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How to Test for Cardiovascular Inflammation
Cardiovascular inflammation hit the public’s awareness again in 2017 when Harvard professor Dr. Paul Ridker did a press release about CANTOS (Canakinumab Antiinflammatory Thrombosis Outcome Study) (Ridker et al., 2017). Ridker and his co-researchers started looking at...
Stopping Statins: Is It Safe?
A friend, at age 60, had cardiovascular plaque problems. His father died of a heart attack at age 51. Good thing, he slowed down his plaque progression, reversed it, and hardened it. As he felt in good shape at that time, he stopped taking his statin. In less than a year off...
COVID-19: A Pandemic Risk?
COVID-19—is it already a pandemic? Should we be concerned? What should we be doing? In this article, let’s do a basic rundown of a disease that’s gripping the world in early 2020. COVID-19 vs. 2019-nCoV Let’s tackle some definitions first. On February 11, 2020, WHO (World...
What is Vitamin K2? Can It Remove Arterial Plaque?
We once had a viewer by the name of Richard Dixon. Before Richard had a knee replacement surgery, he went through a pre-op exam. It was during that time that he discovered that he had calcified arteries around his heart. Richard's doctor put him on vitamin K2 MK7. That time,...
Glossary of Terms
9P21 - 9P21 is also known as "the heart attack gene." 9P21 is a location on the 9th chromosome. It was initially associated with cancers, then heart attack, then diabetes. There are multiple specific points (SNPs) and numerous genetic variations leading to diabetes as well as...
How to Reverse 20 Years of Arterial Plaque
When it comes to a healthy lifestyle, I am your typical poster boy. I started my career as an ER doctor in my early 20s. That time, I experienced frustration from seeing too many cases of early heart attacks. So I went to John Hopkins in order to study preventive medicine. I...