Ep:390 POSITIVE CAC? 5 BETTER MEDS THAN STATINS
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2024
- DO YOU HAVE A POSITIVE CAC SCORE? DR CYWES REVEALS 5 BETTER MEDS AND STRATEGIES TO MANAGE YOUR HEART ATTACK RISK. PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGISTS ARE MOVING AWAY. This compelling video presents the data and direction of change. TREATING INFLAMMATION over LIPIDS YOU HAVE BEEN LIED TO ABOUT STATINS AND INFLAMMATION #insulinresistance CAUSES #inflammation. Low Carb Healthy Fat eating restores INSULIN SENSITIVITY and reduces INFLAMMATION. MEDICATIONS CANNOT DO THIS. This video outlines a TRANSFORMATION IN HOW TO THINK ABOUT DIET AND INFLAMMATION AND HOW THE BODY RESPONDS. Please leave comments.
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1. Aspirin 2. Colchicine (?) Affects uric acid(be careful with dosing!) Tests: hscrp : (if below .3, don't need colchicine)global inflammation marker , check white blood cell count should be below 5. Esp. Check Eosinophils 1% & monocytes 6%. If they're hi, vascular inflamatory, Also ferritin: intracellular marker of inflammation. 150 is cause of concern. 3. Diet: Super important 4. Minimally helpful: NAC niacin vitamin c
Thanks for taking the notes ❤really helps
Colchicine is dangerous to kiver
Fun fact: Thanks to Dr. Cywes last year I got a CAC (131) that led to discovery of lung cancer. All's well. Too old to die young!
Sorry they found it but glad it was found
@@MK-sc8md glad you said all is well 🙏🏼. Had CIMT Friday and plaque all good but they found a nodule on thyroid 😩. I turned 57 yesterday, great birthday present huh? Searching for information on how to naturally shrink it but no one seems to have an answer 🤷🏼♀️.
@@laurengianna9944 Bummer, right? But worse if it's not found. I opted for surgery after chasing a few referrals. Confident that you'll find answers if you look for them!
At you least you found it through your own education. Instead of waiting for an event. Good luck.
@@laurengianna9944 Lugol iodine. Read Dr Brownstein.
' Overcoming Thyroid Disorders'
Inflammation is the enemy and caused by our life choices. Nicotine, chronically elevated gluclose or blood sugar is the main culprit. Plaque is distributed differently depending on the cause of Inflammation. Sugar does not effect periferal blood vessels. Fine nerves and heart. Nicotine effects entire arteral blood stream. Rare other causes: genetic vascular disease and lupus. Other immune diseases increase vascular inflammation. Chronically elevated uric acid causes inflammation.
1) don't smoke het rid of nicotine 2) ketogenic diet..up to two years or more, if older, use meds. Alternatives to statins: CAC score to find risk >80 at risk. Nuclear medicine stress test ti follow up. 81mg aspirin per day if high CAC test. Clotting cascade disrupted. Reduces platlet activation so clot dissolves. 2nd drug: decreases white cells- colchicine .3 to .5g daily. Test inflammatory markers. HSCRP marker
Good job on the note taking. I was trying to take my own notes, and it was difficult; yours are great. Just wished I had found them before I starting my notes, would have saved me a lot of time and effort 🫤. Thanks 😊👍
Love it😊
NAC helps activate Glutathione , powerful anti-oxidant, and is thought reduce inflammation and oxidative damage. So indirectly you're getting a healthy benefit. Same for Vit C as it helps wth absorption of other vitamins and minerals.
I thank you for sharing your notes. I’ve gotten to be a lazy student.
Colchicine 0.3 to 0.5 mg daily, not g. (very low dose)
I am so glad I quit smoking 45 years ago. My recent CAC score at age 72 was 0!
Wonderful awakening! So glad for you!
@@alimccoy9132 Thank you
Very Good!
Same here. I haven't smoked since 1987 and my CAC at age 66 (end of 2022) was 0. I've also remitted my diabetes, got off BP drug, weigh what I did in mid 1980s before having children. And amazingly my very grey hair is now darker; my boss has confirmed this. I started low carb at the end of 2021. It's wonderful what changing what you eat can do for your health. I've been eating a lot more meat since the start of this year.
@@jobrown8146 That is wonderful! I think my gray hair is getting darker too! I have been carnivore 215 days and feel wonderful. Just started adding an avocado a day with my meat. That helps me keep my fats high. Keep up the good work!
Hey doc, my CAC was a 7 in one artery. I’m going for a CIMT tomorrow. Been on ketovore since December 23. Lowered HR-CRP to 0.8, lowered A1C to 5.6, trigs went up a bit from 116-125 and HDL went from 50-66. BP always perfect and I feel amazing. LDL high and total cholesterol over 300 🤷🏼♀️. Arthritic pain is gone and no brain fog. I’m a former smoker and was around secondhand smoke my entire life from my nana. Going for a GTT Saturday with IR. ApoB is high also.
Make sure to eat carbs before ur gtt. Check Dr Bikman’s on Insulin IQ. He’ll explain the reason.
Losing weight causes your LDL to go up. Ignore the noise and turn down ANY medications to control cholesterol. Keep eating very low carb. Carnivore high fat is best or as close as possible. Stay away from spinach and other oxylate heavy veggies. All plants have defense chemicals. At least make them a minor part of your diet.
Cardiologist will try to scare you away from keto/carnivore. Ignore their advice and listen to Cywes. All cardiologists seem to be indoctrinated and wrong about everything. I had one tell me I’d be better eating Oreos. No lie. What a hack.
Cimt is a waste of time. CAC is all you need. Especially with a CAC of 8. That’s very low. Carnivore will stop progression and maybe even reverse it with some regular fasting.
Triglycerides cud be easily lowered by omega3 6 - 10 grams , add extra EPA 3 grams, and B3 niacin slow release - 1000 mg.
@@williamli7477 thank you so much 🙏🏼
7 is nothing! I wouldn't worry
Do NOT get a CAC Test unless you have a universal life insurance policy in place! I was denied extra term life insurance because of a positive score. Luckily I already had Universal.
Ur medical history shd be private
My advise is to shop around and pay for it out of pocket. A copy of years ago, I got one for $59. I'f I'd used insurance, the deductible would have been $100
@@ed_h3433Insurance won’t pay for this test
I am a 65 year old male, and most of my life I ate a standard diet. One year ago I went on a keto diet, and my weight went from 230 lbs. to 171 lbs. My waist went from 42 inches to 34 inches within 3 months. I feel so much better, and I went for a CAC test and it is 326. Heart disease does not run in my family. I now eat more a carnivore/keto diet. My glucose stays between 85 and 105 all the time. my cholesterol is 340 triglyceride's are 84 HDL 55 LDL 265. I don't know if I should do anything or not. I feel great and I HATE going to doctors, so I will probably just hang out and wait to die!!
I"d keep doing what you are doing. Your trigs/HDL ratio is sub 1.5x which is great. Maybe take a baby aspirin daily.
Look at a life extension product called Super K or any product that has a combination of k2 mk7 k2 mk4 and k1. There's also Cyclodextrins that appear to be able to reverse calcification but it's not cheap and has to be taken in enema form for 3 months. So I'd really do my homework on those but the k2 is cheap no known side effects and studies have shown it can get results in some cases
Hopefully, you are doing intermittent fasting, which is very easy to do on a keto or carnivore diet. I eat between 12:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. daily. This intermittent fasting for me increased my HDL from 46 mg/dL to 79 mg/dL in 6 months. If you can also periodically do some extended fasting, that will further improve your health. I do 72-hour water only fasts (occasionally adding electrolyte supplement only) every couple months. Start out with a 24-hour water only fast and try to build up to longer fasts.
live long and prosper 🖖
I am in the similar situation as yours my doctor keep telling me that I have diabetes and wants me on meds i told him lets look for the root cause That i want to see an endocronologist and a gastro doc. but I have absolutely no symptoms whatsoever of diabetes. He also said that i have high cholesterol as well. I have no gallbladder and a complete hysterectomy no treatment ever for that.I am on the low carb diet eating less than 50 grams of carbs a day. No sugar one meal a day fasting between 16 and 18hrs per day. But not losing much weight. I am 145 lbs though. I am tired and frustrated with doctors. I am now looking to see if I could find a functional doctor in my area. and looking for a new primary care doc as well. I wish that health care system was better in the U S allow people to go see alternative docs. Etc
I love your straightforward, no nonsense approach to teaching people about health!
Keto 4 years, off statin 3 years. Weight down 45+ pounds and BP now excellent off ARB/diuretic. Hga1c 5.1 post high of 6.5. 67 y/o thriving retired primary care male physician. Psychiatrist wife has similar results!
Fantastic doc
I do enjoy your candor. Great info presented unapologetically. Many thanks.
76yo male here. 5 years ago started keto. 3 years ago CAC was 23. 1 year ago CAC 32. 2 months ago a VERY painful heart attack, stent installed. So much for low CAC "protection".
Ugh. There are no certainties, THAT'S for certain! Wish you well.
My hubby super fit 74 , incredibly focused on low carb diet, no sugar, just had a stroke, his cholesterol was a bit high and blood pressure also but we believed him so fit this stroke has been like a bolt out of the blue
@@antheablackmore5838 IMHO the high cholesterol & cardiovascular disease can be symptomatic of lifelong "dirty" food intake (sugar, processed, seed oils, carbs). I'm heading for a CVD event that can only be mitigated by late-in-life changes to clean nutrition. Not a horrid alternative to agonizing cancer & chemo I guess!
With cas of 23 why to worry, people have cac of 3000 but alive, now what is to be done
@@user-qz8ks3is6m → "Why Worry'? You don't think a heart attack is worrysome?
Dr rob, you make every thing so easy to follow. Great to listen to you. Thank you
Dr. Rob, thank you for yet another wonderful video. I feel and live your passion! For your readers: I am 65 yrs old. I was a smoker in my late teens to middle twenties. During that time, I was also addicted to sugar. It was not until my late fifties, after looking at my annual bloodwork for the last thirty-years did I find out that for all that time, I've been pre-diabetic. Family PCP never alerted me of that fact, and I doubt he even knew what it was. Strong family history of heart disease, and been on a statin and aspirin for more than twenty-years (thought I learned lessons from my family). I was always physically active, and even boxed while I was in college. Two-years ago I had an ER visit for what I thought was a stroke but thankfully turned out to be benign positional bigeminy. In the ER, although I noticed it-doctor/nurses were not alarmed, I noticed my BP was sky high. Upon arriving home, I thought this was unusual as two months previous (when at my annual PCP visit) my pressure was normal. Long story short, I dug into the cause for the high BP: insulin resistant, obese, stressed (was soon to retire-workload transition). It was then I learned of this CAC Scoring test. Feeling pretty confident, I scheduled the test. My score came back as 1050!!!!! Never imagining what it may feel like, seeing that score must have come close to what Mike Tyson gut punch feel like! How can that be? Never ANY symptoms during my physical exertion (cardiologist suggested that over time my heart may have grown collateral arteries). Lastly, for that time, I bought into the low-fat high carb standard American diet…believe I was safe. Through tons of research, I learned that that Weekly, now, I practice e calcification is part of the healing process needed from decades of endothelium damage. However, it is the angry plaque (work conducted between the calcification and media layer of the artery) that ruptures. Of course, I scheduled the standard stress test, passed that with flying colors (not much of a confidence builder as a stress test will only show an anomaly if you’ve previous had an MI, or have a 70%+ occlusion). I next scheduled a consultation with a locally renowned cardiac surgeon. Based on my stats(stress test results and physical activity level), he was quite confident that most if not all of my plaque was in the media of my arteries, and nearly all calcified (which the latter can reduce your chance of an MI to close to those who had a CAC score of near zero). He went on to explain it’s those people that have a CAC score between 100 - 500 are the ones he sees more on his table. Actually, pissed I’ve been lied to for decades, I took immediate action. Today (just over 1.5 yrs later), I’ve lost 85 lbs. (5’ 10”)(235 - 150), waist 32, I ruck sack (60 lbs.) 2x p/week(5.5 miles), with cardio and strength training most other days. My Vo2 Max has increased from 20 to 39, I entertain a low-carb meal plan, eliminated all added sugar (and HFCS) from my diet (wife not only makes our own sprouted grain breads, but also ketchup (no HFCS)). Eliminated all seed oils, processed and UP foods from diet, and more. Weekly, now(maintenance mode), I practice time -restricted feeding (usually 18/6), with two weekly 24h fasts. Three times per year I do a three-day fast. As a retired engineer I track all of my bloodwork (some of the BW I ordered, my cardiologist had to be trained on). Besides what was mentioned, my bloodwork (to include, A1C 5.1, fasting insulin (3) & CRP, and many more) have never been better. I am too old to remember what I felt like when I was eighteen, but this has to be pretty close. Next Feb (2y mark), I am going to pay for another CAC score to see if perhaps I have limited future increases, or better-yet, stopped it’s progression. So, why did I write all this? To try to persuade you that YOU are control of your wellbeing, and NOONE will care for you as well as yourself. Lifespan is NOTHING w/o Health span! Lastly, if we would apply one-half as much effort we apply to our investments to our health, I believe, we may be able to eradicate heart disease in the future! Is there any guarantee I will not die before my next CAC score, no. But, if that is a case, I’ve had the most enjoyable two-years of health I could ever imagine!
The changes you have made are very inspiring! Best of luck to you!!
Well said, and I am glad for your success! I was a carb/sugar addic for decades, but am 2 weeks into making a drastic change in diet and have already seen big results. So far is the great improvement in sleep, haven't slept this well in years. Thank you for your story.
Ralph...thats motivation just reading your notes. Im 77 and need to do everything you have done but i dont have it. A year ago i gave up sugar and high processed foods and ate hi protein and fat..low carbs. Nicotine as teenager only. But i have constant sciatic nerve pain. Im motivated to exercise more now but its my wgt that gets me down. Ive just decided to eat much less food but when i do it will be the hi protein and fat..low carb. Its hard but i have nothing else to do anyway. I just thought id say how great you did..are doing and youve helped motivate me. TY.
Shouldve seen the look on my fucking face when I read 1050! 😬😵😵😵😵 Holy shit dude. Aye man keep doing what you're doing. Eat a lot of green leafy vegetables! Stay safe out there man.
@@fmpabxx7834 Yep, probably almost as alarmed when I read the results! Back in Feb 2023, as I wrote, post my local cardiology visit I demanded a consultation with the lead surgeon (20y OR exp) of the cardiac surgery team in one of our area’s leading hospitals.
My wife and I came armed with CAC results, past physical (exercise/workload) history, and current physical capabilities. The more I explained all this to him (now, this is a guy that holds hearts in his hands), the less I was able to get a rise from him! At the end of the consultation he said two words, “don’t worry”!!!! What? As a soon to retired engineer, I built a career on worrying and risk mitigation! He went on to mention that he’d bet a year’s salary that most all of my plaque is located within the “media”, or muscle of the arteries, and if I had any soft plaque, considering the exertion/exercise I place myself under, it would have ruptured already. Lastly, he told me “although I know you wont listen when I say to put all the tracking spreadsheets away, do so and come an see me in two-years”.
Through later research I learned that “calcified plaque” is not dangerous, furthermore if one can reduce their insulin resistance, practice time-restricted feeding, with occasional intermittent fasting (autophagy), the body can actually “consume” any signs of arterial inflammation “think pus”, thereby totally calcify one’s plaque. Secondly, plaque is “associative”, not “causative”. In other words, plaque is a sign of former endothelial damage and the body’s attempt to repair the damage. Low insulin resistance, can thereby reduce future arterial damage, and hopefully allow the body to complete the repair process and thwart future damage. Hence, totally calcified plaque returns the MI risk to almost match that of someone with zero “angry” plaque!
Anomalies I learned and found interesting was about marathon runners. There are many of these physically conditioned athletes that have CAC scores upwards of two-thousand or more! The medical community labels these athletes to “Have a Heart of Stone”.
Another interesting point I learned is that a low CAC score can be even more dangerous that one over a thousand! Why? It all depends on the percentage of that plaque which is “angry”, containing foam cells and not completely calcified, that has even great risk of rupture. Lastly, a “zero” CAC score sues not necessarily mean you are not in danger! Why? You can have endothelial damage, nearly all foam cells, and no calcification as the former is NOT detected during the CAC test. For people with a zero CAC score, to be sure, I’d highly recommend them getting a CIMT (Carotid Intima Media Thickness) test. Different than a “flow” test, and done by a skilled technician, this test measures the “thickness” (aka if there is plaque) within one’s carotid artery.
In short, it’s never too late to become metabolically healthy via eating as natural as possible, eliminating all added sugars(inc. fructose, HFCS, etc.), processed and UPF foods, and eliminating all seed oils from one’s diet. Think Paleolithic meal plans.
My goal, as I’ve learned from many of the cardiologists I follow is that “one wants to die WITH their plaque, not from it”.
Dr Cywes, as one of your students I am gonna go on the limb and surmise why Nicotine develops plaque on the extremities and everywhere as chronic elevated blood sugar inflammation concentrates near the heart arteries and coronary arteries is as follows. Nicotine is absorbed in the arteries and increase blood pressure also restricting blood flow by hardening the arteries. Even throughout the body. Nicotine users are generally skinny people, they eat less and have lower blood sugars. Where as chronic blood glucose, the glucose is attached to red blood cells making them stiff and less flexible. The glucose molecules have sharp edges. The heart is pumping the blood with these sharp molecules attached, the vortex around the heart arteries is greater causing the blood to bounce off the artery walls causing little cuts from the attached glucose. Thus the inflammatory response and plaque accumulation. Now back to the less flexible cells from the glucose attached and with sharp edges, when it passes capillaries in a single cell row at the extremities, no flexibility and sharp edges cause diabetic neuropathy at the extremities.
I love you thinking this through!
Yes.
Glycated RBCs tend to strip the glycocalyx which causes endothelial inflammation like sickled RBCs.
When the glycocalyx is damaged this will also obliterate the negative charge which in health is protecting the endothelial cells.
When the heart contracts it greatly reduces blood flow through the Coronary arteries as they get compressed.This pulsatile stress in the presence of inflammation is unique to the coronary arteries.
@@robertcywes2966Holly mama. 😢. I quit smoking 29 years ago. ...and I have CAD....PAD....Atherosclerosis.. veryyyy low carbs.....yikes Really depressing😢😢😢
I’m happy I tuned in today. Vary good video. I’m a 77 year old with a health habit. Ha you just mentioned Uric acid and I agree 100% my gout is gone (after about three years). I have a new MD.
What about gout and uric acid
I'm 69 and 3 years on my paleo journey, low carb diet and activity. 🚬 NEVER. CARBS 👎. 🍻 hell to the YES!!💪🙏
BTW A1C 5.2. triglycerides 44. HDL 109. No Rxs, pain or limitations.
I have been following you for years, and I have learned so much. Thank you for putting so much valuable information out there.
Great stuff, doc. With your early background in heart/cardio, I like to hear your thoughts.
Stress tests are a waste of time. Ask Tim Russert..
Thank you, thank you, thank you, Dr. Cywes. This is, by far, the most informative discussion I've seen on cardiovascular health I've seen recently. I also read Malcolm Kendrick's book, The Clot Thickens. This answers additional questions and further strengthens my understanding.
Malcolm is mentioned
Thank you for this content. I am seeing you for an initial appointment in September.😊
He is absolutely right.
CAC score 0, however, they saw calcifications in the thoracic aorta. Dr is sending me to cardiologist. Dr wanted me to go on Statins. I refused. 67 y/o female non-smoker.
I would never go on a statin it nothing but a herbicide. I'm on the Linus Pauling Heart Protocol reversing Coronary calcium verified by CAC.
Thanks again Dr. Cywes. Very informative.
Hey John
Very informative, well done indeed!
I have a question for you, Dr. Cywes.
I had a CAC score of 312, at 60, now I'm 65. Cardiologist refuses a 2nd CAC, because I didn't follow the statin recommendation. I changed to low carb, intermittent fasting, now towards carnivore.
I started D3, K2, Magnesium, Vit C, Boron. A year ago started Nattokinase 14000 units daily plus Chromium and Berberine.
Do I also need to take baby aspirin or is nattokinase sufficient?
Thanks, greetings from the Netherlands
18:33 "if you [CAC] score above 80 the next step is to go ahead and get a nuclear medicine stress test to see if it's affecting your heart. if the nuclear stress test is negative ,I would stop there adopt the strategy we're talking about and retest in about a year's time ."
Outstanding presentation.
I have learned so much from your talks ,Dr Robert Cywes,will try to have all these tests done,so it can be beneficial to my health 👌
Wow...that was great. Very informative, as usual!
Great topic and info..thanks Doc…thanks for your time. ☺️
Very good information and made easy to understand. Thanks.
I have Hashimoto's disease, sjogrens, I.C., fibromyalgia, (A .C. in remission). I don't smoke, I don't drink alcohol at all. I stopped eating meat and pork 14 years ago. Recently, I had a scan done, and they found fatty liver disease, a small cyst in one kidney, gallstones, and one kidney stone. I am guilty. I do love sweets. I'm not diabetic how could I have so many issues when all I take is vitamins and herbs and stay away from canned , frozen, and boxed foods. How is it possible my body continues to turn on itself? Doctors don't bother to try to find out why? I have been in pain management 30 years for chronic pain syndrome my central nervous system is damaged
please send your blood to Igenex labs in California for testing or order their new home kit. You may have Lyme disease (undiagnosed) which is causing you constant pain. Most doctors do not know about this disease.
Not eating meat... I ate plant based for 15 years and it ruined my health. I eat no plants now... no more issues.
Binge on Dr. Cywes videos.
Get rid of the veggies and do a carnivore diet. You will be amazed at what happens!
Thanks good info
Thank you for this sir, great video. Andre
Thank you!
I am not a perfect carnivore but after being on this diet about a year and half my CAC score done before I had started my score was 28 and just last week the number dropped to20.4
My score was 305 in January 2023 and I'm planning of getting retested in January 2025. Did you do anything besides the diet? I take nattokinase, K2 MK7 and Dr. Schulze's Heart formula. I eat mostly carnivore but occasionally will have a low carb veggie.
Somehow I didn't know CAC could be decreased. Thanks!
@@MK-sc8md it's possible but very rare
@@MK-sc8md I heard that you could reduce your cac by a couple doctors on RUclips but was doubtful. I hope it stays down. I do take K2 with my D3. I am not a doctor. I am just trying this diet and hopes my health keeps going in the right direction
I've reduced my CAC by 30% 660 to 458 on the Linus Pauling Heart Protocol.
I learned so much from this today I thank you so much
Thank You!! very interesting and reasonable!!
I appreciate your videos and ideas. I am also a physician. am wondering why you don't include vit K2Mk7 in your list of approaches to removing cholesterol/calcium plaque from coronary arteries?
smoking is not the same thing as nicotine. There are hundreds of toxic chemicals in cigarettes. Does nicotine gum cause inflamation in the arteries?
On sugar its a slow death i heard a doctor years ago talking about it when i was at his office. Sugar thickens the blood and is a slow death.
What are your thoughts on Nattokinase?
Ideologically plausible practically ineffective
Very low bioavailability. Future studies must lager amounts than have been previously tested. Does lower BP a tad.
@@robertcywes2966 Need 12000 FUs minimum..Taken with Aspirin is showing benefits.Most research out of Japan and largely ignored in the West.Look up the Japanese Cardiac Paradox.
The big problem with the likes of Aspirin and Nattokinase is that they are cheap.
I am at high risk,elevated LP(a) / Family history
I take 12k FU daily and 300mg Aspirin on consecutive days,have been event free and will not be stopping the above any time soon.Dont smoke/drink/BMI 23 and limit sugars after that "Que Sera,Sera" !!.
Here is my problem, and its a legitimate concern. I have a colon tumor to deal with. And every “flapping gum” on the internet is screaming that red meat is a major risk factor for colon cancer. So one can see how a keto diet might be a big concern for me. Do I agree that a keto diet can be very beneficial for overall health? Yes. My nephew is on a carnivore diet and he lost almost 100 pounds and feels great. But with my situation, I have to watch my colon health very closely. Another concern is my taking an aspirin (81 mg) each day. I read that aspirin can increase uric acid levels, and I have a history of gout and kidney stones. I haven’t determined my uric acids levels yet, but I will do so shortly and I assume this level will be elevated.
I'd like to see the data/papers etc, on nicotine causality of plaque. I'm a M65 and on carnivore low carb for 18 months. Just had a CTA and my CAC score was a 25. I quit smoking 10 yrs ago. smoked for 40 yrs. I have been vaping low dose nicotine for 10 years. I can't find any data for years that nicotine causes plaque. Hi dose nicotine will inflame arteries yes. In fact, all studies show only that nicotine has very little physical effect on the human body accept that it is an extremely addictive chemical. Thanks for your professional postings. Love it. Respectfully...
Which tobacco company do you work for?😊
I think I missed something. What are the 5 meds that are better than statins? I only heard him mention two: Aspirin and Colchicine. What are the other three?
Thank you
I have one or fewer gout attacks annually, I'll be 74 on November 14, 6" 3" 170 Lbs, low carb ketogenic diet, My Uric acid runs in the high 7"s with the most recent (July 2024) being 7.9. Total Cholesterol 182, LDL 107, Triglycerides 52. How do I get my uric acid numbers down? Thank you for your channel, much appreciated.
What do you think about N-acetylcysteine to disrupt Von Willebrand factor along with the platelet disruption from the ASA?
Prefer not to interrupt precellular clotting in vwf normal folks
Question: I am a huge fan of home made organic black garlic. Is that a good alternative to low dose aspirin ? Used in limited dose and with other food it will not kick me out of ketosis.
Garlic is great but no idea re plaque effect
Dr Cywes - I did not hear 5 different meds that you say you can take. I heard aspirin, colchicine, GLP drugs - but not 5 total.
Very informative! Thank you!
We know why don't we
WHAT did you say as far as cochicine dose? Sounds like ".3 to .5 egrams daily." Did you mean to say milligrams or micrograms? The difference is crucial! Typical colchicine tablet is 0.6 mg. It does have a crease for cutting it in half (0.3 mg). So, if you meant to say, "point 3 to point 5 milligrams daily," please clarify.
Thanks!
what about soft plaque? does CAC only account for hard plaque? Isn’t soft plaque as dangerous if not more so?
CAC is only a gauge for hard plaque. Soft plaque is definitely more dangerous because it's not as stable and can break off/cause clots.
a couple of uzo per day with a bit of feta .,salami .olives and a lot of happiness will cure everything. Incidentally Do you drink a bit????
Please list the five alternates in the summary - to save time. Too much talk, not enough down to business.
rather rude of you, hes trying to help prolong your life and you moan theres too much talk. Go do your own research if you cant be bothered to watch a 30 minute video thats free
Seems like you're in the minority. His viewers want the why. Play the video on 2X speed.
@@filster1934 Then he'll sound like an Adderall-head.
With a combination of Carnivore and fasting reduced my CAC score from 643 to 432.
Wow that's the best I have heard. What's the time frame?
@@SET12DSPyes how long between scores???
How long between scores?
@happygirl1976 For her, that was 33%.
For me, on high dose vitamin C, Lysine and Proline, called the Linus Pauling Heart Protocol, I was able to accomplish 30% reduction in 20 months. Between scores. 660 to 458.
@SET12DSP 11 years. I have no idea how high my CAC score had gone up to. They say it typically increases maybe 15% each year. Had I not gone Carnivore, I wonder what it would be by now.
Dr. Cywes, please also consider activating the "Donate" button on this RUclips channel. Not sure how it's called.
What about D Ribose and urate?
But that "healing process" is the formation of plaque. The LDL is needed/used for that. If you experience a prolonged episode of inflammation (and this can happen out of our hands), it would seem to be beneficial to have less LDL to lay down that plaque. Correct? Won't the high protein from the carnivore/ keto diets elevate uric acid levels?
i eat more protein than ive ever done. No gout any more and normal uric acid levels.
Nope. Ldl concentration does not affect its ability to clot
@@robertcywes2966 But that's not what I was describing.
I'm 65 and my story is very similar, hdl /trig ratio is 0.8, I use to be a smoker in my early years, can't bring myself round to having the CAC test though.
You can get the Lifeline Screening. I did and it was good and I was a big smoker and garbage food eater when I was younger. My next step is the CAC score.
I refuse to ever take any statins. I dont smoke but did from 17 til 22 yoa..quit cold turkey. I quit sugar and processed foods one year ago and ate carnivore and keto diets. Then i saw my dr..got blood study and am pre diabetic. Now im doing exercise daily and trying to lose wgt. I dont want to take sugar meds. My echo of heart shows inherited heart hypertrophy. Ill try 5 mg ASA. My Dad had MI at 91..hx of 40 yrs smoking. So im sad that at 77 i am diabetic and hypertensive. Ill eat protein and fat and lowest carbs and see what happens with increased activity daily. I dont need much food to exist.
Carnivore diet raised my A1C from 4.9 to 5.5 after 6 months.
Protein
Several youtube MDs say that happens because the red blood cell live longer on carnivore, and therefore have more time to glycate. If that is true, the higher score may not reflect higher blood sugar.
You might be taking in too much protein and not enough fat. Too much protein can lead to elevated blood glucose.
Too much lean meat? Protein.
Does colchicine gave any proven or suggested benefits for arthritis?
My bunion does not like beer or nutritional yeast.
For anyone considering going on a statin, think again. My friends doctor convinced him to go on statins due to high LDL cholesterol despite a 0 CAC score. This was 2 years ago. He just got another CAC scan due to chest pain and it came back as 83! He has now found out that statins will often increase a CAC score and do so very rapidly. His doctor has tried to convince him this is due to a plaque stabilizing effect of the statins and that we need to advance the disease in order to stabilize it. To me that doesn't make much sense at all, especially since the chance of having a major cardiac event is less than 1% in the next 10 years if you have a 0 CAC score. My friend is very upset and angry at the doctor for not letting him know that statins will often increase a CAC score, or give you a non-zero score if it was 0 before hand. Sure, he probably had some soft plaque but there is good evidence this can be reversed by diet and lifestyle changes, taking vitamin K supplements and eating oily fish. None of which the doctor mentioned.
Sounds familiar. I told my PCP that I have a CAC score of 13. He said that's proof that I need to be on a Statin. I'm not considering statins.
But I am considering getting back on a daily baby aspirin.
Hello, my name is Lorena. How can I get a CAC test? This is my first time visiting your channel. My doctor has been trying to convince me to take statins for years. I was dealing with high blood pressure and high cholesterol. He said that I am a walking time bomb and I could have a stroke like my mother. She passed from pancreatic cancer. I don't eat meat, and gluten free. I cut out carbs, lost 20 lb, and I still have high cholesterol and blood pressure issues. At times very high or extremely low. My mother suffered these things no matter what I do it's genetics. At least that's what my doctor says
Just so you know statins are herbicides!
Do get a CAC it's the best predictor of cardiac events. Reversing my high CAC on the Linus Pauling Heart Protocol.
Does Nicotine Gum also cause inflammation?
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@@robertcywes2966 BlessUr♥️ I hope you hate DeBoer just as much😊
I wish you could be my physician.
When he says Nicotine is a cause of inflammation, does he mean smoking cigarettes and vapes? Because nicotine pouches are popular and I haven’t seen anything that says nicotine by itself causes inflammation
I quit smoking a year ago but I’m still using nicotine replacement lozenges etc. Is this still damaging to the veins and arteries? My EKG and stress test were both very good. CAC score tests are not available in Mexico where I live.
Do you know anything about carb cycling?
What are long term ramifications of high niacin doses causing low blood cholesterol?
Ask ur brain
@@robertcywes2966 Specifics, Bob.
The 1 cigar a month?
Unlikely....ask Bill Clinton...he didn't inhale
Just enjoy it!
1 cigar every week or few weeks is just fine, especially if you are smoking it properly (not inhaling). I enjoy a cigar every couple weeks or so.
With all due respect, this presentation is disorganized. What are the “5 Better Meds than Statins”. I heard the 81gm aspirin explained as one of the five, but I missed the others. Read the transcript too.
Colchicine
But I did not hear 3 others either
I had my first afib attack in May 2003. I spent a day and night in cardiac icu, during which time I had a heart echo, which the docs said I had a very young and great looking heart, despite me being on the upper side of 66. I also had a nuclear stress test I passed with flying colors.
Exactly one month later I had a massive heart attack, triple bypass, and 25 % EF as a result.
I never smoked, though my mom and people I was around in confined areas did. I did eat the wrong foods.
Since, the drs insist on statins. I now refuse to take statins, instead prefer to eat a good diet. My triglycerides are down, still high, but much better. LDL is around 180 and still dropping, but still way down from before.
I tried a low dose for over a month and ended up in the ER from side effects.
My eating habits, lifestyle, and family genes, are to blame for my heart attack. I am doing my best to correct the things I can control. The others, such as genetics, are out of my hands.
I have also refused my PCP's statin recommendation. And also his "Healthy Diet" suggestion. A Ketovore or Carnivore diet is much better than the Plant based "Healthy Diet" .
My dad became vegan in his early 20’s and died of a heart attack at 64. He didn’t smoke, drink, eat sugar or caffeine. He was never overweight his whole life. He jogged 7 miles a day and did 200 sit ups. He started having chest pain when he jogged. He had a stress test which he passed. 10 days later he was dead. He has familial high cholesterol-not caused by diet but genetics. You may have the same issue.😅
Part of my problem is genetics. Those in my family that don't die of heart issues by their mid-70s, die of dementia in their 80's.
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This question is off topic as far as the CAC topic. Does nitrice oxide ,NO help with inflammation and is there a good supplement that you can take
It might just. L-citrulline and citrulline malate are sports supplements you can get. I take the latter for gym; supposed to improve blood flow and lower blood pressure slightly.
Taking it everyday indefinitely would be expensive tho
Can we take Clopidogrel 75 mg instead of aspirin if one has CAC score above 80, since aspirin is know to cause gastrointestinal bleeding in some people?
Can I get an accurate CAC score if I have 7 stents inserted already?
I've been pure carnivore (BBB&E) since January, 2024. I've lost 25lbs and my formerly high BP is now quite low. The problem is I HAD A HEART ATTACK three days ago and had to have 4 stents placed. I had no less than three cardiologists lecture me on the need for a statin and the need to eat more fruits, whole grains, and vegetables. They have scared the hell out of me. I'm back on a statin (and now plavix) and I'm quitting carnivore. BTW, my LDL is 283 mg/dl (195 prior to carnivore), Total Cholesterol is 351, HDL is 52 and Triglycerides 80. Does anyone think I'm doing the wrong thing?
8 months v a lifetime of carbage
Carnivore here with high LDL. From everything I have learned your figures are perfect. TG/HDL ratio 1.53 is good. High LDL is irrelevant if you are metabolically healthy.
I think stop carnivore become vegan ur doctor right take statin, etc as suggested by ur doctor ur ldl will go below50
Did you take the vax?
Is Nicotine the main culprit ingredient in smoking?
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Does nicotine from smokeless (snuff) also cause the same inflammation?. I did it in my teens and early 20s. Stupid kid.
More worried about my low fat diet upbringing honestly. Terrible diet for everything. High fat Carnivore is my best I’ve ever been.
Both
My husband smoked from teens to 26. Stopped. At 86 when prostrate exam being done they found small cancers in his bladder and said were from smoking. (60yrs later).. his sister died at 56 A 90 a day smoker 😖🥹😳
My CAC score was 91! Triglycerides are normal. Should I go on a statin? Age 64.
What about Celery for gout?
Is it just nicotine or is it smoking/vaping it?
I chew nicotine gum…I’ve never smoked. I started chewing a piece or two of 2mg nicotine gum during my 20-25 mile per day bike rides. Not every ride, but most. It’s great for focus.
Hi doc. If I consistently have a high ANA (due to Hashimoto's), but a zero CAC score, should I be concerned?
I am 83. I have never smoked and I have always tried to eat a healthy diet. 3 years ago I developed diabetes. Two years ago I began having AVNRT episodes and angina pain. I am presently in Ukraine so it is difficult to get good medical advice. An EKG recently showed à potential block in the right artery. I take insulin and I try to stay on a low carb diet. A doctor here wants me to take stations. What do you suggest .
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I need advice... 60 year old male, fit body, lifting weights... prior life was smoking, drinking beer everyday, eating crap. Now, carnivore, dropped all habits 3 years ago.
Had both Popliteal arteries bypassed... Had a CAC scan last night, today's score is 1467! 500-something in both left/right arteries.
I have an appt. for a cardiologist in Oct.
PCP says a Statin in comments... Does this really help when eating carnivore?
Praying for healing of your heart 🙏🏻
Any nicotine? Even snus or gum?
Good afternoon doctor I have the 34 Gene and I'm wondering will red yeast rice red rice yeast yeast rice red whatever it's called me any benefit to me at all yes I'm doing a lot of other stuff thanks for your time
Is VIT K2 a good substitute for Apsrin . Or is the anti-inflammatory effect of aspirin required.
It's my belief that there are a number of things than can be used instead of aspirin. I take nattokinase, K2 MK7 and Dr. Schulze's Heart formula as well as magnesium.
As I know (from the web), Vitamin K2 (menaquinone) is essential for normal blood clotting.. Where aspirin is for thinning. One study found that eating one clove of garlic (about 3 grams) daily for 16 weeks reduced thromboxane by 80%. Thromboxane is a substance produced by platelets that causes blood clotting. I hope this helps. :)
So folks with lupus and sjogrens can typically safely do a keto diet?
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How long does it take to clear plaque from smoking? I smoked for probably 16 years but have not smoked in 12 years.
Never vaped.
@@planner722 Get a CAC score done. Even some smokers have found that they had a CAC score of zero.