Dr. Ford Brewer, How I cleaned my arteries out in one year.
I too bought the low-fat diet myth, and had 3 heart attacks, significant joint swelling and brain fog. Keto and carnivore for about 1.5 years and I feel 25 years younger. And I am still angry about all of the intentionally misleading information.
Thanks for this video. Im 5’9” 145 lb. Run 10 full and more than 15 half marathons very competitively. And I was more than disappointed with a New York marathon result that was the beginning of diagnosing a coronary artery blockage that led to a stent in 2019. Today 5 years later I’m still lost with whom I should be listening to for the clue to resolving this. I switched to keto about a year ago and my weight dropped to 133lb. I run a lot less and constantly debate statin or no statin reading what I can to understand this better. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and how you manage this for yourself. I will add the HIIT routine to my weekly regimen of a run and a bike ride. And I will reconsider low dose statin along with my already single dose baby aspirin. I was certainly not impressed with my cardiologists advice after receiving the stent which was:
Start to exercise
Stop smoking (never smoked)
Be correct body weight
Eat a Mediterranean diet
Thanks again
Dr. Ford Brewer, How I cleaned my arteries out in one year.
I’m a nurse for an insurance company and just got reprimanded for teaching this to a patient. The medical field is so twisted. I will not ever stop educating about this mind of stuff despite getting in trouble for it!
I asked my cardiologist for the CIMT and he refused. I asked if he had heard of Dr Brewer and he said "You can find all kinds of things on the 'interweb'". I asked if lifestyle would be better than drugs, he said no. I told him about my understanding of cardiac and metabolic health and he said "You're so close to being right!" but didn't elaborate as to where I was right and where wrong.
I should say I did all this with my Ex-cardiologist…
Dr. Brewer —I can’t tell you how much I appreciate you sharing your story. I’m 57 years old now — retired from the USAF as a Col two years ago after 28 years of service. I’m 6’2” and was 175 lbs when I retired. I worked out everyday of those 28 years to maintain my fitness and keep the belly flat. That also meant a low fat diet for many of those years. This year I had some chest pains, so my Doc sent me for CAC and echo. The echo turned out pretty good. All green — no yellow red codes. And the cardiologist assessed the chest pain as musculoskeletal from a weightlifting injury. However, my CAC score was 460. It was a shock. I thought I was in excellent health. That was in April and about the time I found you on YouTube. I’ve been on a keto diet since then and now weigh 150 Ibs. I feel great. I also walk after every meal. I’m averaging about 5 miles a day, but will add HIIT. And thanks for the supplement list! I’m already on nattokinase capsules and vitamin K2 mk7, but will include your list. Thank you so much for giving this old Airman hope! God bless you!
Dr. Brewer, You have changed my mind in three important areas: (1) I realize that due to a fear of a heart attack, I have cut back too much on HIIT by only going walking, (2) My mind was too closed to taking statins, even at low doses & (3) I need to cut back on carbs even more. As a professor, I truly appreciate your cadence, the visual aids that you used, & your ability to connect to your audience by sharing your personal journey. Well done!