Thanks for this video. Im 5’9” 145 lb. Run 10 full and more than 15 half marathons very competitively. And I was more than disappointed with a New York marathon result that was the beginning of diagnosing a coronary artery blockage that led to a stent in 2019. Today 5 years later I’m still lost with whom I should be listening to for the clue to resolving this. I switched to keto about a year ago and my weight dropped to 133lb. I run a lot less and constantly debate statin or no statin reading what I can to understand this better. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and how you manage this for yourself. I will add the HIIT routine to my weekly regimen of a run and a bike ride. And I will reconsider low dose statin along with my already single dose baby aspirin. I was certainly not impressed with my cardiologists advice after receiving the stent which was: Start to exercise Stop smoking (never smoked) Be correct body weight Eat a Mediterranean diet Thanks again
He mentioned in the video that he has a genetic tendency towards these issues. Does heart disease run in your family? If yes, I'm wondering if the stress on the arteries from those long, intense runs- particularly where they branch off- is just making it worse. I do long, fast walks of about 10 to 12 miles 3 to 4 times a week, but don't run for this very reason. I also climb 20 flights of stairs and the rest if calisthenics / weight training once or twice a week depending on how I feel. The statin will probably cause more harm than good, isn't there something better at this stage? Modern medicine sucks and the advice these people give is all over the damn place. Ultimately, we really do need something that will actually clean / heal the artery, not just reduce the inflammation. How can we have so much more data/compute power and yet real cures remain elusive.
High fat Carnivore seems to help a lot. HdL is in the 80s with very low trigs. That’s the more important number. Don’t listen to cardiologists. Statins promote type 2 diabetes btw and dementia. Stopping carbs will remove all the inflammation without a statin destroying your brain and killing your muscle. Low dose toxin is still toxin.
I’m a nurse for an insurance company and just got reprimanded for teaching this to a patient. The medical field is so twisted. I will not ever stop educating about this mind of stuff despite getting in trouble for it!
@ Udjeox, you’d sure think so right?! That’s what I said too, and that by not allowing teaching about those things, we’re (referring to the company I work for) doing a disservice to people, period. I’ll have my one on one tomorrow morning about this. I’m very passionate about natural therapies and absolutely won’t stop. It’s sickening. They told me since it’s not FDA approved, I can’t talk about it.
50 years ago my father told me that western medicine was the worst thing in the world, I was twelve at the time. I thought he was just prejudiced against westerners having experienced colonialism during his youth. Today, however, I understand just how right he was and I can also see how western medicine is all about profit and has nothing to do with healing, like the traditional methods.
That's odd. I also work for an insurance company, a very large one (I think the largest currently). We have so many programs that reward for lifestyle changes. It really costs less to the insurance company if a person is healthy. Maybe Pharma wants more sick people, but the insurance company gets paid your premium each year exactly the same. They don't make any more money off sick people, in fact, it's the opposite. Could the problem have been the method or situation? Not every patient wants to preached to. There's no context, so it's hard to see why your got reprimanded. Of course, in your next post, you talk about natural therapies, so I don't know what you could be recommending. Regular lifestyle changes don't fall under the FDA, so you might be telling them to take untested holistic stuff that may or may not be proven.
1. Cimt test measures plaque not blood flow 2. 1.209/1.205 Should be less that 1mm 3. Oral glucose tokerance test. 4. Low carb instead of low fat 5. Avoid processed carbs and grains 6. Niacin Vit d3 5000 k2 400 Magnesium Natto
Stress is a killer. Probably the worst factor in heart disease and stroke. I am a veteran of both, multiple times... I finally woke up at 60 and retired from my incredibly stressful job. Three years later and everything is better. Fighting mild boredom for a formerly type-A personality is the worst of it.
@Jigmaster55 Flax seed oil helped keep my cholesterol levels at shockingly low levels, (My docs words). Trained HIIT for 18 years. limited red/dark meat, lots of whey protein, cottage cheese, tuna, no processed snacks, no sugar and a cheat meal once per week. Used very little olive oil. Only fried with cooking spray. I was the healthiest of my life during those years. I was unstoppable. Then I started eating more saturated fat , less good fats, no whey protein, fell off my weight training program and then everything went to hell. My job had my anxiety through the roof. Now, I'm one statin's.
I asked my cardiologist for the CIMT and he refused. I asked if he had heard of Dr Brewer and he said "You can find all kinds of things on the 'interweb'". I asked if lifestyle would be better than drugs, he said no. I told him about my understanding of cardiac and metabolic health and he said "You're so close to being right!" but didn't elaborate as to where I was right and where wrong. I should say I did all this with my Ex-cardiologist...
As soon as you hear something similar from any doctor that doesn’t believe in healthy lifestyle and healthy diet you should never come back to that doctor
@@PrevMedHealth you nailed it, " the standard". That is scary. I have a functional medicine doctor, as she said, " we treat the problem not the symptom". I havent been back to her in years once she dialed me in an the only time is when she is open for lunch.
@@PrevMedHealth I've been through this since 40 years old. Rode triathlons. Lifted 5 days per week. Ate a low fat diet. Had MI during a bike ride. Come to find a1c of 6.5 and HDL of 40. LDL cholesterol of 50 on no drugs. Changed my lifestyle to limit carbs to under 25 grams per day. A1c down to 5. No further issues. I've lived it. Thank you. If you can get more people and physicians to follow this advice, a lot less people would die
I'm now turning 65yo this Feb.2025, I encoubtered heart attack in 2014 even on active life in basketball and undergone Angioplasty on 3 arteries. This procedure recurred in 2017 and my health was never the same. My heart became weak and many time had heart attacks, in Oct. 2022 I started Lowcarb and Intermittent fasting and in a month, I loat 5kg and my health greatly improved. On my 3rd month, I felt the best of my health and without going back to my Cardio doctor, I took out all my 7 maint meds and continued usibh fats as my source of energy. In a year, I'm back to playing hard basketball without my Medicines. My gamble paid off and in almost 2 years without med, here I am playing with guys have my age. By the way my HDL, LDL 2x higher and Cholesterol increased, but my glucose and Triglyceride went down farther
5:43 CIMT test to measures plaque rather thsn blood flow. 6:52 His CIMT numbers: right side 1.209, left side 1.205. 1mm or more is dangerous 11:10 Oral glucose tolerance test which peaked at over 160. 11:47 switched to a Low carb diet instead of a low fat diet. 12:55 Avoid processed carbs and grains 13:00 His CIMT test score updates, his numbers in one year went down from 0.88 to 0.67 which in terms of age it went from 77 to 52 years. 17:51 What he did. 18:50 started taking supplements Vit D3 5,000iu, Niacin 2000iu later changed to Vit d3 5000iu, k2 400iu plus a tablespoon of Natto, L-citrulline Magnesium L-threonine, Magnesium chloride, Kyolic-garlic, 19:33 The latest CIMT from Dec 2023 is 1.1 left and 1.4 right. 20:39 His Lab Numbers 23:11 works out hard regularly doing HIIT primarily for the legs. 25:24 CT-Angiogram discussion with AI analysis. 26:52 what caused the problem? 27:40 His confession, his first Course of treatment was a low-dose statin. 30:17 taking a baby aspirin. 30:32 The most important intervention. 31:11 His LDL went from went up from 55 to 110 then 180 after going onto a Keto diet. Update: I noticed that the numbers he reported seemed to go up and down which was confusing. I went back and rewatched parts of the video and he was talking about the measurements taken being total common carotid artery (CCA) size then the other numbers being just the plaque. And in some of the discussion, he was talking about the measurement of the calcification of the plack. Calcification is apparently a good thing, he says that it is a marker of the healing that is taking place. Again, this is all a bit confusing to me but it is what he was saying and what I could read on the charts.
Urologist here. Same story. But do not go all carnivore, as the one disease that actually increases with animal fat is PCa!. Apparantly, easily compensated by daily intake of broccoli.
They told me that I had a heart attack and doctors placed a stent in my RCA, the stent is gone/missing, do anyone knows how a metallic object can get lost in the artery?
Thank you Doc, I am 57 years old from Pakistan, recently diagnosed with heart issue. My elder brother, he was geophysicist, had a very active and healthy lifestyle since early start of his life, no over weight or cholesterol, dies with sudden heartattack back in 2024. I have recently started looking iinto the issue and your videos are very very informative. I am learning a lot and I appreciate your time and good intent toward humanity. Please keep doing good work. The impact you wanted to have on others is very much there. Again appreciate you with your time and help.
One thing not discussed - high lipoprotein (a) It’s genetic - 20% of the world’s population have elevated Lipoprotein (a). Nothing can lower it, as yet. It can cause a heart attack at any time. We found out about this when my brother had an MI ( heart attack ) about 4 years ago. Because he has high Lipoprotein (a), his cardiologist recommended all his siblings be tested. I am in the elevated group. You must request to have this test done - it is not in the routine Lipid Profile.
My Indian grandma ate rice little meat, some sugary things once in a while, had sweet coffee daily and died at 103 or 105, can't remember right now. She lived in a little village in south India so maybe stressful lives have a greatly negative effect on health.
Most Indians die young. that's a fact. There are going to be exceptions to the rule. Average life expectancy in India is 67. They do not live in a warfare state. Agriculture is 20% of their GDP, so food is not crippling scarce.
@@Vivungisport yeah plus most people prefer to eat home cooked food as it is cheaper for rural households. Cows and water buffaloes are found in pretty much every household and so they get good quality milk and make ghee and cottage cheese out of it.
So impressed with this Doctor. Very honest, humble, and straightforward in describing his personal story. Very fortunate to have come across his videos
Been doing keto for a month, Diet of steaks, shrimp & salads. Dropped 18 pounds in 28 days & the stomach issues I have had for 40 years are gone!! Now I keep weening off all my meds & Im half way there.
keep doing what works for u. 40 yrs experience to finally solving issues probably feels like a rebirth. firmly believe we r all different and once u find what works for u k ust do it.
Hopefully you are not using one of the countless ubiquitous salad dressings that are primarily these inflammatory toxic vegetable seed oils. .. . With that being said I'm wondering what you have been using as a dressing. I think that cheese can serve as a great substitute .. although as much as I do enjoy cheese I'm typically not in the biggest tree for much cheese as it is for babies and does cause weight gain or at least stall weight loss.. . Let alone the other potential issues of cheese and dairy that is not raw, grass-fed, organic
Had a heart attack on a bike ride. Heart did not beat for 21 minutes…friends saved me with cpr/ firefighters arrived and took over… still no pulse….heart started at 21 min…. Unconscious for 2 days…memory erased for 8.5 days back…few days forward….no damage to heart…6 years in at this point….exercising normally….no meds….
Dr. Brewer -I can’t tell you how much I appreciate you sharing your story. I’m 57 years old now - retired from the USAF as a Col two years ago after 28 years of service. I’m 6’2” and was 175 lbs when I retired. I worked out everyday of those 28 years to maintain my fitness and keep the belly flat. That also meant a low fat diet for many of those years. This year I had some chest pains, so my Doc sent me for CAC and echo. The echo turned out pretty good. All green - no yellow red codes. And the cardiologist assessed the chest pain as musculoskeletal from a weightlifting injury. However, my CAC score was 460. It was a shock. I thought I was in excellent health. That was in April and about the time I found you on UA-cam. I’ve been on a keto diet since then and now weigh 150 Ibs. I feel great. I also walk after every meal. I’m averaging about 5 miles a day, but will add HIIT. And thanks for the supplement list! I’m already on nattokinase capsules and vitamin K2 mk7, but will include your list. Thank you so much for giving this old Airman hope! God bless you!
Thanks doc. I’ve started questioning everything, especially government health advice! After reading "Health and Beauty Mastery", I completely changed my approach. This book reveals so many shocking truths about the health industry!
I was 52. Highly overweight, but had low cholesterol, normal blood pressure, exercised vigorously 4 times a week (swimming) and my diet was very good (just ate too much) based on the fabled food pyramid. Unsymptomatic, my GP convinced me to do a Calcium Score. Almost had a heart attack when I saw the through the ceiling score (CIMT hard to find in Australia). Was already in the process of losing weight, but realised there had to be more to the story. Your video, five years ago, was the first that helped me to understand. Now low-Carb, intermittent fastic and more exercise to keep body fat below 15%. A few supplements. Feel healthy. 😊
The quackery practiced in Australia is outstanding. One pays for a consultation with a so called specialist hundreds of $ and is out the door within 5 minutes with their holy grain: statins and nothing else. They're drug dealers and nothing else.
@@Alain-m1q sadly I agree about doctors in Australia. It's all just a system to make money. It's sadly changed my view of doctors... I no longer see them as people who help us with our health and just see them as people who treat issues with medicines or perform surgeries or to be used to get referrals for specialists when I injure myself at training.
I'm 6'1" 180lbs. Your story is my story. I'm a 63 yr old dentist, always doing exercise. I ran, ate healthy, no fat, eggs, and little meat, etc. Had "natural produced colesterol" despite the healthy lifestyle so took Atorvastatin. Went to the VA (former military dental officer) on Feb. 2024 because thought might have a hernia. No hernia, but the CT presented moderate to severe atherosclerotic aortic deposits!! Thus by pure random chance found out about this. Just like you Ford, I was devastated. But I'm educated now, thanks to you, on sugar, carbs, seed oils etc and hope to reverse the plaque. I'm also finally finishing reading "Healthy Heart, Healthy Brain" by Brad Bale and Amy Doneen, which I started reading years ago, but never did finish. Thanks fir the video!!
I too bought the low-fat diet myth, and had 3 heart attacks, significant joint swelling and brain fog. Keto and carnivore for about 1.5 years and I feel 25 years younger. And I am still angry about all of the intentionally misleading information.
Is interesting because some people do good on low fat, but is clear a lot of people are still developing plaque because of insulin resistance, thanks for sharing!
Dr. Brewer, You have changed my mind in three important areas: (1) I realize that due to a fear of a heart attack, I have cut back too much on HIIT by only going walking, (2) My mind was too closed to taking statins, even at low doses & (3) I need to cut back on carbs even more. As a professor, I truly appreciate your cadence, the visual aids that you used, & your ability to connect to your audience by sharing your personal journey. Well done!
I never understood HIIT as someone who loves weight lifting. All i imagine is joints and bones wearing out. Hitt takes a hit on your body i always said lol
HIIT burns visceral fat that ordinarily would be saved doing slow walking or running. Getting rid of that type of fat is very healthy for your organ and muscles because it leaks damaging chemicals and causes core muscles to atrophy badly.
I woke up with loss of vision in my right eye 2 weeks ago and have Branch Retinol Vein Occlusion. I'm 50 years old. This video is jammed packed with awesome information. SO, the doctor says I'm prediabetic with high cholesterol and calcium was high. I had no idea what any of it meant but thanks to you I now know exactly what everything means. I ride my bike 5 miles every day. I have gone from 188 to 175 in the last 3 weeks. I completely changed my diet. I did all these things on my own and found your video and confirms that I've done everything you have said. The blurred vision un my right eye has already reduced down in size and its only been 3 weeks. The doctor said he'll check it again in 3 months. I did request the shot in the eye but thank you so much I'm so glad you confirmed everything i was doing was correct. Amazing video
I'll keep saying this about Dr. Brewer. He is the number expert and resource on UA-cam. I have asked Dr. Brewer to do these personalized videos more than any other means because they're powerful. He doesn't need anyone else to speak with or for him. He is humble, qualified and shares on a human level we can all understand. He shines like no other blocking and blacking everything out while he bares his soul on the topic of heart disease intervention. He's at his best in this video no doubt about it. May the good Lord keep him and protect him.
😊Years ago, before I was diagnosed with CVD, when I went for a walk I made sure I took my wallet with me so that if someone found me face down on the side of the trail they would know who I was and they could let my wife know as soon as possible. I knew something was not right. After 5 years of a very low carb diet and increased exercise, I no longer worry that I’m going to drop dead when I’m out for a walk. For me, that’s a victory.
You sound like a very trusting person which is great. There are people out there who might find you face down and take your wallet saying to themselves that you're not going to need it. I'm just teasing, sorry I couldn't resist. I'm glad to hear you're feeling better and more confident.
Excellent ! I have quit statins and some other meds ( except entresto) after 30 plus years but eat very simple natural low carb foods and do stretches and hit exercize daily. Age 81, retired MD after 40 year of medicine. ADVISE EVERONE, BE ACTIVE, EAT SIMPLE FOODS, AVOID STESS, BE HAPPY
I am also 57 and have seen the same results with a low carb diet and resistance training. I've never seen my bloodwork improve so significantly. Thank you!
Notice he adds nato to his diet, fermented food and meat is actually very good for your gut and eating mostly meat can be good for your gut because it is easier to digest and causes less inflammation.
I reversed my bp.Some good adds in the diet. 1. ACV 2. dates little 3. pumpkin seeds 4. Raw garlic cloves 1-2 5. Ginger 6. Beetroot daily 7. Olive oil 8. Cayenne 9. Turmeric 10. Sunflower seeds 11. Raw bottle guard juice 12. Vit D3
taking tumeric pills is bad for kidneys and also tumeric is high oxalates damasges the kidneys...eating a plant base diet no fried food , no fat....taking magnesium two times a day and garlic every day .........eating fermanted natto from japanese grocery store . drinking lemon juice or lime from real lemons first thing in the morning , clean detox your kidneys and liver ...and no alcohol . chinese say every disease enters through the mouth and nose , the secret to life is ...."" DICIPLINE"" !!DICIPLINE """" DICIPLINE"" !!DICIPLINE ""
@@tammylynnlaws8824 It is a longer side chain version of menaquinone that the body converts gradually into k2mk4 which is the form used. Essentially, certain fermented foods provide a naturally time released form of menaquinone. Personally I take a supplement that has mk4 and mk7 forms plus the K1 form as well. Also I do eat certain cheeses for in part their K2 content. I'd tried natto and I was unable to stomach it.
It amazes me how society believes lies behind industry. I recently finished book called The 21 former doctor secrets by rachel morgan. She explained her career thoughts perfectly
My mom is 97 years old her thing is moderation of everything you do don’t stress your body.Stay away from alcohol tobacco drugs of any kind she has a cholesterol count well above 300 and has all her life refused statins.Had cervical cancer and surgery hysterectomy but did no chemo or steroids 30 years ago.Very discipline diet eat the same thing every day walk or do housework but use to do moderate exercise till she was in her 80s.Genetics are the key her mom lived to 96 and grand parents 106 that’s who she learned the moderation of life
Good evening, Doctor. I heard you on UA-cam and let me tell you that you are a coherent, wise, intelligent and very sincere person. I want to congratulate you and I hope that sometime next year I can have a medical appointment. In the meantime, I will continue watching and recommending your videos to all my friends…God bless you.
Thank you so much for sharing your journey and explaining so clearly, 1)the pathophysiology of plaque formation (inflammation, soft vs calcified plaques), 2) the different test modalities - CIMT, CAC, Coronary calcium scores with their pros and cons, 3) your rationale for taking statins which is to stabilise the plaques, reduce inflammation, 4) implementing lifestyle of low carb diet to improve metabolic health and reducing insulin resistance, and 5) taking baby aspirin to reduce risk of clots and cardiovascular events. This is an very important video and message for people who already have artery plaques.
I learned something new: never skip leg day... due to how strong legs help counter insulin resistance! What a helpful tidbit of knowledge. I had never before heard a specific blood glucose level that causes plaque deposits. That information is also a great encouragement to keep on doing the things that flatten my BG curve. I love experimenting with a CGM and testing meals and behavior. I really appreciate this doctor's combination of medical knowledge and personal story. Doctors in office don't have the time for personal stories and it would be considered unprofessional to share, but this doctor is finally doing what "doctor" means: he's teaching us how to get healthy and stay healthy. Thank you!!
Dr brewer, I'm 35, 448 lbs. I was 470lbs almost 2 months ago. I've been suffering anxiety and fear of heart and health. I realize I'm getting older. My doctor put me on testosterone shots few years ago, but never sent me to a endocrinologist to see why my test was low. I'm also on metformin. I've recently started eating less, low carb meals. I have insulin resistance issues and now my heart races when I eat. I can't get answers from my doctor, only more pills such as beta blockers and anti anxiety meds. I'm lost. I want to save my life. I've just come across your videos and I believe God sent this to me. I wish I could meet you, or talk with you more. I'm so lost. Thank you for your content.
Best of luck Jeremy! I use to weigh 400 lbs, I am now 169 lbs x8 years now. You can do it. I’d like to tell you I lost it “naturally “ but after 55 years of trying, I gave in and had gastric bypass surgery. My only regret is I didn’t do it sooner. No more sleep apnea, no more hypertension, no more aching joints. No more pre-diabetes. It’s worthy of consideration. I’m much healthier than I was. I believe I’d be dead now if I hadn’t lost the weight. Whatever you choose to do to lose weight, I’m rooting for you!
Take a long walk every day: long for you, that is. Aim to increase your walking time each week until you can manage one hour. Do not eat for 30 minutes after your walk and when you do, eat protein. Also, take potassium, magnesium and vitamin D supplements.
I am 65 overweight and about 2 months ago I reluctantly started on Rosuvastatin mine is 10 mg. Even before watching this video I only take it Monday, Wednesday, Friday. I am glad I watched this video. I get my cholesterol checked next week.
That same stating nearly destroyed my life. 5 years on I'm rebuilding what it damaged for me. I would consider it dangerous, probably only appropriate for determined carb and sugar users. Fixes 1 thing and messenger up a multitude of other health markers. Fix what you eat and start living healthier basics.
Thank you very much, this was a very helpful an informative video an I am very grateful for your time, IAM a sheep farmer, 83 yo take no medication whatsoever, an intend to live as long as I can. Much appreciate your help to achieve this. ❤, M
I went on a keto diet about 10 months ago as I was more concerned about my high triglycerides than my LDL, but had developed doubts as I had not seen long-term studies or testimonies until I came across your video last night. Thank you so much for sharing such valuable information and ressuring information; I am certain you are indeed saving lives. God bless.
I started watching this video thinking The information might be cuckoo, but upon seeing the entire presentation, I am very impressed, and kudos to the doc for sharing his personal story.
I am very glad to see you mention metabolic disease being a primary underlying cause. It is frustrating that I know more about it than most doctors. This isn't boasting. I WANT my doctors to know more than me about it. They SHOULD be the experts. But most are not. Comparatively, I am the expert just from the reading I have done, like The Obesity Code and Metabolical. Seriously, I don't want to he the expert. So I only go to the doctor for injuries like when I face planted on an electric adult scooter. And I go to them for the tests I require to make sure I am keeping my metabolic system healthy. Otherwise than that, I run my own health management (low carb, low seed oils, whole/real foods and skipping breakfast to help reduce insulin levels to keep my insilin resistance in check. I have dropped weight, dropped out of prediabetic state, reduced the body pain from all of that inflammation, reduced my four severe illnesses supposedly fron "lung infections from seasonal allergies," stopped having severe asthmatic reactions just mowing or god help me, trying to run. All because I did NOT fillow doctors orders. I am not anti doctor, but I am pro-me. And if they aren't going to help me heal and get healthy at 53 years old, I guess I will do it myself. Thanks for this video! It gives me hope!
@Mhantrax I agree with you, it's unfortunate the doctors don't listen to the patient, only go by textbook analysis. Could you please tell me what you did in regards to the lung infections with allergies and asthmatic symptoms? I'm 56, and have had asthma most of my life, but I didn't have any issues with it until 2020. I tried to tell the pulmonologist it was allergies/asthma but they insist it's emphysema, which it could be all combined as I've been a smoker for too long, desperately trying to quit. My neighbor is 96yrs old and is in better health than I am, really depressing.
@Mhantrax, I'm also not boasting, but my doctor asked what I was doing because I didn't need Glucophage any longer. I told him that I was consuming low-carb, med fat and protein, drinking two litres of water, and exercising daily. He looked at me, and his jaw just dropped; he was very shocked! I said, "Doc, can you recalled you told me that I shouldn't watch doctors on UA-cam? Well, thanks to those doctors; they're responsible for me becoming healthier!" He couldn't say a word but smiled. Many patients are healthier than before and have stopped their pharmaceutical medications; our family doctors are now learning many things from "us"! Thanks to those wonderful doctors on UA-cam. May God bless every one of them🙏🌹
I feel that way too about my dr. She advised me to cut back on eggs and red meats for cholesterol numbers! 🤦🏻♀️ And people in the medical community have told me shes one of the best doctors in the city! She clearly knows zero about nutrition. I just don’t know how to politely tell her to read up on things. I mean I would basically be telling her she doesn’t know her job. 🤷🏻♀️
Thank you doctor. I’m a 33y nurse, “jacked”, about 20% BF and workout almost everyday BUT my BP is usually 130/90 and I’m about 195lb (5’8”). My father needed CABG at 58 and this terrifies me. I’m going to implement the changes you specified in this video. Thank you.
@@danielscarbrough4363 It is a general term, NOT AN EXACT & SCIENTIFIC FACT OF ALL ELEMENTS ON EARTH. SMH. Example : Drugs ... don't use drugs .... but after a bad car accident, you are not going to say .... No, I prefer the pain instead of drugs. Therefore, drugs after the car accident will be the moderately amount verses no drugs when in no pain. 😊 Grow up and let others have free speech to say what they want because you don't have to listen to anybody including your Mama, who is probably right more times than you are.
@theresawolford9000 So you feel one person should be allowed to speak freely but not another? What a truly odd mantra! When someone says that everything should be done on moderation, it is at best platitudinous and at worst just plain stupid, implying I always suspect a level of lazy and totally uniformed thinking. As for comment claiming the person's mother is probably right more often than they are, well how do you even begin to arbitrate such a hyperbolic assertion. But at least your post removed all possible questions about your stupidity! Bravo!!
My father smoked and drank till around 65 yrs old, he lived till 94 in fairly good health form his age. He always told me the same thing, "everything in moderation". Sounds like a plan to me. Just one caveat, "everything" does not truly include "everything" There are some things to stay away from completely. Sugar, Oils, processed foods, tobaccos, street drugs, and a few pharmaceuticals should be avoided all the time. Anything that causes inflammation should be avoided, although small amounts once in a while for a treat won't kill you.
This video is extremely timely for me; thank you so much for making it! I have spent the last five months trying to figure out (1) why I have such a high ferritin level (mysterious inflammation), then (2) got a calcium score of nearly 1600, then referred to cardiologist for (3) echo and exercise stress echocardiograms, and (4) angiogram. I started on low carb in mid-April, right after getting the calcium scan, so I am in the middle of figuring this out and dealing with it. Yes, I am also prediabetic, and about your age (just turned 69). I have been a long distance runner since age 13 and a vegetarian (pescatarian) since age 40, so like you, I thought I was healthy--low weight, high exercise, no smoking, not particularly sedentary, etc. Found out I've been lied to about the benefits of low fat diets all these years when the real culprits are sugar and excess carbs. This video gives me a lot of hope than I can shrink and eliminate soft plaque and live with the hardened plaque. Monday I will schedule a CIMT!
I’m also pretty much in the same boat as you. 69 with a 1400 CAC score. God Bless Dr. Brewer. He is the most humble, honest doctor I’ve ever known. I just got done with all of my tests & CIMT with Dr. Brewer. Found out that all of my Plaque is Calcified & NOT a threat. CGM is great. All of my local doctors, including a few Cardiologists had me thinking I was a “ticking time bomb” with no hope other than a Stent. It’s bad enough to hear the results from the CAC with a doctor that lies & doesn’t explain anything. First time I saw first Local Cardio doc, he wanted to schedule a Stent. Knowledge & Lifestyle are key. I can’t thank Dr. Brewer enough for being honest, humble & bringing back hope about doctors. There’re several out there & all on You tube actually care about their patients & truth. Dr. Brewer & the PrevMed team are a BLESSING words can’t really explain. Thank you again, Dr. Brewer & Dr. Vega.
You should check your complete iron panel because with high ferritin you might have hereditary hemochromatosis. it can be diagnosed with DNA test too. That’s what happened to me.
I am 55 and doing a low carb lifestyle. I have seen a few “healthy runners” from your age group pass on even thought they had a “healthy diet” and were always active. I feel like it has a lot to do with the “carb up” diets that were pushed in the 80’s to the running community.
@@sunrisetacticalgear2676 Yes, my wife and I agree that could very well be a key reason marathon runners are showing a higher rate of CAD. All those carbo loading meals!
I am a 69yo t2 diabetic with atherosclerosis. I have been tested and prodded for years. This is the single best video I have ever seen on these topics, out of the thousands I have watched. Thank you Dr Brewer!!!
Hi Doc. we're the same age. I've been carnivore for 1 year now. Lost 50 lbs, feel great. I had my first CAC test ever 2 months ago. Total score 110. LADA = 90, not terribly concentrated. 75th percentile. Never heard of CIMT until now. Thank you. My metabolic markers are perfect, so not worried. Carnivore for life here.
Just saw an old friend who just retired at 62. He was a roofer. Up and down ladders all day carrying heavy bundles of shingles. He told me his doctor said he was in great shape.
I started running uphill to minimize impact on joints and maximize cardio. I do short sprints to maintain form and control to minimize injury risk. I am elderly but adapted what I do instead of stopping! That way I can do it every day and keep doing it.
Ultimately we just dont know how to stop this in definitely. JUST ENJOY YOUR LIFE AND DO YOUR BEST TO STAY HEALTHY. we could drop dead with all the effort in the world to keep healthy. The idea is minimize risk, enjoy life.
I ran the NYC in 2001 right after 9/11 in just under 4 hrs at 185 lbs. Nearly 25 years later with consistent exercise and a low carb diet I am still fit at 179 pounds and 60 years of age. Nothing will ever replace lifestyle!
I was diagnosed fatty liver disease two years ago, even though I followed the standard north American diet recommendation! My family Dr asked me to do more exercise, even though I was already walking more than 10,000 steps! After one year, I was pre-diabetic and still with fatty liver disease! I started to look for information from UA-cam. After a couple of months of investigation, I tried keto diet. In three months, both fatty liver and pre-diabetes were gone! Now I’m working on improving my metabolism and hopefully reverse my aging process!
Hi. Thanks so much. I'm 65 and had a minor stroke 6 weeks ago ( eye ) and it's shaken me. I'm doing most of what you are recommending. On a new path. Thanks again
Wish I knew this years ago. March 3, 2022 I had 2 stents placed. The placing of the stents TRIGGERED 2 strokes and a heart attack... in the cath lab. I couldn't speak, read or write and was partially paralyzed on my right side. I immediately switched to a ketogenic diet. This helped my brain reroute connections, and I was able to start back at my job exactly 2 months later... with some speach therapy.. The ketogenic diet also has almost reversed T2D (from a1c=13% to 6.1%) , and my fasting insulin is now 10. My Ejection Fraction has gone from 40% at the time of my CVAs to 60% as of my last echocardiogram last Feb. I still have low HDL tho. I need to eat more fat and lift heavy things... working on it. I feel fantastic.
So much is genetic. Both my grandmothers smoked cigarettes half their lives, ate carbs and never did cardio, and both lived to 100 and 101 respectively. Neither developed dementia.
“Ate carbs” Yes, however, the question is what specifically and how much? Mostly factory processed grains or homemade (cornmeal, stone ground wheat etc)? And, I’d bet your grandmothers weren’t scared of a days work either. (Could be wrong) Agree with the genetics argument to a point. I believe genetics can predispose one direction or the other but is no guarantee of outcome. Predisposition is not predestiny. Also, depending who you listen to, long duration cardio is contraindicated.
One word- Sunshine=Vit D= deep sleep =longevity... ALL of the blue Zones are in high sunshine latitudes and altitudes... it's the only factor that ties all blue zones together.
I use to run 10 miles 6 days a week frame gave out. Went to walking. 3 hrs aday. Boom 4 heart and 1 stroke latter. Had to get stint( if I knew then what I know now wouldn't got stint.) I now drink lemon & garlic in morning. Went hard core carnivore. At 74 I feel 30. Biggest thing is i'm zero sugar no meds & no problems. Good video keep it up. My bp is 120/68 pause 50
Muito obrigado doutor . O seu testemunho me incentivou a traçar uma nova rotina para minha vida também. Tenho 57 anos e mesmo sem saber se tenho problemas com colesterol, acho que é importante na minha idade avaliar a alimentação, estilo de vida e ter bons hábitos. Muito obrigado
Thanks for these videos. I'm 45 (marathon/ultra runner) and I had a heart attack shortly after a weight lifting session, LAD stent 52%. I thought my diet was healthy and I heard many people in the ER say, "he doesn't fit the profile". I have my first cardio follow up appointment in a couple hours and I've been prepping and doing my research. They have me on 80mg of Lipitor, which is causing me muscle pain, such that I thought was another heart attack. After showing my GP my ER info she was shocked at the levels of my meds as she noted my charts don't seem to indicate the meds they gave me, which told me I needed to do my own research. Low carb and HIIT training is something I can do, now I just need to fight for meds that fit my condition.
I'm 54 years old. I live in Colombia, and i appreciate your comments. The prevention is the goal. I don't have enough money to pay for this kind of test, but your comments are valuable for me, gold. The health system in Colombia is too bad, and the owners of the big companies are not interested to improve the health, the most important is the money. Thanks a lot.
Dr. Brewer you are the man! If, after listening to this clear and concise video people do not understand how to get healthy you ( Dr. Brewer) can rest easy it’s not your fault.
Thankyou Dr Brewer . I hope All kinds of Doctors see what you have done to change . Been honest about what you know and don't know . Medicine should not be in the hands if insurance and for money . My Dad was a Doc .in 1967 he came home very mad . Saying there no reason for big business to be in the medical field , not what it's about . I have been a patient all my life , I had heart surgery at five years old .I've seen the change . Most Doctors have a script and don't try to get or see a problem .most have told me its in my head , I know longer trust the system . I research .and you and your channel have been big help . I hope Doctors will help poor people cause can't do all these test . Thankyou for time .
So Very Glad you’ve highlighted this NO Radiation option for viewing carotid soft plaque. I could never bring myself to More gadolinium injections/mri’s nor horrific doses via blasts of CT radiation. “contrast dye”, what a euphemism for shooting heavy metal up one’s arteries/into all tissue…
The only way to really tell if you've cleared out your arteries is with a before and after CT Angiogram, but I think you're on the right track congrats!
My point exactly. Stopping it is an insane effort, but reversing it is down right a miracle in our age. If we all went 200 years back in time, we could all easily reverse our CVD because everything would be different.
My grand mother live till 99 in hilly area of Nepal. She used to smoke till 85 but natural lifestyle stress free lifestyle and organic home food and working daily till 95 is key of longivity of her life . Tks .
Yo, I had a patient who had previously had imagining done in the hospital with findings she had some plaque buildup. Since then her husband had passed, and moved in with her children for the past 2 years. The kids cut the sugar out of her diet, and cleaned it up a bit. Nothing crazy, just omnivore without the junk. Anyway, just got more arterial imaging while in the hospital and all the plaque was gone. Clean as a whistle. Cardiologist couldn’t believe it! Flabbergasted!
Very impressive results. One thing I believe you missed is the importance of Omega-3s in reducing inflammation and protecting the heart. Taking at least a gram of fish oil or eating enough oily fish is very important for good cardiovascular health.
As a Clinical Pharmacist.. I advice caution with omega 3's, particularly more than 1g a day and particularly those with pre-existing CVD and/or co-morbidities. Numerous studies now show a link with the nasty heart rythm disorder which increases stroke risk five fold...Atrial Fibrillation (AFib). A Danish population DIET study also showed a U shaped curve... low and a high fish intakes associated with higher risk of Afib. Best was moderate consumption ( twice a week which was equivalent to about 600mg total omega 3), associated with reduced Afib risk. Just google ( for clinical studies) or search UA-cam - Omega 3 oils and Atrial Fibrillation risk.
Great video! Even though I don't buy into the low carbs diet, it's defenitly a step up from a normal or even a low-fat western diet rich in refined and processed sugars. In my opinion and experience carbohydrates are important and safe when consumed whole and with lots of fibers associated with them. Think of a bowl of lentils rather than a bowl of pasta or cereal. Not only that but most whole grains already have a great protein to carbs to fiber ratio. My go to rule of thumb is to consume large quantities of whole legumes, leaves and vegetables and a smaller quantity of whole cereals like oats. Eggs, poultry, meat and fish are also in my diet at a lower level and often in the form of lean cuts associated with good quality olive oil and some vegetable rich in fiber like broccoli and sweet potatoes.
Dr Brewer thanks for sharing all this experiences in great detail. I always said, the best Doc is the 1 that walks the talk all the way. Meaning, you share your lows, the moments of truth confronting your own realility. Thats "gold" right there. No drama, you are a very estoic man. But your human side, your strugle and fears are there. No Doctor does that. Then you show what you did, how you did it with logic. Showing your own bio markers. Your honesty is Gold. Dont despair to criticism, they are not listening full well. You make a huge impact doing what revolutionizes medicine. You make something unbelievable out of your retirement and I Thank You.
Great vid ...I have gone low carb NO sugar for past 9 months with very good results ... I survived a 99% block on the LAD 5+ years ago. Stented. So I know I have plague etc. We need more discussions on preventing another heart event for those who KNOW we have CAD.
This video IS about preventing that next event! maybe listen again . . . for me, I need to not skip meals (what I eat is a-class/very low carb, plenty of omegas/fish, etc.) My Sleep is too sketchy. I use arthritis as my Excuse for no HIT exercise. I rarely use that Concept II out in my yard, for example. former athlete, arth (autoimmune) has made me lazy. LOVE that Dr. Brewer is onto Natto❤. and wish he’d research optimizing nattokinase and serrapeptase (combo) at therapeutic levels - I need to use them to keep my self-immunity at the lowest hum conceivable. (Just curious if/when/what to test for while consuming at high levels for at least a good three months, before lower / maintenance style dosing. Also, the power of eating Natto 2x day versus swallowing 2-3 times per day 24,000 fu’s pure nattokinase supps. -???
Thank you for this information and helping people change their health. My husband did not look like a cardiac patient, he had a CIMT in 2003, that showed calcification in the carotid artery. He was prescribed a statin, LDL was 2X the HDL with triglycerides over 500. He was active and fit, 6’2/200. He died in 2013 at the age of 44 due to heart failure, Pathologist informed me he had over 100% arterial blockage. Doctors kept telling me he was too young to worry about blockage.
I had a stroke in september, I've chosen the healthy route. My labs are very similar to yours after a year. I think looking at your story just helps me to know I've gone the right route. My doctor who was against my choices now says, people talk big talk but it's rare to see them step up and do it. I'm getting better.
FANTASTIC information Doc. And no shame in your minds reaction to your test results. I got similar (Upsetting) results and I'm in a frozen mode. Don't want any medicine & some depression from the news. I'm 10 years your junior but feel like 20 still. You've just given me a push and PRICELESS information to get moving & help myself. ❤❤❤Thank you Doc. 🙏 P.S. YOU'LL NEVER RETIRE! LOL. 👍
❓️Tyvm. ❓️ 1. HOW are you making natto palatable ? I got some from a restaurant for a friend who was having blood problems and it was slimy and disgusting. We were both having problems with it. Any helpful suggestions ? 2. What medication did you take ? 28:10 3. What changes to sleep did you make ? 4. How much ice cream, and what tupe, are you able to eat 2x werk ? Tyvm. Very encouraging that you were able to cause wonderful, significant changes in one year !
Similar story for me. I was prediabetic with a metabolic syndrome, hypertension, knee pain... 6 years ago I changed my lifestyle, I went low carb/keto, strength workouts, HIT. It changed my life. I look like I am 20 years old (almost), all my health problem disappeared.
Very impressed Dr Ford. about 9 months ago in the UK London i saw a Dr due to high blood pressure, weight gain and other underlying health issues at 58yrs old. Interestingly his recommendations are a mirror image of yours... now 10 months later and I’ve lost 40pounds and manging my cholesterol and high blood pressure with you drugs you suggest on your video. The change in approach from the advice provided by the UK NHS could not be more different. My lifestyle and dietary changes to Keto and Ketovore with occasional fasting have completely changed my life …. Keep up the good work - Andrew UK
Interesting. I’m a Cardiologist and would like to make one small correction for your viewers. There is no nuclear dye or medicine used in a coronary CT angiogram. Its just IV contrast that’s used in other contrasted CT scans used to image other parts of the body.
I've watched most of Ford's videos - this one is hands down the most impactful. Cut out refined "fast' carbs - lose weight (low carb will do that for you ) - HIIT - with focus on leg muscles (Quads) as a lifestyle - cut down or out alcohol - NO smoking or nicotine - get high quality sleep as a lifestyle - and supplement according to your needs. Throw in some meditation and test - test -test : then enjoy the peace of mind. Thank you Dr. Brewer - we all wish PCP docs and cardiologists would educate themselves - at this point (6/2024) they have ZERO excuse to sticking to their playbook that was developed based on Ansel Keys rigged studies. Cheers.
Dr Ford your exposition on the subject is very explicit.And despite the medical jargon that is involved here your articulation is very impressive and for the first time I was able to connect the pre-diabetic condition to the heart disease. The link is the inflammation insulin is causing that oxidizes the LDL and not the ldl itself. We watch many videos on u-tube but passing on information to the layman is not always easy. How well one knows his/her subject shows by the ability to express difficult concepts to the layman's language. Thank you, Sir.
Don’t know how your videos landed in my Que but they come as a blessing. As a 63 year old ex-competitive cyclist I’ve relied on my fitness to keep me healthy. Recently I’ve had a wake up call when I injured my knee and had to stop cycling for a while. Over 6 months I gained a lot of weight and was shocked to see my blood pressure rise for the first time. As the alarms go off in my head to change course, your videos assist me make my plan to attack this recent health issue. I have a lot to live for and worth making changes to my diet.
I believe the evidence is overwhelming that saturated fat is a problem for plaque in the arteries. I am almost 73 and my tests show I'm burning mostly fat almost every morning. I follow a whole food plant based vegan diet.
@@cumulus1234I’m with you on that. I’ll stick with grass fed beef & butter. We bought a whole cow this year. We could never do vegan, but to each his own.
Turned 65 in January Left carotid artery surgery-May 85% blockage. Found after tia in left eye. Quad bypass surgery-August 89% blockage. Cholesterol always normal. Never took statins. Strong family history of atherosclerosis. IM CERTAIN THE ISSUE IS CALCIUM NOT CHOLESTEROL.
Good timing on this video. I am 46 male and a year ago I had a cardiac scare, random episodes of sinus tachycardia. I have always had bradycardia so this was quite a surprise. Of course I had multiple tests following that and one CAT scan to check for an embolism noticed what they called at the time minimal calcification. I have always had very low HDL and high LDL. My last years prior to this event my triglycerides were extremely high. While historically I have felt that I had better eating habits than most people there was definitely plenty of room for improvement. Following this health scare a year ago I tightened up my diet increased my exercise and I ended up lost weight. I am 5 foot nine and at the time of the scare I weighed about 175. Now I weigh about 153. My most recent labs have shown my HDL cholesterol has risen to 56 and a year ago it was 20. my LDL is 126 at my last test which is lower than it historically has been. I do have data going back well over 20 years for fasting glucose which is always right around 90. And that’s true now. I don’t really know if that is prediabetes range or not. my cardiologist has told me I have nothing to worry about and I did not need to visit him anymore. At that time I requested a calcium score test which came back showing a total of 138. They said this is 90th percentile for my age. Like you, this was a bit of a shock and unexpected result. I also requested an apob test which was 85. Since then I have been watching videos like this one and trying to educate myself. My cardiologists only advice following the calcium score test was to go on a statin. He prescribed a low-dose of 10 mg once a day. Currently I am waiting for an a visit with a functional cardiologist to get a second opinion on what I should be doing. I have not yet made the decision on the statin. But I exercise five or six days a week including lots of cardio. My diet is very clean except I do allow myself a much longer leash on Saturdays. I am curious about your diet, I do eat some whole grains like steel cut oats a few times a week. I wonder if I should cut those out or not. I do eat lots of fruit and vegetables very very little red meat, lots of fish. For dairy fat-free yogurt unsweetened and low-fat milk a little bit per week. Supplements I do take D3 and K2, Magnesium glycinate, NAC, alpha lipoic acid and I’ve always taken fish oil supplements but with the recent evidence on that potentially causing a fib I am going to stop taking that. Any thoughts on my case or my self-care would be greatly appreciated.
I highly recommend you read No Grain, No Pain" by Dr Peter Osborne. It has changed my Life! I've had Fibromyalgia for over 30 yrs from a severe accident. Since eliminating GLUTEN, my pain levels have decreased substantially! I am almost off all pain meds! It truly is a miracle! Also changed from Keto to mostly Carnivore and my energy is thru the roof!😅
It sounds like you are on the right track. Congrats! My journey was similar to yours, starting off at 175, and dropping to 157 (@ 6’1”). The only thing I would say is that you do not have to be afraid of whole fat dairy. In fact, as you consult more keto doctor podcasts, I think you’ll find that most of them recommend whole fat dairy if you are going to consume dairy. The fat that accompanies the lactose moderates the insulin spike that occurs after consuming dairy, they say. Full fat yogurt and whole milk are regular parts of my diet, and I’ve had no negative impact that I can tell either in terms of weight loss or negative biomarkers.
Great talk. Especially the CIMT test as with the last CAT they noted calcified arteries. This was done about 6 months after my adrenalectomy. With consumption of a 90% animal based protein centralized diet, exercise and proper sleep I’ve dropped 5 kidney stones. Sounds like one of those noninvasive test that should be part of a health screening. Just saying.
You should look up the Randle cycle. There is evidence that eating enough carbs in conjection with fats to activate the Randle cycle, it will directly cause both insulin resistance (the cells will lock out glucose making insulin ineffective) and at the same time causing inflammation. If you still need a statin to lower inflammation you should consider lowering your carb intake more. This will reduce inflammation and perhaps enable you to get rid of the low dose statins.
A few comments: 1. The assumption that low carb diet was the biggest factor in stablilizing your plaque is just an assumption for a person who altered many things. While possiby accurate in your case, the use of a statin plus an LDL of 64 would be expected, on their own, to essentially halt plaque progression. Yes, you personally would still need to address your body's glucose management, but others should not generalize from this unless they are also prediabetic. 2. Your CIMT results from 2015 and 2019 show stability, not reversal, which is still great, but suggests the intervenig exam at 1 year may be a red herring, unless it was done by the same technologist. Saying you reversed 20 years of plaque is misleading in any case given the 2019 results, but, hey, it's UA-cam, and it gets the clicks. 3. What's going to be really interesting is to see how your CIMT looks in the future now that your LDL is quite high. Those comments notwithstanding, thanks for a thoughtful and honest video.
Thx Dr for this outstanding and honest présentation.Hopefully , your CIMT would stay good now that your LDL cholesterol has increased dramatically. Long life to Dr Brewer.
Good take, i agree with all you just said. I would keep in mind that his ldl was in the 60's prior to his discovery of plaque build up. So,there's the argument again that cvd is more than just ldl -most likely a complete metabolic picture is needed in detrrmining risks.
My mom had a negative stress test and elevated troponin . She complained to her cardio why she is still SOB with activity . We think is fluid build up because she has mild CHF too . Cardiologist gave her CTA and showed the blockages 5 vessels then confirmed with angiogram . She had CABG afterwards . She doing good now, cholesterol and Aic very low became pescatarian, low carb , no seed oil . She had knee replacement one year after her open heart then looking forward another knee replacement this year . She is now 78 . Diet and exercise really changes everything .
It’s not “the carbs”. That’s such a generalization. Look at centenarian studies. Many populations eat high carb diets. It’s the type of carbs just like the type of fat that matters. Humans didn’t evolve to use ketones as a primary fuel source - isn’t it weird muscles store glycogen not ketones? It’s not a coincidence.
I remember studies of 18-25 year old Vietnam soldiers in prime condition. The studies shocked the researchers as they found plaque in the arteries of the young soldiers.
My Dr. Brewer, in your spanish version you talk that your plaque is MIL DOSCIENTOS MILIMETROS, that is ONE METER TWENTY CENTIMETERS, FOUR FEETS. Your translator must correct and say UNO COMO VEINTE MILIMETROS. i am 88 tears old and got an stroke in 2009 that changed my style of life. Admire your excellent way of teaching an I am your loyal suscriber. Best wishes from Venezuela.
Thanks for this video. Im 5’9” 145 lb. Run 10 full and more than 15 half marathons very competitively. And I was more than disappointed with a New York marathon result that was the beginning of diagnosing a coronary artery blockage that led to a stent in 2019. Today 5 years later I’m still lost with whom I should be listening to for the clue to resolving this. I switched to keto about a year ago and my weight dropped to 133lb. I run a lot less and constantly debate statin or no statin reading what I can to understand this better. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and how you manage this for yourself. I will add the HIIT routine to my weekly regimen of a run and a bike ride. And I will reconsider low dose statin along with my already single dose baby aspirin. I was certainly not impressed with my cardiologists advice after receiving the stent which was:
Start to exercise
Stop smoking (never smoked)
Be correct body weight
Eat a Mediterranean diet
Thanks again
Thanks for sharing! And the acknowledgement.
He mentioned in the video that he has a genetic tendency towards these issues. Does heart disease run in your family? If yes, I'm wondering if the stress on the arteries from those long, intense runs- particularly where they branch off- is just making it worse. I do long, fast walks of about 10 to 12 miles 3 to 4 times a week, but don't run for this very reason. I also climb 20 flights of stairs and the rest if calisthenics / weight training once or twice a week depending on how I feel.
The statin will probably cause more harm than good, isn't there something better at this stage? Modern medicine sucks and the advice these people give is all over the damn place. Ultimately, we really do need something that will actually clean / heal the artery, not just reduce the inflammation. How can we have so much more data/compute power and yet real cures remain elusive.
@@JosephLuppens yes I have family history of heart disease with my dad receiving a triple bypass at age 45.
High fat Carnivore seems to help a lot. HdL is in the 80s with very low trigs. That’s the more important number. Don’t listen to cardiologists. Statins promote type 2 diabetes btw and dementia. Stopping carbs will remove all the inflammation without a statin destroying your brain and killing your muscle. Low dose toxin is still toxin.
Isn't Mediterranean diet full of pasta, tiramisu, and wine though?
I’m a nurse for an insurance company and just got reprimanded for teaching this to a patient. The medical field is so twisted. I will not ever stop educating about this mind of stuff despite getting in trouble for it!
God bless you!!!!🎉❤
Don't they want people to be healthy so there's less payout
@ Udjeox, you’d sure think so right?! That’s what I said too, and that by not allowing teaching about those things, we’re (referring to the company I work for) doing a disservice to people, period. I’ll have my one on one tomorrow morning about this. I’m very passionate about natural therapies and absolutely won’t stop. It’s sickening. They told me since it’s not FDA approved, I can’t talk about it.
50 years ago my father told me that western medicine was the worst thing in the world, I was twelve at the time. I thought he was just prejudiced against westerners having experienced colonialism during his youth. Today, however, I understand just how right he was and I can also see how western medicine is all about profit and has nothing to do with healing, like the traditional methods.
That's odd. I also work for an insurance company, a very large one (I think the largest currently). We have so many programs that reward for lifestyle changes. It really costs less to the insurance company if a person is healthy. Maybe Pharma wants more sick people, but the insurance company gets paid your premium each year exactly the same. They don't make any more money off sick people, in fact, it's the opposite. Could the problem have been the method or situation? Not every patient wants to preached to. There's no context, so it's hard to see why your got reprimanded.
Of course, in your next post, you talk about natural therapies, so I don't know what you could be recommending. Regular lifestyle changes don't fall under the FDA, so you might be telling them to take untested holistic stuff that may or may not be proven.
1. Cimt test measures plaque not blood flow
2. 1.209/1.205
Should be less that 1mm
3. Oral glucose tokerance test.
4. Low carb instead of low fat
5. Avoid processed carbs and grains
6. Niacin
Vit d3 5000 k2 400
Magnesium
Natto
And statins!!!😅
@@innasimonova8641 no!
@@howard1beale👍
Fermented soya beans?
Magnesium L Threonate?
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Stress is a killer. Probably the worst factor in heart disease and stroke. I am a veteran of both, multiple times... I finally woke up at 60 and retired from my incredibly stressful job. Three years later and everything is better. Fighting mild boredom for a formerly type-A personality is the worst of it.
Learn the piano
Learn to sing 🎶 in a foreign language. 🤓
@Jigmaster55 Flax seed oil helped keep my cholesterol levels at shockingly low levels, (My docs words). Trained HIIT for 18 years. limited red/dark meat, lots of whey protein, cottage cheese, tuna, no processed snacks, no sugar and a cheat meal once per week. Used very little olive oil. Only fried with cooking spray. I was the healthiest of my life during those years. I was unstoppable. Then I started eating more saturated fat , less good fats, no whey protein, fell off my weight training program and then everything went to hell. My job had my anxiety through the roof. Now, I'm one statin's.
Yes, stress is the worst of the risk factors.
Amen...., So much time. I play alot og video games and travel to pass time :) F c k stress
I asked my cardiologist for the CIMT and he refused. I asked if he had heard of Dr Brewer and he said "You can find all kinds of things on the 'interweb'". I asked if lifestyle would be better than drugs, he said no. I told him about my understanding of cardiac and metabolic health and he said "You're so close to being right!" but didn't elaborate as to where I was right and where wrong.
I should say I did all this with my Ex-cardiologist...
Yes, unfortunately that's the standards of medicine now
That's because a lot of them are zombified bozzo the clowns
🤪 I can tell you are funnier than your ex cardiologist
As soon as you hear something similar from any doctor that doesn’t believe in healthy lifestyle and healthy diet you should never come back to that doctor
@@PrevMedHealth you nailed it, " the standard". That is scary. I have a functional medicine doctor, as she said, " we treat the problem not the symptom". I havent been back to her in years once she dialed me in an the only time is when she is open for lunch.
As a medical professional, please listen to this man. He is correct.
Thank you very much!
@@PrevMedHealth I've been through this since 40 years old. Rode triathlons. Lifted 5 days per week. Ate a low fat diet. Had MI during a bike ride. Come to find a1c of 6.5 and HDL of 40. LDL cholesterol of 50 on no drugs. Changed my lifestyle to limit carbs to under 25 grams per day. A1c down to 5. No further issues. I've lived it. Thank you. If you can get more people and physicians to follow this advice, a lot less people would die
Ok will do
🤣🤣 I’m a rocket scientist!
What's your medical profession? Emt?
I'm now turning 65yo this Feb.2025, I encoubtered heart attack in 2014 even on active life in basketball and undergone Angioplasty on 3 arteries. This procedure recurred in 2017 and my health was never the same. My heart became weak and many time had heart attacks, in Oct. 2022 I started Lowcarb and Intermittent fasting and in a month, I loat 5kg and my health greatly improved. On my 3rd month, I felt the best of my health and without going back to my Cardio doctor, I took out all my 7 maint meds and continued usibh fats as my source of energy. In a year, I'm back to playing hard basketball without my Medicines. My gamble paid off and in almost 2 years without med, here I am playing with guys have my age. By the way my HDL, LDL 2x higher and Cholesterol increased, but my glucose and Triglyceride went down farther
5:43 CIMT test to measures plaque rather thsn blood flow.
6:52 His CIMT numbers: right side 1.209, left side 1.205. 1mm or more is dangerous
11:10 Oral glucose tolerance test which peaked at over 160.
11:47 switched to a Low carb diet instead of a low fat diet.
12:55 Avoid processed carbs and grains
13:00 His CIMT test score updates, his numbers in one year went down from 0.88 to 0.67 which in terms of age it went from 77 to 52 years.
17:51 What he did.
18:50 started taking supplements Vit D3 5,000iu, Niacin 2000iu later changed to
Vit d3 5000iu, k2 400iu plus a tablespoon of Natto, L-citrulline
Magnesium L-threonine, Magnesium chloride, Kyolic-garlic,
19:33 The latest CIMT from Dec 2023 is 1.1 left and 1.4 right.
20:39 His Lab Numbers
23:11 works out hard regularly doing HIIT primarily for the legs.
25:24 CT-Angiogram discussion with AI analysis.
26:52 what caused the problem?
27:40 His confession, his first Course of treatment was a low-dose statin.
30:17 taking a baby aspirin.
30:32 The most important intervention.
31:11 His LDL went from went up from 55 to 110 then 180 after going onto a Keto diet.
Update:
I noticed that the numbers he reported seemed to go up and down which was confusing. I went back and rewatched parts of the video and he was talking about the measurements taken being total common carotid artery (CCA) size then the other numbers being just the plaque. And in some of the discussion, he was talking about the measurement of the calcification of the plack. Calcification is apparently a good thing, he says that it is a marker of the healing that is taking place. Again, this is all a bit confusing to me but it is what he was saying and what I could read on the charts.
Thanks 👍👍
I eat Natto everyday and walk five times a week. I’m
58 female and no medications. Thank God!
Did you miss the Statin part? Or did I miss it in your breakdown
Thanks
@@shawnfallahi5616he did list statin look again, it's at end of sentence
I am a surgeon and your story is exactly mine
Thanks for sharing, I hope this video was useful for you
Urologist here. Same story. But do not go all carnivore, as the one disease that actually increases with animal fat is PCa!. Apparantly, easily compensated by daily intake of broccoli.
They told me that I had a heart attack and doctors placed a stent in my RCA, the stent is gone/missing, do anyone knows how a metallic object can get lost in the artery?
@@ShonMardaniThey said they placed it but didn't is my guess, and charged you for it. Ask for the pictures at time of placement.
@@dm_1 I learned that they do not/can not place any thing, it is all fake and they refuse to provide any images or anything in writing.
Thank you Doc, I am 57 years old from Pakistan, recently diagnosed with heart issue. My elder brother, he was geophysicist, had a very active and healthy lifestyle since early start of his life, no over weight or cholesterol, dies with sudden heartattack back in 2024. I have recently started looking iinto the issue and your videos are very very informative. I am learning a lot and I appreciate your time and good intent toward humanity. Please keep doing good work. The impact you wanted to have on others is very much there. Again appreciate you with your time and help.
Beautiful
Love from Rajasthan, Bharat
Vaccine 💉?
The vaxxx is also something to look into.
One thing not discussed - high lipoprotein (a)
It’s genetic - 20% of the world’s population have elevated Lipoprotein (a).
Nothing can lower it, as yet. It can cause a heart attack at any time.
We found out about this when my brother had an MI ( heart attack ) about 4 years ago. Because he has high Lipoprotein (a), his cardiologist recommended all his siblings be tested.
I am in the elevated group.
You must request to have this test done - it is not in the routine Lipid Profile.
Tal vez era por falta de magnesio, algunas personas mueren por ello ;así lo explica una bioquímica Española.
My Indian grandma ate rice little meat, some sugary things once in a while, had sweet coffee daily and died at 103 or 105, can't remember right now. She lived in a little village in south India so maybe stressful lives have a greatly negative effect on health.
But didn't eat highly processed oils and grains, right?
@@jakemelinkowell in indian villages people use desi ghee or mustard oil. Mustard oil is cold pressed. Food is quite pure in villages.
Most Indians die young. that's a fact. There are going to be exceptions to the rule. Average life expectancy in India is 67. They do not live in a warfare state. Agriculture is 20% of their GDP, so food is not crippling scarce.
@@ashishtiwari1912Well i think there we have the answer. Food should be more pure, direct from source, not processed.
@@Vivungisport yeah plus most people prefer to eat home cooked food as it is cheaper for rural households. Cows and water buffaloes are found in pretty much every household and so they get good quality milk and make ghee and cottage cheese out of it.
So impressed with this Doctor. Very honest, humble, and straightforward in describing his personal story. Very fortunate to have come across his videos
Thanks for sharing. Admitting you taught incorrect information for years takes guts and is so important.
Been doing keto for a month, Diet of steaks, shrimp & salads. Dropped 18 pounds in 28 days & the stomach issues I have had for 40 years are gone!! Now I keep weening off all my meds & Im half way there.
despite every single measurement of your health improving... is everyone telling you you're "secretly unhealthy" or "your gonna have a heart attack" ?
keep doing what works for u. 40 yrs experience to finally solving issues probably feels like a rebirth. firmly believe we r all different and once u find what works for u k ust do it.
Hopefully you are not using one of the countless ubiquitous salad dressings that are primarily these inflammatory toxic vegetable seed oils. .. . With that being said I'm wondering what you have been using as a dressing. I think that cheese can serve as a great substitute .. although as much as I do enjoy cheese I'm typically not in the biggest tree for much cheese as it is for babies and does cause weight gain or at least stall weight loss.. . Let alone the other potential issues of cheese and dairy that is not raw, grass-fed, organic
That's great! But lose a max of 2lbs per week from now on. Ideally aim for around 1lb per week weight loss.
I think this is the old Dr. Atkins diet from the 70's. People also lost a lot of weight on that, back in the day.
No sugar no dairy no gluten. 1 year lost 53 lbs 22.3 % of my wgt gone. Amazing bloodwork too and im a senior no added exercise just active
So no cheese? Where you get your calcium from then? Calcium carbonate ? Almond ? they have antinutriments
Satured fat are good
What is your rational for excluding dairy and gluten?
There are so many people don't have milk and cheese but they still have enough calcium to support their health, eat more deep green vegetables
@@edwinshum5129 Not so much calcium and very low bio-availability in vegetables. Anyone eating red meat or eggs gets plenty of Ca.
Nice. That's the cure. I'm in a very similar situation for many years. Keep up the good work
This channel is a must... Worth a billion of views
Had a heart attack on a bike ride. Heart did not beat for 21 minutes…friends saved me with cpr/ firefighters arrived and took over… still no pulse….heart started at 21 min…. Unconscious for 2 days…memory erased for 8.5 days back…few days forward….no damage to heart…6 years in at this point….exercising normally….no meds….
What else did you do?
No damage after 21 min is remarkable, congrats on your recovery. Curious if you had a NDE?
So, what was the problem?
NOTHING SHORT OF A MIRACLE. GOD GAVE YOU A NEW LEASE OF LIFE. USE IT FULLY TO HELP AND BLESS PEOPLE.
Wow
Dr. Brewer -I can’t tell you how much I appreciate you sharing your story. I’m 57 years old now - retired from the USAF as a Col two years ago after 28 years of service. I’m 6’2” and was 175 lbs when I retired. I worked out everyday of those 28 years to maintain my fitness and keep the belly flat. That also meant a low fat diet for many of those years. This year I had some chest pains, so my Doc sent me for CAC and echo. The echo turned out pretty good. All green - no yellow red codes. And the cardiologist assessed the chest pain as musculoskeletal from a weightlifting injury. However, my CAC score was 460. It was a shock. I thought I was in excellent health. That was in April and about the time I found you on UA-cam. I’ve been on a keto diet since then and now weigh 150 Ibs. I feel great. I also walk after every meal. I’m averaging about 5 miles a day, but will add HIIT. And thanks for the supplement list! I’m already on nattokinase capsules and vitamin K2 mk7, but will include your list. Thank you so much for giving this old Airman hope! God bless you!
@@RS-gh2mf 😆 Nope. Solid muscle with the abs of 20 year old. I’m betting you’re fat and bald.
@@RS-gh2mf solid muscle and ripped. I’ll bet you’re fat and bald😆😆😆
@@RS-gh2mf at least he's a healthy hockey stick.
@@RS-gh2mf Actually he probably looks like James Stewart.
@@CatouMilou
Flying the B-36…
Thanks doc. I’ve started questioning everything, especially government health advice! After reading "Health and Beauty Mastery", I completely changed my approach. This book reveals so many shocking truths about the health industry!
I got it, one of the best books ive read
I was 52. Highly overweight, but had low cholesterol, normal blood pressure, exercised vigorously 4 times a week (swimming) and my diet was very good (just ate too much) based on the fabled food pyramid. Unsymptomatic, my GP convinced me to do a Calcium Score. Almost had a heart attack when I saw the through the ceiling score (CIMT hard to find in Australia). Was already in the process of losing weight, but realised there had to be more to the story. Your video, five years ago, was the first that helped me to understand. Now low-Carb, intermittent fastic and more exercise to keep body fat below 15%. A few supplements. Feel healthy. 😊
15% body fat is amazing. I've exercised all my life, mostly weight lifting, and at 55 I'm thrilled to have 19%. Great job!
The quackery practiced in Australia is outstanding.
One pays for a consultation with a so called specialist hundreds of $ and is out the door within 5 minutes with their holy grain: statins and nothing else. They're drug dealers and nothing else.
Your high calcium score is because you don't get the vitamin d and its Co factors.
@@Alain-m1q sadly I agree about doctors in Australia. It's all just a system to make money. It's sadly changed my view of doctors... I no longer see them as people who help us with our health and just see them as people who treat issues with medicines or perform surgeries or to be used to get referrals for specialists when I injure myself at training.
@@geecee1990 depends on how you measure
Such a great video. Straight and direct. The adverts about what a healthy life style is are killing us. Thanks for the job your doing.
I'm 6'1" 180lbs. Your story is my story. I'm a 63 yr old dentist, always doing exercise. I ran, ate healthy, no fat, eggs, and little meat, etc. Had "natural produced colesterol" despite the healthy lifestyle so took Atorvastatin. Went to the VA (former military dental officer) on Feb. 2024 because thought might have a hernia. No hernia, but the CT presented moderate to severe atherosclerotic aortic deposits!! Thus by pure random chance found out about this. Just like you Ford, I was devastated. But I'm educated now, thanks to you, on sugar, carbs, seed oils etc and hope to reverse the plaque. I'm also finally finishing reading "Healthy Heart, Healthy Brain" by Brad Bale and Amy Doneen, which I started reading years ago, but never did finish. Thanks fir the video!!
'cholesterol'...
@@annekennedy8127 Oh, c'mon. I'm the Spelling Police, but it's obvious this guy (a dentist who knows how to spell) made a typo.
Thanks for sharing
I too bought the low-fat diet myth, and had 3 heart attacks, significant joint swelling and brain fog. Keto and carnivore for about 1.5 years and I feel 25 years younger. And I am still angry about all of the intentionally misleading information.
Is interesting because some people do good on low fat, but is clear a lot of people are still developing plaque because of insulin resistance, thanks for sharing!
It company profits turn over!: and big pharma fat s I hope we now realise our brain needs fat
It's so sad that sugar is in everything even when it's not needed
@@PrevMedHealth !
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Dr. Brewer, You have changed my mind in three important areas: (1) I realize that due to a fear of a heart attack, I have cut back too much on HIIT by only going walking, (2) My mind was too closed to taking statins, even at low doses & (3) I need to cut back on carbs even more. As a professor, I truly appreciate your cadence, the visual aids that you used, & your ability to connect to your audience by sharing your personal journey. Well done!
I never understood HIIT as someone who loves weight lifting. All i imagine is joints and bones wearing out. Hitt takes a hit on your body i always said lol
I am 73 yo, I find cycling up steep hills a great way to do HIIT and RHIT. Also it is not too bad on the joints.
@@ivettesantana4319I do HIIT by swimming ..
HIIT burns visceral fat that ordinarily would be saved doing slow walking or running. Getting rid of that type of fat is very healthy for your organ and muscles because it leaks damaging chemicals and causes core muscles to atrophy badly.
Watch for the side effect of muscle pain when taking a statin
I woke up with loss of vision in my right eye 2 weeks ago and have Branch Retinol Vein Occlusion. I'm 50 years old. This video is jammed packed with awesome information. SO, the doctor says I'm prediabetic with high cholesterol and calcium was high. I had no idea what any of it meant but thanks to you I now know exactly what everything means. I ride my bike 5 miles every day. I have gone from 188 to 175 in the last 3 weeks. I completely changed my diet. I did all these things on my own and found your video and confirms that I've done everything you have said. The blurred vision un my right eye has already reduced down in size and its only been 3 weeks. The doctor said he'll check it again in 3 months. I did request the shot in the eye but thank you so much I'm so glad you confirmed everything i was doing was correct. Amazing video
I'll keep saying this about Dr. Brewer. He is the number expert and resource on UA-cam.
I have asked Dr. Brewer to do these personalized videos more than any other means because they're powerful.
He doesn't need anyone else to speak with or for him. He is humble, qualified and shares on a human level we can all understand.
He shines like no other blocking and blacking everything out while he bares his soul on the topic of heart disease intervention.
He's at his best in this video no doubt about it.
May the good Lord keep him and protect him.
😊Years ago, before I was diagnosed with CVD, when I went for a walk I made sure I took my wallet with me so that if someone found me face down on the side of the trail they would know who I was and they could let my wife know as soon as possible. I knew something was not right. After 5 years of a very low carb diet and increased exercise, I no longer worry that I’m going to drop dead when I’m out for a walk. For me, that’s a victory.
A Big win Indeed! Thanks for sharing, dropping dead is a real fear that can be reduces with a healthy lifestyle
You sound like a very trusting person which is great. There are people out there who might find you face down and take your wallet saying to themselves that you're not going to need it. I'm just teasing, sorry I couldn't resist. I'm glad to hear you're feeling better and more confident.
@@anczerewicz1 That's why I only put my driver's license in my pocket with a piece of paper with my wife's phone number on it. lol.
@@PrevMedHealth We fear an inevitable event. And it is merely transition.
@@TheBuddyShowWorldwide We don't fear the event, we fear it coming too soon. Or when we're on the toilet.
Excellent ! I have quit statins and some other meds ( except entresto) after 30 plus years but eat very simple natural low carb foods and do stretches and hit exercize daily. Age 81, retired MD after 40 year of medicine. ADVISE EVERONE, BE ACTIVE, EAT SIMPLE FOODS, AVOID STESS, BE HAPPY
I am also 57 and have seen the same results with a low carb diet and resistance training. I've never seen my bloodwork improve so significantly. Thank you!
Tell me how to reduce carbs I find it more difficult than fats and how much carbs can we have to say low carb.thankyou
Gut health is key from what I can gather. Anything you eat that compromises gut health sabotages any effort you make towards being healthy.
Gut brain secrets
Notice he adds nato to his diet, fermented food and meat is actually very good for your gut and eating mostly meat can be good for your gut because it is easier to digest and causes less inflammation.
@@Cloud-yo1he Fibrous diet better than meat
Definitely avoid sucralose then
@@Cloud-yo1heeasier to digest? What
I reversed my bp.Some good adds in the diet.
1. ACV
2. dates little
3. pumpkin seeds
4. Raw garlic cloves 1-2
5. Ginger
6. Beetroot daily
7. Olive oil
8. Cayenne
9. Turmeric
10. Sunflower seeds
11. Raw bottle guard juice
12. Vit D3
Can you share details about how much and how often?
taking tumeric pills is bad for kidneys and also tumeric is high oxalates damasges the kidneys...eating a plant base diet no fried food , no fat....taking magnesium two times a day and garlic every day .........eating fermanted natto from japanese grocery store . drinking lemon juice or lime from real lemons first thing in the morning , clean detox your kidneys and liver ...and no alcohol .
chinese say every disease enters through the mouth and nose , the secret to life is ...."" DICIPLINE"" !!DICIPLINE """" DICIPLINE"" !!DICIPLINE ""
11 ?
What about vitamin k2mk7
@@tammylynnlaws8824 It is a longer side chain version of menaquinone that the body converts gradually into k2mk4 which is the form used. Essentially, certain fermented foods provide a naturally time released form of menaquinone. Personally I take a supplement that has mk4 and mk7 forms plus the K1 form as well. Also I do eat certain cheeses for in part their K2 content. I'd tried natto and I was unable to stomach it.
It amazes me how society believes lies behind industry. I recently finished book called The 21 former doctor secrets by rachel morgan. She explained her career thoughts perfectly
Ja ja. I've read this comment all over. Are you being paid for disseminating this?
id for
My mom is 97 years old her thing is moderation of everything you do don’t stress your body.Stay away from alcohol tobacco drugs of any kind she has a cholesterol count well above 300 and has all her life refused statins.Had cervical cancer and surgery hysterectomy but did no chemo or steroids 30 years ago.Very discipline diet eat the same thing every day walk or do housework but use to do moderate exercise till she was in her 80s.Genetics are the key her mom lived to 96 and grand parents 106 that’s who she learned the moderation of life
@francislarsen6215I think she said all in moderation
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wow. your mom is incredibly strong. lotsa strength in her life and methods.
My grandmother lived to 104 and ate enough to live and not the opposite.
❤❤❤ increíble tu mamá, muy fuerte...💪🥳🥳🥳
Good evening, Doctor. I heard you on UA-cam and let me tell you that you are a coherent, wise, intelligent and very sincere person. I want to congratulate you and I hope that sometime next year I can have a medical appointment. In the meantime, I will continue watching and recommending your videos to all my friends…God bless you.
Thank you so much for sharing your journey and explaining so clearly, 1)the pathophysiology of plaque formation (inflammation, soft vs calcified plaques), 2) the different test modalities - CIMT, CAC, Coronary calcium scores with their pros and cons, 3) your rationale for taking statins which is to stabilise the plaques, reduce inflammation, 4) implementing lifestyle of low carb diet to improve metabolic health and reducing insulin resistance, and 5) taking baby aspirin to reduce risk of clots and cardiovascular events. This is an very important video and message for people who already have artery plaques.
I learned something new: never skip leg day... due to how strong legs help counter insulin resistance! What a helpful tidbit of knowledge. I had never before heard a specific blood glucose level that causes plaque deposits. That information is also a great encouragement to keep on doing the things that flatten my BG curve. I love experimenting with a CGM and testing meals and behavior. I really appreciate this doctor's combination of medical knowledge and personal story. Doctors in office don't have the time for personal stories and it would be considered unprofessional to share, but this doctor is finally doing what "doctor" means: he's teaching us how to get healthy and stay healthy. Thank you!!
Dr brewer, I'm 35, 448 lbs. I was 470lbs almost 2 months ago. I've been suffering anxiety and fear of heart and health. I realize I'm getting older. My doctor put me on testosterone shots few years ago, but never sent me to a endocrinologist to see why my test was low. I'm also on metformin. I've recently started eating less, low carb meals. I have insulin resistance issues and now my heart races when I eat. I can't get answers from my doctor, only more pills such as beta blockers and anti anxiety meds. I'm lost. I want to save my life. I've just come across your videos and I believe God sent this to me. I wish I could meet you, or talk with you more. I'm so lost. Thank you for your content.
Watch The Game Changers and What The Health.
Best of luck Jeremy! I use to weigh 400 lbs, I am now 169 lbs x8 years now. You can do it. I’d like to tell you I lost it “naturally “ but after 55 years of trying, I gave in and had gastric bypass surgery. My only regret is I didn’t do it sooner. No more sleep apnea, no more hypertension, no more aching joints. No more pre-diabetes. It’s worthy of consideration. I’m much healthier than I was. I believe I’d be dead now if I hadn’t lost the weight. Whatever you choose to do to lose weight, I’m rooting for you!
Take a long walk every day: long for you, that is. Aim to increase your walking time each week until you can manage one hour. Do not eat for 30 minutes after your walk and when you do, eat protein. Also, take potassium, magnesium and vitamin D supplements.
Keep fighting, Jeremy. You can do it. ❤
Hang in there !
I am 65 overweight and about 2 months ago I reluctantly started on Rosuvastatin mine is 10 mg. Even before watching this video I only take it Monday, Wednesday, Friday. I am glad I watched this video. I get my cholesterol checked next week.
That same stating nearly destroyed my life. 5 years on I'm rebuilding what it damaged for me. I would consider it dangerous, probably only appropriate for determined carb and sugar users. Fixes 1 thing and messenger up a multitude of other health markers. Fix what you eat and start living healthier basics.
I lost weight quickly with keto diet. Weighed myself every morning. Had a bypass prior.
Stay of statins and cut down on carbs n sugars 😊 remember they halfed the cholesterol level from years ago to push statins 😢
Thank you very much, this was a very helpful an informative video an I am very grateful for your time, IAM a sheep farmer, 83 yo take no medication whatsoever, an intend to live as long as I can. Much appreciate your help to achieve this. ❤, M
I went on a keto diet about 10 months ago as I was more concerned about my high triglycerides than my LDL, but had developed doubts as I had not seen long-term studies or testimonies until I came across your video last night. Thank you so much for sharing such valuable information and ressuring information; I am certain you are indeed saving lives. God bless.
I started watching this video thinking The information might be cuckoo, but upon seeing the entire presentation, I am very impressed, and kudos to the doc for sharing his personal story.
I am very glad to see you mention metabolic disease being a primary underlying cause. It is frustrating that I know more about it than most doctors. This isn't boasting. I WANT my doctors to know more than me about it. They SHOULD be the experts. But most are not. Comparatively, I am the expert just from the reading I have done, like The Obesity Code and Metabolical.
Seriously, I don't want to he the expert.
So I only go to the doctor for injuries like when I face planted on an electric adult scooter. And I go to them for the tests I require to make sure I am keeping my metabolic system healthy.
Otherwise than that, I run my own health management (low carb, low seed oils, whole/real foods and skipping breakfast to help reduce insulin levels to keep my insilin resistance in check. I have dropped weight, dropped out of prediabetic state, reduced the body pain from all of that inflammation, reduced my four severe illnesses supposedly fron "lung infections from seasonal allergies," stopped having severe asthmatic reactions just mowing or god help me, trying to run.
All because I did NOT fillow doctors orders. I am not anti doctor, but I am pro-me. And if they aren't going to help me heal and get healthy at 53 years old, I guess I will do it myself.
Thanks for this video! It gives me hope!
Amen!
@Mhantrax I agree with you, it's unfortunate the doctors don't listen to the patient, only go by textbook analysis. Could you please tell me what you did in regards to the lung infections with allergies and asthmatic symptoms? I'm 56, and have had asthma most of my life, but I didn't have any issues with it until 2020. I tried to tell the pulmonologist it was allergies/asthma but they insist it's emphysema, which it could be all combined as I've been a smoker for too long, desperately trying to quit. My neighbor is 96yrs old and is in better health than I am, really depressing.
@Mhantrax,
I'm also not boasting, but my doctor asked what I was doing because I didn't need Glucophage any longer. I told him that I was consuming low-carb, med fat and protein, drinking two litres of water, and exercising daily. He looked at me, and his jaw just dropped; he was very shocked!
I said, "Doc, can you recalled you told me that I shouldn't watch doctors on UA-cam? Well, thanks to those doctors; they're responsible for me becoming healthier!" He couldn't say a word but smiled.
Many patients are healthier than before and have stopped their pharmaceutical medications; our family doctors are now learning many things from "us"!
Thanks to those wonderful doctors on UA-cam. May God bless every one of them🙏🌹
I feel that way too about my dr. She advised me to cut back on eggs and red meats for cholesterol numbers! 🤦🏻♀️ And people in the medical community have told me shes one of the best doctors in the city! She clearly knows zero about nutrition. I just don’t know how to politely tell her to read up on things. I mean I would basically be telling her she doesn’t know her job. 🤷🏻♀️
@@skinnydee1886❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉muy cierto 💪💪💪🥳🥳 gracias doctores.🙏
Thank you doctor. I’m a 33y nurse, “jacked”, about 20% BF and workout almost everyday BUT my BP is usually 130/90 and I’m about 195lb (5’8”). My father needed CABG at 58 and this terrifies me. I’m going to implement the changes you specified in this video. Thank you.
I am 80yrs and still living well. All things in moderation, that includes food.
ALL THINGS? That is what my mother says and is the worst uninformed advice ever....smh....some things should ALWAYS be avoided.
@@danielscarbrough4363
Live it up a little bit!🎉
@@danielscarbrough4363 It is a general term, NOT AN EXACT & SCIENTIFIC FACT OF ALL ELEMENTS ON EARTH. SMH. Example : Drugs ... don't use drugs .... but after a bad car accident, you are not going to say .... No, I prefer the pain instead of drugs. Therefore, drugs after the car accident will be the moderately amount verses no drugs when in no pain. 😊 Grow up and let others have free speech to say what they want because you don't have to listen to anybody including your Mama, who is probably right more times than you are.
@theresawolford9000
So you feel one person should be allowed to speak freely but not another? What a truly odd mantra! When someone says that everything should be done on moderation, it is at best platitudinous and at worst just plain stupid, implying I always suspect a level of lazy and totally uniformed thinking.
As for comment claiming the person's mother is probably right more often than they are, well how do you even begin to arbitrate such a hyperbolic assertion.
But at least your post removed all possible questions about your stupidity!
Bravo!!
My father smoked and drank till around 65 yrs old, he lived till 94 in fairly good health form his age.
He always told me the same thing, "everything in moderation".
Sounds like a plan to me. Just one caveat, "everything" does not truly include "everything" There are some things to stay away from completely. Sugar, Oils, processed foods, tobaccos, street drugs, and a few pharmaceuticals should be avoided all the time. Anything that causes inflammation should be avoided, although small amounts once in a while for a treat won't kill you.
This video is extremely timely for me; thank you so much for making it! I have spent the last five months trying to figure out (1) why I have such a high ferritin level (mysterious inflammation), then (2) got a calcium score of nearly 1600, then referred to cardiologist for (3) echo and exercise stress echocardiograms, and (4) angiogram. I started on low carb in mid-April, right after getting the calcium scan, so I am in the middle of figuring this out and dealing with it. Yes, I am also prediabetic, and about your age (just turned 69). I have been a long distance runner since age 13 and a vegetarian (pescatarian) since age 40, so like you, I thought I was healthy--low weight, high exercise, no smoking, not particularly sedentary, etc. Found out I've been lied to about the benefits of low fat diets all these years when the real culprits are sugar and excess carbs. This video gives me a lot of hope than I can shrink and eliminate soft plaque and live with the hardened plaque. Monday I will schedule a CIMT!
I’m also pretty much in the same boat as you. 69 with a 1400 CAC score. God Bless Dr. Brewer. He is the most humble, honest doctor I’ve ever known. I just got done with all of my tests & CIMT with Dr. Brewer. Found out that all of my Plaque is Calcified & NOT a threat. CGM is great. All of my local doctors, including a few Cardiologists had me thinking I was a “ticking time bomb” with no hope other than a Stent. It’s bad enough to hear the results from the CAC with a doctor that lies & doesn’t explain anything. First time I saw first Local Cardio doc, he wanted to schedule a Stent. Knowledge & Lifestyle are key. I can’t thank Dr. Brewer enough for being honest, humble & bringing back hope about doctors. There’re several out there & all on You tube actually care about their patients & truth. Dr. Brewer & the PrevMed team are a BLESSING words can’t really explain. Thank you again, Dr. Brewer & Dr. Vega.
You should check your complete iron panel because with high ferritin you might have hereditary hemochromatosis. it can be diagnosed with DNA test too. That’s what happened to me.
I am 55 and doing a low carb lifestyle. I have seen a few “healthy runners” from your age group pass on even thought they had a “healthy diet” and were always active.
I feel like it has a lot to do with the “carb up” diets that were pushed in the 80’s to the running community.
@@nataliaetingen4254 Thanks. Good point. I had that checked and ruled out.
@@sunrisetacticalgear2676 Yes, my wife and I agree that could very well be a key reason marathon runners are showing a higher rate of CAD. All those carbo loading meals!
I am a 69yo t2 diabetic with atherosclerosis. I have been tested and prodded for years.
This is the single best video I have ever seen on these topics, out of the thousands I have watched. Thank you Dr Brewer!!!
Thanks a lot!
Hi Doc. we're the same age. I've been carnivore for 1 year now. Lost 50 lbs, feel great. I had my first CAC test ever 2 months ago. Total score 110. LADA = 90, not terribly concentrated. 75th percentile. Never heard of CIMT until now. Thank you. My metabolic markers are perfect, so not worried. Carnivore for life here.
Just saw an old friend who just retired at 62. He was a roofer. Up and down ladders all day carrying heavy bundles of shingles. He told me his doctor said he was in great shape.
My dad was a carpentar and did this alot . Lived until 96.5 ehen he broke his hip. Best daddy ever❤
Why did he break his hip? @@karenpederson1735
Heart disease is silent killer. Feel.fine. healthy strong & stamina. Don't mean nothing
Excellent stuff. A little long: Time stamps are essential:
17:00: Stop Plaque
19:00: BP & metabolic health molecules (D3 / K2 / Mg / Natto / Kyolic Garlic / Niacin)
20:00: Labwork
You didn't list the niacin
Thx.
I started running uphill to minimize impact on joints and maximize cardio. I do short sprints to maintain form and control to minimize injury risk. I am elderly but adapted what I do instead of stopping! That way I can do it every day and keep doing it.
Keep it going!
Ultimately we just dont know how to stop this in definitely. JUST ENJOY YOUR LIFE AND DO YOUR BEST TO STAY HEALTHY. we could drop dead with all the effort in the world to keep healthy. The idea is minimize risk, enjoy life.
I ran the NYC in 2001 right after 9/11 in just under 4 hrs at 185 lbs. Nearly 25 years later with consistent exercise and a low carb diet I am still fit at 179 pounds and 60 years of age. Nothing will ever replace lifestyle!
I was diagnosed fatty liver disease two years ago, even though I followed the standard north American diet recommendation! My family Dr asked me to do more exercise, even though I was already walking more than 10,000 steps! After one year, I was pre-diabetic and still with fatty liver disease!
I started to look for information from UA-cam. After a couple of months of investigation, I tried keto diet. In three months, both fatty liver and pre-diabetes were gone! Now I’m working on improving my metabolism and hopefully reverse my aging process!
No grains, seed oils, processed sugar.
Eat red beets they clean your liver
Oatmeal is good for the liver cleanse
Hi. Thanks so much. I'm 65 and had a minor stroke 6 weeks ago ( eye ) and it's shaken me. I'm doing most of what you are recommending. On a new path. Thanks again
Wish I knew this years ago. March 3, 2022 I had 2 stents placed. The placing of the stents TRIGGERED 2 strokes and a heart attack... in the cath lab. I couldn't speak, read or write and was partially paralyzed on my right side. I immediately switched to a ketogenic diet. This helped my brain reroute connections, and I was able to start back at my job exactly 2 months later... with some speach therapy..
The ketogenic diet also has almost reversed T2D (from a1c=13% to 6.1%) , and my fasting insulin is now 10. My Ejection Fraction has gone from 40% at the time of my CVAs to 60% as of my last echocardiogram last Feb. I still have low HDL tho. I need to eat more fat and lift heavy things... working on it. I feel fantastic.
BOA noite Foi a primeira vez que Eu entrei no seu CANAL . O qual estou a gostar muito. Um Abraço 🫂 de PORTUGAL
So much is genetic. Both my grandmothers smoked cigarettes half their lives, ate carbs and never did cardio, and both lived to 100 and 101 respectively. Neither developed dementia.
“Ate carbs” Yes, however, the question is what specifically and how much? Mostly factory processed grains or homemade (cornmeal, stone ground wheat etc)? And, I’d bet your grandmothers weren’t scared of a days work either. (Could be wrong)
Agree with the genetics argument to a point. I believe genetics can predispose one direction or the other but is no guarantee of outcome. Predisposition is not predestiny. Also, depending who you listen to, long duration cardio is contraindicated.
One word- Sunshine=Vit D= deep sleep =longevity... ALL of the blue Zones are in high sunshine latitudes and altitudes... it's the only factor that ties all blue zones together.
@@lmyers9999snd attitudes, pick their food off the plants an
D socialize, no stress, live free with purpose
@@markmouton4602genetics is huge! They ate carbs: pasta, bread, potatoes... probably not processed except for the bread. Smoked half their lives.
@@lmyers9999 Two words - skin cancer
I use to run 10 miles 6 days a week frame gave out. Went to walking. 3 hrs aday. Boom 4 heart and 1 stroke latter. Had to get stint( if I knew then what I know now wouldn't got stint.) I now drink lemon & garlic in morning. Went hard core carnivore. At 74 I feel 30. Biggest thing is i'm zero sugar no meds & no problems. Good video keep it up. My bp is 120/68 pause 50
Congratulations! Thanks for sharing.
No asprin to thin your blood ....?
Muito obrigado doutor . O seu testemunho me incentivou a traçar uma nova rotina para minha vida também. Tenho 57 anos e mesmo sem saber se tenho problemas com colesterol, acho que é importante na minha idade avaliar a alimentação, estilo de vida e ter bons hábitos.
Muito obrigado
Thanks for these videos. I'm 45 (marathon/ultra runner) and I had a heart attack shortly after a weight lifting session, LAD stent 52%. I thought my diet was healthy and I heard many people in the ER say, "he doesn't fit the profile". I have my first cardio follow up appointment in a couple hours and I've been prepping and doing my research. They have me on 80mg of Lipitor, which is causing me muscle pain, such that I thought was another heart attack. After showing my GP my ER info she was shocked at the levels of my meds as she noted my charts don't seem to indicate the meds they gave me, which told me I needed to do my own research. Low carb and HIIT training is something I can do, now I just need to fight for meds that fit my condition.
I’ve heard that taking COQ10 (200-300) helps with muscle pain when taking a statin.
Or substitute the statin with Berberine - no adverse side effects. Studies have shown statins can actually lead to diabetes
You vaxxed?
@@HenryKissinger-l7q Here we go again. Multiple studies have proven that covid vaccinations do not cause heart disease. Stop pushing propaganda.
The main thing you give us
Dr Ford is hope
Lolllllll.
Your hope is a .... man...
You're lost.
@@Alain-m1q so I take it
Your Looking for a man also .
I'm 54 years old. I live in Colombia, and i appreciate your comments. The prevention is the goal. I don't have enough money to pay for this kind of test, but your comments are valuable for me, gold. The health system in Colombia is too bad, and the owners of the big companies are not interested to improve the health, the most important is the money. Thanks a lot.
This is far and away the best video I have found on plaque.
Dr. Brewer you are the man! If, after listening to this clear and concise video people do not understand how to get healthy you ( Dr. Brewer) can rest easy it’s not your fault.
Thanks - i quit listening to you years ago before you talked about diabetes. Now i find your videos very helpful.
Thankyou Dr Brewer . I hope All kinds of Doctors see what you have done to change . Been honest about what you know and don't know .
Medicine should not be in the hands if insurance and for money .
My Dad was a Doc .in 1967 he came home very mad . Saying there no reason for big business to be in the medical field , not what it's about .
I have been a patient all my life , I had heart surgery at five years old .I've seen the change . Most Doctors have a script and don't try to get or see a problem .most have told me its in my head , I know longer trust the system . I research .and you and your channel have been big help .
I hope Doctors will help poor people cause can't do all these test .
Thankyou for time .
Thank you very much!
Thanks for your testimony. It spoke volumes to me. 🎉
So Very Glad you’ve highlighted this NO Radiation option for viewing carotid soft plaque.
I could never bring myself to More gadolinium injections/mri’s nor horrific doses via blasts of CT radiation.
“contrast dye”, what a euphemism for shooting heavy metal up one’s arteries/into all tissue…
The only way to really tell if you've cleared out your arteries is with a before and after CT Angiogram, but I think you're on the right track congrats!
My point exactly.
Stopping it is an insane effort, but reversing it is down right a miracle in our age. If we all went 200 years back in time, we could all easily reverse our CVD because everything would be different.
My grand mother live till 99 in hilly area of Nepal. She used to smoke till 85 but natural lifestyle stress free lifestyle and organic home food and working daily till 95 is key of longivity of her life . Tks
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Yo, I had a patient who had previously had imagining done in the hospital with findings she had some plaque buildup. Since then her husband had passed, and moved in with her children for the past 2 years. The kids cut the sugar out of her diet, and cleaned it up a bit. Nothing crazy, just omnivore without the junk. Anyway, just got more arterial imaging while in the hospital and all the plaque was gone. Clean as a whistle. Cardiologist couldn’t believe it! Flabbergasted!
Yeah right 😂
Dr. Joe,
That's amazing for her 🙏
Sorry to say it, but plaque doesn't just disappear.
@@AlwaysSeekingTruth13 That's precisely what Dr. Brewer said. His goal was to stabilize existing
plaque, not to eliminate it.
problem is no fiber for the g i , b m. ? add fibers to meat? definitely no rice
Very impressive results. One thing I believe you missed is the importance of Omega-3s in reducing inflammation and protecting the heart. Taking at least a gram of fish oil or eating enough oily fish is very important for good cardiovascular health.
bingo omega 3 long chain, nordic naturals is the best ive found, no need for statins now
As a Clinical Pharmacist..
I advice caution with omega 3's, particularly more than 1g a day and particularly those with pre-existing CVD and/or co-morbidities.
Numerous studies now show a link with the nasty heart rythm disorder which increases stroke risk five fold...Atrial Fibrillation (AFib).
A Danish population DIET study also showed a U shaped curve... low and a high fish intakes associated with higher risk of Afib.
Best was moderate consumption ( twice a week which was equivalent to about 600mg total omega 3), associated with reduced Afib risk.
Just google ( for clinical studies) or search UA-cam -
Omega 3 oils and Atrial Fibrillation risk.
Great video! Even though I don't buy into the low carbs diet, it's defenitly a step up from a normal or even a low-fat western diet rich in refined and processed sugars. In my opinion and experience carbohydrates are important and safe when consumed whole and with lots of fibers associated with them. Think of a bowl of lentils rather than a bowl of pasta or cereal. Not only that but most whole grains already have a great protein to carbs to fiber ratio. My go to rule of thumb is to consume large quantities of whole legumes, leaves and vegetables and a smaller quantity of whole cereals like oats. Eggs, poultry, meat and fish are also in my diet at a lower level and often in the form of lean cuts associated with good quality olive oil and some vegetable rich in fiber like broccoli and sweet potatoes.
Dr Brewer thanks for sharing all this experiences in great detail. I always said, the best Doc is the 1 that walks the talk all the way. Meaning, you share your lows, the moments of truth confronting your own realility. Thats "gold" right there. No drama, you are a very estoic man. But your human side, your strugle and fears are there. No Doctor does that. Then you show what you did, how you did it with logic. Showing your own bio markers. Your honesty is Gold. Dont despair to criticism, they are not listening full well. You make a huge impact doing what revolutionizes medicine. You make something unbelievable out of your retirement and I Thank You.
Incredible! All you doctors who have learned from their history on SAD. Love that you shared this.
Great vid ...I have gone low carb NO sugar for past 9 months with very good results ... I survived a 99% block on the LAD 5+ years ago. Stented. So I know I have plague etc. We need more discussions on preventing another heart event for those who KNOW we have CAD.
Definitively, congratulations and thanks for sharing
This video IS about preventing that next event! maybe listen again . . . for me, I need to not skip meals (what I eat is a-class/very low carb, plenty of omegas/fish, etc.)
My Sleep is too sketchy. I use arthritis as my Excuse for no HIT exercise. I rarely use that Concept II out in my yard, for example. former athlete, arth (autoimmune) has made me lazy.
LOVE that Dr. Brewer is onto Natto❤. and wish he’d research optimizing nattokinase and serrapeptase (combo) at therapeutic levels - I need to use them to keep my self-immunity at the lowest hum conceivable.
(Just curious if/when/what to test for while consuming at high levels for at least a good three months, before lower / maintenance style dosing.
Also, the power of eating Natto 2x day versus swallowing 2-3 times per day 24,000 fu’s pure nattokinase supps. -???
This has to be one of your best ever videos...😉
Agree. I was Was going to post the same remark. 👌
Thank you for this information and helping people change their health. My husband did not look like a cardiac patient, he had a CIMT in 2003, that showed calcification in the carotid artery. He was prescribed a statin, LDL was 2X the HDL with triglycerides over 500. He was active and fit, 6’2/200. He died in 2013 at the age of 44 due to heart failure, Pathologist informed me he had over 100% arterial blockage. Doctors kept telling me he was too young to worry about blockage.
I had a stroke in september, I've chosen the healthy route. My labs are very similar to yours after a year. I think looking at your story just helps me to know I've gone the right route. My doctor who was against my choices now says, people talk big talk but it's rare to see them step up and do it. I'm getting better.
FANTASTIC information Doc. And no shame in your minds reaction to your test results. I got similar (Upsetting) results and I'm in a frozen mode. Don't want any medicine & some depression from the news. I'm 10 years your junior but feel like 20 still. You've just given me a push and PRICELESS information to get moving & help myself. ❤❤❤Thank you Doc. 🙏 P.S. YOU'LL NEVER RETIRE! LOL. 👍
❓️Tyvm. ❓️ 1. HOW are you making natto palatable ? I got some from a restaurant for a friend who was having blood problems and it was slimy and disgusting. We were both having problems with it.
Any helpful suggestions ?
2. What medication did you take ? 28:10
3. What changes to sleep did you make ?
4. How much ice cream, and what tupe, are you able to eat 2x werk ?
Tyvm. Very encouraging that you were able to cause wonderful, significant changes in one year !
Similar story for me. I was prediabetic with a metabolic syndrome, hypertension, knee pain... 6 years ago I changed my lifestyle, I went low carb/keto, strength workouts, HIT. It changed my life. I look like I am 20 years old (almost), all my health problem disappeared.
Sound advice, he was not afraid of changing his ways! That's how I have managed staying on top of my health at age 70.
Very impressed Dr Ford. about 9 months ago in the UK London i saw a Dr due to high blood pressure, weight gain and other underlying health issues at 58yrs old. Interestingly his recommendations are a mirror image of yours... now 10 months later and I’ve lost 40pounds and manging my cholesterol and high blood pressure with you drugs you suggest on your video. The change in approach from the advice provided by the UK NHS could not be more different. My lifestyle and dietary changes to Keto and Ketovore with occasional fasting have completely changed my life …. Keep up the good work - Andrew UK
Interesting. I’m a Cardiologist and would like to make one small correction for your viewers. There is no nuclear dye or medicine used in a coronary CT angiogram. Its just IV contrast that’s used in other contrasted CT scans used to image other parts of the body.
I've watched most of Ford's videos - this one is hands down the most impactful. Cut out refined "fast' carbs - lose weight (low carb will do that for you ) - HIIT - with focus on leg muscles (Quads) as a lifestyle - cut down or out alcohol - NO smoking or nicotine - get high quality sleep as a lifestyle - and supplement according to your needs. Throw in some meditation and test - test -test : then enjoy the peace of mind. Thank you Dr. Brewer - we all wish PCP docs and cardiologists would educate themselves - at this point (6/2024) they have ZERO excuse to sticking to their playbook that was developed based on Ansel Keys rigged studies. Cheers.
Dr Ford your exposition on the subject is very explicit.And despite the medical jargon that is involved here your articulation is very impressive and for the first time I was able to connect the pre-diabetic condition to the heart disease. The link is the inflammation insulin is causing that oxidizes the LDL and not the ldl itself. We watch many videos on u-tube but passing on information to the layman is not always easy. How well one knows his/her subject shows by the ability to express difficult concepts to the layman's language. Thank you, Sir.
Don’t know how your videos landed in my Que but they come as a blessing. As a 63 year old ex-competitive cyclist I’ve relied on my fitness to keep me healthy. Recently I’ve had a wake up call when I injured my knee and had to stop cycling for a while. Over 6 months I gained a lot of weight and was shocked to see my blood pressure rise for the first time. As the alarms go off in my head to change course, your videos assist me make my plan to attack this recent health issue. I have a lot to live for and worth making changes to my diet.
I believe the evidence is overwhelming that saturated fat is a problem for plaque in the arteries. I am almost 73 and my tests show I'm burning mostly fat almost every morning. I follow a whole food plant based vegan diet.
At last a sensible comment. Thank you! 🙏🏻
Don’t really see that evidence
@@cumulus1234I’m with you on that. I’ll stick with grass fed beef & butter. We bought a whole cow this year. We could never do vegan, but to each his own.
Turned 65 in January
Left carotid artery surgery-May
85% blockage. Found after tia in left eye.
Quad bypass surgery-August
89% blockage.
Cholesterol always normal.
Never took statins.
Strong family history of atherosclerosis.
IM CERTAIN THE ISSUE IS CALCIUM NOT CHOLESTEROL.
Good timing on this video. I am 46 male and a year ago I had a cardiac scare, random episodes of sinus tachycardia. I have always had bradycardia so this was quite a surprise. Of course I had multiple tests following that and one CAT scan to check for an embolism noticed what they called at the time minimal calcification. I have always had very low HDL and high LDL. My last years prior to this event my triglycerides were extremely high. While historically I have felt that I had better eating habits than most people there was definitely plenty of room for improvement. Following this health scare a year ago I tightened up my diet increased my exercise and I ended up lost weight. I am 5 foot nine and at the time of the scare I weighed about 175. Now I weigh about 153. My most recent labs have shown my HDL cholesterol has risen to 56 and a year ago it was 20. my LDL is 126 at my last test which is lower than it historically has been. I do have data going back well over 20 years for fasting glucose which is always right around 90. And that’s true now. I don’t really know if that is prediabetes range or not. my cardiologist has told me I have nothing to worry about and I did not need to visit him anymore. At that time I requested a calcium score test which came back showing a total of 138. They said this is 90th percentile for my age. Like you, this was a bit of a shock and unexpected result. I also requested an apob test which was 85. Since then I have been watching videos like this one and trying to educate myself. My cardiologists only advice following the calcium score test was to go on a statin. He prescribed a low-dose of 10 mg once a day. Currently I am waiting for an a visit with a functional cardiologist to get a second opinion on what I should be doing. I have not yet made the decision on the statin. But I exercise five or six days a week including lots of cardio. My diet is very clean except I do allow myself a much longer leash on Saturdays. I am curious about your diet, I do eat some whole grains like steel cut oats a few times a week. I wonder if I should cut those out or not. I do eat lots of fruit and vegetables very very little red meat, lots of fish. For dairy fat-free yogurt unsweetened and low-fat milk a little bit per week. Supplements I do take D3 and K2, Magnesium glycinate, NAC, alpha lipoic acid and I’ve always taken fish oil supplements but with the recent evidence on that potentially causing a fib I am going to stop taking that. Any thoughts on my case or my self-care would be greatly appreciated.
I highly recommend you read No Grain, No Pain" by Dr Peter Osborne. It has changed my Life! I've had Fibromyalgia for over 30 yrs from a severe accident. Since eliminating GLUTEN, my pain levels have decreased substantially! I am almost off all pain meds! It truly is a miracle! Also changed from Keto to mostly Carnivore and my energy is thru the roof!😅
Go check out Dr Ken Berry.
It sounds like you are on the right track. Congrats! My journey was similar to yours, starting off at 175, and dropping to 157 (@ 6’1”). The only thing I would say is that you do not have to be afraid of whole fat dairy. In fact, as you consult more keto doctor podcasts, I think you’ll find that most of them recommend whole fat dairy if you are going to consume dairy. The fat that accompanies the lactose moderates the insulin spike that occurs after consuming dairy, they say. Full fat yogurt and whole milk are regular parts of my diet, and I’ve had no negative impact that I can tell either in terms of weight loss or negative biomarkers.
Had new labs. My apob is actually higher! Very frustrating. Starting to think I am one of those who needs medication regardless of what I do.
Great talk. Especially the CIMT test as with the last CAT they noted calcified arteries. This was done about 6 months after my adrenalectomy. With consumption of a 90% animal based protein centralized diet, exercise and proper sleep I’ve dropped 5 kidney stones. Sounds like one of those noninvasive test that should be part of a health screening. Just saying.
Thank you doc for this lesson. It helps for 65 year's old man.
2:45 Cholesterol in the diet is not the same as the cholesterol in the arteries. This is 🔥
but not quite true. serum cholesterol
You know best. @@dj.h7424
You should look up the Randle cycle. There is evidence that eating enough carbs in conjection with fats to activate the Randle cycle, it will directly cause both insulin resistance (the cells will lock out glucose making insulin ineffective) and at the same time causing inflammation. If you still need a statin to lower inflammation you should consider lowering your carb intake more. This will reduce inflammation and perhaps enable you to get rid of the low dose statins.
he's a medical doctor. do you think he does not know this?
I had a lot of misinformation which this video has corrected. Thank you for this video especially for sharing it. God bless.
Thanks a million. U told me more than all my doctors
Thank you very much!
A few comments:
1. The assumption that low carb diet was the biggest factor in stablilizing your plaque is just an assumption for a person who altered many things. While possiby accurate in your case, the use of a statin plus an LDL of 64 would be expected, on their own, to essentially halt plaque progression. Yes, you personally would still need to address your body's glucose management, but others should not generalize from this unless they are also prediabetic.
2. Your CIMT results from 2015 and 2019 show stability, not reversal, which is still great, but suggests the intervenig exam at 1 year may be a red herring, unless it was done by the same technologist. Saying you reversed 20 years of plaque is misleading in any case given the 2019 results, but, hey, it's UA-cam, and it gets the clicks.
3. What's going to be really interesting is to see how your CIMT looks in the future now that your LDL is quite high.
Those comments notwithstanding, thanks for a thoughtful and honest video.
Thx Dr for this outstanding and honest présentation.Hopefully , your CIMT would stay good now that your LDL cholesterol has increased dramatically. Long life to Dr Brewer.
Good take, i agree with all you just said.
I would keep in mind that his ldl was in the 60's prior to his discovery of plaque build up. So,there's the argument again that cvd is more than just ldl -most likely a complete metabolic picture is needed in detrrmining risks.
My mom had a negative stress test and elevated troponin . She complained to her cardio why she is still SOB with activity . We think is fluid build up because she has mild CHF too . Cardiologist gave her CTA and showed the blockages 5 vessels then confirmed with angiogram . She had CABG afterwards . She doing good now, cholesterol and Aic very low became pescatarian, low carb , no seed oil . She had knee replacement one year after her open heart then looking forward another knee replacement this year . She is now 78 . Diet and exercise really changes everything .
Thank you!
You speak truth. It will take time for people to let go of outdated information, but it does work. Ditch the carbs. Go lift weights and run.
i would say go swim. in the ocean seems like a fountain of youth.
It’s not “the carbs”. That’s such a generalization. Look at centenarian studies. Many populations eat high carb diets. It’s the type of carbs just like the type of fat that matters. Humans didn’t evolve to use ketones as a primary fuel source - isn’t it weird muscles store glycogen not ketones? It’s not a coincidence.
I remember studies of 18-25 year old Vietnam soldiers in prime condition. The studies shocked the researchers as they found plaque in the arteries of the young soldiers.
My Dr. Brewer, in your spanish version you talk that your plaque is MIL DOSCIENTOS MILIMETROS, that is ONE METER TWENTY CENTIMETERS, FOUR FEETS. Your translator must correct and say UNO COMO VEINTE MILIMETROS. i am 88 tears old and got an stroke in 2009 that changed my style of life. Admire your excellent way of teaching an I am your loyal suscriber. Best wishes from Venezuela.
Wow! This video is a must-see! Going to watch it again with family. Thank you!
Thank you very much!