Congratulations on taking your wake up call seriously & going public, many will be inspired & helped. Too many doctors continue recommend statins for “high cholesterol “ treatment when there’s absolutely no evidence that high numbers are a health problem, or connected to heart disease. As other comments posted - for decades statins have been prescribed to bring down high LDL. Cholesterol numbers may come down but the root heart problem still exists now along with terrible side effects from the statin ( memory loss & joint issues being 2). Research, there’s plenty of good information out there on that topic. Also read “The Grain Brain” by Dr. Perlmutter. A neurologist & a nutritionist- a rare combination. Most doctors know 0 about healthy nutrition. Good luck!
I had a similar wake-up call a few years ago at age 62 and realized that something had to change. It was not heart-related, but was infections in my lower leg that would require potent antibiotics and hospitalization. I was not diagnosed as diabetic or even pre-diabetic, but I was not in the best shape and clinically obese. After researching on my own (ie taking charge of my own health) and MAKING THE DECISION to prioritize my health every day, I lost 40lbs on low carb, high protein diet, started going to a Functional Medicine clinic, monitoring bloodwork, etc.
Shortly after starting, the MAHA movement exploded and I haven't looked back.
I applaud your openness, honesty, and contribution to the discussion in changing the health of our country and world.
I prey for all the best in your journey, Alex. I too have cardiac issues which resulted in 4 stents back in 2010. Your awesome courage is shown in resolve to post ALL the health details as you fight to reach your goals. It is certain that your experiment in health honesty will create similar willingness to face one's dragons for millions. Bon Chance, mon ami!
Praying that you receive excellent care and are able to achieve your goals for living the life you desire. It is easy to ignore health issues until they become too serious to push aside. Unfortunately, because of the realization of the inadequacies of our medical systems, many people don't trust doctors enough to seek their advise and treatment.
My husband’s job means he sits in an office all day every day and a bad diet due to Doordash, and so a year ago he had a heart attack and two bypasses. He was sent home with 23 prescriptions for his heart and type 2 diabetes. We looked at all the side effects and immediately tossed about 20 of them. He kept the baby aspirin, nitro, and oxycontin. He only took 3 or 4 of the oxy for pain and then it was tossed. Eventually he gave up the aspirin in favor of a supplement called pycnogenol. The nitro is on hand, just in case. In the meantime I checked every alternative medicine I could find. He’s been taking berberine for glucose control, nattokinase, lumbtokinase, along with a handful of other supplements. He takes vitamins, exercises regularly, and eats a ketogenic diet that limits him to around 25 grams of carbs per day. Here are the people we recommend: A Midwestern Doctor (Substack), Dr. Ken Berry, Dr. Ralph LaGuardia (on Substack), Dr. Pierre Kory (Substack), authors Gary Taubes and Nina Teicholz, Dr. Joe Mercola, and Sayer Ji. On a related note, last week I completely eliminated a nasty case of diverticulitis using only DMSO and chlorine hydroxide. Pierre Kory has just published a new book on Chlorine Hydroxide as a universal antidote. The doctor had prescribed two antibiotics. One was so toxic it that two of its side effects listed a burst aorta and torn tendons that could happen years after taking it. Altogether, the list of side effects was on a 4 page insert.
I am a retired physician, an anesthesiologist with multiple years in the open heart room. What I learned in medical school turned out to be frequently wrong, senseless and useless. As an example we measure blood pressure as a proxy for perfusion. When blood pressure is high, a pill is occasionally the answer but the real problem to solve is why the blood pressure is high? In your case, a clot blocking blood from exiting your left ventricle. The body attempts to keep perfusing the brain with arterial constriction elsewhere in the body, measured on your arm. Make sense? What isn't being perfused is often the answer, or occasionally an endocrine problem or similar pipe problems. I can wholeheartedly recommend a physician who also writes on Substack. She goes by the nom de guerre of The Midwestern Doctor and her "blog" is called "The Forgotten Side of Medicine". A tremendous resource. Use it. best of luck to you. You're a tremendous resource on your own. be well
May your road to recovery be blessed with our Father God’s healing hand. Prayers do work and my advice is to start each day with a prayer of gratitude before looking at your Apple Watch. Walking is an absolute must for us all to gain and keep good health. Looking forward to your public health care. Your voice of reason is needed, especially for your children, so I’m glad you are on the right track.
My late husband lived with CHF for over a decade, originally diagnosed with Atrial Fib even decades earlier; learning the listening to what his body was saying he logged, commercial fished, went mining and in between when the body said whoa, worked behind a desk, not letting the underlying condition dictate but letting it guide. Embrace listening to the body (rest when needed, restrict fluids as necessary, follow what the doctors say and you got this!
My mom lived for 30 years with CHF and that was in the olden days of blood thinners and Digoxin. She stayed active and didn’t let it rule her life. Your husband didn’t let it stop him either. I think that really helps.
If there's a fountain of youth, it's losing significant weight (I'll define that as north of 50 lb) as a, uh, seasoned person. But you got yourself in deeper stuff than I managed; all the best. Don't want to be a downer, but the first 20 lb is the easiest. Be forewarned.
good luck!
Since the "scandemic" I've been exercising more and eating healthier...and I feel better for it.
A very important aspect of good health is good sleep. I didn't see you mention that in you post.
Might be good to follow that as well in the apple health app!
It might be too much but have you thought of tracking you food intake as well? Having it on display may help you maintain good eating habits.
Congratulations on taking your wake up call seriously & going public, many will be inspired & helped. Too many doctors continue recommend statins for “high cholesterol “ treatment when there’s absolutely no evidence that high numbers are a health problem, or connected to heart disease. As other comments posted - for decades statins have been prescribed to bring down high LDL. Cholesterol numbers may come down but the root heart problem still exists now along with terrible side effects from the statin ( memory loss & joint issues being 2). Research, there’s plenty of good information out there on that topic. Also read “The Grain Brain” by Dr. Perlmutter. A neurologist & a nutritionist- a rare combination. Most doctors know 0 about healthy nutrition. Good luck!
I had a similar wake-up call a few years ago at age 62 and realized that something had to change. It was not heart-related, but was infections in my lower leg that would require potent antibiotics and hospitalization. I was not diagnosed as diabetic or even pre-diabetic, but I was not in the best shape and clinically obese. After researching on my own (ie taking charge of my own health) and MAKING THE DECISION to prioritize my health every day, I lost 40lbs on low carb, high protein diet, started going to a Functional Medicine clinic, monitoring bloodwork, etc.
Shortly after starting, the MAHA movement exploded and I haven't looked back.
I applaud your openness, honesty, and contribution to the discussion in changing the health of our country and world.
I prey for all the best in your journey, Alex. I too have cardiac issues which resulted in 4 stents back in 2010. Your awesome courage is shown in resolve to post ALL the health details as you fight to reach your goals. It is certain that your experiment in health honesty will create similar willingness to face one's dragons for millions. Bon Chance, mon ami!
Praying that you receive excellent care and are able to achieve your goals for living the life you desire. It is easy to ignore health issues until they become too serious to push aside. Unfortunately, because of the realization of the inadequacies of our medical systems, many people don't trust doctors enough to seek their advise and treatment.
Strength training. You don’t need to be Arnold Schwarzenegger, just lift what you can.
https://cronometer.com/blog/muscle-for-longevity/
Wishing you the best, and pulling for you. I enjoy your writing. Get healthy.
My husband’s job means he sits in an office all day every day and a bad diet due to Doordash, and so a year ago he had a heart attack and two bypasses. He was sent home with 23 prescriptions for his heart and type 2 diabetes. We looked at all the side effects and immediately tossed about 20 of them. He kept the baby aspirin, nitro, and oxycontin. He only took 3 or 4 of the oxy for pain and then it was tossed. Eventually he gave up the aspirin in favor of a supplement called pycnogenol. The nitro is on hand, just in case. In the meantime I checked every alternative medicine I could find. He’s been taking berberine for glucose control, nattokinase, lumbtokinase, along with a handful of other supplements. He takes vitamins, exercises regularly, and eats a ketogenic diet that limits him to around 25 grams of carbs per day. Here are the people we recommend: A Midwestern Doctor (Substack), Dr. Ken Berry, Dr. Ralph LaGuardia (on Substack), Dr. Pierre Kory (Substack), authors Gary Taubes and Nina Teicholz, Dr. Joe Mercola, and Sayer Ji. On a related note, last week I completely eliminated a nasty case of diverticulitis using only DMSO and chlorine hydroxide. Pierre Kory has just published a new book on Chlorine Hydroxide as a universal antidote. The doctor had prescribed two antibiotics. One was so toxic it that two of its side effects listed a burst aorta and torn tendons that could happen years after taking it. Altogether, the list of side effects was on a 4 page insert.
Btw, when his cardiologist learned my husband was refusing pharmaceuticals, he fired him. 🤣
I will pray for your success. The world needs your voice. Good luck in your MAHA journey.]
You are what you eat. Abandon the SAD diet.
I am a retired physician, an anesthesiologist with multiple years in the open heart room. What I learned in medical school turned out to be frequently wrong, senseless and useless. As an example we measure blood pressure as a proxy for perfusion. When blood pressure is high, a pill is occasionally the answer but the real problem to solve is why the blood pressure is high? In your case, a clot blocking blood from exiting your left ventricle. The body attempts to keep perfusing the brain with arterial constriction elsewhere in the body, measured on your arm. Make sense? What isn't being perfused is often the answer, or occasionally an endocrine problem or similar pipe problems. I can wholeheartedly recommend a physician who also writes on Substack. She goes by the nom de guerre of The Midwestern Doctor and her "blog" is called "The Forgotten Side of Medicine". A tremendous resource. Use it. best of luck to you. You're a tremendous resource on your own. be well
May your road to recovery be blessed with our Father God’s healing hand. Prayers do work and my advice is to start each day with a prayer of gratitude before looking at your Apple Watch. Walking is an absolute must for us all to gain and keep good health. Looking forward to your public health care. Your voice of reason is needed, especially for your children, so I’m glad you are on the right track.
My late husband lived with CHF for over a decade, originally diagnosed with Atrial Fib even decades earlier; learning the listening to what his body was saying he logged, commercial fished, went mining and in between when the body said whoa, worked behind a desk, not letting the underlying condition dictate but letting it guide. Embrace listening to the body (rest when needed, restrict fluids as necessary, follow what the doctors say and you got this!
My mom lived for 30 years with CHF and that was in the olden days of blood thinners and Digoxin. She stayed active and didn’t let it rule her life. Your husband didn’t let it stop him either. I think that really helps.
Agree; that really is the key. Accept it and live one's best life was his mindset and sounds like the same with your mom.
Nothing much to offer but encouragement and good wishes. Glad you’re taking better care of yourself!
Don't be alarmed by the title. You had a serious problem obviously and it was not a 'scam'. There's very good additional blood pressure information in the article which may help. https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/the-great-blood-pressure-scam
If there's a fountain of youth, it's losing significant weight (I'll define that as north of 50 lb) as a, uh, seasoned person. But you got yourself in deeper stuff than I managed; all the best. Don't want to be a downer, but the first 20 lb is the easiest. Be forewarned.
If you did get the SARS Cov-2 mRNA shots you may want to spend $69 at Labcorp to see where your spike protein antibodies stand. I’m happy to visit.
We’ve met before in the DFW start-up scene.
Ironically having a heart attack at the HP stadium is not a bad thing, it turns out they have a whole lot of MDs in the stands.