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From: Skofeld on 7 Jan 2006 04:43
What is a good diet or supplements to reverse artery clog?

From: Juhana Harju on 8 Jan 2006 03:23
Skofeld wrote:
: What is a good diet or supplements to reverse artery clog?

Reversing atheroclerosis is quite an ambitious goal but it has been done by
very low fat Esselstyn and Ornish diets but they are hard to follow.

I would suggest pomegranate juice or pomegranates daily. Avoiding saturated
fat and transfat. Other antioxidants from natural sources. Omega-3 fatty
acids from both plant sources and fish oils.

--
Juhana


From: Juhana Harju on 8 Jan 2006 03:57
Juhana Harju wrote:
: Skofeld wrote:
:: What is a good diet or supplements to reverse artery clog?
:
: Reversing atheroclerosis is quite an ambitious goal but it has been
: done by very low fat Esselstyn and Ornish diets but they are hard to
: follow.
:
: I would suggest pomegranate juice or pomegranates daily. Avoiding
: saturated fat and transfat. Other antioxidants from natural sources.
: Omega-3 fatty acids from both plant sources and fish oils.

J Fam Pract. 1995 Dec;41(6):560-8.

A strategy to arrest and reverse coronary artery disease: a 5-year
longitudinal study of a single physician's practice.

Esselstyn CB Jr, Ellis SG, Medendorp SV, Crowe TD.

Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA.

BACKGROUND. Animal experiments and epidemiological studies have suggested
that coronary disease could be prevented, arrested, or even reversed by
maintaining total serum cholesterol levels below 150 mg/dL (3.88 mmol/L). In
1985, we began to study how effective one physician could be in helping
patients achieve this cholesterol level and what the associated effect of
achieving and maintaining this cholesterol level has on coronary disease.
METHODS. The study included 22 patients with angiographically documented,
severe coronary artery disease that was not immediately life threatening.
These patients took cholesterol-lowering drugs and followed a diet that
derived no more than 10% of its calories from fat. Disease progression was
measured by coronary angiography and quantified with the percent diameter
stenosis and minimal lumen diameter methods. Serum cholesterol was measured
biweekly for 5 years and monthly thereafter. RESULTS. Of the 22
participants, 5 dropped out within 2 years, and 17 maintained the diet, 11
of whom completed a mean of 5.5 years of follow-up. All 11 of these
participants reduced their cholesterol level from a mean baseline of 246
mg/dL (6.36 mmol/L) to below 150 mg/dL (3.88 mmol/L). Lesion analysis by
percent stenosis showed that of 25 lesions, 11 regressed and 14 remained
stable. Mean arterial stenosis decreased from 53.4% to 46.2% (estimated
decrease = 7%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 3.3 to 10.7, P < .05). Analysis
by minimal lumen diameter of 25 lesions found that 6 regressed, 14 remained
stable, and 5 progressed. Mean lumen diameter increased from 1.3 mm to 1.4
mm (estimated increase = 0.08 mm; 95% CI, -0.06 to 0.22, P = NS). Disease
was clinically arrested in all 11 participants, and none had new
infarctions. Among the 11 remaining patients after 10 years, six continued
the diet and had no further coronary events, whereas the five dropouts who
resumed their prestudy diet reported 10 coronary events. CONCLUSIONS. A
physician can influence patients in the decision to adopt a very low-fat
diet that, combined with lipid-lowering drugs, can reduce cholesterol levels
to below 150 mg/dL and uniformly result in the arrest or reversal of
coronary artery disease. PMID: 7500065

--
Juhana


From: John Sankey on 8 Jan 2006 04:22
In addition to Juhana's reference, I note that alcoholics almost
never have clogged arteries, presumably because alcohols dissolve
cholesterols. However, since most other organs of alcoholics,
liver in particular, end up a mess, this approach should obviously
be used with caution!
From: Juhana Harju on 8 Jan 2006 04:31
John Sankey wrote:
: In addition to Juhana's reference, I note that alcoholics almost
: never have clogged arteries, presumably because alcohols dissolve
: cholesterols. However, since most other organs of alcoholics,
: liver in particular, end up a mess, this approach should obviously
: be used with caution!

I agree. Red wine would be the best choice and it is best to drink it with a
meal. According to one Italian study non-alcoholic red wine works also. But
it may not be as effective, I think.

--
Juhana


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