Well, damn. I have a 40%.....

[Don Rickles]

Early detection and prevention is on your side!

[GrandSportC3]

I take lots of supplements to increase my good cholesterol which moves plaque away from the arteries. How are your cholesterol numbers?

[Raazor]

Originally Posted by DJ_Critterus

blockage of one of my main arteries. Scared the mess out of me when my cardio doc told me yesterday.

I cut out smoking after I was hospitalized during the summer, don't drink except occasionally during fooseball games, and changed mt diet. Doc said to stay on meds, eat more meat, and less carbs. Less carbs? shit, i mostly eat pasta and italian stuff i make fresh.

getting older sucks.

You're not that old, bruh. WTF have you done to yourself?

[Taurus]

Originally Posted by GrandSportC3

I take lots of supplements to increase my good cholesterol which moves plaque away from the arteries. How are your cholesterol numbers?

Nothing removes plaque from an artery. The role of HDL (good cholesterol) is to bind with LDL (bad cholesterol) allowing it to be flushed from your system in your liver. What you want is a cholesterol ratio (HDL to total cholesterol) of 5.0 or less.

Again, nothing removes plaque once it's in the artery wall.

[Jughead]

You’re young how did the doctor determine that?

[Vette40th]

Originally Posted by zeek

Just put you on Statins??? no stents or bypass? Thats nutz....

No, I have a 28mm stent. My point of statins is they are not a healthy medicine to take.. Diet is far better life change than to depend on the medicine.

[Vette40th]

Originally Posted by Taurus

Nothing removes plaque from an artery. The role of HDL (good cholesterol) is to bind with LDL (bad cholesterol) allowing it to be flushed from your system in your liver. What you want is a cholesterol ratio (HDL to total cholesterol) of 5.0 or less.

Again, nothing removes plaque once it's in the artery wall.

Very true.
Years ago there was an article about a medical breakthrough to clean the arteries. Then poof, gone..
I think big pharm took it away. Here is a bit of an article about it.
I also think John Hopkins is milking this product for future use down the road. No rush, as it would stop a huge gravy train of money if they could fix this.
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna3404412

[Bill]

Originally Posted by Taurus

Nothing removes plaque from an artery. The role of HDL (good cholesterol) is to bind with LDL (bad cholesterol) allowing it to be flushed from your system in your liver. What you want is a cholesterol ratio (HDL to total cholesterol) of 5.0 or less.

Again, nothing removes plaque once it's in the artery wall.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-...y/faq-20157449

Can chelation therapy treat heart disease?
Answer From Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, M.D.

It's unclear whether chelation therapy can treat heart disease.

Chelation therapy has long been used as a treatment for mercury and lead poisoning, but it isn't a proven treatment for heart disease. It can potentially cause serious side effects when used as a heart disease treatment. Even so, some people have received chelation therapy to treat heart disease and stroke.

Chelation therapy involves weekly treatments of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) given in a vein. Each treatment lasts from 30 minutes to up to several hours.

In general, the medicine finds and sticks to metals and minerals in the bloodstream. This action creates a substance that leaves the body in the urine. Some researchers say chelation therapy can treat heart disease because the medicine may stick to — and remove — calcium found in deposits that clog arteries.

However, chelation therapy for heart disease remains controversial.

Here's what is known so far:

The Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT) didn't provide enough evidence to support routine use of this treatment for heart disease. But it did find that chelation therapy offered moderate protection against future cardiovascular events, such as stroke and heart attack, in those with diabetes. Another study, TACT2, will focus specifically on people with diabetes.
The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology say it's uncertain whether chelation therapy is helpful as a treatment for heart disease.
The Food and Drug Administration hasn't approved chelation therapy for use as a heart disease treatment.

Chelation therapy for heart disease has known risks and side effects. The most common is burning at the vein site where the medicine is given. Other side effects include fever, headache, nausea or vomiting.

Rare but serious complications of chelation therapy for heart disease that have been reported include:

Low blood-calcium levels.
Sudden drop in blood pressure.
Drop in the number of blood cells made in bone marrow.
Heart failure.
Kidney damage.
Death.

Before trying chelation therapy as a heart disease treatment, talk to your health care team about the benefits and risks.

[DJ_Critterus]

Originally Posted by Raazor

You're not that old, bruh. WTF have you done to yourself?

my younger years were really, really fun

it's also genetic and runs in the family, though my little brother is the only one in the family who does run. He's got really high BP and is early stages of diabetes.

[mrvette]

Damnit man......sorry to read all this medi issues with you.....hope you manage to beat the damn crap outta you.....

Searsiously, take CARE man......

[Taurus]

Originally Posted by Vette40th

No, I have a 28mm stent. My point of statins is they are not a healthy medicine to take.. Diet is far better life change than to depend on the medicine.

Actually, diet can only affect approx. 10% of your serum cholesterol levels which is why so many people fail by diet alone. Say your LDL is 300, the best you can do by diet alone is reduce it to say 270 which is still far above the recommended levels. You can increase your HDL levels with exercise which will flush more LDL from your system but again the gains are not all that large and not a big enough swing for most people fighting high cholesterol.

Statins have a dark side but they are far more effective than anything else available. Last I checked there risk of serious side effects from statins was about 1.3%.

[Budman]

Originally Posted by DJ_Critterus

getting older sucks.

Not getter older sucks more.

[Dan47]

Originally Posted by Vette40th

No, I have a 28mm stent. My point of statins is they are not a healthy medicine to take.. Diet is far better life change than to depend on the medicine.

VA put me on them once. I made it about a week before throwing them away. I have a pretty clean diet and exercise daily so the only alternative was more wine. Seems to be working.

[Swany00]

When's the garage sale?


No need to send a bag of dicks, already received them years ago

[DJ_Critterus]

Originally Posted by Swany00

When's the garage sale?


No need to send a bag of dicks, already received them years ago

ill burn my stuff before i let you vultures near it

[CurtP]

Originally Posted by DJ_Critterus

ill burn my stuff before i let you vultures near it

Just park your car near your stuff.

[Anjdog2003]

Originally Posted by DJ_Critterus

46 next month. Doc is a good guy and family friend. He knows his stuff.

You're 46 and getting old? Just a kid

[Taurus]

Originally Posted by Anjdog2003

You're 46 and getting old? Just a kid

Really, I think I have shoes older than him.

[Raazor]

Originally Posted by Anjdog2003

You're 46 and getting old? Just a kid

Originally Posted by Taurus

Really, I think I have shoes older than him.

Bruze has underwear that old.

[Swany00]

Originally Posted by Anjdog2003

You're 46 and getting old? Just a kid

mofo doesn't look a day over 65