Ep376: THIS HEALTHCARE IGNORANCE PISSES ME OFF AND WILL KILL YOU!!!
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- WHY IS DR CYWES SOOOO PISSED OFF AT THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM?
THIS!!!!! MORE THAN ANYTHING IN HEALTHCARE THIS IGNORANCE PISSES ME OFF. Please leave comments.
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I was a nurse on a cardiac floor. That does not make me an expert. But in my experience, when it came to coronary artery blockage, you were at the brink of death before you had a symptom. At 25% blockage; no symptoms. At 50% blockage; no symptoms. At 75% blockage; no symptoms. A patient was not symptomatic until they were down to their last 10% and usually much less. So for the healthcare system to wait until a patient is symptomatic before authorizing a CAC sounds crazy. But it is NOT crazy. It is not about what is in the best interests of your health. It is about what is in the best interests of the health care system. There is no profit in early detection and prevention. It is not enough in life to do your job well. It is not enough to be a good spouse or parent. No. You have to take the time to learn every profession out there or you are going to get ripped off; not just your money but your health. When it comes to doctors, it is not that they were taught wrong. It is that they are too arrogant to not realize that what they think they know may be wrong.
Agree 💯
I absolutely agree!
I’m also a nurse, but I do think physicians are being taught to hear s/s and write scripts. If you want to get to the root problem they look at you blankly.
Ahmen, well said!!
“There is no profit in early detection and prevention.” 💯💯💯👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
It all comes down to the majority of physicians being in the pocket of big pharmaceutical companies period!!!!
They are trained that way. When pharma funds med schools they discourage any training that doesn't involve dispensing some drug. They don't make money if a doctor recommends lifestyle and dietary changes. So it isn't taught. Prevention isn't taught. Doctors are only trained to treat symptoms.
Don't forget: pharma has managed to establish protocols & standards that providers CAN BE PENALIZED when they use clinical experience and DARE deviate (ditto for childh00d >aççinätion schedule).
And not know it
@raed.1883 YES.The owners of Big Harma are the biggest, most harmful cartel in the world. They also own or control banks, munitions, the media, education.
For such a cartel to exist, secrecy about their real doings is of paramount importance. They perfected that by always making sure the blame for their evil actions is lain on someone else.
In global affairs, they ensure, via their control of media, that we blame the politicians -- whom they control.
In medicine, they have us saying it's the doctors who are getting all the money. While there are definitely payouts, more control is exerted via threatening to pull licenses etc.
Promoted institutional ignorance is a major problem and the pharmaceutical companies contribute to that.
The correct word is dishonesty not ignorance. Their dishonesty keeps us ignorant.
Or money - financial benefits
Yes it's not ignorance ... they're well aware ... but in lockstep with Big Pharma (Profits)
My pcp freaked out when my ldl cholesterol was 206. Wanted to out me on statin, I refused and asked for a CAC scan which insurance didnt cover. Had a score of 0. When asked him to explain the score to me, he was very upset that I knew what was going on.
Another test out there will check your carotid arteries and other parts. Lifeline screening.
What is your sd-LDL/APOB?/inflammation markers? My CAC score is 0, basic lipid panel perfect, stress test excellent, A1C normal. I ordered an advanced lipid profile/APOB on myself, and my sd LDL was high. My CIMT showed a 40 percent blocked L carotid with a vulnerable plaque. I am 58, athletic, perimenopause, eat organic- Mediterranean diet, normal BMI/ A1C/hs-CRP. I was shocked my L carotid was so blocked with vulnerable plaque, scary. I’m on Crestor 10 mg to stabile vulnerable plaque which is working, sd ldl dropped 50 percent and plaque stabilizing. Drs need to be ordering advanced lipid profiles, inflammation markers, OGTT, CIMT along with CAC especially earlier and definitely for women in peri and menopause. Complicated stuff and everybody is unique, definitely not a one size fits all approach.
Your 206 score is not a problem. People need to remind their doctors that in the 70's a score of 300 or more was the threshold. Gee, I wonder who lowered the score. It will leave your doctor speechless as it did mine - a 30 something year old.
Of course he was upset. The big pharma/doc relationship is a lucrative one. These people deceive the public for monetary gains. The recent plandemic exposed that for all to see.
Time for a new Dr or not
I'm a carnivore. My PCP yesterday at my appointment said a CAC isn't necessary if I didn't have symptoms. She also told me I should take a statin, and plant protein is better than animal protein. I politely refused. Time to find a new pcp. Healthcare is lost.
How can a protein the body doesnt digest easily be better? Idiots
Plant protein is better. Just look at the studies. Unless you like heart disease and cancer, that is.
You're not a Cardiologist. The most important thing you can do for your patients is send them for a Cardiac consult. Ask a Cardiologist, most everyone over 40 has asymptomatic CA calcification. You going to the cath lab with CA calcification and no symptoms? Answer that? I've seen a hundred caths go bad, the ol' hole in the heart. Furthermore, people with tight coronaries don't have MI's, they have stable angina and at worst an insidious decline in activity. Mi's are in people with loose plaques that break free--develop a test for that. And all basic chem panels have a non fasting glucose. There's your DM2 screening for the masses. I was a Cardio-thoracic anesthesiologist for over 20 years and I worked with cardiac patients day and night, literally. I've seen so many cath films and CT's, I see them in my sleep. You have no idea what you're talking about. I love your research, a personal letter.
Animal protein is easily more digestible and available to the body than plant protein plus you can get the animal protein without all that carbs that most of us do not need that are in the plant proteins.
Yup
Dr. Cywes, thank you for the pointers you gave today. I am going to implement checking those calcium scores with my patients now. I get flack from my business office when I order tests “that insurance won’t cover.” It’s total bull crap.
I practice in central Louisiana and have seen quite a number of my patients having success doing low carb, carnivore, or ketogenic diets. I’ve pulled so many of my patients off of statin medications, also.
Thank you for being a responsive doctor ❤
God bless you exceedingly for being a TRUE doctor and TRULY following the Hippocrates oath!!!❤🎉🙏🏼✨
$100 for such critical info
Thank u for ur courageous work (going against the grain)
Thank you!!!
They'll do an invasive cardiac cath before ordering an a non invasive CAC, that is 30 times cheaper
amortization of equipment......Why do hospitals have such a huge mark-up ? It is not for our best interest. The mafia never had figures like that. It is worse than the $600 mallet/hammer the Pentagon has paid for.......with our tax money. These things are $15 at Home Depot.
Brilliant video!
I had a recent appointment with a cardiologist from the leading cardiology practice in Tucson, AZ. I was expecting the cardiologist but he wasn't available for an audience, and was attended by a PA. I have been suffering from occasional bouts of orthostatic hypocardia. I received an echocardiogram a few weeks prior, and I was informed by the PA, the results were normal. I mentioned that I wasn't surprised (my age is 76) as I am on a keto diet. The PA immediately stated that the diet WILL kill me and since ldl was a few points above normal he was going to put me on statins. I immediately refused and told him that because of the diet I had reduced my A1C from 9.4 to 6 in 90 days. He stated that his wife was a diabetic and he wouldn't put her on a Keto diet. He then recommended a CAC test because he "knew" it would be very high and then I had better sign on to the statins or suffer the consequences. I signed up for the test as I had been contemplating getting tested. I also wrote the practice stating that I will no longer deal with their ignorant PAs and if I can't deal the a doctor, I'm going elsewhere. I received a confirmation that all future appointments would be with the doctor. My calcium test was done and my CAC was 10. I asked if there was anything that could reverse CAC scores and the doctor stated "No".
I researched reducing calcium build up and came across Vitamin K2-M7 and D3 regimes, and natto. I immediately started K2 supplements and high levels of D3 and 150 gms of natto daily. This was a few months ago. I signed up for the Lilly trial on AP(a). I had an initial blood test and a week later received a call saying that I didn't qualify because my AP(a) was so low it was unmeasurable and I needed 25+ for the trial! Keto? natto? Vitamin K and D3? Good Genes? I will retest my CAC after a year to see if, in fact, I have been able to reduce my CAC scores. I have been diagnosed Diabetic since 2008, and have been in a moderate to high level of therapeutic ketosis every day for the past 9 months. I do a daily ketone blood test. My morning fasting blood sugar test is high 40s to high 60s.
Our medical system is broken, our doctors are ignorant, Big Pharma and Big food have destroyed the health of the average citizen starting in the 70s. It's ironic that the Kalahari Bushmen still living a hunter gatherer lifestyle have dramatically lower rates of metabolic diseases like heart disease, cancer and diabetes...profit over people. Sugar kills more people than fentanyl! What a country.
Totseins!
Bob
(Former lecturer at UCT)
That's why they're called "The Diseases of Modern Civilisation". When cultures raised on a proper human diet become "civilised", they become immediately sick: diabetes, stroke, CVD, etc.
Wow! You've done a fantastic turnaround! Kudos brother 🎉 I totally agree with you about Big Pharma, Big Agriculture, Big Food and the Health care system for profit Big business 👏👏👏👏👏
Wow, CAC of 10 is great at your age. You are better than 89% of guys your age according to the MESA CAC database. The 50th percentile score your age is 272.
I live in Apache Junction and cannot get any geakthcare provider to order ANY of the tests I want even though I'm a retired Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner with 50 years experience. I can tell them why and how this is important down to tge cellular function and they still REFUSE like ignorant sheep. I'm going to order all my labs online and pay for them myself. Medicare can kiss my A#$$%.
Alma Mater. EITJIES
I agree with you, except for the mammogram part. I will no longer get them. Breast cancer has increased because of them, plus if you do have a lump, putting 50lbs of pressure on it, causing it to burst, is in my opinion, malpractice.
Mammograms are barbaric. Thermography is where it’s at. Much more effective and is safe, and can also be used for the whole body. And will point out other concerns as well. But you have to get someone that knows what they’re doing, and insurance does not cover it of course. I know two good practitioners in north Atlanta.
@@KatJaguar1122They can do thermography with an ultrasound that is safe and more thorough than a mammogram. No radiation. But yeah insurance won't pay for it
Is the Agatston calcium score the same calcium score you are talking about?
Biopsies spread the potential problem These doctors depend on the tests too much Which dumbs them down to just push you into the ‘score’ auditorium of supposed care Doctors cannot diagnose you, the medical mafia has strangulated their ability Here’s a symptom - here’s the pill zero healing is offered you must take care of yourself stop treating your body like a garbage can
It's true all the radiation causes cancer.
This is the bullshit we have to deal with with our doctors.
YUP.. health care system is totally FOBAR, and many many DR's are clueless - many are more into pushing drugs.. rather than directly fix the problem. Internal Med Dr's may be the far better choice.. but you need to find one that is well seasoned.. good luck with that.
Nevermind insurance. 🤢
I am 💯 % with you on this@ I practiced family medicine for 50 years and prescribed statins out of IGNORANCE . But towards the end, I stopped and many patients thought I was going to be responsible for their heart attack. I had my last mammogram in 1980 at age 29 after being educated by a very famous M.D. Anderson breast cancer expert about the dangers. I have no DNA markers and no family history of breast cancer. My friends think I'm stupid to not to this. They have ALL developed breast cancer, not me!! Their diet was and still is atrocious also!! I am so in agreement with you on this.
Excellent!!
I read years ago, three things that can cause breast cancer, aluminum in deodorant,wire in bras, and mammograms. All cause trauma or clog lymph nodes.
17:31 Because the powers that be want us sick and weak. It's not about you or I, it's not about your doctors, it's about those above, the powers that be. They KNOW what causes what, and what doesn't cause what, they have infinite intimate knowledge about how the human body works, they know what causes disease and what cures it. It's all about money, power, and domination.
Oh, and if you think I mean that one small minority of people who suffered greatly during WWII, you're gravely mistaken, it goes well beyond them. There's a small handful of ultra powerful and influentual families that control everything. This isn't a conspiracy, it's abject reality.
Very well said.
You seem to comprehend politics/economics.
Most have no idea, of this complex knowledge, etc.
The ORIGINAL Heads of ALL 13 families with OBELISKS were Popes - I've seen the Legend that shows the lineage!
@TehLiquid exactly!
Cargil? Monsato? Dupont? Rothschild? Windsor?
I watched my baby sister die a few years ago. For years the family was trying to get her the mental care she needed along side her physical needs. She showed every sign of needing mental help to the point there were many doctors that, after taking all they could, refused to see her again. Each time we went into emergency, they put her in the psych part of the area and had someone assigned to watch her while they tried to figure out what was happening to her physically. And now she's been dead 4 years. My Mom is 87 and has COPD among other things. She has numerous doctors that she feels she needs to attend regularly, because if she doesn't they 'will fire her'. Of course she has a prescription list a mile long and she won't address her way of eating. So, we go regularly and they do what I call comfort care for her. She's a cash cow. I will die before I get mixed up with the "healthcare' provided now.
Either way, we're all going to die. But the question you need to ask yourself is how you want to die. In the clutches of this heinous health care industry, being tortured and treated like a rat in their lab experiment. While making these vile billionaires even more rich. Or taking your life, health, and well-being into your own hands and seeking out holistic practitioners that will keep you whole and healthy until it is your time to leave. I've chosen the latter. Stay healthy, my friend.
We should start to lobby our government representatives! To get our insurance companies and doctors to prescribed these test. We have to bring all of these things to light. Every one
Eat a diet high in animal meats & fats ....the diet from human past ...also live with lots of sunshine ....health is not difficult if you avoid all doctors & their confusing "help"
My mom died at 94 of multiple myeloma. I'll never forget how angry I was with her doctors for putting her on a low sodium diet when she was diagnosed at 84. Her blood pressure was like a teenager. She had been healthy her entire life. There is no association of sodium with multiple myeloma. She absolutely loved salt and she always salted her entire plate regardless of whether the food was already salted. She listened to her doctors. She insisted she had to do what they said so she spent the last 10 years of her life not enjoying her food.
Unless the powers that be refuse to follow the Georgia Guidestones, they will continue to to believe and support that the world is overcrowded. This is the terror we live with daily. Greed also contributes to our poor health care and food industry. Thank you for your concern for our health as we age.
If you ever go to the Denver airport, there (has been) or still is, not sure, by now, a plaque , in the terminal, advertising the NWO and their design to not have more than 500 millions of souls, occupying planet Earth. That issue was promoted by old GWHB as often as he could.......He said it was inevitable, but did not mention the detail, there is now 8 billions of us so, depopulation plan has to be , the point of interest. The survivors will own nothing, but essentially be slaves for the Illuminati who have made billions, from the sweat of our ancestors.. They will eliminate us, in many ways.......and evidently pharma has offered some options.......while they make us pay for it. What a deal !!!! We need to find another planet.......This one is taken and they do not want us, on it !
I am 40 yrs old, smoked for about 20 yrs. I was at 300 lbs, had high blood pressure, panic attacks, hemorhoids, tinitus and a lot of other little illneses. Then i gone carnivore, stopped smoking the same day, blood pressure down to normal in 2 weeks, lost about 100 lbs, all my health problems gone in 2 yrs. Now i look like a 25 yrs old top athlete, worked like magic for me. You try it too please, who ever needed to read this!!
Motivation...thanks!
Already there with the thousands of others
I need help
Day 57 for me. No reason to ever change.
@@lindamobbs3003 hi Linda! Ok, go and get you some steak, bacon, fish, butter and eggs. Eat just that, as much as you want, do not touch anything else. Come back in 6-12 months and tell us how you feel. Love and best wishes from Austria.
I asked my doctor for a CAC. He ordered it and I’m awaiting results. I’m glad you’re addressing this issue because it’s maddening that our “healthcare system” doesn’t promote, let alone cover this valuable diagnostic tool.
Last year, I was hospitalized for covid/pneumonia with hypoxia and had several CTs of my chest. Reading the radiologists' findings, it noted there was calcification, but my lungs were clear. My PCP and Pulmonologist made no mention of the calcification. I have been on low carb for the last 2 years, am not diabetic, don't smoke, and have champagne on our anniversary and New Years Day. I've had 13+ surgeries and have chronic pain, fibromyalgia, muscle skeletal, DDD (degenerative disc disease) in spine and neck. I also have peripheral neuropathy in my feet due to a flu vaccine (Guillain Barre Syndrome & Bells Palsy twice) and upper respiratory infection. There was no mention from either doctor that the calcification result should be followed up with a CAC test. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, FOR BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION. I've been with my same doctor for 20+ years, and we have butted heads over keto/carnivore diet as she pushes "fork to table" also I believe I have Lipedema. I've been referred to weight management, but the wait is over a year to be seen. When did "do no harm" get taken out of the hypocritic oath?
If you were willing to pay cash for it, he would let you have it. Pretty sure of that.
If you trust _ANY_ MD after what they did the last few years, you should see a shrink!
Veterinarians as well. All are drug pushers
Safe and effective my a$$!
Brassy Brunette Yeah but vets aren't part of the depopulation program like MDs are.
@@BrassyBrunetteVets aren't the most mind controlled people on Earth though, which doctors and military men are. They've both been made to believe that what they do to people is for the good of humanity. SMH
Shrink won't help. They'll just want to put you on antidepressants. 😂
I had to fight NCal Kaiser for a CAC score for 3 months. When they did it, they couldn’t give me a CAC score. I had so much calcium build up they couldn’t see it to score. I then got an angiogram and the found a 90% LAD block. They put me in the ICU over the weekend. Had a stent placed on Monday in SF Kaiser. Report sad 95% block. I could’ve died waiting for them. I was ready to pay for it outside of Kaiser but they finally did it in March. I’ve been low carb over a year and a half and sometimes keto, or carnivore, lost 50 lbs to my goal weight & hitting the gym every other day. I’m not on statins, but blood thinners. I’m 70 and this past year, most days, I have never felt better. I wish I knew sooner. Thanks for your videos, Dr. Cywes!
So glad u got it done
How old were you when you had the 90% blockage? Have you had a CAC score recently? Has it gone down?
NCal Kaiser is practically criminal. I dealt with them for years.
@@jgiza8888 he said he had the stent Monday. 2 days ago. So 70. I doubt hes retested since
@@beezowdoodoozoppitybopbopb9488
The original poster was probably referring to the Monday following being admitted on that weekend.
If they just got a stent on Monday then they probably wouldn't have the energy or desire to post so soon.
Nobody should ever take a statin. The notion that you're going to strip away such a vital molecule and not suffer serious health consequences is ludicrous.
I think Dr. Cywes still recommends statins if you had a history of angina or heart attack, your CAC score is high and also if your triglyceride to HDL ratio is over 1.5. Although he's not very explicit in saying this.
@@Rick-zw7zv Consider Nattokinase, Liposomal D3/K2, baby aspirin.
@@Rick-zw7zv Why even then take a Statin
@@beaubolinger1521 He has a video out where he admits he was wrong and where he shows that there is a group that benefits from statins (15% absolute reduction of vascular incidence). It's people who had prior heart attacks or angina. It's a 4.5 year study. The question is, if these people died of liver failure or cancer before they had a chance to die of a vascular disease, would they show up in the statistics as beneficiaries of statin use? ua-cam.com/video/QWw7xLlicPo/v-deo.html
The Antidote COQ10 is the only good thing about STATIN DRUGS
I’m a carnivore Dr and I routinely order CAC score for patients. Very important for helping motivate patients to dietary and lifestyle changes
Thank you Dr
Thank u for ur work
Would you be willing to share your practice’s website or other social media contact info (assuming you are accepting new patients)?
Thank you!!!
WHO CARES if stuff your s with Animal flesh?
It is so very sad. I’m 60 and did get my CAC a couple of months ago based on another low carb doctor video. Best thing I ever did. It’s not ridiculously high, but I would have like to have known what it was at 50 before I started lifestyle changes anyway.
My PCP told me several years ago when putting me on a statin for total cholesterol >200 that all individuals over 45 should be on one. They are so good at regurgitating the narratives and not thinking for themselves. Oh, that right, their practice agreement prevents them from doing so. Standard of care or you’re fired.
Wait show me the study that statins don’t work again? Not sure I saw that one.
I take all that stress for "standard of care" off of their shoulders by telling them that I am NOT going to take a statin. Period. End of story.
My (new) doctor predictably wanted to put me on a statin when she saw that my total cholesterol was 275 and the ldl was 187. I told her the ldl was nothing to worry about because my trigs were 60 and my hdl was 71 so the particles were nice and fluffy. She challenged me on that so I told her to get the particles sized. Unfortunately, she ordered the wrong test so I ended up getting another basic lipid panel. However, I told her that I wanted a CT scan and a CAC score and she agreed. I got it done at the end of April and it came back as a big, whopping, (drum roll, please) zero. that's right zero, zilch, nada. Not bad for a 65 year old sedentary woman who has had lousy eating habits for most of her life. I'm doing keto/carnivore and feeling far less brain fog than with the SAD way of eating and am planning on getting in 30 minutes of walking each day during the week. I don't worry about exercise on the weekends because I do several hours of yard work, washing cars, etc., each day. In short, I'm not changing how I'm eating unless there is something more compelling than my total cholesterol level.
@@pearljam_1 STATINS WORK ATTHE EXPENSE OF THE REST OF YOUR BODY. GOOD CHOLESTEROL FOR A BAD LIVER.
@@bajajoes1 liver damage from statins is extremely rare. And really all caps is not necessary. It’s difficult to read and a bit obnoxious.
All so sadly true! With following you for several years , and other drs in this space, I asked my PCP to refer a CAC score as she was constantly wanting to put me on a statin, regardless of my great HDL:trigylceride ratio of 1:1 (high TC:323), etc. She finally agreed only because I told her I was having a little chest pain....a lie,,,lol) and I also did my own NMR lipid panel to see what type of cholesterol I had. At age 69, they found an ascending aorta aneurysm on the CAC score, low score of 60 for CAC, and my NMR panel had all large fluffy LDLs and virtually no sd LDL's. So.....4 months later finally got a cardiologist appt this week, and thankfully I picked the right one! They will watch my aneurysm yearly, but he is not too alarmed yet, was happy with my NMR, and CAC score, and did NOT push the statins. Said I was at low risk, and to keep doing what I was doing. He even said the statins would "help" only by 1% at best and the decision to take a statin was entirely up to me....couldn't believe it! So happy with him, and I'm still a work in progress, but no longer prediabetic, many pounds down, and enjoying the simple life of carnivore. Thank you so much Dr Cywes for what you do!
Great plan
The local hospital here in Colorado where I have worked has offered that test for years for $99 not realizing how important it is, I was getting it done each year and telling everyone I knew and loved to have it done because I have always been about preventative wellness ❤and now knowing what I know I’m glad we did it
I live in Co. Which hospital? Tell me more please!
@mkmo2986 - read the above statement from clintonhurst7810
My CAC test score is 606 for LM artery... seeing cardiologist this Thursday. Pray for me. Starting Keto today.
I am lucky that my doctor suggested a CAC score. However, it didn't come without a fight. I am a 43 year old woman who has lost 90lbs following a low carb diet with intermittent fasting. My overall cholesterol levels went up, as well as my LDL, however my HDL was at 80 and my triglycerides at 48. At one point my triglyceride level was in the 300s. She wanted to put me on a statin and I absolutely refused giving her the science behind why I disagreed with her. That is when she suggested the CAC score, which I knew nothing about. I'm a 0. She dropped the subject of putting me on a statin and suggested we check that score again in 5 years.
I had a heart attack 7 years ago, my GP never did an A1C on me until 2 years ago and then only at my request. I currently live a Carnivore lifestyle and truly believe that if I had found the Low Carb life style 20 years ago that my heart attack would have never happened.
The weight of ignorance is almost unbearable. Your contribution is monumental and courageous!
It's not "who educates these people" it's what motivates these people. It's not providing health care, it's making money. The system, to them, is working well when we're all sickly.
They want lifelong patients and not someone who gains good health and leaves them.
Believe me, most PCPs are not looking for patients. They are overrun. The reason they push meds is because it's easy and quick and looks good on paper. They don't have time to talk to you, or to learn anything new. It's nothing sinister, as far as the doctors are concerned. They're just burnt out.
Thank you. Very glad that I have had a full CAC (with contrast); my result was 0. Because my LDL has increased after going low carb (trigs down, HDL up, good ratio) the cardio and GP are recommending statin to which I've so no thank you; yet the GP who graduated in 2018 says I am at a high risk of CVD (she is using TC/HDL ratio which is obviously high - I told her I am using trig/HDL and listening to health professionals online, not just any old person). I am metabolically healthy and at my ideal weight. I am so thankful for quality information that is being provided online by professionals who understand low carb.
Many providers are utterly ignorant regarding the whole cholesterol hypothesis. I’ve had quite a number of conversations with my patients including giving them literature allowing them to learn more about statins and the whole cholesterol hypothesis.
@@jlombardfnp-c Thank you. It's sad that it's still being taught as fact.
@@jobrown8146$$$$$$$$
My PCP also refused to order a CAC scan because I refused statins and a week later I had a consultation scheduled with you and you ordered it for me, which will be done on June 12 th. Wish me luck ❤
Hi Monica😊
@@robertcywes2966 Hi Dr. Cywes 🤗
My MD here in Oregon ordered one for me 10 years ago when I was in my early 50's despite not having any evidence of heart disease, but was obese at the time. I paid for it out of pocket. My score was ZERO. But he is a non-traditional MD educated in Poland.
I'm a middle aged female w/ multiple medical conditions, who has been made disabled by the healthcare industry. I wish I could sue them in order to pay for the medical care I need. Thanks for your valuable advice Dr.
This video of how a very sick woman recovered on carnivore might help you.
ua-cam.com/video/q4s3vRTShoM/v-deo.htmlsi=mhfTtzgM_2sJkbxe
i think GP's are well trained (indoctrinated) to prescribe pharmaceuticals
The new MDs aren’t tarnished yet.
@@ArleneHeerUnfortunately, yes, they too are indoctrinated to prescribe statins. I’ve tried two new PCPs and both repeat this mantra.
They get paid a commish for each prescription.
@@lelandsmith2320 no, serious?!
I think most doctors follow established guidelines, and most professionals in various fields adhere to best practices. Not following these guidelines could potentially be grounds for malpractice suits or litigation. The 'indoctrination' view is overly simplistic and overlooks the fact that achieving good health is often challenging and requires dedication to a healthy diet and lifestyle. Society often seeks a simple solution, like the GLP-1 agonist Wegovy.
The spirit of the age is Profit and Power over Prosperity and Personal Care of the people. The leverage and levels of institutional capture on an intellectual, financial, and spiritual level cannot be understated.
All quite right, missing the factor of dental infections. All material plaques examined contain oral pathogens.
In Canada: my cardiologist says CAC score are useless. My GP would ( after a refusal ) order a CAC, yet no way to find a place to do it. I had to have another cardiologist look for plaque in my arteries ( very little plaque ) and then approve a CAC and to his dismay, and utter surprise, my score was 0. I had been keto for about 2 years then.
It took me nearly 1.5 year to go from asking my GP to having the results.
I do not look forward to have another one, but I will fight for it, I just need ammunition to convince my doctors to at least order it.
I wish you could order one for me, but alas I am in Canada…
Keep up the good work!
Is a vacation to Florida, where Dr Cywes is, a possibility?
Or just drive down to the US to get it done
@@louarmstrong6128we Canadians USED to come into Buffalo NY for medical care…Because compared to the Canadian healthcare bullshit system the American healthcare system was so much better ….until Obomber care got installed.
Now it’s not worse than Canada’s healthcare system but more-so “indifferent”…which is sometimes even worse than “worse”.
Actually, not impossible for at least the first meeting and tests, for follow up tests would need to go to Vermont or New York State ( 1 - 1.5 hour drive ), this might work to get a proper update/status.
Thanks for the suggestions
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Also in Canada, my G.P said a CAC was not covered and was very expensive. As a senior obviously I was put off this useful test.
I'm a 62 y-o type2 diabetic. I requested that my cardiologist order a CAC test for me & she did. The self-pay cost here in a suburb of NYC is about $100. I just need to schedule the appointment for the test. Btw, I lost 85lbs in less than 2 years on ketovore/carnivore diet and my LDL & triglycerides are excellent.
Just follow the money
My CAC score was 330. 48 yo female. Score is considered super high for my age. Totally asymptomatic. What a wakeup call! Got a CCTA with FFR. All is well. Now I have a baseline and a serious excuse to not eat cake on my birthday, no matter how much my family pressures me. :)
I too would take being around for future birthdays over having cake for only the next few.
Consider looking at Nattokinase.
IF you're in Any stage of menopause, just so you know; new data suggests Menopause Causes a Rise in blood Cholesterol, Regardless of Diet. So, you may as well have a sliver of cake....
What do you attribute the high score to? Diet?
Effective management of atherosclerosis progress and hyperlipidemia with nattokinase: A clinical study with 1,062 participants
My PCP ordered a CAC test. CAC does not detect soft plaque. My score was 1340 in July. Dr. pooped his pants. I had been on a statin for a few years, but stopped them about 4 years ago. Statins calcify soft plaque. I went on a low carb diet avoiding seed oils, added sugars and processed foods as much as possible without going full carnivore. Also started taking nattokinase. Lost 30 pounds. I'm nearly high school weight.Had blood work in November prior to my cardiologist visit. HDL 76, Triglycerides 35, LDL 230, A1C 5.2. All were improved from previous tests. Finally saw the cardiologist in December, of course he prescribed statin and ordered an Echo and nuclear stress test. I did fine on both. I refuse to take any more statin and will take my chances. 71 years old. By the way donating blood regularly will lower blood viscosity.
I'm the same age. Was the weight loss through the change of diet? I've not heard of nattokinase before, so Googled info on it and have just ordered some. It's surprisingly inexpensive.
When I asked a doctor about donating blood and saying that I had heard that it keeps your blood thinner, he looked at me like I was crazy. He said there's no such thing.
@@Tamaresque I attribute the weight loss to the diet. I am going to try a full carnivore diet soon. I eat 2 meals a day within about an eight hour window. My weight is stable at around 167 plus or minus a couple pounds. The nattokinase I use is Nattovena.
@@realitycheck3684 Find a good naturopathic Dr. We are fortunate to have some of the best in the Puget Sound region. The Tahoma Clinic. The main reason I see the PCP yearly was for blood work, but recently discovered I can order my own.
@@realitycheck3684 Find a good naturopathic Dr
An aging population (pensioners) is a burden on governments, so why would they care & encourage screening or prevention? Also, growing carbohydrate rich produce is higher yield over animal products per land area! Oh & prescription jokeys (so called Dr's) are plentiful 😢
Im disgusted! Im also angry.
My former PCP ordered CAC tests for his patients. He believed they were more reliable than a lipid panel test. Even the tech at the hospital said all the employees got CAC tests. I'm happy to share that my score was 19. I should add that my former PCP practices holistic medicine.
I've always been fit and healthy and good diet, and my cholestoral has always been high, even as early as mid to late 30s, was advised to take statins, made no sense to me to take them so I didn't, I'm now a few months off 70, recently had calcium score done, and it was 0. The thing I'm annoyed about is that even though I followed my own path I have had a bit of worry for nearly 40 years that I was wrong in my assumption.
Thank you Dr. Cywes for your advice and information.
Live to 100
Unfortunately, there is no way for an ordinary person (without contacts in the medical field) to find a physician who understands these issues. I have a typical internal med physician who simply prescribes statins because of my standard lipid panel numbers and has no idea about the real risks. It is beyond frustrating. I'm 77 and been on a very low carb diet for several years. Weight and blood pressure are excellent. Dr Berry published info about a database listing physicians who understand keto. There is not one in my state! And I'm willing to drive for hours to get to a decent doctor. Dr Berry isn't seeing patients or I'd be sitting in his office right now.
Thank you Dr Cywess for all the information you provide.
You're probably better off NOT seeing a doctor these days. That said, Dr. Cywes does phone consultations so you should check into that if you want a doctor that understands the keto/carnivore diet.
I'm 73, and got a CAC because of UA-cam... it cost me about $100 in Pennsylvania. My insurance, nor medicaid covered it.
My score was 1. My cholesterol was high because of my keto diet. They feaked out, and I got ordered all kind of scans amad tests. My arteries are clear.... but they still pushed statins, big time.
I refused. They were aghast.... how could I?
I get better medical advice from UA-cam than I do from my F'n useless PCP.... I'm in search of another doc.
The medical system I'm involved with now Is completely profit driven. I see specialists for issues I'm concerened about, get blown off. I ask question, request info the average man on thr street would never ask a doc. Again, theyre stunned...
So far the only one who listened wwas a young nurse practitioneer. She listened. We exchanged more questions. But in the end, she encouraged that I take statins.
Meanwhile, I ride bicycle, hit the gym, work hard in my yard, don't smoke, only a drink or two per week...
I'm sticking with the keto diet. I've never had a diet that actually makes me feel good.
I eat a bit of a modified Keto - no grains, sweeteners, or dairy. At least for now. I want to get to my goal weight and then will re-introduce some dairy, grains and sweeteners like Stevia. Also no alcohol. I am finally losing weight.
You want to drop your cholesterol like a rock, start taking pregnenolone, the precursor for the hormones in your body. What does your body make the hormones out of? Cholesterol, the stuff our bodies use pregnenolone to make hormones, to heal tissue damage. As we get older, we do not make as much pregnenolone as we did in our teens and twenties. Statins poison your liver to make cholesterol and is helping you out of life by stopping you turning the cholesterol into hormones. The body is very good at getting rid of too much pregnenolone. Take it early in the day, it is an antagonist of mellitonine.
A doctor revealed that if his patient is over 65 and he doesn't put them on a statin, he doesn't get paid the full amount of their Dr visits until they do.
The Oklahoma Heart hospital has a CAC scan that does not require a doctors order and it is just $50.
Great info
Why radiate perfectly good breasts? Instead use thermography. Not covered under insurance of course but runs about $200-300 measures heat increase in breast tissue.
Getting my 1st Thermography this month after yrs of smashing and radiating. I guess better late than never!
I went to a few GPS and surgeons (surgeons do breast exams in my country) plus talked to the technicians at the imaging center. NEVER heard of thermal imaging. No such thing! I was told. So, you know how much I respect their input.
Well, they want the radiation to cause another illness - they don't care.
Same thing happened to my dad, I went with him to his doctor's appointment and asked for a CAC test and the doctor said that it's a meaningless test and he doesn't need it. 🙄
Get it done
Get a 2nd opinion.
Malpractice!
I got my CAC done thanks to Dr Cywes ordering it for me. I had never heard of it and my PCP never suggested ordering one for me. My score came back at 0 and my PCP still recommended I get back on a statin. I was on one at the beginning of my diabetes control journey but after watching several videos on it from Dr Cywes and other videos from other doctors I decided to stop taking it. Things started working for me in taking control of my diabetes and I will never take a statin ever again.
Hi David😊
Great video! My intelligent and non-alarmist PCP recommended and ordered a CAC test immediately when I showed him my elevated LDL-C profile. He used it as a baseline / screening tool. He also went on the explain that a high CAC score alone doesn’t matter much if the blood is still flowing through your coronary arteries over a certain percentage (measured using Fractional Flow Rate or FFR). He also explained that collateral arteries can sometimes circumvent a blockage. The out of pocket / self pay costs for a CAC test without contrast in my area is about $130. CAC test with contrast, about $250. It takes less than 20 minutes. Results / radiology report the next day. In my opinion, a CAC test is a very good, relatively inexpensive, non-invasive first step to see what needs your attention to reduce further risk of CVD.
Thank you for this! I'm sizzling with anger at what our medical system has become. 🔥 (So grateful for you and to learn about this test and have some useful action to take. )👍
This video deserves a million likes!!
I had my annual mammogram in June, October I itched and found the lump myself. It had been there for years, missed on mammo for years. Now my breast is in a biohazard bin somewhere, bones gone, executive function gone from chemo, radiation and pills. I am Keto for life now. My onco is keto now. He sees to much death and destruction not to be keto.
Sorry it was missed
I am so sorry. I am in a very similar boat. One of my docs refuses to believe my memory is shot from having to go off hormone replacement plus having chemo. When I was on chemo I said that at least I was retired because I never would have been able to work like this. His answer ? " It's good you know your limitations".
Great job with going Keto! One thing that could have brought on the lump is the process of getting the mammogram. Here is a video about the problems with getting mammograms that might interest you: ua-cam.com/video/OlrDn8HxijE/v-deo.htmlsi=VRYEUO47EmGC_JDV
@@Lots3say thanks for the link and encouragement !
I am so sorry for your suffering. I hope that you may experience an improvement in your condition over time. It is too bad that thermography was bot offered to you. No squishing involved, only 2 thermal photographs, one at room temperature, and then another photo after the cold challenge. Here you put your hands into ice water. The photographs are compared to see how the circulation in the breasts is flowing. Problems can apparently be seen up to 7 years before seen on a mammogram.
Thank you for being DIRECT. I CAN get my friend to listen to 3 minutes and he will hopefully keep watching! So sad about our health care. I have to fight and do my own research and pay for it myself.
How I wish I had Dr. Cywes 17yrs ago.
Much appreciated!
Keep rants like this one coming, Doc!
My husband started a statin and he has always been so healthy. Within a year, he had abdominal pain and boating and ended up having cysts all over his right kidney and a small cancer.
Wow! You’re a breath of fresh, honest air! Subscribed!!
New subscriber. I don't trust the medical profit system anymore. I was in the ER for 10 years and couldn't believe the lack of primary care which led to repeat visits and worsening disease. Most docs and nurses have their hearts in the right place, but insurance now dictates treatment protocols. Even routine annual tests won't catch much until it's too late. People - take your healthcare into your own hands! Eat a proper human diet, get moderate exercise and sunshine, and listen to Good Guys like Dr Cywes, Dr Ken Berry, Dr Berg and the like. Your life depends on it!
Wish I could give this many more thumbs up!
I appreciate you so much Dr. Cywes!
i was , a few decades back, a pacemaker rep , for about eight years, in between other jobs I would perform , often in OR's. ( as Surgical assistant ) . When I went to a cardiologist's office for a meet, I got to observe patients coming in, with clear plastic bags full of meds. They were shuffling , old and weak. My pacemaker was about to give them that extra energy, with many programmable options for each type and specific interests . Well, I rarely got to keep up with patients that got a pacemaker, but I heard, statistics wise, many would die of a natural death, within a year, with or without a pacemaker. That was one ethical wake-up call for me. I can say I felt gratified, helping a cardiologist or a surgeon to implant a pacemaker in a baby born with heartblock, who would have had no chance to survive without a pacemaker. I met a young woman who had one since her infancy, and of course, had the battery replaced a couple of times, but she was alive and well. That was heart warming. The poor old people who were close to death, anyway, could have easily missed an implant. As I look back,. I see the medical establishment, providing services that may not always be necessary or even useful. That is my personal opinion. One more thing, I feel like mentioning. One of these hospital chains I worked for, as an OR/assistant , made it to the Forbes list. Shock !!!! Non -profit ? Nope !!!! The CEO's make over a mil a year; the patients are now clients and the employees are associates, like the Walmart people. Hospitals are now, corporations for profit ! Trauma centers are still , officially non profit. That is our only real, humanity type of services, not asking questions about insurance or financial coverage. They just save lives. So far, so good.........
Dr. Cywes, after hearing your interview with Dr. Ford Brewer and listening to this video, I shelved my statin and had a big T-bone steak last night in your honor. My cardiologist put me on 10 mg Crestor last July (2023), and we needed a new PCP out here and selected an internist nearby. He promptly doubled the dosage to 20mg rosuvastatin. I have been experiencing cognitive difficulties, fishing for names and such, and my quads have shrunken noticeably, and this new info clinched it; I'm experimenting with a statin hiatus. As far as diet, we have always eaten a good deal of meat. A standard plate is a meat and two vegetables, mostly low in simple carbs. We grow our own onions, lettuce, yellow squash, Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, Capsicum peppers, tomatoes, and cucumbers. I take an aspirin a day and also nattokinase.
Quit aspirine.
Research the down effects, creating other issues.
Enough vitamin C in your blood will thin your blood and helps with infections.
Basically, without the test, I’m continuing on keto/carnivore…it is what I can do “anyway”.. feeling better, lost fifteen lbs without hardship.
I haven’t trusted Kaiser since the “virus” scandal.
The virus scandal? What was that? Try reading instead of watching Fox News.
The carnivore diet is an elimination diet. You will feel better on any diet that cuts out junk. It’s just ridiculous to believe that something that makes you feel good short term must be healthy for you long term.
Stop believing this nonsense and read the studies.
Listening 5, June 2024.
Thanks for the GREAT information!! We appreciate you!!
In the UK, is exactly the same 😢 a handful of legal assassins!
If you live anywhere near Kokomo Indiana, Ascension St. Vincent does CAC CT for $49.00. No referral or Rx required. I drive hours to get this test done every few years. It’s the closest location where I can get one without a doctor’s order. When I told my doctor about getting one years ago she seemed concerned about radiation. But she doesn’t seem at all concerned about ordering x-rays. I don’t remember my score, but I expect it will be on record. I’m scheduled for another one in a few weeks.
Good to know
Great info, but at 6 hrs, a bit of a drive for me. My question is how did u discover they did this for this price? Who did u call? Or what search terms did u use? Wondering if I can find this in my area (Nashville TN)
Or Orlando, Fl?
Every time SS payment increases my medical premiums increase even more. Lose-lose!
@@msbeecee1 I don’t remember my exact search criteria, it was 7 years ago when found this testing place. But it was likely “CAC screening near me”, or “Coronary Calcium CT scan near me”. I didn’t find a place to do out of pocket/no referral scans in my state, so I may have searched in Indiana specifically since I’m pretty close to the state line. It’s about a 3 hour drive for me to go to Kokomo. Totally worth it… but I love a road trip. I make a day of it and plan other stops and activities while I’m away for the day. The scan only takes a few minutes.
@@gins8781 tha ka for the reply & the info!! I'll search around my area
Same experience here. CAC refused so I went to an other place and paid it myself. CAC 161. One week later CTA scan which showed severe blockages in two heart arteries. Two weeks later stents implanted. I am 58. How would I probably end up if I didn’t insist in a CAC scoring?
Thank you for your video Doc, it’s another very important one.
Glad u avoided a heart attack. Sad it needed so much effort
I'm 52 and was told by my cardiologist here in the UK that I have mild calcification in my LAD. I'm an ultra endurance cyclist with a BP of 107/70, resting HR of 58, a CRP reading of 0 and a cholesterol profile that was deemed excellent. The cardiologist didn't even ask about my cholesterol numbers and told me I need to start on 40mg of Statins. I just watched a video that showed ultra endurance exercise increases calcification, but your risk of heart attack is low. I'm glad I've done my research as I'm not going to start taking Statins.
OMG! I just flipped through some videos and came across you and I can’t believe my ears! I’m 66, female, diabetic with rising cholesterol levels. My dr has me on meds and was about to recommend statins BUt she knows how I fight her constantly on drugs and she offered this test which I found out is 100 dollars here in Orlando. Never heard of it before and then I watched your video. Thank you for this info. My test is scheduled for this Wednesday. I will tell everyone I know to request this test especially if you have medical issues as I do. This was a message from God!
I have controled a-fib on thinner. Cac score 21. PCP still pushing stations. I get grief every visit because I refuse. Age 70
My 34 year old son just died of a heart attack 3 weeks ago. He had the first jab (requirement of work). Not 100% picture of health. Not overweight, athletic with a physical job. He had drank Monsters for years, gave them up this year, he smoked and moderately drank ( beer drinker). 2 years ago he was put on HRT for very low testosterone.
My condolences 😔
So very sorry 😞
Oof, I’m the same age. Sorry for your loss.
Sorry to hear. I have to ask, did he take a Covid shot?
@@davidlouiso9650he did take the first shot. Required by his employer in the beginning game. But just the one. One too many
I get my CAC score done in WA state, self-referred, 5150 cash no questions asked. Completely bypasses the establishment's road blocks.
Wish they had this in Southern Oregon.
They are like a lot of people now, they have forgotten the oath of first do no harm. Heck people now don't know what the Constitution and the Bill of Rights say or that there is 3 levels of government, Legislative ( which can pass laws), Judicial ( which can not make laws only enforce them), Executive ( who is [LOL] to lead and put good policies into effect.
Algorithm munchies and thanks for caring so much and helping others! 👏
I have experienced first hand that many doctors are only concerned with their income and reaching hospital quotas for surgeries. Yes, if a Dr/surgeon is affiliated with a hospital they have to reach surgery quotas.
I once went to see a gynecologist who told me I had to be operated on the next day, because of an ovarian cyst, which was rather large. But it wasn’t the first large ovarian cyst I had. This butcher told me I had to be cut open in order to remove the cyst because I could die the next day if I didn’t. He was quite forceful, trying to convince me for scheduling the surgery right there and then.
I thanked him, and said no, thank you. I then proceeded to schedule another ultrasound for one week later. During the ultrasound the technician told me; I’m not allowed to give you any information, but I will tell you that your cyst has shrunk almost half from where it was last week.
This time around no hospital made money on my malfunctioning body.
When I was experiencing my
first rather large and painful ovarian cyst, my Dr. did a simple outpatient procedure where she drove a large needle into the cyst, straight through the skin, assisted with an ultrasound to help her guide the needle, and she simply sucked the pus out of it. My body did not need to be cut open.
Even all fired up, you have that sense of humor that I absolutely love! Thanks for doing these videos 😊
I am a 77 year old nurse with my RN and BN who has rarely used a drug and now if I have a rare headache or pain I don't do anything. I also practice alternative medicine. Currently I am collecting pine cones to make a syrup.
Excellent
At an even younger age than for the CAC, PCP’s should be ordering the HomaIR test so their patients in early stages of Insulin resistance can know that they WILL become diabetic if they don’t modify their diet - an ounce of prevention. . .
Agreed
I refused to take a statin so my doctor referred me to a cardiac specialist who I met over a telephone call and he ordered a CAC scan because my doctor couldn’t order one.
My score was 10, I am 61yo
Yes!!!! My doctor prescribed a statin. I said I won't take it until I get a CAC score, yet he won't order it.
Instead, I take baby aspirin and N-acetylcysteine (to mitigate von willebrand factor)
I would be careful about the aspirin,it’s recommend that you don’t need it if you haven’t already had a heart attack.
Last year, my husband and I, both age 68, cut our carb consumption by 80-90% (no pasta, no corn, no potatoes, no cereal, up to 2 slices of whole wheat bread a week, etc.). We actually went on a Mexican Food Diet and ate tacos, tostadas, enchiladas, and other Mexican dishes that only used fried or baked corn tortillas. We didn't stint with our toppings either - we had cheese, avocados, sour cream along with lettuce, tomatoes, pico de gallo, and hot sauce. We usually had refried beans with a bit of bacon grease and ground cumin in them and sometimes we had Mexican rice. At the same time, we started going to the YMCA three times a week for 45-60 minutes. I HATE EXERCISING, but I did 2 miles on the recumbent bicycle and 2 miles on the treadmill - I didn't push myself and barely broke a sweat. In 4 months, I lost 21 lbs. and my husband, who exercised much harder than I did, lost 16 lbs. We both felt SO MUCH BETTER when NOT eating carbs and getting some exercise.
My GP and I have come to an understanding, he knows I value him as a friend (not only that but our fathers were classmates). I talk to and about him as in given names, not honorifics. A nurse got mad that I would not call him doctor... I replied "When you have held your doctor in diapers" I listen to him, hear his words, and tell him I disagree. Why do I still work with him? He is a friend and the only doctor that is non-system in 90 miles
My Kaiser doctor in California gave me the same response your patient received regarding a CAC test....I mean exactly the same verbiage. Kaiser is not a medical hospital, it is a giant insurance company that basis it's medical protocols on statistics with the highest profit margin.
I've been so frustrated with my PC, he even ignores my Neurologist when he wants me to have particular tests done that must be ordered by my Primary Care Dr.
I finally called my insurance, I need to find a new PC.
Thank you so much
This is great info. It is criminal that this has to be shouted over the rooftops in order for the message to be heard.
My husband had 90% blockage of main Artery. He only had mild pain in his chest. He was on his way to do a treadmill test, he stopped at the fire station by our house. They took him to Holy Cross hospital. In an hour they put in a stent.
hello from Canada, so after about 25 years of beta blockers and Lipitor.... 5 heart attacks followed by bypass surgery , I tossed those meds in the garbage and started a slow release nitro med , finally seeing normal blood sugar , but only on very low carb, the cardiologists in this part of the planet SUCK.
I take both those medications. If I miss a beta blocker my heart races, my chest hurts, and it's really uncomfortable. Did you have to wean yourself off them, or doesn't the lack of them cause the same problem with you?
@@TamaresqueI would also like to know this. What nitro
Meds are you on?
@@Tamaresque the only thing I noticed was a big drop in blood sugar
I would love to find a crowd-sourced list of 'doctors' who refuse to prescribe this test.
Better yet a list of doctors who DO understand this. ,
Some insurances will cover it, some won't (or only in certain situations). You can often just pay for it, but should first ask how much it costs out of pocket. Some facilities especially hospitals charge a ton for any kind of imaging. Not sure why a doctor would "refuse to order" as it's not an invasive or particularly risky test.
It’s appalling what one has to deal with in the US to get a basic picture of their true health status. My PCP refused to order a glucose tolerance test for me, even though I told him I have all the symptoms of insulin resistance. He said my fasting blood sugar was fine (though it’s always on the high end or slightly over the “normal” ranges and my mother dies of diabetes.)
SAME! I swear, in this country if you're not diabetic you need to be pregnant before they'll actually give you one as part of a routine screening! And since that's not in the cards right now, I'm just hoping the first doctor I found who doesn't invalidate or gaslight me about my metabolic concerns because I'm not diabetic (perhaps in a doctor's mind, more like not yet) will keep taking my concerns seriously. When someone really struggles to lose weight, has acne, gets sick all the time, etc, even if they have normal blood sugar (thank you, not eating sugar and aiming for low carb as a default) and blood pressure, that's still a health concern that should be taken seriously. I feel like, as this video shows, if you're not showing the most obvious, emergency room symptoms or extreme test results, doctors will just let you keep wandering to the edge of that metabolic cliff until you fall off and they try to patch you up.
@@OhGeeWillickersMister But, I bet they get all the tests for themselves and their children even. Sad.
Fasting blood sugar is meaningless if it take 5 times the normal amount of insulin to achieve it. Drs need to be doing fasting insulin tests, not the pretty much worthless A1C
Amen - preach. Everyone must learn and understand this. Frustrating, I try to assist my family, they just don’t want to hear it.
Looking forward to my first appointment. Thank you Dr. Cywes
Correlation is not causation. Trying to lower markers without evaluating the rest of the patient is the medical profession failing us.
I'm a 69 year old woman who hasn't seen a doctor in many years. I am on what I call a very low carb diet - no grains, beans, or starchy vegetables. I monitor nothing, eat OMAD. This is very sustainable for me.
Perfect
Thanks to you and doctors like you here on UA-cam, I got a CAC test,(through Kaiser in CA no less). I went with my husband to our PCP and told him I wanted my husband off the statins, but thought he should get the CAC test. The doctor agreed and husband had a score of 10. Mine was 0. I’m grateful to have a doctor who, while he didn’t suggest the CAC test, he was completely open to both of us having it done. I’m even more grateful to the outstanding doctors on UA-cam I’ve been listening to who know the importance of this test and share this vital information!
I have a great doctor. Our health insurance won't pay for it, but she ordered it because of the heart disease history in our family. I got it done and my score was low, but now I know it's there and thanks, Dr Cywes, I know what to do about it. I can remember the same scenario with pap smears in the 1980s and feeling the same way--why not????? They were not covered for a long time but now they are. And how many lives lost to the almighty god Big Bucks, profit above all.
I'm currently reading about women in the 1600's incidently they were called the weaker vessel back then and the health care available in the UK then. It was appalling I wonder how history will judge our current healthcare and whether they will suspend belief about how we treated each other when tests were available to cure illness.
I, so agree with you about about pcp's,even my cardiologists that is all they do is prescribe statins,Elicust,and blood pressure. In the past I have been diagnosed with a-fib, and Anterior Infirior Ischemia and angina. I'm still trying to live an active life as if I was 40 like bike riding, some golf, swimming. I'm probably in denial though, because I told them many times I get chest startling pains. They are never concerned saying that's not heart but no one knows what it is. I'm 71 years old however and perhaps I should accept the fact that it's just all over for me. Sure wanted to be around for 20 more. Joe Lake Havasu, AZ.
Hi Joe. Tx for ur comments
start carnivore or keto you'll live to be 120😇
Joseph, don't give up on yourself. Live everyday to it's fullest and and enjoy the life you live.
I've had mitral valve prolapse and occasional tachycardia since age 16. My pediatrician told my mother nothing will fix it but a transplant. All my adult life Drs have tried to 'fix' my heart with various pharmaceuticals. The side effects were awful. Although I have other health issues I'm not on meds but take supplements and eat low carb.
The point is Live Your Best Life! You never know what will happen tomorrow. May you be blessed with waking each morning and embracing the day!
Thank you so much for the thoughtful incorrigment.❤
Thanks for this info, you jogged my memory and I remember Peter Attia discussing the importance of this test in depth with a guest on one of his podcasts.
My doctor had to trick the insurance company to get my CT scan. I’m 70 and an ex smoker but I quit smoking 14 years earlier and the insurance cut off was 10 years. So I had to fib and say I don’t only quit smoking for 10 years to get the insurance to pay for the test. I didn’t get my CAC score but they said there was some plaque. That’s all I was told about the test. Man, our healthcare sucks. Thanks for all your good information.