had any bloodwork done to determine if you have certain nutritional deficiencies?
Cholesterol is not a predictor of cardiac health, everyone knows that.
Eat low fat whole food plant based diet. Not only healthy and delicious with real flavor but the only ethical diet
Hilarious, not true@@animalsarebeautifulpeople3094
@@animalsarebeautifulpeople3094 Lotta animals die to keep those plants healthy and growing.
You are one of my favorite doctors on UA-cam.
You are helping alot of people.
I appreciate you.
God bless you and your family.
Thank You!
Thank you Dr Brewer for the informative video... Best wishes from UK
I did this just now over an hour as I did 15 min breaks between readings...if I have calculated correctly I have 0.9 for both....which by Dr Brewer information I am just in the "acceptable" bracket...so I will continue to modify my eating habits and in my defence I have been unemployed for the past 3 months so relatively sedentary but I have a job starting soon and so will be moving/on my feet for the duration of the shift...I also plan to walk to work and back...so will do this test again in a months time and see how I am tracking...wish me luck everyone :)
Do calisthenics. The gear you need is your own body and some space in your room.
Congrats on the new job! Praying for your success!
@@ElectricBluJay augh thank you :)
good luck and pls tell us the result afteward
@@NJPAS augh shucks....thank you and I certainly will
Just tested mine, left=1.0, right =1.4 . looks pretty good however In my case my CIMT test indicated that I have plaque, mostly stable but nonetheless plaque. Not to mention the fact that 2 years ago I had a stroke. I have been a health & fitness enthusiast for years, and only discovered (with Dr. Brewers help) that I am at best pre-diabetic and most likely Type II and have been for 20 years. This may be a useful test but is not definitive. Get an oral glucose tolerance test & a CIMT if you really want to know where your metabolic health stands. Don't wait till you have an event, you won't like it.
What’s your CT scan say?
Why do you think you got diabetes/prediabetes despite being a health and fitness fanatic? Any guesses?
What CIMT is?
@@dwaaziwaazi CT scan doesn't show anything about clogged arteries.
In those twenty years did you ever regularly check your blood glucose and A1C levels? I don’t have type 2 diabetes and I’m not pre-diabetic, but my morning glucose is always a little over lab range, while the rest of the day it’s within normal lab range. But it is slowly creeping up to pre-diabetic, so I check my blood glucose regularly. If I ever reach type 2 diabetes it won’t be a surprise and it will be my fault.
11:05 - “If your numbers are good, congratulations. You might [my emphasis on MIGHT] have some good, healthy arteries. However: I don’t recommend just sitting on it - pun intended. ABI is good for finding severe problems. Not so much for subtle problems. And, people that have heart attacks just have only subtle problems. So we have other options to detect subtle plaque problems.” Okay, are you listening carefully? That was the obligatory ‘lawyerly’ disclaimer, and qualification, followed by admitting this test doesn’t really tell you if you aren’t likely to have a heart attack, you assume so at your own risk. It only potentially reveals that you may have a more serious problem that should prompt immediate action. So think carefully when you watch a video like this. Don’t assume that if your numbers are ‘good’, for example, that you’re in the clear. Listen carefully for the disclaimer and qualifications which are often part of presentations like this.
So? What do the Doc's do - Statins.
Exactly. A bad result indicates you have a problem, but a good result doesn't mean you don't.
Thank you for this video, Doctor. You're a good man for doing this and you've helped me, and Im sure you always help so many others. Take care.
Another great video; simple and easy-to-use information.
Beet root quality works great prayer, standardized fish oil 1,000 I un, extra light virgin olive oil, I did this when I had a left branch blockage I took 2000 in am and2000 iu pm beet root , tumeric curcumin. 2 months life line screening arteries clear
How much circumin did you take please?
Im going to try follow all your information .. unfortunately stsins only made me poorly but the other knowlege you shared is very worth trying
Im going to do this today. I got diagnosed with hypertension. No tests to see if I have a blocked artery or anything....just straight on to a bp medication. So yes I will do this
No chemical meds... You can take herbs and spices ALL NATURAL... They gave me 5 meds when I left the hospital after my heart attack (1 stent), I stopped taking all of them and now just natural AND I feel MUCH better than I have in years... I'm 75 years young💖🎶💖
AWESOME!!! … thank you soo much !! … this home test is excellent
You're welcome!
Thanks for a lot of footage!
I have been a little uncertain, but now it's clear to me!
Thanks.
Cholesterol is not the bad guy. Cholesterol is the scapegoat that has made the pharmaceutical companies billions.
tell us doctor hamilton what is it ?
Cholesterol is essential for the body. Your brain is largely made of cholesterol and it's also needed for cell membranes, among other things. Chronic inflammation of the inner lining of blood vessels from things like chronic high blood glucose levels is more likely to be the cause. Low carb diets, which help reduce b.g.levels are probably helpful. My thoughts, for what it's worth.
@@MM-wv4qcCholesterol is present in a turbulent arterial system as a means of healing. Here is how the so-called science works. Do we have a drug that can lower cholesterol? Yes. Okay, find reason to sell it. If I go outside and every time it rains I notice more umbrellas, now I can say that there is a correlation between umbrellas and rain! There is your lesson in nutritional science. You’re welcome.
@@fionabates3672 you’re absolutely right
@@MM-wv4qc Have another 💉
Had mine at 59 whilst training in my local gym. Never smoked, took drugs and have always been fit and healthy, oh and my cholesterol was perfect !!
@stevestone4346,
"... my cholesterol was perfect !!"
... depending on which hypothesis about heart health and cholesterol you are going by. Have you read "The Clot Thickens" by Dr. Malcolm Kendrick?
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@@ArcoZakusno I haven’t
also happens due to the COVID shot...more an d more
@@edcaldwell9676 the stuttering is also a marker for HBP...
@@DianaLipton If you have a known genetic clotting disease. But don't worry, COVID also makes you clot, but much worse if you don't get the shot. So either get the shot or never get covid.
so PERFECT to just stumble on this! I am getting CHEST PAINS the last 3 months and TODAY was the WORST! ... I am taking about 20 different supplements (but I stopped taking them today and for one full week to see if any of those are causing the issue) ... and i ordered an EKG from Amazon that will be here in a few days ... so i'm looking forward to watching your video, doctor! THANK YOU!!! Good timing, LOL!
you should go to a doctor check. you are not a doctor.
Good info. Will add this to my regular BP checks. Thanks!
Interesting test. I scored a 1.1 with 129 ldl, 59 Hdl and 65 triglycerides. I believe I was correct to flatly refuse a statin prescription spurred on the ldl number alone. My PCP finally agreed upon receiving my CAC and A1C results.
i went on a plant based diet in 2013 i lost all my extra fat, lowered my cholesterol to heart attack proof levels, lowered blood pressure. Had a recent aorta ultrasound at 54 and zero plaque. And no ED of any kind 😀
What test ot ultrasound exactly?
Not all heart attacks are caused by blocked arteries. You can have a heart attack from covid for instance.
“There are two main types of heart attack.
Type I heart attacks are where plaque on the inner wall of the artery ruptures and releases cholesterol and other substances into the bloodstream. This can then form a blood clot and block the artery.
In type II heart attacks the heart does not receive as much oxygen-rich blood as it needs, but there is not a complete blockage of an artery.
Other causes of heart attacks include:
torn blood vessels
blood vessel spasms
drug misuse
hypoxia, lack of oxygen in the blood
Type 2 heart attacks are more common with COVID-19,” she says. “This heart attack can be caused by increased stress on the heart, such as a fast heartbeat, low blood oxygen levels or anemia, because the heart muscle isn't getting enough oxygen delivered in the blood in order do this extra work.”
@@ScarlettDuchess Type 2 is what people with sleep apnea are prone to--a disease that doesn't get enough attention.
Thank you very much for showing me how to do this test.
My wife and I will try this right away.
This was very informative I was just diagnosed with high blood pressure 180/95. I’m 65 years old. It was a shocker to me because I didn’t feel like I really had any symptoms. Although this year I seem more tired than ever before. I will take this test that you’re talking about here and see what comes of it.
Ive gone to the doctors several times and they take your blood pressure as soon as you sit down. My blood pressure is usually high, I tell them, come back in 5 - 10 minutes and do it again, the second time, it is usually normal.
@somethingclever1234 they don't even know how to take your BP properly. They take it as soon as you sit down, your feet should be flat on the floor with your back straight, they put the cuff over your clothes, they don't hold your arm at the height of your heart, they move your arm, they talk to you and they don't have you empty your bladder!
@@bwiseok That’s why they call it, The Silent Killer
@@JackSmith-t2y yes very very scary
@@somethingclever1234 well I actually sat there for a good 30 minutes. I kept wondering where the doctor was. She must have seen my blood pressure and said we need to let this set. Well it was soooo high! I was shocked. I’m a preschool teacher for 10 years. It’s taking it’s toll
Gracias Dr por sus sabios consejos❤️
I 'm good - almost the same as you, 1.094 and 1.076. That is a relief, thank you!
Excellent video! The at-home test for detecting clogged arteries is a game-changer. Thanks for sharing such an easy and effective method!
I was 38 yrs old when I got my first stent in my LAD. I now have 13 throughout my heart And have NEVER failed a stress test- Nuclear or standard. Luckily for me I’ve always felt when it’s time. Getting in the Cath lab isn’t so difficult anymore. Go to your cardiologist every 6 months.
@jimmyoddjobs I’m now 57 with 13 stents. So many test available now that we never had. If I was 35 I’d get a calcium score test and pay the money for a Cleerly AI predictive scan. If you’re worried about plaque the Cleerly scan will show it all. Most likely you’re fine and will have the peace of mind you need. Best of luck!!
Thanks for this video! My results from this are normal. However, my doctor ordered a Lipoprotein A test because of family history and that result is very high at 247.5. Do these tests measure the same thing, plaque buildup? Thanks.
I would say that the majority of people do know how to avoid heart attacks but knowingly and willingly will not do the simple things that it takes to avoid them.
Take a couple of months to change your diet to a healthy one and stick to it for at least 8 weeks so your taste preferences change. Add exercise (some resistance and some cardio) at least three days per week. Slowly adjust your caloric intake until you reach a healthy weight range, say a BMI of 21 to 23 (depending on your muscle mass). Then adjust calorie intake to maintain that weight.
Takes barely any time investment once you get past the food adjustment and calorie logging but tools like cronometer (even the free version is fantastic) make it a cake walk.
But people, as clearly proven just by looking around, are too lazy and lack discipline and just want a pill as a solution so they can continue with a hedonic way of eating and laying around
There’s a lot of truth to that. But current experience with the GLP-1s has provided massive evidence that this eating behavior is hormone-driven.
Reducing the GLYCATION caused by excess SUGAR damage also helps.
Absolutely!
I'm doing my BP readings now and going through the comments in the resting periods. Saw yours and wondering how to reduce the glycation. I brought all my numbers down far enough my PCP said "ok, then I won't put you on medication ". She was very impressed, and happy that I did that in six months. That was almost 3 years ago. We also knew I have a leaky heart valve and have appointments at the end of August and September to find out what's going on with it. It was most likely caused by chemotherapy through a port- o- cath that went straight into my heart. That was 2013 , after Sept 2021 "C", was when it was discovered.
Just wondering. Don't know if glycation has anything to do with what's going on now or not. Thanks.
Web search for evidence Benfotiamine form of B-1 and Carnosine supplements work vs. glycation.
I’ve had a high % of refined sugar in my diet for decades. This caused severe insulin resistance for decades. My insulin was sky high on fasting labs. I had many symptoms and even grew 3 cms in my 30’s!
BUT I have autoimmune gastritis so low grehlin levels means I don’t overeat. So no diabetes, I have optimal lipids, not even a fatty liver on ultrasound. To quote Dr Lustig from his video The Skinny on Obesity..”what we know, categorically, that can mitigate chronic metabolic diseases is reduction in calories.”
Oxydative stress, etc etc…
Thank you so much for these very useful tips 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️
Can you leave the graphics up longer so we have time to at least pause the video pretty please!
Thanks for the method. I am reading 1.18, but according to comments below you can still have a high CAC score of say 1800 with this method.
I wasn't 107 over 69 since I was 20 years old and 110 pounds. I guess I have always been high around 120 over 80. It now is over 130 over 85/90. It's really high when I first wake up; however, I took my home cuff and compared it to the one at the doctors office. It was 10 off for both numbers. Today, I was 123 over 85 at the doctors.
Ur fine
Bravo, Dr Ford. Thanks for the clarification.
Thank you for teaching us how to do this test. Please do a video on the blood vessels of the eyes vs the blood vessels of the rest of the body. Are the eyes affected differently? Are they smaller and thinner than the rest of the body? Or are they the same? Diabetic asking here. If you don’t k or can you invite an opthalmologist to discuss and also talk about ideal post prandial glucose so the eyes are not affected negatively
If you talk about diabetic ll it would be better to reverse it. It is possible but we have to make an effort.
Thank you so much for this test! I've been worried for a while, as my cholesterol level is high, but anyway I move a lot and I feel perfectly healthy . My result is 1.1 in both sides. I am so happy with it. God bless you doc! 🙂
Thanks Doctor Brewer and Doctor Vega.
I just turned 41 and have really good Blood Pressure, really low body fat, exercise several times a week and feel really good but I am concerned about blood clots because I had COVID-19 3 months ago. 😟
Thank you, Dr. Brewer! I will definitely do this on myself and my husband.
Thank you sir, awesome video! Blood pressure monitors are super cheap. This is such a cool video! Its getting shared I hope others watch it through. Nice work Dr Vega!! Andre
I couldnt share that video. Thats interesting. Ill try later.
Dr. El EAP en personas con parálisis es una condición ineludible.
Your BP is very good. I get similar numbers. :)
I'm almost 57, I did the test & came in at 1.1
Before the test I watched this video while eating 4 scrambled eggs cooked in 2 tablespoons of butter as well as 5 pieces of bacon :)
I’m Australian our arteries by 65 are actually made of cast iron. It’s a combination of a lifetime consuming Vegemite and iron ore dust particles.
LOL only an Aussie would get the joke :)
made me laugh
Streuth!!!
Randon Chest pain, some erectile issues and I'm young. They drew lots of blood, very high triglycerides/ plaque. TAKE THIS MAN SERIOUS , OR YOU MAY NOT BE HERE TOMORROW ❤.
No sugar, bread/ flour and seed oils/ deep fryer. Eat once a day till full.
Ditto, I’ve gone OMAD carnivore, it’s just easier!
Thank you for the helpful post! Is there an at home test for carotid artery disease, or carotid artery stenosis?
Oh my, I am now scared to do the test 🙈.
Why?
@@PrevMedHealth I have swollen ankles from varicose vein surgery and 2 month ago atrial fibrillation from to much stress.
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Excellent Video. I wish I had you as my doctor. I wonder why I never heard of this test. Thank you for sharing this very important instruction. ❤
I wonder if meds that affect your BP and heart rate affect the accuracy of the test?
Excellent information on another level. keep the videos coming my friend.
Great video. Going to do it as soon as I'm done watching. Then, I'll watch it again to get the specifics.
Hmm..i don't think you needed to know that.
😜😜😜
Sure I did! Thanks!
Lol 😂
Dr. Ford Brewer, firstly, thank you for educating us on this. How often should this be self-checked?, daily, weekly, monthly? Is the 5 minutes of rest per limb required before testing the BP? Thank you.
3x a day, bare minimum... unless you want to get serious about your health.
Thanks again doc. Seems it's time to check out blood pressure devices 😆
Wow your numbers are way better than mine ,and I just turned 60 in April .I also was taking TRT and since been off that for 5 months
The cuff has to be placed at the same hight as the heart. While Doctor Brewer was lying on the sofa measuring his blood pressure, his feet and his ankles were higher than his arms and his heart because the sofa was too short for him. Was that the right position for measuring blood pressure?
Very observant. It’s better to be stretched out flat.
Thank you so much Dr.Brewer for the important info you share with us 🙏🏻 I have a question regarding the test, can I do it if I’m taking high blood pressure medications? Or should I temporary stop taking them while I do the test?
Thank you!
Thank you Dr. Brewer
You are welcome
Very informative. Can you apply this method on the carotid arteries ? Thanks.
Dr Brewer, i use the same instrument like yours and this is my bp reading.
Right arm is =118/85
Right leg is= 132/85
Left arm is= 118/74
Left leg is=133/90
Then what i did is 133÷118=1.1
Then next is 132÷118=1.1
Q? Did I do the right thing ? Please...
Seems about right
@@hbbstn thank you & God bless you MORE.
Ankle/leg over the highest arm (left or right does not matter). Do the same for the other ankle/leg.
Thank you for the video Does this work if you are on blood pressure medication thank you in advance
Haven't watched it yet but my first guess is going to be ankle-brachial blood pressure index test. It has a good correlation with identifying issues.
Very useful channel and I learned a lot from it.
the approach is strictly supportive 👍
Really good info, love this format!
how accurate is this methode?
Im a 1.03….junped on carnivore 4 months ago, lost 50lbs. Ldl came back high, but gonna go another few months and schedule wirh a cardiologist
Dr Berry and Dr Cywes have good info on high LDL.
I saw a recent one of Dr Berry, laying out the worst risk factors for heart attack and strong, down to the least risk, and high LDL was right at the bottom
What about total cholesterol?
God bless good Doctor.
3:50… crossed ankles: naughty!
Wow, that was really good information. Thank you Dr Brewe
Can you tell me the make and model of that device so I can buy one? Thanks!
I used an Omron, most models are good
Ok thanks! I thought you were connecting it to your phone at first! I shared to X- thanks for the info!
11:30 How do you detect these subtile problems?
Thank you for your very helpful advice 👍
The only way this test is remotely predictive or diagnostic, is if you are laying flat on your back the entire time and you have someone else do it for you. BP is far too volatile and labile in the average person that moving up and down an setting it up blah blah is going to skew those numbers. This just gives someone with OCD something else to perseverate on. My experience after having taken my BP 40,000 times in the last 20 years in a variety of positions and using different machines. Oh, as a bonus, most nurses and doctors don’t even know how to measure it properly. They use improper cuff size, let your legs dangle off the edge of the exam table, don’t support your arm, etc.
I took the test and put it in the stew.
Gracias gracias doctor por transmitir prevención, gracias lo voy hacer gracias desde Argentina Teresa 68 años
avoid clogged arteries by not getting that thing that goes in your arm that is 'save and effective'
Excellent, simple and good
The ankle-brachial index (ABI) is primarily used to assess blood flow and detect blockages in the arteries of the legs, indicating peripheral artery disease (PAD). While ABI is a valuable tool for diagnosing PAD, it does not directly diagnose blockages in the coronary arteries of the heart....from CHatGPT
Great video. A couple questions. So the first reading does not need a 5 minute delay? And clarification of where on your leg it the reading should be taken. Where are your leg arteries? Thanks
My BP is 110/62, Cardiac Calcium score is 0, Total Cholesterol is well over 300
It just goes to show that numbers don’t mean diddly squat. You can have great numbers in one test, but horrible numbers in another test so all the tests need to be done rather than just relying on one or two.
Thanks! I achieved my results. Got a little confused with after obtaing first result you said that was for my right arm? Anyway I just did both ways to be on safe side. Really Appreciate your DIY🎉
Videos.
God, I wish I had blood pressure like you
Me too.
That makes 3 of us! 😢
That makes 4 of us 😢
That makes 5 of us! 😢
6 of us 😂😂
Thank you for this video, it is very informative and useful. However, I have a question about the calculation: In the video, you always divide the two ankle values by the highest arm value (8:36 and 8:49). Does the highest arm value always have to be the divisor, or can the respective arm value for the respective ankle value also be used as a divisor?
Please excuse this nitpicking question, but I was just confused because one value was not used in the calculation and it was not explicitly mentioned (or did I miss something?).
If you're worried about clogged arteries just increase your vitamin C intake. Way more effective than harmful drugs like statins.
You mean supplements or only fruit?
@@kennytrcka7085 I'm fine with supplements.
How much vitamin C daily to keep arteries clear?
@@judycrisenbery2982 I can't give you a specific number for that specific health benefit of vitamin C.
However the human recommended daily amount for vitamin C (65 to 90 mg/day); dietary intake of vitamin C reported for gorillas (Gorilla gorilla) is 20-30 mg/kg/day, for spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) is 106 mg/kg/day, and for howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata) is 88 mg/kg/day. As you can see there is a big discrepancy there between what's recommended for humans and what similar creatures ingest naturally. You could you that as a guideline. Personally I think taking a 1000mg supplement before you go to bed does plenty for your health.
A naturopath once told me a recipe that acts like draino in your body and expels all plaque. 6 lemons organic and 20 cloves of garlic cook together in a big pot of water for approx 15 to 20 mins let cool strain and store in the fridge. Drink one shot glass 3 times a day. It cleans out plaque in the arteries. It has also helped me with arthritic pain in my hands. It works a treat.
Why do you take the left arm pressure number 114 to calculate right ankle brachial index and not the right arm 107? Higher number from both arms? 120/107 = 1.1 Thank you for your excellent vidéos!
That was cool 😎 my wife and I hike with our golden retrievers daily 6 to 8 kilometers a day.
My number was 1.05, same as yours! Cheers 🍻
Sounds great!
So educational - thank you ❤
Muchas gracias por su información !! Q mi Dios le bendiga grandemente 🙏🙂
Thanks for the info Doctor. What make or model blood pressure monitor is that you are using.
I have index in Normal bracket but elevated BP usually 144/86 what is your answer for that doctor?
Thanks Dr. Brewer for this information 😊, I am 67 with a high cholesterol problem and did have a minor stroke a year ago. I changed my diet and doing fine now.
I would like to have that personal use portable blood pressure measuring devise that you use, could you tell me who makes that and possibly where I might able able to purchase it ?
Thanks again