Owen,
Thank you for the reply. Here is the deal. I have not used the Heart tech product for a long time. I spoke with you years ago about my wife and her type 1 diabetes and plaque issues. She died a few years ago from congestive heart failure. We had no insurance so I got skinned financially and actually had to do a short sale on the home. Money has been tight and I could not afford the product but I sure wish I had stayed with it. She did not tolerate the Heart Tech well with constant bowel issues from neuropathy.
No, I am not one of those that felt better and stopped taking the product. It was a money issue as I stated. I am a total believer in the entire concept. I remember you telling me you developed the heart Tech product.
I am 63 and extremely healthy. I have been running all my life and also weights. Never sick. The only issue is a low HDL in my family and my very healthy uncle had a quad by pass at age 58. Just a problem genetically. My cholesterol has been a little over 200 and the HDL around 30. I started feeling a burning sensation behind my sternum when I ran and had to stop periodically. Also when I work outside with heavy stuff. My endurance is great but the burning is a problem. My doctor is a close friend and suggested that I have a nuclear stress test. It showed abnormalities and I met with the cardiac specialist and he set up a heart catheter through the wrist this past Monday. I met with the surgeon today and he showed me the video and it has one artery at an 85 to 90% blockage and two more with less blockage. I can't do a stent because I am highly allergic to aspirin but he strongly suggested the by pass.
This is a really big deal and I am considering taking the chance and get on your suggested regimen to clean it up. I am scared and worried and could really use a phone conversation, please? Really huge decision. Please call if you can. Thank you.
Ken
I no longer get in the phone, and I couldn't help you make this decision anyway. After reading Thomas Levy's book STOP AMERICA'S #1 KILLER (Levy was a board certified cardiologist) you would begin to understand that there are cases where the by-pass is the best course of action. ( Levy thinks, like us, that the problem can be avoided in the first place by using vitamin C, but you are not at the avoidance/prevention stage. Aside: As cheap as vitamin C and lysine can be, you were aware of Pauling's theory, so economics is no excuse.)
You are now in the position of seeking a reversal of cardiovascular disease, something Linus Pauling himself thought possible, but per Levy, the risk has increased.
If it were me, if I were facing this situation, and this is my opinion if I faced heart bypass surgery under the diagnosis you shared, I would try to delay the surgery for 60 to 90 days, and see if I could reverse the blockages.
To do this, I would focus on
a) vitamin C and lysine (and proline) and
b) vitamin K (mostly K2).
I would review the recommendations in Chapter 7 of our book, (Free download http://practicingmedicinewithoutalicense.com/protocol/) which builds on the Foundation of Linus Pauling's basic recommendations in HOW TO LIVE LONGER AND FEEL BETTER.
johnwen here at our forum is an medical expert and has seen people in this situation his entire career. He may have some insights for you.
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