Ketovore for life comes with serious issues also. High Cancer & Alzimers rates at the population level. Vegetarians have 2/3 lower cancer rates & very low Alzimers rates
63 year old male, totally symptom free, no chest pain. Keto since 2019. Since I had a high LDL of 200 in a routine lipid profile, my doctor ordered CAC scan ($130). It came back in the 900's so my doctor ordered a CAC test with contrast. I reviewed the films with my cardiologist and he explained what he saw. He then ordered and performed an ECHO cardiogram. Everything normal. He then performed a coronary angiogram to get a good look inside my coronary arteries and check actual blood flow. and pressure. Bottom line: my blood flow was over 90%, so he did not stent (he told me ahead of the procedure that he was not going to stent if the blood flow was over 90%). One coronary artery (circumflex) was completely blocked but collateral arteries grew around the blockage. All plaque was hard and stable and posed little risk. He cleared me to play tennis or any activity I desire. My cardiologist understands statin propaganda and big pharma. We discussed the statin studies and the difference between relative risk reduction and absolute risk reduction of taking a statin. I opted out of the statins. The coronary angiogram gave us the data we needed.
Thanks for sharing. My numbers are similar to yours, and my doc highly recommends a statin as they apparently help to calcify soft plaque and reduce inflammation.
I have an amazing cardiologist. He said he would get me a cac test/score................... but there is nothing that can reverse a high score. I said, don't worry, I'm carnivore now so it is what it is. His response, keep doing what you are doing.
Yes, you can reverse a CAC score as I have reversed mine, and I'm not even a carnivore to speak of. I am on the Linus Pauling Heart Protocol. I have reversed mine from 660 to 458 so far....
@@SET12DSP iv been taking lysine, proline vitamin C, tocotrienols etc for years I have no idea if it has helped until I get my cac score done I suppose
Im 64 just had CAC score of 800, pretty bad. Results of a life of stress and bad diet. I'm a Non smoker no diebetes, good blood pressure. Though I was previously overweight 40+ pounds and had a drink or 3 every day. So I changed my diet a year prior to getting the cac score and lost 40,lbs. Cut way back on alcohol to 1 or 2 drinks a month. Since I cant afford the battery of tests and specialist appointments my cardiologist recommended I decided to attack the problem with diet and excersize. Moderate keto with fish and omega 3s. I have already accepted the possibility of my own mortality so I dont live in fear of death, if it comes it comes, I've had a good life. I keep my stress low and enjoy every day. Life is way too short to be around bad people.
I'm 48. I'm also one of the "rare" ones who smoked most of my life and used vaping to quit smoking 10 years ago and still vape now, and I have a score of 0. Been carnivore now for about a year. Lost 65 lbs, reversed insulin resistance etc and feel better than I did back in my 20's.
@@brendaandrandyking4126 fasting insulin being below 5 is a pretty good indication but for non blood markers, when you lose weight and start burning fat for fuel instead of carbs, you have reversed insulin resistance. Type 2 diabetes is nothing more than severe insulin resistance that has been allowed to persist for many years. I caught mine before it developed into pre diabetes and full blown diabetes, thanks to these youtube keto/carnivore doctors/influencers. I had never heard of insulin resistance until then. Your standard doctors don't even know this much lol. It is sad honestly.
61 yo lean mass hyper-responder. Over 2.5 yrs carnivore. LDL = 566; remnant cholesterol < 14; triclyceride:HDL ratio = 0.79; C Reactive Protein = 0.7; Total Calcium score = 0
50yo carnivore. Not a hyper-responder. Total cho, 190. Triglycerides, 66. HDL,46. Triglyceride/HDL ratio: 4.8. LDL, 137. C-RP, 6. Total CAC, 118. What gives? I want my CAC = 0.
@@MrProphet469// your TG/HDL is 1.4, not 4.8. That’s pretty good. 60 and my CAC is 1120 so I understand something of what you are going through. Got mine down to about 1.1 on low carb. Over 4 years, dropped my Lp(a) from 92 to 42 (they say it’s hereditary and doesn’t change, my N=1 says hogwash). Lost 55+ pounds as well. Point is, you can do this!
@MrProphet469 Your score could double every 5 years as mine did. I used the Linus Paulings Heart Protocol to reverse my CAC from 660 to 458. Check out Dr. Thomas Levy's book "Stop America's #1Killer " Proof that the Origin of All Coronary Heart Disease is Clearly Reversible Arterial Scurvy. Pauling was a 2-time Nobel Prize winner, and Dr. Levy expands on Pauling's work.
I am smiling not just because you joked at the end of the video but also because after our consultation I got nothing but great news about my health. Now I will be doing my CAC or CTC I don't know anymore, and hopefully I will be smiling a lot more after that. Do your consults with Dr Cywes, its worth it. Thank you Dr Cywes 💛
My hubs had his first heart attack ( the widowmaker)at 33 years old. He's 5' 9" and was 145 pounds. His next was at 44 ( again the widowmaker) . He has had 2 stents. His cardiologist has never given him a CAC test. He has started eating keto after watching me for the past 4 years but is afraid to get off statins. I love sending him your videos to listen to as he's driving❤
cardiologist do as little as endocrinologist as little as GI doctors, etc...... when you learn what we never learned in medical and nursing school, you'll be pretty disgusted.... like I was as a cardiac nurse, and a young patient who learned a lot on my own.
My husband got a score of 14 at age 72, he is now 75. We kinda thought that was acceptable. We're both are low carb/Keto for about 7 years, work out with weights and RV travel across the country.
@@AK3lms "YorickJenkinstroll" is no answer. Is it the best your intelligence can reach to? I repeat the question, try to answer it please if you possibly can. Why should anyone be interested in the scores of complete strangers?
My doctor put me on statins but they made me feel terrible. I told him I wasn’t taking them. I told him I wanted a CAC test. It was zero. No statins for me.
Excellent video! I got my CAC test today after being inspired by your talk at the Hard to Kill Summit in Omaha! It was fantastic talking to you at the VIP reception and thank you for the shout out to “the rainbow people” 😂 Our support group has grown since last weekend! ❤❤❤ - Jennifer
When I got my CAC score I asked what population of people have positive scores. They said diabetics. Interestingly, they see people who have scores in the thousands that are over 70 years old. They told me the highest score they have seen was 6000 in man who was in his late 80s!
There's a calculator online that lets you plugin in your CAC, age, race, and gender and then see where you fall relative to your cohort/peers, i.e. which percentile you're in. Search for "MESA CAC calculators"
That's me at almost 64. Last CAC score 4 years ago was 1143. I refused statin drugs. Currently Carnivore and exercising everyday. Saw a couple videos on Revera that a few people dropped, their CAC scores by hundreds of points on Carnivore. I also took up Sprinting after watching Dr Sean Omara videos. He says visceral fat is the number one cause of all diseases. My stomach size , has been plummeting after starting Sprinting, for the last two months. My cardiologist, said I killed the stress test. He says he thought my calcium was from the outside in. I have no blockages. Maybe all my long distance cardio caused the calcium built up.
@@kennethh4904 Huh? Very curious to know more about the calcium build up. Bracing myself for a barrage of "conventional wisdom" from conventional MD's/cardiologist. Appreciate any tips you can offer as I dare to request a CAC. Ugh!
Hay... my wife of 40 years just had a terrible heart attack. She has had two CAC scores that were zero ! Had to have double bypass surgery. No symptoms or contributing factors. She had Covid late May early June. Her prior blood work was perfect !!! I think it was a hemorrhagic clot.... inflammation!!!!
Isn't it all about inflammation? I don't think I've ever had a C Reactive Protein done. Thinking about getting a Dr. Cywes consult to get on the right track w/ my PCP & likely new cardiologist.
CAC does not show the soft plaque which creates heart attacks. Her Apo(B) might have been elevated, most blood works don't show it. Many with a CAC 0 will have heart attacks. People should get a CT-Angiogram at 40 and forget about CAC, stress test. Good luck with insurance companies. We get cancer markers and preventive tests but nothing is done with the heart.
@@chriss.6526 I ended up getting open heart surgery, quadruple bypass and a valve replacement. A bit of a rough ride, but great results. Today I seem to be doing well, cycling and very active.
Great video. I've been on keto and IF for over 3.5 years and dropped almost 50 lbs and have been maintaining 150lbs at 5' 10" and I'm 58. I went on keto because I didn't like how I was creeping up on the scale and past dieting seemed to hit higher plateaus. For example, in my late 30s, I could diet a bit and get myself down to 170lbs, but by my late 40s, the new low was 175, then in my 50s, closer to 180. I also had been prediabetic for 10 years at the low-end of the scale at 101 fasting glucose but I never had my a1c checked. So many things I wished my doctor would have checked given my age but it wasn't until I was on keto that I took charge and had him order all my tests, including the CAC. Now before I started on keto my total cholesterol was 164, LDL 92, trig 72, hdl 40 and my bp fluctuated between 120/80 to 140/95. I was taking 100mg atenolol since my early 40s to address palpitations. Now my total cholesterol is 190, ldl 134, hdl 55, and trig 52 with bp at 120/80 most of the time. Keto didn't really change BP that much, if any. I take a calcium channel blocker now to address onset afib w/RVR back in late April. No new episodes since then. I did have an echo back in June to check the structure of the heart to determine if I had afib for a longer period and just didn't know it until I had the one in April. Everything looked good, had minimal calcification on the main valve, but nothing alarming for my age. So I went ahead and got the CAC just to know and it came back with a 3. 3.6% of a cardiovascular event over the next 10 years. My cardiologist said he doesn't recommend a statin yet, not until the risk hits 5%. He has also been pushing to get me off keto to at least a Mediterranean diet, but preferably plant-based. Unfortunately I didn't order up all these test before I went on keto so I could compare them 3.5 years later. There's no way to know what the CAC score was before I started keto, but I'll just use this as the baseline going forward and do it again in a year or 2. It's cheap enough and it's super easy - only took 2 minutes and even better, it's non-invasive.
Astonishing, enlightening "food" for thought! So much complicated controversy. Very challenging to find and engage a keto-friendly medical "expert". Trying to be my own lab rat. Can overdoing calcium supplements exacerbate plaques? Ready to learn, rock and roll!!!
@@jennifervitt7045 Ya... first visit i got the stern "If you dont trust me, maybe you should get a new dr" then second visit (sad face) "i hope you are still alive for the next visit" . I know its time for a new Dr. but i have been with him for YEARS!" And you never know if another Dr is any different
@Hanover-ek4jy Linus Pauling was a 2-time Nobel Prize winner and was awarded 48 PhDs over his lifetime. He was a biochemist and considered to be one of the world's smartest men in the last 1000yrs. He worked with MDs and cardiologists, but because he wasn't an MD, cardiologists refused to believe that he knew anything. But Pauling had many interests, one of which was vitamin C and its use in the body, especially heart disease. As it was in the 1950s, it was discovered that heart attack victims were severely difficult in C in the arteries close to the heart, and the damage was quite evident. Lp-a, a sub-particle of LDL, was discovered to initiate the plaque process. Lp-a was found to be the bodies substitute for vitamin C. Every cell in the body needs C and, in large amounts, way more than the RDA. The blood holds very little in contrast to the cells. I never knew this, but you can have a thing called focal scurvy, meaning an area that is in short supply of C or completely deficient. I found out that the eyes require a huge amount of C. So Lysine and Proline, which are amino acids, are used to bind Lp-a in the blood and prevent it from starting the plaqueing process, allowing C to repair the damaged artery correctly. Repair the damaged Lysine and Proline exposed strands. Instead of plastering it all up and further calcifying the artery wall, which cardiologists call a healing process. Not in Paulings' eyes and surely not in a few cardiologists' eyes either. After seeing my CAC Score reversing, it was certainly not in my eyes. There has never been a study on this as there is no money in it! As you may know, statins are the most profitable drug in the pharma industry. The studies that were done were with hardly a gram. They would call 500mg a mega dose as 100mg is the RDA. As it turns out, the body uses C up rapidly, fighting any toxicity in the body, especially orally with bad root canals and implants. K2-MK7 fights bad oral bacteria, killing 95% of it, so I use high dose K2-MK7 with vitamin D3 as I have 3 root canals and an implant. I follow Dr. Thomas Levy, cardiologist author of the book "Stop America's #1 Killer " Proof that the Origin of All Coronary Heart Disease is Clearly Reversible Arterial Scurvy And so far, he is right. One has to find their bowel tolerance of Vitamin C by taking it in divided doses per day till you get diarrhea and then back off till firmer. I find I can take much more at night. My dosage is 5 grams morning and 5 grams afternoon with 15 grams evening. Lysine is 6 grams a day, and Proline is 8 grams per day. All I know is there are no side effects, and it sure beats Statins and stents and many other medications.
So the real cause, as Levy points out, is sheer mechanical stress of the artery. It is quite well known that many endurance athletes often have high CAC's, and I have heard 40% of marathon runners have heart issues. I lost 100 lbs just from walking. I was also a former vegetarian on Dr. Cadwell Essyltyn diet. Now I'm basicly grain and sugar-free. Vitamin C has no toxicity, but too much water will kill you! I'm 68 yrs old. I walk 4-6,000 steps per day. I once heard that the Japanese are some of the longest lifespans in the world, I also heard they don't do marathons and they don't do gyms. I exercise for what I need no more, no less.
@@SET12DSP Japanese have long life span. This is probably due to that they eat tons of seaweed & fish giving them high omega3/omega6 ratio & this results in very low inflammation (hence low or less CALCIFICATION). Vita C is also good in reducing inflammation.
Hi Dr Cywes, just watch this. 7 months keto carnivore, 42 yrs old female. CAC is 1. Thanks for the information you shared. I wish i can get a cgm but if not diabetic it's hard to get one
@jac1161 BUT w/o good labs early (which we don't really get, do we?) seems like it would be immediately notification that whatever you're eating is jumping your sugar up -- like when Dr C compared the use of adding cream or milk to his coffee. If people could see immediate results, they could train themselves early not to develop the bad habit of ingesting foods that are really bad for them!
@jac1161 having the knowledge of how food spike you is wonderful. I don't need to wear the device forever. I could try it for 3 months. There are many companies making them now so there is no shortage. It's a good business since a lot of Americans are pre or diabetic.
MESA 10-year CHD risk calculator incorporates other variables to give a better risk estimates than just CAC score. For example, if you have moderately high CAC score, but otherwise normal cholesterol and TG levels and normal BP you’re at a lower risk than “20 %” (i.e., depending on your exact numbers, likely less than 10%) listed here that’s based only on CAC score …
Absolutely, NEVER!!!! do a stress test. I had a 209 score and passed a stress test with 90% blockage in the LAD. I needed double bypass after a full cath was done.
they do that to find any way possible to document an issue, so that they can prescribe a med or do a surgery. They are both at some points, necessary, but.....not in most cases.
When I have used coconut oil in the past, my bad cholesterol went up. My CAC was 175 last year. I try to be low carb but lately eating rice because I need something binding for digestion. I don’t like using meds. Also can't increase salt because of edema and kidney stones so can't use this protocol.
73 yo male who had a CAC test (at my request and expense) in May. I scored a 429, a cardiologist contacted me wanting to follow up but we never got together. I don't trust most of these guys because they are all pill pushers. I would love to find someone who understands low carb diets and have looked at what Dr.Berry posted a while back but there is no one near Sioux City IA or my winter home in Lake Havasu City AZ. When I got my CAC score, I went from keto to carnivore. I am thinking more and more about contacting you so you can help me decide what to do. I have never smoked nor has my doctor ordered an A1c.
Houston based cardiologist Dr Nadir Mir Ali may jusr be who you are looking for. I believe he offfers telemedicine. He is low carb keto. Check out his channel and the many interviews where he is featured. The man is brilliant.
HI Dr. Cywes, I have found your videos very informative indeed being a T2 diabetic 20 yrs and have been fed meds/insulin!!! I tried keto 2 yrs ago. Happily Im off insulin and lost 15 kgs! I reside in Cape Town, South Africa. Please could you recommend any keto LCHF Docs that are like-minded? Thanks for the brilliant work you and similar Dr's in your space are doing to switch the lights on for us being treated by archaic Dr's stuck on solving health issues with meds only.
I had a small heart attack yesterday, lasted less than 5 minutes. I went to the ER about 45 min after. EKG showed nothing because it was over. Blood work showed nothing because it didn't last long enough. CAT scan and X ray was good. Yesterday was w day back on carnivore, I must stick with it this time. I hop I can heal my heart and blood vessels. My Dr mentioned stress, yes I've been very stress with my life situation for 8 months and yesterday was no different.
1931 CAC in 2019. Had a 99% soft blockage in "widowmaker" artery. Turned out to have serious trouble with statins and couldn't walk for nine months taken off. TOFI body type. I started keto and a lot of fasting, found to have rapid response. Lipid panels changed around. I will never be medically ordered to take a CAC score agaon as it their policy not to because I am already establish cardio patient.
Why not just live your life as if you were told you had a high CAC score. Make the lifestyle changes you would do anyway without the exposure to radiation and mental stress from being given a bad number.
@@keithshaw3693 They are all the same. I went to the Mayo Clinic last week and same story….just take more pills. No emphasis on diet or lifestyle change. They all beat the same drum.
64 year old with CAC at 590. Passed exercise stress test with flying colors. Low carb for last 5 years. Work hard to keep A1c low. Don’t know how to find an enlightened cardiologist in San Antonio or Austin TX. I fired mine who was LDlL centric. My statins sit in a drawer, unopened. Do take baby aspirin, nattokinase, lumbrokinase.
A few centuries ago this guy would be a pastor at the pulpit putting parishioners into a funk telling them "if you do not change your ways and turn away from sin, (sin is now defined as smoking alcohol and carbohydrates) your danger of damnation increases exponentially. Repent now." What he says is interesting and very probably true but I do feel that modern health advisers tend to play down the fact that nearly everyone dies before they are 100 years old anyway. I find it depressing reading comments where people are bragging smugly about how healthy they are and superior to 95% of sick humanity. Such people proliferate in the comments section of health videos on youtube!. Do the braggats ever explain why they are so interesting as people that it matters to everyone else how healthy they are?
I won't even have milk in my house. Only heavy cream and butter..... discussion, then what to do - call to action, strategies you can do yourself: 25:00 get bloodwork done CAC score; therapy - low carb, high fat, increase salt, get A1c at 5.2 0r lower; some form of physical activity every day - frequency more important than intensity; No statins ; baby aspirin a day; antioxidants Omega 3 fatty acid, MCT or coconut oil, Vitamin D3 K2 and walks in the sunshine; Vitamin C; blood pressure control - monitor every day; stop nicotine products; correct insulin resistance; take care of your heart!
In case you wonder whether online efforts impact heath…Thanks to your info I got a CAC that resulted incidental finding:focal subpleural nodularity superior segment of left lower lobe (4:90). A separate 4 mm solid nodule in the same lobe. PET w/contrast: malignant adenoma. I’m too old to die young
I urge you to look into doing a video on OMEGA 3 and it role in the hormonal balance.. I looked at your insulin vids. and this is important for the audience.
I have been on Statin for 20+ years. Now age 70. Female. Never smoked. Strong family history of heart disease and T2DM. (father&brother T2DM, sister died of MI at age 55). Had coronary angiogram dozen years ago showing 20% occlusion of two major vessels after false positive stress test. My latest lipids are HDL 59, VLDL 15, LDL 50, Triglycerides 72, Total cholesterol 124. I got CAC on my own with score of 440 (95th percentile for sex/age). My cardiologist had a fit that I got CAC and told me to never get another. He did chemical stress test which was normal. I have been low carb diet for 3 years. A1C and fasting blood glucose normal. Why would my cardiologist be so against getting CAC? He said it at least confirmed the benefits of statin (stabilized my plaque). But he also said the calcification could be OUTSIDE my artery so offered no diagnostic benefit.
Mostly, he didn't want you to get the CAC because statins increase the CAC Score in the name of plaque stabilization, which is calcifation of the soft plague. In cardiologists eyes the risk factors while being on a statin do not apply to a CAC. BTW the statin increases Lp-a. If you switched to Repatha it calcifies substantially less while lowering Lp-a. If your Lp-a is high your risk for a cardiac event is 2-3 times higher even if your cholesterol was perfect.... Reversing my CAC with the Linus Pauling Heart Protocol.
@user-dm8mb9zm5c First off, I follow Dr Thomas Levy's book America's #1 Killer." Proof that the Origin of All Coronary Heart Disease is Clearly Reversible Arterial Scurvy. I suggest the 3 supplements be in powder form. I use BulkSupplemets from Amazon that are in 1kg resealable bags. I refill smaller containers and use their their scoops. Save a lot of money this way. I currently use 4 grams of Lysine and 4 grams of Proline 2x per day. For C, currently using 4 grams morning, noon, and afternoon with 8 grams early evening as physical activity is much lower and the C is better tolerated. This varies on your own health, and the better your health, the less you tolerate. Take C till diarrhea, then back of till firmer stools loose stools are OK. Magnesium glycinate 800mg per day in divided doses as when magnesium is up. Calcium is down. My CAC is down by 30% in 20 months.
Hi Doctor Robert. I have been watching your videos over the last 3 days and found them fascinating. I am 72 years young and farmed all my life so am very fit and i have not needed ever to take medical drugs. 6 feet 3 inches tall and slim so I thought due to no sickness issues over the last 60 years i was bullet proof. However, I started to get ED, so thought i needed to get checked out. Well, my CT Calcium Score was 2293.5 is at the 94thpercentile. My tread test was, achieving heart rate of 148bpm which is 117% predicted. Blood pressure peaked to 164/68mmHg from a base line of138/72mmHg, no chest pain. I am on Aspirin now and booked in for an angiogram in August. Has anyone had a CT number that high and was able to bring it down?
i swear I keep telling my relatives that diabetes is dangerous and they need to be on a diet, they dont wanna listen :(. Gotta cut out the carbs and junk foods..
I had a CAC score of 1333 after eating SAD for 50 yrs. I quickly went on keto for a year then continued to eat 50gm carbs and do OMAD and extended fasting of 36 hrs couple times a month for 5 yrs. Now my score is 2533. I am still low carb 50 gms no statins or BP medicine because 5 different medicines didn't work. Any suggestions? I've worked so hard.
I am 68 years old man . CAC score is very high 2157. No chest pain. No family history of heart attacks . I lost 30 lbs I exercise 4 times a week threadmill and weight lifting BMI is 23.5 my aic is 6.5. My pressure is normal range cholesterol is normal 75. HDL and LDL are normal range i dont drink alcohol for a year never smoked. But worried about my cac score 2157 which is high. I use to have high blood pressure befire but now it is nornal last 6 months and diabetes 2 is under control. Cac score is high and bothers me. This was ordered by my primary dr. I have a cardiologist appointment after 2 months . Long wait.What can I expect for treatment?
I am confused. I just had a CAC score of zero. However, it showed calcification in my thoracic aorta. 67 y/o female. My GP said to see a cardiologist. I have an appointment in a few weeks.
FYI to find a facility that offers C.A.C. score tests is far and few between I have tried and my doctor could only find them in large cities 60-100 miles away and ins doesn't cover them they cost 2-$300. I live 60 miles south of Boston Ma. there are a few places that offer them but they have to be through a doctors request. The price is reasonable the run-around sucks. Just another test the ins co dont want to pay for. I believe most of these diseases can be managed better with accurate testing Every doctor I've seen in a year 8-10 to date ordered the same regime of blood work with same results nothing unusual. I asked many of them for a C A C score and the put me off.
Hi Dr. Cywes! I have been on keto since 2019. My last labs have not changed total cholesterol 403, TG 80, HDL 109(decreased from 124), VLDL 11, LDL 283, hgb A1C 5.3, Lp(a)
Thanks so much for this….had a heart attack and a stint 4-5 years after going Keto/Carnivore and really questioned if I did the right thing….makes sense that the clot could have been from previous damage much like the pavement illustration. The week before my heart attack I was hiking in Colorado and asked cardiologist if this could have caused the blockage. He said it was possible but wanted to push it on my diet….since I already have a stint what is your suggestion for CAC in moving forward?
Keto/Carnivore contributes to oxidation of cholesterol which in turn causes inflammation. Why? Because cooking meat oxidizes the fats - simple as that! Now, people who eat a ton of sugar and bad carbs, overweight, diabetes, etc., do well on keto because they get rid of the junk. However, long term they are hurting themselves in another way. Also, have your physician check your Lp(a) numbers. That is a nasty molecule that is hereditary and if elevated can definitely contribute to plaque and unstable plaque, especially when eating keto/carnivore. BTW, I've been in healthcare some 30 years trained in integrative functional medicine. Take care.
So, Dr. Agatston said that a statin can help stabilize the placque. Might a statin be worth taking for that? (husband's CAC score is 300 in the LAD with moderate blockage)
I take Berberine. Whilst I don't have (pre)diabetes, I see very early signs of it. I've found that if you take Berberine with either capric acid or milk thistle; the effect is significantly better. My morning glucose is down to around 5.4 mmol/L whereas it used to be around 6.0, and HbA1c is down to 5.2 whereas it used to be 5.5 I haven't yet checked if it had any impact on my lipids, although that wasn't my concern because I already have higher HDL and low triglycerides because I've been low carb for a few years. I do have high LDL which I'm reasonably happy with, but if LDL lowers then great. Remember to stop taking Berberine for a couple of weeks maybe every 8 weeks, because it does impact the gut and liver. Just like metformin it can also reduce B12 absorption. Opinions vary on how often and for how long to cycle it. I'm typically taking 400-500mg Berberine twice a day, sometimes once a day, and none on Saturdays, when I do more exercise, skip lunch and my blood glucose stays lower the whole day. Edit to add that I've had zero side effects from Berberine. I get the impression that some people do get issues from it. Also, I'm not on any other drugs. It has a blood thinning effect, so be careful if you take any other supps/meds that also have that effect.
I had terrible headaches when taking berberine also stomach upset. Many get headaches and other side affects from it from my research. I have been taking chromium picolinate (colloidal) and it’s brought my morning BS down to average of 5 and slowly reducing fasting insulin level. Carnivore for 2.5 years and no weight loss, hoping that happens with time. I had pre diabetic morning BS levels even on carnivore
Which test would my husband need ? In 2019 he had a stent placed in his LAD. His cholesterol was 218 so his cardiologist changed his meds to Repatha a two months ago. We have been carnivores for almost a year now. Last week his cholesterol was at 178.
I can garantee one thing, the need of stent has nothing to do with his colesterol levels(unless very oxidized) .Statins are maybe to lower inflamation?
I have a 3000 CAC score, 64 old, non smoker, non diabetic and cycle 60 to 100 miles a week. I recently lost 40 pounds with carnivore over the last 8 months and just got tested. I see you posted this 6 months ago, What did you find out about your high score?
I’m eating mostly carnivore and just had a CAC scan and my score was 913. I’m being told I need to change my diet to Mediterranean and take a high dose statin for at least 6 months
I would have had a 900+ CAC score if I were not doing what I have been doing for the last 3 years. My CAC 3 years ago was 660. 1 year ago, it was 458. A CT scan tech suggested it has to be a mistake and suggested I take another scan. I asked my cardiologist if the scans' data could be verified. I got word today, "No calcium was missed." The score is correct. I will not take a Statin as it does nothing but increase the calcium score all in the name of plaque stabilization. It also increases Lp-a, a subparticle of LDL that diet nor exercise can lower it as it is genetic. I have been using the Linus Pauling Heart Protocol for the past 3 years, and apparently, successfully. It has 3 main ingredients. High dose vitamin C with Lysine and Proline amino acids to neutralize Lp-a. High dose vitamin C desolves calcium as well as repairs the damaged arteries correctly instead of plastering them up with calcium that just doesn't belong there. The artery is damaged because of focal vitamin C deficiency. Lp-a is the bodies substitute for vitamin C.
I have progressive MS. Does this have any bearing on anything to do with your heart or CAC score? I see a cardiologist for intermittent tachycardia and spikes in my blood pressure here and there they had me on a beta blocker called carvedilol 6.25 mg twice a day but now we have skilled it back to 3.25 twice a day due to symptoms with the beta blocker I can tolerate the lower dose My lipid panels are always optimal and perfect according to my doctors I’ve had multiple EKGs some merely showing LVH otherwise normal. Others were normal and my echocardiogram Ive had two of those the first one was good. The second one was better. They were done a year apart. I’ve had two heart monitors and they did show tachycardia, but nothing super concerning I have been to the ER a few times with chest pain and elevated pressure but I clear everything cardiac all testing and so forth and even labs and they blame it on MS saying it could be autonomic dysfunction I’ll be going to have one of these CAC test done next week because MS has created horrible anxiety in me since my diagnosis I am very afraid to have this test done. I almost think I would be better off not knowing the score because if it’s any kind of crazy score. I just feel like it’s going to add to the anxiety, already suffer from due to MS I was always extremely active and exercised daily for over an hour. Things changed several years into my MS diagnosis which made it more difficult for me to do it, but even though I cannot exercise at the level I did before I do keep moving as much as possible, regardless how painful it is Because I’m so afraid of not being able to walk I did see an EP cardiologist in addition to my regular cardiologist. My regular cardiologist is great. The EP cardiologist told me that I needed my thyroid out, and that was going to solve all tachycardia problems. However, my other doctors, including my endocrinologist did not agree, although I do have an enlarged thyroid, thyroid levels are normal. They did a biopsy and everything came back good I would appreciate anybody’s input on this thank you so much I’m 60. 5ft8in Wt: 160. Currently working very hard to lose 25 pounds that has accumulated due to MS all of the medicines they had me on which I no longer take and not being able to exercise at the level I was before I don’t gain weight from eating because I’ve always ate very healthy But I am the kind of person that has to exercise to stay in shape The beta blocker reviewing other medicines I’m on are medicines to treat the symptoms from MS and anxiety along with pain, but I ceased all MS medication 10 years ago and no steroids I did have an elevated A1c at one time, but it has since normalized and my blood sugars have been fine. I made some more adjustments in my diet and took care of that without diabetes medication. Because of the one time elevated A1c, my endocrinologist did have me try Ozempic, but I became deathly ill after a few weeks of injection and threw it out, but she’s happy that I was able to keep everything in order with changes to my diet I have a primary and cardiologist and endocrinologist that are willing to go above and beyond to help me so I’m fortunate in that area The only thing that drives me crazy is I’m deathly afraid of cardiac stuff and the tachycardia does freak me out and sometimes ER doctors and anyone else that knows I have MS tend to blame anything wrong with me on MS Thank you again for any input 🙏🏻♥️😎
If you're already low carb with proper waist ( ≤ .5 of height men or ≤ .85 hip / waist ratio women ) why bother? You're already doing the best you can to improve your immune system and risk. I suppose it's good to know just for grinsies but the proper eating is still the same diagnosis to remedy.
My brother 53 yrs old has a CAC score more than 0, he will not tell me the number our father had a triple bypass at 70 so we have a family history and he’s not worried. I’ve had 2 consecutive CAC 0 scores spaced 5 years apart now 57 have been following a OMAD/KETO/fasting lifestyle including daily exercise working on my ranch, mountain biking, hiking and the gym. Will see what happens but IMO everyone over 50 should assume they have heart disease, diabetes, stroke risk, dementia/Alzheimer’s and metabolic disorder.
Remember, high endurance athletes often have heart issues. Especially marathon runners and the like....And just because you had a zero CAC doesn't mean you can't have soft plague. As the CAC does not see it. Get an Lp-a test as this will show your risk better than any cholesterol level. BTW heavy exercise can cause focal scurvy of the artery because of the mechanical stress of the artery next to your beating heart. If your interested in more information check out Dr.Thomas Levy's book " Stop America's #1 Killer " Proof that the Origin of All Coronary Heart Disease is Clearly Reversible Arterial Scurvy. He's not kidding as mine is reversing following his advice.
A note that there are a lot of people giving medical advice here who are NOT cardiologists. For those who choose to take advice from non-medically trained professionals, do so at your own risk. My dad had an extremely high CAC score and after surviving cardiac arrest at age 48, he went on intensive medical statin therapy. He passed away at 87. My message, don’t listen to me, listen to a cardiologist.
it takes time, thought, inquiry, intuition, critical thinking, and going integrative/functional doctor rooted. Just because some one is a 'doctor, does not mean as much as you think it means. Also, statins extend your life 2-3 days at the most. Also, causes side effects that reduce quality of life. He may have lived to 97, like my grandmother is 98, no shots, no statins.... never know. God knows our day and time. We do the best and leave God the rest
@@jac1161 I’d be careful about making claims about the efficacy of statins unless you have the research data onthand showing it has been critically reviewed to support your statement (add the link if you reply). Now, there several peer reviewed research papers that have come out in recent years showing that high intensive medical therapy through statins can prevent or severely slow calcium buildup at very low LDL levels. I think it’s safe to say that your are also not a cardiologist which is my point. An opinion based on self prescribed critical thinking of a non-medically trained person vs that of a trained cardiologist is an easy choice … but unfortunately many will listen to the non-cardiology to their peril. And that is unfortunate.
@@Ge1Ri4 Obviously in your eager quest to come up with a witty reply, you did not bother to read what I had said … which was “… don’t listen to me, listen to a cardiologist”. I suggest spending less time trying to be offended …have a nice day.
You did not mention blood thinners. After my massive heart attack caused by one clogged artery I was prescribed asperin, a blood thinner drug and cholesterol pills. I have taken the blood thinners as I was told if I did not my artery would clog back up, same with the cholesterol pills I do take the asperin. Please advise or help...ty
yes it does. ... I go back to this: balance! Meat, fish, salads, eat colorfully, not too much, not too little, move/exercise, be joyful, move away from trauma-triggering people, music, dance, love, give, and move on. Too much of this is vanity and insanity
Probably more than 20g, but it depends on you. If you cannot easily test blood glucose and ketones, then you should probably stick to under 20g of carbs. I can eat up to around 40-50g and stay in ketosis, but I don't and I'm always around 20g. Some people can hardly look at a carb and they will be kicked out of ketosis. If you starve yourself, you will likely be in ketosis within 24 hours, but being in ketosis does not mean you are fat adapted and using properly using ketones for energy. Becoming fat adapted can take weeks/months. During that period you must keep your carbs low. Very rarely I might eat quite a few carbs. I did that a few days ago when I went to a food show. I went out the next day for my normal trail ride, which I always do whilst fasted, and I was back in ketosis when I got back from that ride. I can consistently get back into ketosis within around 12 hours, but i know that if I had too many carbs over a few days, that would stop happening and I would also revert to being carb adapted.
It depends on how deep into ketosis you are to start with. In any case, the answer is probably between 10 and 50 grams. How long it takes depends on how many grams of carbs you eat and how much activity you're getting. If you eat 20 grams of carbs and do plenty of walking you'll probably be back in ketosis in a few hours or less and that's probably fine and it might even be healthy. If you eat a whole pizza and remain sedentary it'll take 24 hours or more.
CAC 26 age 50 and both cardiologist and primary want to prescribe statins. They say fish oils are 100% ineffective and want to prescribe $200/month Vascepa. Lol
As a physician myself in St. Pete Florida , I have recommended to my patients to follow your Chanel. You are the best on this topic for sure.
I'm 64. A lean mass hyper responder, super high cholesterol,normal triglycerides, ZERO CAC score.
Ketovore for life.
Ketovore for life comes with serious issues also. High Cancer & Alzimers rates at the population level. Vegetarians have 2/3 lower cancer rates & very low Alzimers rates
@@bscsmscs1578 Don't belive that for a second
@@PaulBengtsson Just a matter of religion & pick your poison. I couldn't survive vegetarianism if my life depended on it.
@@MK-sc8md But you clever enoff to know that it was just BS what him or she claimed.
@@bscsmscs1578BS.
63 year old male, totally symptom free, no chest pain. Keto since 2019. Since I had a high LDL of 200 in a routine lipid profile, my doctor ordered CAC scan ($130). It came back in the 900's so my doctor ordered a CAC test with contrast. I reviewed the films with my cardiologist and he explained what he saw. He then ordered and performed an ECHO cardiogram. Everything normal. He then performed a coronary angiogram to get a good look inside my coronary arteries and check actual blood flow. and pressure. Bottom line: my blood flow was over 90%, so he did not stent (he told me ahead of the procedure that he was not going to stent if the blood flow was over 90%). One coronary artery (circumflex) was completely blocked but collateral arteries grew around the blockage. All plaque was hard and stable and posed little risk. He cleared me to play tennis or any activity I desire.
My cardiologist understands statin propaganda and big pharma. We discussed the statin studies and the difference between relative risk reduction and absolute risk reduction of taking a statin. I opted out of the statins.
The coronary angiogram gave us the data we needed.
Thanks for sharing. My numbers are similar to yours, and my doc highly recommends a statin as they apparently help to calcify soft plaque and reduce inflammation.
Did insurance pay for your additional testing? 5:03
Desperate for a keto-friendly cardiologist. RU from Boston area???? Would greatly appreciate name of your cardiologist!
So then im wondering if vitamin k2 is effective against only soft plaques ???? And what do you think of nattokinase??
@@DK-pr9nywait statins help to harden the soft plaques???? That diesnt sound good to me
I have an amazing cardiologist. He said he would get me a cac test/score................... but there is nothing that can reverse a high score. I said, don't worry, I'm carnivore now so it is what it is. His response, keep doing what you are doing.
Yes, you can reverse a CAC score as I have reversed mine, and I'm not even a carnivore to speak of. I am on the Linus Pauling Heart Protocol. I have reversed mine from 660 to 458 so far....
@@SET12DSP iv been taking lysine, proline vitamin C, tocotrienols etc for years I have no idea if it has helped until I get my cac score done I suppose
@@SET12DSPwow that’s great!
Bull.....dr brewer....I think his name is Ford???....he has videos of himself reducing his
Look up this video its six years old dr Ford Brewer How i reversed 20 years of plaque.....he has many Premed short vi deos too
I greatly appreciate both you and Ivor. He's a truth teller. Thanks for your work!
No BS. Just brilliant info. Many thanks
Im 64 just had CAC score of 800, pretty bad. Results of a life of stress and bad diet. I'm a Non smoker no diebetes, good blood pressure. Though I was previously overweight 40+ pounds and had a drink or 3 every day. So I changed my diet a year prior to getting the cac score and lost 40,lbs. Cut way back on alcohol to 1 or 2 drinks a month. Since I cant afford the battery of tests and specialist appointments my cardiologist recommended I decided to attack the problem with diet and excersize. Moderate keto with fish and omega 3s. I have already accepted the possibility of my own mortality so I dont live in fear of death, if it comes it comes, I've had a good life. I keep my stress low and enjoy every day.
Life is way too short to be around bad people.
Amen, brother. 👍
Good luck, you've made the change, well done😊
I'm 48. I'm also one of the "rare" ones who smoked most of my life and used vaping to quit smoking 10 years ago and still vape now, and I have a score of 0. Been carnivore now for about a year. Lost 65 lbs, reversed insulin resistance etc and feel better than I did back in my 20's.
How can you tell that you reversed insulin resistance??? A blood level on the insulin??😊
@@brendaandrandyking4126 fasting insulin being below 5 is a pretty good indication but for non blood markers, when you lose weight and start burning fat for fuel instead of carbs, you have reversed insulin resistance. Type 2 diabetes is nothing more than severe insulin resistance that has been allowed to persist for many years. I caught mine before it developed into pre diabetes and full blown diabetes, thanks to these youtube keto/carnivore doctors/influencers. I had never heard of insulin resistance until then. Your standard doctors don't even know this much lol. It is sad honestly.
61 yo lean mass hyper-responder. Over 2.5 yrs carnivore. LDL = 566; remnant cholesterol < 14; triclyceride:HDL ratio = 0.79; C Reactive Protein = 0.7; Total Calcium score = 0
there are lots of chain smokers who live >90 yrs. That doesn't mean smoking is OK for people in general.
50yo carnivore. Not a hyper-responder. Total cho, 190. Triglycerides, 66. HDL,46. Triglyceride/HDL ratio: 4.8. LDL, 137. C-RP, 6. Total CAC, 118. What gives? I want my CAC = 0.
@@MrProphet469// your TG/HDL is 1.4, not 4.8. That’s pretty good. 60 and my CAC is 1120 so I understand something of what you are going through. Got mine down to about 1.1 on low carb. Over 4 years, dropped my Lp(a) from 92 to 42 (they say it’s hereditary and doesn’t change, my N=1 says hogwash). Lost 55+ pounds as well. Point is, you can do this!
8 inches 🤭
@MrProphet469 Your score could double every 5 years as mine did.
I used the Linus Paulings Heart Protocol to reverse my CAC from 660 to 458.
Check out Dr. Thomas Levy's book "Stop America's #1Killer " Proof that the Origin of All Coronary Heart Disease is Clearly Reversible Arterial Scurvy.
Pauling was a 2-time Nobel Prize winner, and Dr. Levy expands on Pauling's work.
I am smiling not just because you joked at the end of the video but also because after our consultation I got nothing but great news about my health. Now I will be doing my CAC or CTC I don't know anymore, and hopefully I will be smiling a lot more after that. Do your consults with Dr Cywes, its worth it. Thank you Dr Cywes 💛
Fantastic presentation by Dr Cywes... Thank you
My hubs had his first heart attack ( the widowmaker)at 33 years old. He's 5' 9" and was 145 pounds. His next was at 44 ( again the widowmaker) . He has had 2 stents. His cardiologist has never given him a CAC test. He has started eating keto after watching me for the past 4 years but is afraid to get off statins. I love sending him your videos to listen to as he's driving❤
cardiologist do as little as endocrinologist as little as GI doctors, etc...... when you learn what we never learned in medical and nursing school, you'll be pretty disgusted.... like I was as a cardiac nurse, and a young patient who learned a lot on my own.
50% to 3%!!! Wow!!! Thank you doc!
My husband got a score of 14 at age 72, he is now 75. We kinda thought that was acceptable. We're both are low carb/Keto for about 7 years, work out with weights and RV travel across the country.
It's $99 - I'd so it again. the sitting can be a problem...
So what? Why should that interest anyone else?
@@MrYorickJenkinstroll
@@AK3lms "YorickJenkinstroll" is no answer. Is it the best your intelligence can reach to? I repeat the question, try to answer it please if you possibly can. Why should anyone be interested in the scores of complete strangers?
My doctor put me on statins but they made me feel terrible. I told him I wasn’t taking them. I told him I wanted a CAC test. It was zero. No statins for me.
Well you don’t need them.
Excellent video! I got my CAC test today after being inspired by your talk at the Hard to Kill Summit in Omaha! It was fantastic talking to you at the VIP reception and thank you for the shout out to “the rainbow people” 😂 Our support group has grown since last weekend! ❤❤❤ - Jennifer
Great meeting you too
@@robertcywes2966 CAC score was 0! Been doing low carb for 20 years! The last 7 years keto, last 3 years strict keto!
When I got my CAC score I asked what population of people have positive scores. They said diabetics. Interestingly, they see people who have scores in the thousands that are over 70 years old. They told me the highest score they have seen was 6000 in man who was in his late 80s!
There's a calculator online that lets you plugin in your CAC, age, race, and gender and then see where you fall relative to your cohort/peers, i.e. which percentile you're in.
Search for "MESA CAC calculators"
That's me at almost 64. Last CAC score 4 years ago was 1143. I refused statin drugs. Currently Carnivore and exercising everyday. Saw a couple videos on Revera that a few people dropped, their CAC scores by hundreds of points on Carnivore. I also took up Sprinting after watching Dr Sean Omara videos. He says visceral fat is the number one cause of all diseases. My stomach size , has been plummeting after starting Sprinting, for the last two months. My cardiologist, said I killed the stress test. He says he thought my calcium was from the outside in. I have no blockages. Maybe all my long distance cardio caused the calcium built up.
@@kennethh4904 Huh? Very curious to know more about the calcium build up. Bracing myself for a barrage of "conventional wisdom" from conventional MD's/cardiologist. Appreciate any tips you can offer as I dare to request a CAC. Ugh!
Hello from Queensland Australia
Hay... my wife of 40 years just had a terrible heart attack. She has had two CAC scores that were zero ! Had to have double bypass surgery. No symptoms or contributing factors. She had Covid late May early June. Her prior blood work was perfect !!! I think it was a hemorrhagic clot.... inflammation!!!!
Isn't it all about inflammation? I don't think I've ever had a C Reactive Protein done. Thinking about getting a Dr. Cywes consult to get on the right track w/ my PCP & likely new cardiologist.
Just a question did your wife have the covid vaccine?
cvd shots by chance? ....
the injection is highly toxic, and IS the infection (spike protein is wicked for the brain, heart, lungs, etc...especially heart)
CAC does not show the soft plaque which creates heart attacks. Her Apo(B) might have been elevated, most blood works don't show it. Many with a CAC 0 will have heart attacks. People should get a CT-Angiogram at 40 and forget about CAC, stress test. Good luck with insurance companies. We get cancer markers and preventive tests but nothing is done with the heart.
Salutes to both you AND carb addiction mom! ❤
Thank you Dr Cywes for this amazing video ♥️
So, just trying to gather info and learn what's best to do at this point. My calcium score is 5700! I have angiogram scheduled in few days.
Hi. What was the result of the test?
@@chriss.6526 I ended up getting open heart surgery, quadruple bypass and a valve replacement. A bit of a rough ride, but great results. Today I seem to be doing well, cycling and very active.
I requested and am getting my first CAC test next Monday
Great video. I've been on keto and IF for over 3.5 years and dropped almost 50 lbs and have been maintaining 150lbs at 5' 10" and I'm 58. I went on keto because I didn't like how I was creeping up on the scale and past dieting seemed to hit higher plateaus. For example, in my late 30s, I could diet a bit and get myself down to 170lbs, but by my late 40s, the new low was 175, then in my 50s, closer to 180. I also had been prediabetic for 10 years at the low-end of the scale at 101 fasting glucose but I never had my a1c checked. So many things I wished my doctor would have checked given my age but it wasn't until I was on keto that I took charge and had him order all my tests, including the CAC. Now before I started on keto my total cholesterol was 164, LDL 92, trig 72, hdl 40 and my bp fluctuated between 120/80 to 140/95. I was taking 100mg atenolol since my early 40s to address palpitations. Now my total cholesterol is 190, ldl 134, hdl 55, and trig 52 with bp at 120/80 most of the time. Keto didn't really change BP that much, if any. I take a calcium channel blocker now to address onset afib w/RVR back in late April. No new episodes since then. I did have an echo back in June to check the structure of the heart to determine if I had afib for a longer period and just didn't know it until I had the one in April. Everything looked good, had minimal calcification on the main valve, but nothing alarming for my age. So I went ahead and got the CAC just to know and it came back with a 3. 3.6% of a cardiovascular event over the next 10 years. My cardiologist said he doesn't recommend a statin yet, not until the risk hits 5%. He has also been pushing to get me off keto to at least a Mediterranean diet, but preferably plant-based. Unfortunately I didn't order up all these test before I went on keto so I could compare them 3.5 years later. There's no way to know what the CAC score was before I started keto, but I'll just use this as the baseline going forward and do it again in a year or 2. It's cheap enough and it's super easy - only took 2 minutes and even better, it's non-invasive.
Great info on heart disease and how to prevent, like your cac score info to, thanks.
Astonishing, enlightening "food" for thought! So much complicated controversy. Very challenging to find and engage a keto-friendly medical "expert". Trying to be my own lab rat. Can overdoing calcium supplements exacerbate plaques? Ready to learn, rock and roll!!!
No calcium supplements!
No? Grrr. Just realized how much sugar in milk & had to cut back. Say "cheese"~@@honkytonk4465
my CAC is 25 and my doctor is practically screaming "take these statins or you are going to DIE!!!"
Mine was 3 and they told me the same thing. I told them under no circumstances was I going to start taking a statin again.
Mine was 47 and my doc got mad I wouldn't take a statin. I've switched doctors now.
@@jennifervitt7045 Ya... first visit i got the stern "If you dont trust me, maybe you should get a new dr" then second visit (sad face) "i hope you are still alive for the next visit" . I know its time for a new Dr. but i have been with him for YEARS!" And you never know if another Dr is any different
Sad
@@robertcywes2966 truely
Calcified plaque is usually very stable and very different from the hot extremely dangerous liquid plaque!
That's true! But how about getting rid of both as I am. Reversing my CAC with the Linus Pauling Heart Protocol.
@@SET12DSP please elaborate!
@Hanover-ek4jy Linus Pauling was a 2-time Nobel Prize winner and was awarded 48 PhDs over his lifetime. He was a biochemist and considered to be one of the world's smartest men in the last 1000yrs.
He worked with MDs and cardiologists, but because he wasn't an MD, cardiologists refused to believe that he knew anything. But Pauling had many interests, one of which was vitamin C and its use in the body, especially heart disease. As it was in the 1950s, it was discovered that heart attack victims were severely difficult in C in the arteries close to the heart, and the damage was quite evident. Lp-a, a sub-particle of LDL, was discovered to initiate the plaque process. Lp-a was found to be the bodies substitute for vitamin C. Every cell in the body needs C and, in large amounts, way more than the RDA. The blood holds very little in contrast to the cells. I never knew this, but you can have a thing called focal scurvy, meaning an area that is in short supply of C or completely deficient. I found out that the eyes require a huge amount of C.
So Lysine and Proline, which are amino acids, are used to bind Lp-a in the blood and prevent it from starting the plaqueing process, allowing C to repair the damaged artery correctly. Repair the damaged Lysine and Proline exposed strands. Instead of plastering it all up and further calcifying the artery wall, which cardiologists call a healing process. Not in Paulings' eyes and surely not in a few cardiologists' eyes either. After seeing my CAC Score reversing, it was certainly not in my eyes.
There has never been a study on this as there is no money in it!
As you may know, statins are the most profitable drug in the pharma industry.
The studies that were done were with hardly a gram. They would call 500mg a mega dose as 100mg is the RDA.
As it turns out, the body uses C up rapidly, fighting any toxicity in the body, especially orally with bad root canals and implants. K2-MK7 fights bad oral bacteria, killing 95% of it, so I use high dose K2-MK7 with vitamin D3 as I have 3 root canals and an implant.
I follow Dr. Thomas Levy, cardiologist author of the book "Stop America's #1 Killer " Proof that the Origin of All Coronary Heart Disease is Clearly Reversible Arterial Scurvy And so far, he is right.
One has to find their bowel tolerance of Vitamin C by taking it in divided doses per day till you get diarrhea and then back off till firmer. I find I can take much more at night.
My dosage is 5 grams morning and 5 grams afternoon with 15 grams evening.
Lysine is 6 grams a day, and Proline is 8 grams per day.
All I know is there are no side effects, and it sure beats Statins and stents and many other medications.
So the real cause, as Levy points out, is sheer mechanical stress of the artery. It is quite well known that many endurance athletes often have high CAC's, and I have heard 40% of marathon runners have heart issues.
I lost 100 lbs just from walking. I was also a former vegetarian on Dr. Cadwell Essyltyn diet. Now I'm basicly grain and sugar-free.
Vitamin C has no toxicity, but too much water will kill you! I'm 68 yrs old. I walk 4-6,000 steps per day. I once heard that the Japanese are some of the longest lifespans in the world, I also heard they don't do marathons and they don't do gyms.
I exercise for what I need no more, no less.
@@SET12DSP Japanese have long life span. This is probably due to that they eat tons of seaweed & fish giving them high omega3/omega6 ratio & this results in very low inflammation (hence low or less CALCIFICATION). Vita C is also good in reducing inflammation.
This is a great teaching with excellent explanations.
Thank you.!!
Hi Dr Cywes, just watch this. 7 months keto carnivore, 42 yrs old female. CAC is 1. Thanks for the information you shared. I wish i can get a cgm but if not diabetic it's hard to get one
as it should be - diabetics needs this more than those just fearing diabetes
@jac1161 BUT w/o good labs early (which we don't really get, do we?) seems like it would be immediately notification that whatever you're eating is jumping your sugar up -- like when Dr C compared the use of adding cream or milk to his coffee. If people could see immediate results, they could train themselves early not to develop the bad habit of ingesting foods that are really bad for them!
@@JScox I agree. It's more for prevention. It's better than the cure. Because if you need a cure that means it's too late
@jac1161 having the knowledge of how food spike you is wonderful. I don't need to wear the device forever. I could try it for 3 months. There are many companies making them now so there is no shortage. It's a good business since a lot of Americans are pre or diabetic.
I think I love this Doctor! However, I live in Phoenix, AZ
Excellent information thank you so very much!!!
MESA 10-year CHD risk calculator incorporates other variables to give a better risk estimates than just CAC score. For example, if you have moderately high CAC score, but otherwise normal cholesterol and TG levels and normal BP you’re at a lower risk than “20 %” (i.e., depending on your exact numbers, likely less than 10%) listed here that’s based only on CAC score …
Good afternoon from Copperhill Tn.
Stress tests are a waste of time..
Absolutely, NEVER!!!! do a stress test. I had a 209 score and passed a stress test with 90% blockage in the LAD. I needed double bypass after a full cath was done.
they do that to find any way possible to document an issue, so that they can prescribe a med or do a surgery. They are both at some points, necessary, but.....not in most cases.
Thanks Doc!
Definitely smiled at the end.
thank you for all the info. I did contribute via PP
When I have used coconut oil in the past, my bad cholesterol went up. My CAC was 175 last year. I try to be low carb but lately eating rice because I need something binding for digestion. I don’t like using meds. Also can't increase salt because of edema and kidney stones so can't use this protocol.
Brilliant, thank you!!
73 yo male who had a CAC test (at my request and expense) in May. I scored a 429, a cardiologist contacted me wanting to follow up but we never got together. I don't trust most of these guys because they are all pill pushers. I would love to find someone who understands low carb diets and have looked at what Dr.Berry posted a while back but there is no one near Sioux City IA or my winter home in Lake Havasu City AZ. When I got my CAC score, I went from keto to carnivore. I am thinking more and more about contacting you so you can help me decide what to do. I have never smoked nor has my doctor ordered an A1c.
Houston based cardiologist Dr Nadir Mir Ali may jusr be who you are looking for. I believe he offfers telemedicine. He is low carb keto. Check out his channel and the many interviews where he is featured. The man is brilliant.
thank you
Great video, thank you...
HI Dr. Cywes, I have found your videos very informative indeed being a T2 diabetic 20 yrs and have been fed meds/insulin!!! I tried keto 2 yrs ago.
Happily Im off insulin and lost 15 kgs! I reside in Cape Town, South Africa.
Please could you recommend any keto LCHF Docs that are like-minded? Thanks for the brilliant work you and similar Dr's in your space are doing to switch the lights on for us being treated by archaic Dr's stuck on solving health issues with meds only.
Love ❤Ivor!!!
I had a small heart attack yesterday, lasted less than 5 minutes. I went to the ER about 45 min after. EKG showed nothing because it was over. Blood work showed nothing because it didn't last long enough. CAT scan and X ray was good. Yesterday was w day back on carnivore, I must stick with it this time. I hop I can heal my heart and blood vessels. My Dr mentioned stress, yes I've been very stress with my life situation for 8 months and yesterday was no different.
Another great one thank you doc 🙏🙏🏆
1931 CAC in 2019. Had a 99% soft blockage in "widowmaker" artery. Turned out to have serious trouble with statins and couldn't walk for nine months taken off. TOFI body type. I started keto and a lot of fasting, found to have rapid response. Lipid panels changed around. I will never be medically ordered to take a CAC score agaon as it their policy not to because I am already establish cardio patient.
find some to order it, and get it done. Don't stay with abuse/neglect or where you feel stuck You are paying THEM!
I would respond, but apparently youtube is blocking my statements that are anything more than just mundane ones.
Why not just live your life as if you were told you had a high CAC score. Make the lifestyle changes you would do anyway without the exposure to radiation and mental stress from being given a bad number.
Yes. Why wait for the shit to hit the fan.
I was concerned about the radiation to the breasts and thyroid which are right there!
@@jac1161 Absolutely!
I had a CaC years ago. They tell you not to have so much as a dental x-ray for at least 6 months because of the radiation.
Say more about tobacco industry and statins
My cardiologist just ordered big dose of statins. No stress test no further testing. I was so defeated when I left. 14:36
the entire system is defeating....as a nurse and patient they left neglected, I can't even tell you how devastating..... they get incentives. Period.
I think I would refer to another cardiologist.
@@keithshaw3693 They are all the same. I went to the Mayo Clinic last week and same story….just take more pills. No emphasis on diet or lifestyle change. They all beat the same drum.
64 year old with CAC at 590. Passed exercise stress test with flying colors. Low carb for last 5 years. Work hard to keep A1c low. Don’t know how to find an enlightened cardiologist in San Antonio or Austin TX. I fired mine who was LDlL centric. My statins sit in a drawer, unopened. Do take baby aspirin, nattokinase, lumbrokinase.
Outstanding
A few centuries ago this guy would be a pastor at the pulpit putting parishioners into a funk telling them "if you do not change your ways and turn away from sin, (sin is now defined as smoking alcohol and carbohydrates) your danger of damnation increases exponentially. Repent now." What he says is interesting and very probably true but I do feel that modern health advisers tend to play down the fact that nearly everyone dies before they are 100 years old anyway.
I find it depressing reading comments where people are bragging smugly about how healthy they are and superior to 95% of sick humanity. Such people proliferate in the comments section of health videos on youtube!. Do the braggats ever explain why they are so interesting as people that it matters to everyone else how healthy they are?
I won't even have milk in my house. Only heavy cream and butter..... discussion, then what to do - call to action, strategies you can do yourself: 25:00 get bloodwork done CAC score; therapy - low carb, high fat, increase salt, get A1c at 5.2 0r lower; some form of physical activity every day - frequency more important than intensity; No statins ; baby aspirin a day; antioxidants Omega 3 fatty acid, MCT or coconut oil, Vitamin D3 K2 and walks in the sunshine; Vitamin C; blood pressure control - monitor every day; stop nicotine products; correct insulin resistance; take care of your heart!
In case you wonder whether online efforts impact heath…Thanks to your info I got a CAC that resulted incidental finding:focal subpleural nodularity superior segment of left lower lobe (4:90). A separate 4 mm solid nodule in the same lobe. PET w/contrast: malignant adenoma. I’m
too old to die young
I urge you to look into doing a video on OMEGA 3 and it role in the hormonal balance.. I looked at your insulin vids. and this is important for the audience.
How do you find a cardiologist like you described?
I have been on Statin for 20+ years. Now age 70. Female. Never smoked. Strong family history of heart disease and T2DM. (father&brother T2DM, sister died of MI at age 55). Had coronary angiogram dozen years ago showing 20% occlusion of two major vessels after false positive stress test. My latest lipids are HDL 59, VLDL 15, LDL 50, Triglycerides 72, Total cholesterol 124. I got CAC on my own with score of 440 (95th percentile for sex/age). My cardiologist had a fit that I got CAC and told me to never get another. He did chemical stress test which was normal. I have been low carb diet for 3 years. A1C and fasting blood glucose normal. Why would my cardiologist be so against getting CAC? He said it at least confirmed the benefits of statin (stabilized my plaque). But he also said the calcification could be OUTSIDE my artery so offered no diagnostic benefit.
Mostly, he didn't want you to get the CAC because statins increase the CAC Score in the name of plaque stabilization, which is calcifation of the soft plague. In cardiologists eyes the risk factors while being on a statin do not apply to a CAC.
BTW the statin increases Lp-a.
If you switched to Repatha it calcifies substantially less while lowering Lp-a. If your Lp-a is high your risk for a cardiac event is 2-3 times higher even if your cholesterol was perfect....
Reversing my CAC with the Linus Pauling Heart Protocol.
@@SET12DSPcould you please tell me the exact protocol? I’ve seen different supplements suggested for Linus Pauling’s CAC reversal.
@user-dm8mb9zm5c First off, I follow Dr Thomas Levy's book
America's #1 Killer." Proof that the Origin of All Coronary Heart Disease is Clearly Reversible Arterial Scurvy.
I suggest the 3 supplements be in powder form. I use BulkSupplemets from Amazon that are in 1kg resealable bags. I refill smaller containers and use their their scoops. Save a lot of money this way. I currently use 4 grams of Lysine and 4 grams of Proline 2x per day. For C, currently using 4 grams morning, noon, and afternoon with 8 grams early evening as physical activity is much lower and the C is better tolerated. This varies on your own health, and the better your health, the less you tolerate. Take C till diarrhea, then back of till firmer stools loose stools are OK. Magnesium glycinate 800mg per day in divided doses as when magnesium is up. Calcium is down. My CAC is down by 30% in 20 months.
Beginning to think I need to move to FL. 🤔
❤ how??? Do we find a doc who knows his hands in his pocket as you say Doc? Please! Tell us!!!
Hi Doctor Robert.
I have been watching your videos over the last 3 days and found them fascinating. I am 72 years young and farmed all my life so am very fit and i have not needed ever to take medical drugs. 6 feet 3 inches tall and slim so I thought due to no sickness issues over the last 60 years i was bullet proof. However, I started to get ED, so thought i needed to get checked out.
Well, my CT Calcium Score was 2293.5 is at the 94thpercentile.
My tread test was, achieving heart rate of 148bpm which is 117% predicted. Blood pressure peaked to 164/68mmHg from a base line of138/72mmHg, no chest pain.
I am on Aspirin now and booked in for an angiogram in August.
Has anyone had a CT number that high and was able to bring it down?
i swear I keep telling my relatives that diabetes is dangerous and they need to be on a diet, they dont wanna listen :(. Gotta cut out the carbs and junk foods..
Have no idea what my scores mean:
epicardial coronary arteries: lm:1/3; lad:2/3; lcx:1/3; rca:1/3. total ordinal coronary artery calcium score:5/12
I had a CAC score of 1333 after eating SAD for 50 yrs. I quickly went on keto for a year then continued to eat 50gm carbs and do OMAD and extended fasting of 36 hrs couple times a month for 5 yrs. Now my score is 2533. I am still low carb 50 gms no statins or BP medicine because 5 different medicines didn't work. Any suggestions? I've worked so hard.
How about research on CIMT to predict soft plaque?
I left two posts but they’re missing.
How do you adjust RUclips messages where you see the newest one first? Thanks
I am 68 years old man . CAC score is very high 2157. No chest pain. No family history of heart attacks . I lost 30 lbs I exercise 4 times a week threadmill and weight lifting BMI is 23.5 my aic is 6.5. My pressure is normal range cholesterol is normal 75. HDL and LDL are normal range i dont drink alcohol for a year never smoked. But worried about my cac score 2157 which is high. I use to have high blood pressure befire but now it is nornal last 6 months and diabetes 2 is under control. Cac score is high and bothers me. This was ordered by my primary dr. I have a cardiologist appointment after 2 months . Long wait.What can I expect for treatment?
I am confused. I just had a CAC score of zero. However, it showed calcification in my thoracic aorta. 67 y/o female. My GP said to see a cardiologist. I have an appointment in a few weeks.
FYI to find a facility that offers C.A.C. score tests is far and few between I have tried and my doctor could only find them in large cities 60-100 miles away and ins doesn't cover them they cost 2-$300. I live 60 miles south of Boston Ma. there are a few places that offer them but they have to be through a doctors request. The price is reasonable the run-around sucks. Just another test the ins co dont want to pay for. I believe most of these diseases can be managed better with accurate testing Every doctor I've seen in a year 8-10 to date ordered the same regime of blood work with same results nothing unusual. I asked many of them for a C A C score and the put me off.
Hi Dr. Cywes! I have been on keto since 2019. My last labs have not changed total cholesterol 403, TG 80, HDL 109(decreased from 124), VLDL 11, LDL 283, hgb A1C 5.3, Lp(a)
did you get cvd shots? Very inflammatory. as is the early infection
Finding a good cardiologist is extremely difficult. Any recommendations near Boston?
Thanks so much for this….had a heart attack and a stint 4-5 years after going Keto/Carnivore and really questioned if I did the right thing….makes sense that the clot could have been from previous damage much like the pavement illustration. The week before my heart attack I was hiking in Colorado and asked cardiologist if this could have caused the blockage. He said it was possible but wanted to push it on my diet….since I already have a stint what is your suggestion for CAC in moving forward?
CAC is used as a diagonsis tool. Since you already have stent & heart disease, CAC is useless
i have the same question ...
Keto/Carnivore contributes to oxidation of cholesterol which in turn causes inflammation. Why? Because cooking meat oxidizes the fats - simple as that! Now, people who eat a ton of sugar and bad carbs, overweight, diabetes, etc., do well on keto because they get rid of the junk. However, long term they are hurting themselves in another way. Also, have your physician check your Lp(a) numbers. That is a nasty molecule that is hereditary and if elevated can definitely contribute to plaque and unstable plaque, especially when eating keto/carnivore. BTW, I've been in healthcare some 30 years trained in integrative functional medicine. Take care.
So, Dr. Agatston said that a statin can help stabilize the placque. Might a statin be worth taking for that? (husband's CAC score is 300 in the LAD with moderate blockage)
I am there as well. I started Crestor 5 mg. No side effects.
I have to ask my doctor to get a cac test
Fat for fuel
Protien for repair ?
Do you know any metabolic Doctors in Central Oregon per chance?
Mine is zero
We are using Berberine instead of metformin. What is your opinion on Berberine?
I take Berberine. Whilst I don't have (pre)diabetes, I see very early signs of it. I've found that if you take Berberine with either capric acid or milk thistle; the effect is significantly better. My morning glucose is down to around 5.4 mmol/L whereas it used to be around 6.0, and HbA1c is down to 5.2 whereas it used to be 5.5
I haven't yet checked if it had any impact on my lipids, although that wasn't my concern because I already have higher HDL and low triglycerides because I've been low carb for a few years. I do have high LDL which I'm reasonably happy with, but if LDL lowers then great.
Remember to stop taking Berberine for a couple of weeks maybe every 8 weeks, because it does impact the gut and liver. Just like metformin it can also reduce B12 absorption. Opinions vary on how often and for how long to cycle it.
I'm typically taking 400-500mg Berberine twice a day, sometimes once a day, and none on Saturdays, when I do more exercise, skip lunch and my blood glucose stays lower the whole day.
Edit to add that I've had zero side effects from Berberine. I get the impression that some people do get issues from it. Also, I'm not on any other drugs. It has a blood thinning effect, so be careful if you take any other supps/meds that also have that effect.
Depends on disease severity
I had terrible headaches when taking berberine also stomach upset. Many get headaches and other side affects from it from my research.
I have been taking chromium picolinate (colloidal) and it’s brought my morning BS down to average of 5 and slowly reducing fasting insulin level. Carnivore for 2.5 years and no weight loss, hoping that happens with time. I had pre diabetic morning BS levels even on carnivore
Berberine acts in similar ways to metformin in the body
LONDON UK …;. do you have any practioners who think like you near me in london Sir …. appreciate your explanations thank you :)
Neither IS a doctor, not "neither are doctors" :)
Which test would my husband need ? In 2019 he had a stent placed in his LAD. His cholesterol was 218 so his cardiologist changed his meds to Repatha a two months ago. We have been carnivores for almost a year now. Last week his cholesterol was at 178.
I can garantee one thing, the need of stent has nothing to do with his colesterol levels(unless very oxidized) .Statins are maybe to lower inflamation?
What do you say to a 57 year old white male with a CHC score of 3238
Non-smoker, non-diabetic I am moderately athletic
I have a 3000 CAC score, 64 old, non smoker, non diabetic and cycle 60 to 100 miles a week. I recently lost 40 pounds with carnivore over the last 8 months and just got tested. I see you posted this 6 months ago, What did you find out about your high score?
@@raymaher7796 that I had two arteries blocked and got two stents placed.
And I’m still cycling trying to get up 60 to 100 miles a week
I’m eating mostly carnivore and just had a CAC scan and my score was 913. I’m being told I need to change my diet to Mediterranean and take a high dose statin for at least 6 months
I would have had a 900+ CAC score if I were not doing what I have been doing for the last 3 years.
My CAC 3 years ago was 660. 1 year ago, it was 458.
A CT scan tech suggested it has to be a mistake and suggested I take another scan. I asked my cardiologist if the scans' data could be verified. I got word today, "No calcium was missed." The score is correct.
I will not take a Statin as it does nothing but increase the calcium score all in the name of plaque stabilization. It also increases Lp-a, a subparticle of LDL that diet nor exercise can lower it as it is genetic.
I have been using the Linus Pauling Heart Protocol for the past 3 years, and apparently, successfully.
It has 3 main ingredients. High dose vitamin C with Lysine and Proline amino acids to neutralize Lp-a. High dose vitamin C desolves calcium as well as repairs the damaged arteries correctly instead of plastering them up with calcium that just doesn't belong there. The artery is damaged because of focal vitamin C deficiency. Lp-a is the bodies substitute for vitamin C.
I have progressive MS. Does this have any bearing on anything to do with your heart or CAC score? I see a cardiologist for intermittent tachycardia and spikes in my blood pressure here and there they had me on a beta blocker called carvedilol 6.25 mg twice a day but now we have skilled it back to 3.25 twice a day due to symptoms with the beta blocker
I can tolerate the lower dose
My lipid panels are always optimal and perfect according to my doctors
I’ve had multiple EKGs some merely showing LVH otherwise normal. Others were normal and my echocardiogram Ive had two of those the first one was good. The second one was better. They were done a year apart.
I’ve had two heart monitors and they did show tachycardia, but nothing super concerning
I have been to the ER a few times with chest pain and elevated pressure but I clear everything cardiac all testing and so forth and even labs and they blame it on MS saying it could be autonomic dysfunction
I’ll be going to have one of these CAC test done next week because MS has created horrible anxiety in me since my diagnosis I am very afraid to have this test done. I almost think I would be better off not knowing the score because if it’s any kind of crazy score. I just feel like it’s going to add to the anxiety, already suffer from due to MS
I was always extremely active and exercised daily for over an hour. Things changed several years into my MS diagnosis which made it more difficult for me to do it, but even though I cannot exercise at the level I did before I do keep moving as much as possible, regardless how painful it is Because I’m so afraid of not being able to walk
I did see an EP cardiologist in addition to my regular cardiologist. My regular cardiologist is great. The EP cardiologist told me that I needed my thyroid out, and that was going to solve all tachycardia problems. However, my other doctors, including my endocrinologist did not agree, although I do have an enlarged thyroid, thyroid levels are normal. They did a biopsy and everything came back good
I would appreciate anybody’s input on this thank you so much
I’m 60. 5ft8in Wt: 160. Currently working very hard to lose 25 pounds that has accumulated due to MS all of the medicines they had me on which I no longer take and not being able to exercise at the level I was before I don’t gain weight from eating because I’ve always ate very healthy But I am the kind of person that has to exercise to stay in shape
The beta blocker reviewing other medicines I’m on are medicines to treat the symptoms from MS and anxiety along with pain, but I ceased all MS medication 10 years ago and no steroids
I did have an elevated A1c at one time, but it has since normalized and my blood sugars have been fine. I made some more adjustments in my diet and took care of that without diabetes medication. Because of the one time elevated A1c, my endocrinologist did have me try Ozempic, but I became deathly ill after a few weeks of injection and threw it out, but she’s happy that I was able to keep everything in order with changes to my diet
I have a primary and cardiologist and endocrinologist that are willing to go above and beyond to help me so I’m fortunate in that area
The only thing that drives me crazy is I’m deathly afraid of cardiac stuff and the tachycardia does freak me out and sometimes ER doctors and anyone else that knows I have MS tend to blame anything wrong with me on MS
Thank you again for any input 🙏🏻♥️😎
Be sure to use Redmond salt, not regular table salt
and test iodine levels as Redmonds and other good salt deplete iodine, AND fluoride in the water competes with it and prevents iodine absorption
Oh no. I just learned mine is in the 800s. I wish I can reverse it somehow.
If you're already low carb with proper waist ( ≤ .5 of height men or ≤ .85 hip / waist ratio women ) why bother? You're already doing the best you can to improve your immune system and risk. I suppose it's good to know just for grinsies but the proper eating is still the same diagnosis to remedy.
edollnsI called no one answered and mail box was full. You need to take action. Ed Collins
My brother 53 yrs old has a CAC score more than 0, he will not tell me the number our father had a triple bypass at 70 so we have a family history and he’s not worried. I’ve had 2 consecutive CAC 0 scores spaced 5 years apart now 57 have been following a OMAD/KETO/fasting lifestyle including daily exercise working on my ranch, mountain biking, hiking and the gym. Will see what happens but IMO everyone over 50 should assume they have heart disease, diabetes, stroke risk, dementia/Alzheimer’s and metabolic disorder.
Remember, high endurance athletes often have heart issues. Especially marathon runners and the like....And just because you had a zero CAC doesn't mean you can't have soft plague. As the CAC does not see it. Get an Lp-a test as this will show your risk better than any cholesterol level.
BTW heavy exercise can cause focal scurvy of the artery because of the mechanical stress of the artery next to your beating heart.
If your interested in more information check out Dr.Thomas Levy's book " Stop America's #1 Killer " Proof that the Origin of All Coronary Heart Disease is Clearly Reversible Arterial Scurvy.
He's not kidding as mine is reversing following his advice.
A note that there are a lot of people giving medical advice here who are NOT cardiologists. For those who choose to take advice from non-medically trained professionals, do so at your own risk. My dad had an extremely high CAC score and after surviving cardiac arrest at age 48, he went on intensive medical statin therapy. He passed away at 87. My message, don’t listen to me, listen to a cardiologist.
it takes time, thought, inquiry, intuition, critical thinking, and going integrative/functional doctor rooted. Just because some one is a 'doctor, does not mean as much as you think it means. Also, statins extend your life 2-3 days at the most. Also, causes side effects that reduce quality of life. He may have lived to 97, like my grandmother is 98, no shots, no statins.... never know. God knows our day and time. We do the best and leave God the rest
@@jac1161 I’d be careful about making claims about the efficacy of statins unless you have the research data onthand showing it has been critically reviewed to support your statement (add the link if you reply). Now, there several peer reviewed research papers that have come out in recent years showing that high intensive medical therapy through statins can prevent or severely slow calcium buildup at very low LDL levels. I think it’s safe to say that your are also not a cardiologist which is my point. An opinion based on self prescribed critical thinking of a non-medically trained person vs that of a trained cardiologist is an easy choice … but unfortunately many will listen to the non-cardiology to their peril. And that is unfortunate.
@@rondezeeuw2521 are you a cardiologist? If not, according to your own advice, your opinion is valueless, so why are you even commenting? Ego?
@@Ge1Ri4 Obviously in your eager quest to come up with a witty reply, you did not bother to read what I had said … which was “… don’t listen to me, listen to a cardiologist”. I suggest spending less time trying to be offended …have a nice day.
Dr C, can you speak to people that smoke and vape marijuana?
You did not mention blood thinners. After my massive heart attack caused by one clogged artery I was prescribed asperin, a blood thinner drug and cholesterol pills. I have taken the blood thinners as I was told if I did not my artery would clog back up, same with the cholesterol pills I do take the asperin. Please advise or help...ty
Hi, Can you suggest a metabolic docttor in Sydney Australia?
Stop eating margarine too.
Doesn’t a carnivore diet increase the uric acid? And how can we reduce the level?
yes it does. ... I go back to this: balance! Meat, fish, salads, eat colorfully, not too much, not too little, move/exercise, be joyful, move away from trauma-triggering people, music, dance, love, give, and move on. Too much of this is vanity and insanity
How many carbs
Will take a person out of ketosis? How long will it take to return to the state of ketosis?
Probably more than 20g, but it depends on you. If you cannot easily test blood glucose and ketones, then you should probably stick to under 20g of carbs.
I can eat up to around 40-50g and stay in ketosis, but I don't and I'm always around 20g. Some people can hardly look at a carb and they will be kicked out of ketosis.
If you starve yourself, you will likely be in ketosis within 24 hours, but being in ketosis does not mean you are fat adapted and using properly using ketones for energy. Becoming fat adapted can take weeks/months. During that period you must keep your carbs low.
Very rarely I might eat quite a few carbs. I did that a few days ago when I went to a food show. I went out the next day for my normal trail ride, which I always do whilst fasted, and I was back in ketosis when I got back from that ride. I can consistently get back into ketosis within around 12 hours, but i know that if I had too many carbs over a few days, that would stop happening and I would also revert to being carb adapted.
It depends on how deep into ketosis you are to start with. In any case, the answer is probably between 10 and 50 grams.
How long it takes depends on how many grams of carbs you eat and how much activity you're getting. If you eat 20 grams of carbs and do plenty of walking you'll probably be back in ketosis in a few hours or less and that's probably fine and it might even be healthy. If you eat a whole pizza and remain sedentary it'll take 24 hours or more.
So how do I find a good cardiologist in my area?
CAC 26 age 50 and both cardiologist and primary want to prescribe statins. They say fish oils are 100% ineffective and want to prescribe $200/month Vascepa. Lol
Can you do a test if you had a bypass?