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Pastimes : Heart Attacks, Cancer and strokes. Preventative approaches -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: John Carragher who wrote (2191)	11/27/2008 4:29:51 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 39298

Here is how I have listed my drugs and supplements for my Cardiologist next month. I didn't list the Vitamin C or the Flax seed because I don't have a heart study for them yet. The explanation beneath each makes it tougher for him to bad--mouth them: FUROSEMIDE - TWO 20MG TABLET A DAY - WATER RETENTION, FEET ATENOLOL - TWO 50MG TABLET- ONE MORNING AND ONE NIGHT. - BLOOD PRESSURE LISINOPRIL - ONE 10MG TABLET A DAY - BLOOD PRESSURE DRUGS AND SUPPLEMENTS FOR HEART WARFARIN - 4MGS A DAY FOR AFIB. ADJUSTED WEEKLY SIMVASTATIN - 20MG TAB A DAY CoQ10 100MGS A DAY .................Stops my muscle ache from the statin SLO-NIACINE, - 1500 MG PER DAY ................."Guyton, et al, 2000," shows Niacine increases HDL 25%. Reduces LDL and Lp(a) FISH OIL, - 3000MG OF OMEGA-3 PER DAY ................Reduces triglicerides. ERA JUMP study shows higher serum levels of omega-3 fatty acids reduce MI's by almost half. VITAMIN D, - 6000IU D-3 BY SOFT GELS PER DAY ................ To maintain blood level over 60. Increases HDL. Decreases plaque. Pilz study. - Low vitamin D linked to sudden cardiac death. L-ARGININE - 4000 MG PER DAY ................ shrinks coronary plaque. SOY PROTEIN POWDER - TWO OUNCES PER DAY ................ FDA study shows it reduces LDL. OAT BRAN - TWO OUNCES PER DAY ................."In 1997, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration passed a unique ruling that allowed oat bran to be registered as the first cholesterol-reducing food at an amount providing 3 grams of beta-glucan per day." DHEA - 100MG PER DAY ................Rancho Bernardo Study and the Massachusetts Male Aging Study show it helps protect against MI's. I AM WHEAT, CORN AND REFINED SUGAR FREE ................Helped me lose 20 pounds so far, on the way to my goal of a 25 BMI. --HDL cholesterol goes up, triglycerides go down --Blood sugar drops --Small LDL is reduced --C-reactive protein marker is reduced TESTS NEEDED EVERY YEAR 1) Heart Scan 2) Lipoprotein analysis 3) OH25D-3 blood test 4) CRP test