How does one go about unclogging their arteries?  Is it possible to reverse clogged arteries through diet?
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Dr. Dean Ornish thinks so. Google "dean ornish diet"
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Limit salt intake, including processed/frozen foods; give up sugar, I use Splenda; and drink lots of water, (leave soda's alone), and exercise as much as possible....I lost 46 pounds so far doing this, and I feel fantastic!!!!!
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How about a different angle, to actually REVERSE gum disease. I suppose few will believe this, but does it matter ?. Not to me. Make up your own mind. I agree it may not be acceptable to most, but I tell you now, this is EXACTLY TRUE.\n\nI have suffered from bleeding gums since the early 1980s. In recent years no matter flossing hygienist work, etc, not much improvement. The stated the infetion foci were deep under the gum, managed at best, but no way out. Resigned to blood every time I brushed or spit.\n\nThen last summer my wife told me how she met an elderly Japanese man on a flight from the Far East, who had the most attractive teeth she had seen in an old person. Struck up a halting conversation, and soon, the ice broken she asked him, were his teeth real teeth. He laughed out loud, and pulled on them with both hands as a gag. He told her he was 92 !. Lean and quite athletic, looked more like 70 maybe. Anyway, she took his advice to heart. On alternate days lunch we eat one julienned RAW ONION sprinkled with vinegar and mixed in rice or soup (the heat is too much otherwise), the even days we crush 4 / 5 garlic cloves in a tablespoon of olive oil and add to veggies or whatever else's lunch. We also -wife and me-had to give up all sweets and sugars. NOT THAT EASY.\n\nWell, gum disease ALL GONE in a metter of eight months. We have lost a lot of blubber (me, about 10 Kgs). The dentist popped his eyes: "what have you been doing ?". I sent this info to a blog. Read the April 27 2006 entry "Sugar, Sugar". I am pleased beyond words with this.
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You will find a lot of "nay sayers" when it comes to chelation therapy.   BMAC may very well be right about cardio renew.  As I recall, that is an oral chelation therapy.  I for one cannot tell you if what they are selling is authentic.  However, I have researched chelation therapy, and firmly believe that it has theraputic value and can start the process of reversing coronary artery disease.   From what I have read, the most effective form is IV chelation.   It is not some magical formula, but I firmly believe that it can have benefits if used while ingesting a very heart healthy diet.  There is simply to much positve data regarding chelation therapy to dismiss it.  The medical community does not endorse it, or for that matter even consider it, because it is outside the norm, and primarily because heart disease is a cash cow to the medical establishement.  Doctors, hospitals, and the medical community as a whole are more concerned with generating revenue than patient care.  And if that means sacrificing patients lives to improve there bottom line, they have demonstrated for many years that this is precisely what they will  do.\n\nPlease keep in mind that chelation therapy is not a cure all, and should be looked at only as a part of the process to returning to improved heart health.  There are of course circumstances that medical intervention such as heart bypass surgery is done out of medical necessity, but that is not always the case.  Chelation and other non invasive therapies, in some cases, can be equally if not more effective than traditional therapies for heart disease.  Speak to a doctor who is open minded regarding different therapies, be certain that your doctors motivation for recommending bypass surgery is not monetary.  Bypass surgery is absolutley necessary for some individuals, but there are many surgeries such as these where non invasive therapy would be adviseable.    Research this thouroughly.  There is a lot of good info. on the web, it just takes time to sort through the mumbo jumbo determining whom you should believe.  The very best of luck to you.
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First, rid the house of beer and ice cream.\nSecond, eat gradually like 5 small meals/snacks a day rather than 3 huge meals. You dont have to eat a lot each time, just some small healthy snack. (It helps your emtabolism)\nThird, do crunches during all those annoying TV commercials. At least 25 per commercial. To keep things interesting you can switch them up, do 25 regualr ones, 25 reverse (bring legs to elbows), etc.
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What is the best way to clean dirty dishes? Soap and water. What dissolves "plaque"? Well, high-density lipoprotein or HDL. So you need to get HDL up.\n\nBut how? It is advantageous to have good genes. But you can help also. Here are some:\n(1) Eat foods containing Omega-3 oils. Fatty fish or flaxseeds. Unfortunately, our waters are so polluted, if you eat too much fish, you take in too much mercury. \n\nAllow me to digress. Some decades ago, I wondered why Eskimos, although more than 50% of their calories come from fats, their cardiovascular system was "young". Absolutely no plaque build-up. Now it is clear.  Their diet is very high in fish.\n\n(2) Use mono-unsaturated oils. "Saturated" oils, or animal fats, just cling to your arteries. These are solids at room temperature. Saturated oils are called that because they are "saturated" with hydrogen.  They have only single bonds. Because they have only single bonds, they don't like to chemically react with anything. They are virtually inert. "Poly-unsaturated" oils have multiple double or triple carbon-to-carbon bonds. They are very reactive. They don't contribute to plaque build up because they react with HDL and are carried away. However, they are so reactive, they tend to cause cancer. These include tropical oils like coconut oil. Omega-3 is in this category but it is not POLY-POLY-unsaturated. Worse of all are "trans-fats". These are so called partially hydrogenated oils.  These are so inert, you might as well drink motor oil. But mono-unsaturated oils -- such as olive oil, peanut oil, and canola oil -- are a compromise. Reactive enough to be carried away, but not so reactive that they cause other problems. So are Omega-3 and other oils that have a few unsaturated reactive sites.\n \n(3) Vitamin B3, or "niacin" helps raise HDL. Eat lots of peanuts, which is also high in mono-unsaturated peanut oil.\n\n(4) Exercise also helps bring up HDL.\n\n(5) Lecithin. No one touts this but I think this is one of the best "plaque emulsifiers". It is a very water soluble fat.  It can be very inexpensive if purchased in granular form in health food stores. Some people use Lecithin for making cookies or ice cream. It is extracted from Kelp. It is found in egg yolk (That is how in the making of mayonnaise, egg yolk is used to emulsify an oil).\n\nSo, stay young by eating foods that help unclog your arteries. And they tast great also.
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You definitely can reduce the amount of plaque in the arteries by eating less fat and more vegetables and fruits.  Also exercise, exercise, exercise.  These tips have been pr oven to work.
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I'd still try to get your LDL down. best thing to do is excercise and lower your cholesterol intake. if you eat a lot of eggs (they have a TON of cholesterol) or fatty meat scaling back on those on that might get you down. you could also get prescription, id probably go with a statin, zocor in particular because a generic is coming out in a month or two so it will be the cheapest. doctors are going crazy prescribing zetia right now; dont let him give it to you, its a crappy drug by itself and its expensive. i guess your profile is kinda borderline though, depends on if you want to do it or not. if you have a family history of heart problems or coronary artery disease id do it. they say every 2 points you lower your LDL you lower your risk of having a heart attack in the next 10 years by about 1% so if you got it back down to 200 which is considered normal you could decrease your risk of a heart attack by about 1/3
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There are drugs that help 'clean' out arteries, but some are dangerous and not usually prescribed.  See a cardiologist.
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well, one thing that u could consider are fish oils (omega-3) supplements. they are considered healthy for the heart and can only b obtained from so called 'oily fish'. but as for whether they are absolutely critical in a diet is still subject for debate. u can ask ur DR about them =>
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I am 22 years old and I have level 2 hypertension (really high bp for my age), and I have found that there are many things that can help drop the pressure. Try eating less sodium (salt) in your foods. Excercise daily. Stay away from caffiene as much as possible or any other stimulant for that matter. RELAX, being angry also raises your blood pressure. Dont smoke. Do not take over the counter allergy medicine without consulting your doctor first. In most cases high blood pressure is un-curable but can be tamed. Usually it is hereditary so medicine is a must. If you do decide to go with the medicine, make sure that it is right for you. I was taking a certain med and it just made my heart race, so I guess you could say it made things worse. Hope that all this helped.
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I would first see doc to rule out REAL heart problems, and that cleared, you'll need to work on your de-stressing methods. They are highly individual (my mom pounces on her crocheting when in extreme stress, can you imagine?), what works for one, might not work at all for another. Try exercising (VERY important: choose something that appeals to you - if you hate running, no point in even trying), yoga, meditation, crossword puzzles, acupuncture, massage, - whatever you think might work. Of course, there's always medication - anti anxiety drugs, sedatives, a drink or two, a joint. But these are acute, short-lived treatments. Work on it. Stress is extremely dangerous in the long run - it produces cortisol that floods your body and that's an enzyme whose only role is to switch off the immune system so it can lead to real illnesses; it constricts the blood vessels, raises the blood pressure and all of it in the long run will damage your cardiovascular system, and other organs like kidneys... Address the problem. It's real.
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Cholesterol DOES clog the vessels, and if the tinyest vessels get clogged, it's VERY possible. Ever notice how people that're like 100 lbs+ overweight get skin conditions?\n\nAnother point. A doctor of Internal Medidicine told me that 80% of all diseases come from obesity!
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Crappy ways:So called liquid diets.Replacing meals with vitamin pills.Taking diuretics or laxatives.Can't help you with scources.All my info is from stuff I've seen idiots, I mean people put themselves through.
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Start walking.\n\nYou have to start somewhere.  Walk for 50 feet and back if you can't walk any more than that.  Do that until you can walk 100 feet and back.\n\nDo it everyday.  Even on rainy days.  Soon you will be walking a 1/4 mile every day, getting back some energy, and feel better.\n\nIn the meantime, don't eat junk.  Healthy non-processed food only.  You don't have to turn into some kind of health freak, eating only vegan food.  Just get rid of the junk food, extra helpings of crap, and all soda.
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No....chelation is snake oil.  However, there are new drugs that reverse atherosclerosis in the final stages of development and likely to hit the market soon.  They are powerful anti-oxidants.  Also, aggressive treatment with statin drugs with an appropriate diet have been proven to halt the progression of atherosclerosis.
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Garlic is amazing for lowering cholesterol. You can eat fair amounts of fresh garlic and also capsulated form (odorless). Lecithin granules added to the diet can help with removing arterial fat. Omega 3 fatty acids from flax or fish is beneficial too. (for anyone) These are some natural remedies but I would still consult with your physician.