In this video I'll show you how to find plaque at home using just a blood pressure monitor. It is the easiest and simpler test that you can do. Additionally, I'll explain the details of what having a dangerous plaque is and direct you to what you can do about it. Check out How I cleaned my arteries here: th-cam.com/video/yYLym9PiJtA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=NftZ3eQU2pV5_1Xb
Hello Sir, great video and really informative! I also have a question: Based on your test I have, 1, 02 left 1, 06 right I'm 30 years. I quit smoking last month after 10 years. I went to doctors 3 times by now because I'm feeling dizzy, want to vomit, getting tired even if i walk, no power at all. It is happen every day since a month by now. They tested my blood, Heart ekg , everything OK! They told me that I have anxiety but I don't belive it. Why? Because I can feel that something is in my chest like a pinch and when I do some efort I feel like I went to a maraton. And I don't have a reason for anxiety! I don't understand! Can there be something with my heart even if EKG ist right? Why aren't they run a screening on my heart or something? I hope you will find time to answer my question! Yes or no! 😁 Have a nice day, sir!
@ Thank you very much for sharing. Yes, there are medical reasons for feeling tired. & stopping smoking is a big deal! We cannot diagnose & treat you case based on this alone. If you’d like to be seen, you should call 859-721-1414, or visit the website.
@@G30MaxForce..maybe you're still detoxing from giving up smoking?? Also..have you had any foreign substance put in your body before you are feeling so bad? Maybe frank Dabdelion tea to help your liver.
My Grandfather passed two weeks after going to his MD for chest discomfort and some pains. The doctor sent him home saying he was fine. He died on the gurney in his driveway. Thank you for empowering the people with knowledge.
I'm an ex-nurse and am chronic asthmatic, though I have a varied sports history and was very fit when younger (I'm 67). I first became suspicious about sugar and inflammation about ten years ago and began researching various papers on the subject. I was amazed at how pervasive the problem is. I found your video incredibly informative, even though I was already a convert to low-carb! I particularly appreciated the science and tech detail!
Thanks doc. This just reminded me of something, I completely changed my habits by finding out book called Health and Beauty Mastery by Julian Bannett. It has been censored.
Haha, I was literally looking for my blood pressure monitor for the past 1/2 hour because it wanted to do this test which I have never done before. I had not found it and decided to take a break from looking. Bingo, you put out this video. Perfect timing! Now my search continues.
@@DebbieBennett-p5v Found it! It not too old and yup in the cabinet next to the supplements. Got a ratio of 1.17 so in the normal-ish range. However, my arm BP was 139/81 so hypertension stage 1. Improving though as I was at stage 2 back in January. Good Health
Same! I have PTSD from getting high BP readings at the urgent care and ever since I have been scarred for life. Anytime someone even mentioned the word "BP" it triggers me so badly and sends me into a downward spiral. I hate hate getting my BP checked.
@@antidesign2384 Nope! I tried it for 3 months it did NOTHING to condition me against it. When you are an individual who has severe whitecoat/BP cuff syndrome, as soon as the cuff starts tightening you start feeling that tightening and start imagining yet another BP reading that'll be high. I hate it
It will. At each point to be measured if you're reasonably healthy. I'd be expecting results not very misleading. Maybe if your arteries are clogged, ankle's areas will be most affected, then results will be more alarming, measured at your nervous state, but if you're healthy, blood pressure should be everywhere raised proportionally. Or I'm wrong. Maybe I'm wrong taking Dr. Brewer wants you to relax. To achieve relaxed state before and during test I've watched my favorite video
Thank you so much for producing this video. Now I think I might be able to go to sleep at night. I have low blood pressure and take a medication to bring it up to normal. Three months ago I went to a doctor for a prescription for the BP meds. I am 73 and on oxygen 24/7 as a result of being at Ground Zero the week of 9/11. He scared the hell out of me and persuaded me to take another pill to keep me from having a heart attack. I didn't want to go on the other pill. The 2nd pill caused me to have peripheral neuropothy in my left calf within days. After 10 days I went to the ER thinking I might have a blood clot. After two sets of ultra sound: no clot. Then I did some research and discovered there was no guarantee I would not have a heart attack will on the second med. Also the problem with the leg is a well known side effect. I know longer have pain in the leg but the left side of my left calf is still numb. An associate of his suggested I had Sciatica and it was not the medication. I don't understand why a nurse could not have done this simple test. Before 9/11 I was in good shape, not overweight or diabetic. When I was young I was a long distance runner. I have two C-Scans a year on my chest. They always show calcification on the outside of the arteries. A decade ago I had heart catheterization which was normal. I am so angry with doctors that spend 10 minutes with and say: "You just need to take this pill."
Doctors get paid to hand out Meds. You probably just need to change your diet. Avoid the junk and stick with the tried and true. Whole foods, mostly fruits and vegetables. A poor diet is the leading cause of heart attacks.
@@PrevMedHealth Have asked before, asking again, could you please look into something called Cavadex. Evidently it cleans arterial plaque without side effects. Thank you !!
I did this just now over an hour as I did 15 min breaks between readings...if I have calculated correctly I have 0.9 for both....which by Dr Brewer information I am just in the "acceptable" bracket...so I will continue to modify my eating habits and in my defence I have been unemployed for the past 3 months so relatively sedentary but I have a job starting soon and so will be moving/on my feet for the duration of the shift...I also plan to walk to work and back...so will do this test again in a months time and see how I am tracking...wish me luck everyone :)
11:05 - “If your numbers are good, congratulations. You might [my emphasis on MIGHT] have some good, healthy arteries. However: I don’t recommend just sitting on it - pun intended. ABI is good for finding severe problems. Not so much for subtle problems. And, people that have heart attacks just have only subtle problems. So we have other options to detect subtle plaque problems.” Okay, are you listening carefully? That was the obligatory ‘lawyerly’ disclaimer, and qualification, followed by admitting this test doesn’t really tell you if you aren’t likely to have a heart attack, you assume so at your own risk. It only potentially reveals that you may have a more serious problem that should prompt immediate action. So think carefully when you watch a video like this. Don’t assume that if your numbers are ‘good’, for example, that you’re in the clear. Listen carefully for the disclaimer and qualifications which are often part of presentations like this.
1) You need to rest lying down for at least *10* minutes before beginning and between each reading. Even in a doctor’s office, patients are technically supposed to rest in a chair for 15 minutes before having their blood pressure checked. 2) Measuring the correct Ankle Brachial Pressure Index is supposedly notoriously difficult even for practitioners. Additionally, different organizations interpret the results differently. Because of this, I took multiple blood pressure readings waiting between 8-12 minutes each reading and measuring 2 times for each arm and 4 times for each ankle. 3) Due to varying blood pressure readings and the disagreement over interpretation, what I did was calculate my range from low to high by dividing: A. Highest ankle / highest arm B. Lowest ankle / lowest arm C. Highest ankle / lowest arm D. Lowest ankle / highest arm 4) As long as the lowest and highest readings are within suggested ranges, hopefully things are okay. That being said, in my case, I have minor symptoms yet I still fall within normal range, so take the results with a grain of salt and report even the most minor of symptoms to your doctor, since apparently most patients don’t report their symptoms. 5) If a perfectly accurate measurement was possible, then a normal ratio would be at least 1.0, but that doesn’t account for inspiration during the respiratory phase, hence why a lower value is acceptable to a point. 6) For more information on the topic of accurate measurement and interpretation, search for the paper _Ankle Brachial Pressure Index (ABPI): An update for practitioners_
I have yet to be a doctor’s office where BP is measured correctly. The nurse takes your weight, marches you to the room, fires questions at while putting on the arm band, says “just a sec” and takes your BP. While you sit on the exam table with your feet dangling, no back support and your arm sticking out. Then the doc comes in, says your BP is still high, let’s change your dose. Be smart, buy a BP monitor, measure at home and take the monitor to the doc on your next visit.
@@jfdomega7938 Respiration involves breathing in and out, therefore it has two phases. Inspiration is apparently medical jargon for inhalation. I borrowed the word from the source material I read, I probably should’ve just said inhalation.
@@ssa8479 Exactly right. I NEVER EVER get good numbers at doctors' offices. I keep a detailed chart of my home BP readings, and I do four readings on two different machines each time - two on each arm. The numbers are substantially better at home. I take spreadsheet including the averages for the last 100 to 150 readings for my appointments and make sure Doctor reviews it with me and makes it part of my medical records. Going just by the doctor office readings, they would pump you up with cocktail of several different meds that you may not even truly need. Although so far I have not been able to convince them to reduce my meds because of calcified arteries, but unless my home numbers are way wrong, I think Docs numbers are largely inflated.
I have two stents in my heart arterias, they were put three months ago. You explained this better than my doctor. I will be following your channel. Thx
2 heart attacks in, 2st at 35... I finally found a good internist, he brought my tested cholesterol down to a fraction of what it was in less than 2 months.
Interesting test. I scored a 1.1 with 129 ldl, 59 Hdl and 65 triglycerides. I believe I was correct to flatly refuse a statin prescription spurred on the ldl number alone. My PCP finally agreed upon receiving my CAC and A1C results.
Look at one of the largest cholesterol studies ever done, which was in South Korea. They showed that having too LOW cholesterol correlates to a lot more deaths vs even having 300 cholesterol. It is like a hockey stick as you go below 130 or so total cholesterol. 200 to 250 was like a mild bunny slope by comparison. If you have low triglycerides and high HDL, that is a very good indicator
Are you serious? They wanted you on a statin at an LDL of 129? The world has gone mad (and the doctors are killing people). High LDL is *protective* against All Cause Mortality. I suspect your doctor is strongly incentivised to get you on a statin. Run away.
Thank you 💐 I tried, and got 1,3. My arms have got quite optimal numbers, but the left ancle had 180/86 😱 Until now I've just stopped eating sugar, and the pressure falls immediately. So, I'll do it again. And messure the 4 places regularly. Happy Holidays 🎄🌟🤶
Dr Brewer You and your contributors do great work, you have undoubtedly prevented, extended the lives of your followers. One thing that shouldnt be lost is the positive technical R&D development leading us to singularity and eventually statistical immortality. Keep giving us your tips and wisdom so we can hang in there as dawn is coming in the next 10-20years
Just tested mine, left=1.0, right =1.4 . looks pretty good however In my case my CIMT test indicated that I have plaque, mostly stable but nonetheless plaque. Not to mention the fact that 2 years ago I had a stroke. I have been a health & fitness enthusiast for years, and only discovered (with Dr. Brewers help) that I am at best pre-diabetic and most likely Type II and have been for 20 years. This may be a useful test but is not definitive. Get an oral glucose tolerance test & a CIMT if you really want to know where your metabolic health stands. Don't wait till you have an event, you won't like it.
In those twenty years did you ever regularly check your blood glucose and A1C levels? I don’t have type 2 diabetes and I’m not pre-diabetic, but my morning glucose is always a little over lab range, while the rest of the day it’s within normal lab range. But it is slowly creeping up to pre-diabetic, so I check my blood glucose regularly. If I ever reach type 2 diabetes it won’t be a surprise and it will be my fault.
My dad had chest pain and “weird feeling” and his cardiologist said he is fine, that they will do a stress test “eventually,” well that eventually he wouldn’t schedule until a year later almost, and my dad passed away the day before he was supposed to have it. The Cardio had prescribed him viagra the whole time. He died after taking one. Later on we find out the cardiologist knew something was wrong well ahead of time but didn’t do anything. They said “well maybe your dad knew something was wrong too and just chose not to do anything .the gaslighting on top of the worst thing to ever happen to me…. This industry is terrible. Thank you for helping people! 💚💚
Thank you so much for this test! I've been worried for a while, as my cholesterol level is high, but anyway I move a lot and I feel perfectly healthy . My result is 1.1 in both sides. I am so happy with it. God bless you doc! 🙂
Im going to do this today. I got diagnosed with hypertension. No tests to see if I have a blocked artery or anything....just straight on to a bp medication. So yes I will do this
No chemical meds... You can take herbs and spices ALL NATURAL... They gave me 5 meds when I left the hospital after my heart attack (1 stent), I stopped taking all of them and now just natural AND I feel MUCH better than I have in years... I'm 75 years young💖🎶💖
I have reversed PAD by walking as well cutting out all processed food and eating a keto genetic diet. I feel like kid again and the swelling in my legs is gone and my hair is growing again.
can I ask you how swollen your legs were, and how long it took for the swelling to go down? I'm just starting out in KETO and trying to get strong enough legs to be walking again and it would really help me have that goal in front of me as incentive going forward.... I'm so happy you had success and wrote about it here. It really helps... Oh, I forgot about my hair. It thinned so bad from being sick, I'm really looking forward to this way of eating helping with that as well......
@@Judeslovinlife it took a year and they were very swollen, uncomfortable and spongy to walk on. I just kept eating real found like meat dairy eggs fresh veg no sugar at all and now it is normal. I have lose skin now where the puffiness was but that is a lot better than swollen.
Every once in awhile something jumps up and challenges your long-held assumptions about something. This video challenged my assumptions that social media is a nothing but a barren wasteland of bilge and dreck spouted by no-nothing hucksters looking to make a quick buck off of the easily-manipulated masses. Thank you, Dr. Brewer.
I went to my doctor in Aug. of '23 with shortness of breath and extreme tiredness. An X-ray just showed a slightly enlarged heart. A week later I'm in Florida and new something was wrong. A trip to the ER and and an hour later I was on the operating table with a Saddle P.E. that the surgeon said was the largest and most massive amount of blood clots in my lungs that he'd ever seen in his career. Sucked them out and I fell great again. Back home a month later, I had a Heart Cath. done and was given a clean bill of health. Two weeks later, a N.P. said that I had 2 blockages, a 90% in my RCA and 20% in the LAD (widowmaker artery). No mention was ever made about stents saying that the arteries were very small. I'm awaiting yet another Cardiologist visit in December. I've had Angina for about a year and DVTs for the last 4 years, starting with my right leg and then the left about a year later in 2021.
Thank you for teaching us how to do this test. Please do a video on the blood vessels of the eyes vs the blood vessels of the rest of the body. Are the eyes affected differently? Are they smaller and thinner than the rest of the body? Or are they the same? Diabetic asking here. If you don’t k or can you invite an opthalmologist to discuss and also talk about ideal post prandial glucose so the eyes are not affected negatively
Shalom evening MAGNIFICENT video, very educational, refreshing and super helpful! This has the potential to save the pocketbook (less medical visits, tests and lab work), time and more importantly our lives. Thank you for this. Shalom
I had a heart attack last week at age 57. My BP was normal. My cholesterol wasn’t very bad. I’m active. I had plaque in 2 arteries. 95% blockage in one and 99% in the other.
Cholesterol is essential for the body. Your brain is largely made of cholesterol and it's also needed for cell membranes, among other things. Chronic inflammation of the inner lining of blood vessels from things like chronic high blood glucose levels is more likely to be the cause. Low carb diets, which help reduce b.g.levels are probably helpful. My thoughts, for what it's worth.
@@MM-wv4qcCholesterol is present in a turbulent arterial system as a means of healing. Here is how the so-called science works. Do we have a drug that can lower cholesterol? Yes. Okay, find reason to sell it. If I go outside and every time it rains I notice more umbrellas, now I can say that there is a correlation between umbrellas and rain! There is your lesson in nutritional science. You’re welcome.
My cholesterol is 300 but I took statins to knock it down to 180 but it messed with my memory, so I won't take them any longer. I took your test and my numbers are 1.11 and 1.23, so I guess that is good. I do have lower leg hair loss but under the sock line and oddly very little hair on my upper legs. This maybe be due to my pants scuffing as I hike, because I hike quite a bit. I am fairly light body hair anyway, barely any chest and light arm hair. I'm 67. Thanks for the video.
Beet root quality works great prayer, standardized fish oil 1,000 I un, extra light virgin olive oil, I did this when I had a left branch blockage I took 2000 in am and2000 iu pm beet root , tumeric curcumin. 2 months life line screening arteries clear
Curcumin 10.000 mg is what servicemen take daily to combat Aluminium barium strontium manganese sulphates etc in warzones. Fun fact, Chemtrail dispersion analysis in 63 territories (according to Tennessee Legislation banning Geoengineering) now includes all heavy metals above.
@stevestone4346, "... my cholesterol was perfect !!" ... depending on which hypothesis about heart health and cholesterol you are going by. Have you read "The Clot Thickens" by Dr. Malcolm Kendrick? _
@@DianaLipton If you have a known genetic clotting disease. But don't worry, COVID also makes you clot, but much worse if you don't get the shot. So either get the shot or never get covid.
I'm doing my BP readings now and going through the comments in the resting periods. Saw yours and wondering how to reduce the glycation. I brought all my numbers down far enough my PCP said "ok, then I won't put you on medication ". She was very impressed, and happy that I did that in six months. That was almost 3 years ago. We also knew I have a leaky heart valve and have appointments at the end of August and September to find out what's going on with it. It was most likely caused by chemotherapy through a port- o- cath that went straight into my heart. That was 2013 , after Sept 2021 "C", was when it was discovered. Just wondering. Don't know if glycation has anything to do with what's going on now or not. Thanks.
I’ve had a high % of refined sugar in my diet for decades. This caused severe insulin resistance for decades. My insulin was sky high on fasting labs. I had many symptoms and even grew 3 cms in my 30’s! BUT I have autoimmune gastritis so low grehlin levels means I don’t overeat. So no diabetes, I have optimal lipids, not even a fatty liver on ultrasound. To quote Dr Lustig from his video The Skinny on Obesity..”what we know, categorically, that can mitigate chronic metabolic diseases is reduction in calories.”
This was very informative I was just diagnosed with high blood pressure 180/95. I’m 65 years old. It was a shocker to me because I didn’t feel like I really had any symptoms. Although this year I seem more tired than ever before. I will take this test that you’re talking about here and see what comes of it.
@somethingclever1234 they don't even know how to take your BP properly. They take it as soon as you sit down, your feet should be flat on the floor with your back straight, they put the cuff over your clothes, they don't hold your arm at the height of your heart, they move your arm, they talk to you and they don't have you empty your bladder!
@somethingclever1234 well I actually sat there for a good 30 minutes. I kept wondering where the doctor was. She must have seen my blood pressure and said we need to let this set. Well it was soooo high! I was shocked. I’m a preschool teacher for 10 years. It’s taking it’s toll
Yes, there is a method called the **Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI)**, which can give an indication of peripheral artery disease (PAD), a condition often caused by atherosclerosis (arterial plaque buildup). While it's not a direct measurement of arterial plaque, it helps assess blood flow and can indicate blockages or narrowing in the arteries. Here’s how the ABI test works: 1. **Measure blood pressure in both arms**: This provides a baseline brachial pressure. 2. **Measure blood pressure at both ankles**: Using a Doppler device or a standard blood pressure cuff. The ABI is calculated by dividing the systolic blood pressure at the ankle by the systolic blood pressure in the arm. - **Normal ABI**: 1.0 to 1.4 (normal blood flow). - **ABI between 0.9 and 1.0**: Borderline, might suggest some arterial narrowing. - **ABI less than 0.9**: Suggests peripheral artery disease, indicating a higher risk of atherosclerosis. While the ABI test is a useful screening tool for PAD, it is not typically done with a regular home blood pressure monitor, as it often requires a Doppler ultrasound device for accurate ankle readings. However, some advanced home devices may help with the process, but they need proper technique and equipment for reliable results. It’s always a good idea to have such tests confirmed and interpreted by a healthcare professional.
@@andrewrivera4029 carnivore is one of the most unhealthy long-term diets you can do. You may loose weight and may help with diabetes but you put yourself at risk for some health conditions like several types of cancers and heart disease. There are nutrients you need that you can’t get from meat. A lot of people on the diet tend to eat more red meat than they should. Anyone who does carnivore diet should not be giving any kind of health advice
I was 38 yrs old when I got my first stent in my LAD. I now have 13 throughout my heart And have NEVER failed a stress test- Nuclear or standard. Luckily for me I’ve always felt when it’s time. Getting in the Cath lab isn’t so difficult anymore. Go to your cardiologist every 6 months.
@jimmyoddjobs I’m now 57 with 13 stents. So many test available now that we never had. If I was 35 I’d get a calcium score test and pay the money for a Cleerly AI predictive scan. If you’re worried about plaque the Cleerly scan will show it all. Most likely you’re fine and will have the peace of mind you need. Best of luck!!
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Thank you for this video, it is very informative and useful. However, I have a question about the calculation: In the video, you always divide the two ankle values by the highest arm value (8:36 and 8:49). Does the highest arm value always have to be the divisor, or can the respective arm value for the respective ankle value also be used as a divisor? Please excuse this nitpicking question, but I was just confused because one value was not used in the calculation and it was not explicitly mentioned (or did I miss something?).
Berry interesting. My result at the moment is ok. Thanks. I think the water with lemon or 🍎 bio vinegar the first I do in the morning helps me a lot. Pressure has also to do with the kidneys. This I can see in the mirror looking my eyes. Less eye bags and shadow.
The cuff has to be placed at the same hight as the heart. While Doctor Brewer was lying on the sofa measuring his blood pressure, his feet and his ankles were higher than his arms and his heart because the sofa was too short for him. Was that the right position for measuring blood pressure?
I measure my arm regularly and its 120-130 over 80-90 most of the time so pretty okay. Idk if I'm placing the band correctly but my ankles give me a reading of 220 systolic pressure and 148 diastolic pressure, which seems extremely bad but I workout regularly, eat healthy, and I don't have any symtoms of Peripheral artery disease, so am I not measuring correctly? My bloodwork and heart CT of a this year were perfect btw
Why do you take the left arm pressure number 114 to calculate right ankle brachial index and not the right arm 107? Higher number from both arms? 120/107 = 1.1 Thank you for your excellent vidéos!
Dr. Ford Brewer, firstly, thank you for educating us on this. How often should this be self-checked?, daily, weekly, monthly? Is the 5 minutes of rest per limb required before testing the BP? Thank you.
Thanks. Got a 1.22. Just advice on doing the ankles, make sure your ankles are raised and resting, I had a 35 mmHg difference between resting and foot planed on the ground.
I was wondering about the elevated ankles. The Doctor's video demonstration shows he elevated his. That's a very important detail, I have to say. I didn't elevated mine and the difference between the arms and ankles were 25-30. Are you able to confirm the elevated ankles are a right protocol? Thank you.
@@kazueonebreathpm9204 Yeah the doctors office rarely asks me to lie down to take my BP. And yet they say it's fine, despite being at least 10 mmHG more sitting up. It makes a huge difference, the difference for me between Normal BP and Hypertension.
@@judycrisenbery2982 I can't give you a specific number for that specific health benefit of vitamin C. However the human recommended daily amount for vitamin C (65 to 90 mg/day); dietary intake of vitamin C reported for gorillas (Gorilla gorilla) is 20-30 mg/kg/day, for spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) is 106 mg/kg/day, and for howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata) is 88 mg/kg/day. As you can see there is a big discrepancy there between what's recommended for humans and what similar creatures ingest naturally. You could you that as a guideline. Personally I think taking a 1000mg supplement before you go to bed does plenty for your health.
A naturopath once told me a recipe that acts like draino in your body and expels all plaque. 6 lemons organic and 20 cloves of garlic cook together in a big pot of water for approx 15 to 20 mins let cool strain and store in the fridge. Drink one shot glass 3 times a day. It cleans out plaque in the arteries. It has also helped me with arthritic pain in my hands. It works a treat.
Thank you sir, awesome video! Blood pressure monitors are super cheap. This is such a cool video! Its getting shared I hope others watch it through. Nice work Dr Vega!! Andre
Great video. Going to do it as soon as I'm done watching. Then, I'll watch it again to get the specifics. Hmm..i don't think you needed to know that. 😜😜😜
So it's highest ankle systolic (top number of BP reading) divided by highest arm systolic number? And then you can also divide the other ankle systolic number by the other arm systolic.. I had to look in the transcript to get this clear...it would be worth going over this piece of information more than once, or more slowly, as it's clearly important to be sure you're doing the right calculation. Thanks for this informative video.
Thanks! I achieved my results. Got a little confused with after obtaing first result you said that was for my right arm? Anyway I just did both ways to be on safe side. Really Appreciate your DIY🎉 Videos.
This video illustrates ONE TEST! So much more to be considered. For example, let's say a person has lab indicated "normal" LDL, HDL, TG and TC but no one bothered to check LP(a) based on a presumption that nothing can be done about it anyway. That person could be falsely reassured by a standard lipid panel. Let's say a person has an ECG with the standard, USA, 12-lead set up. That person, even on a treadmill stress test could have a "normal" indication when in fact, their often electrically silent, left circumflex coronary artery is severely obstructed. Let's say a person has a "normal" ABI and/or a "normal" carotid artery ultrasound, that person might still have one or more obstructed, coronary arteries. One more caveat, loss of leg hair is often mentioned as an indicator of PAD and yet, many older fellows have lost most or all of their leg hair. How does this relate to your legs in this video? Moving to the other end of the diagnostic spectrum, would you offer an opinion on PET/CT?
This is simply 1 test for plaque. You went into lab tests. We have tons of videos on those. They are far more important. You didn’t mention our key tests: OGTT/IR, fractionation, inflammation panel.
@@PrevMedHealth fractionation particle size is one thing but particle number seems a biggie too...CRP can get thrown off by something as simple as a cold I thought? Ox LDL may or may not indicate a thrombus burgeoning from foam cells and macrophages moving into an SVG and then there is the foam cell controversy because at least in lab rabbits, high prescription EPA seems to exacerbate foam cell activity at points of arterial inflammation or venous inflammation. Also, there is LP(a) which some say PCSK-9 inhibitors can slightly reduce and some say Amla can slightly reduce. Seems Big Pharma is all excited about a new drug not yet FDA approved that drops LP(a) like a rock but what else happens? Nobody wants a repeat of the HDL boosting drug that coincidentally may have contributed to some deaths!
i went on a plant based diet in 2013 i lost all my extra fat, lowered my cholesterol to heart attack proof levels, lowered blood pressure. Had a recent aorta ultrasound at 54 and zero plaque. And no ED of any kind 😀
Not all heart attacks are caused by blocked arteries. You can have a heart attack from covid for instance. “There are two main types of heart attack. Type I heart attacks are where plaque on the inner wall of the artery ruptures and releases cholesterol and other substances into the bloodstream. This can then form a blood clot and block the artery. In type II heart attacks the heart does not receive as much oxygen-rich blood as it needs, but there is not a complete blockage of an artery. Other causes of heart attacks include: torn blood vessels blood vessel spasms drug misuse hypoxia, lack of oxygen in the blood Type 2 heart attacks are more common with COVID-19,” she says. “This heart attack can be caused by increased stress on the heart, such as a fast heartbeat, low blood oxygen levels or anemia, because the heart muscle isn't getting enough oxygen delivered in the blood in order do this extra work.”
My numbers came out to 1.2 for both. My blood test last week showed an LDL of 216 with a total cholesterol of 296, but all the other numbers were excellent, including HDL, glucose, triglycerides, etc. So maybe a statin isn't needed, even though my doc looked at the high LDL and suggested I start taking a statin immediately.
That’s what happened to me. I got an LDL reading of 176 total cholesterol 254 and everything else was ok. They put me on stains now because they said it was hereditary. I don’t want to be on these statins because just how they make me Feel and want to do things naturally. I promised my husband I would take about three months get the numbers down then just stop and keep eating healthier and exercising. I just don’t like these statins but have tried doing better with healthy eating and exercise and have for years but everyone telling me it hereditary so I have to take the statins. I just don’t know what to do but do t like how these statins make me feel and don’t want them.
@@Smango3451-vw4lp I ended up going to a cardiologist and he sent me for a coronary artery scan. That came back with a score of zero, so no statin was suggested for me. I have my next appointment Tuesday, so I'll see what the doc says is next. I think I'll be fine though.
I wasn't 107 over 69 since I was 20 years old and 110 pounds. I guess I have always been high around 120 over 80. It now is over 130 over 85/90. It's really high when I first wake up; however, I took my home cuff and compared it to the one at the doctors office. It was 10 off for both numbers. Today, I was 123 over 85 at the doctors.
"What useful knowledge! 🌟 How to find clogged arteries at home while still being safe and effective is really worth learning. Hopefully this article/clip will help everyone take better care of their health right from the beginning. the simplest things.
so PERFECT to just stumble on this! I am getting CHEST PAINS the last 3 months and TODAY was the WORST! ... I am taking about 20 different supplements (but I stopped taking them today and for one full week to see if any of those are causing the issue) ... and i ordered an EKG from Amazon that will be here in a few days ... so i'm looking forward to watching your video, doctor! THANK YOU!!! Good timing, LOL!
Thank you so much Dr.Brewer for the important info you share with us 🙏🏻 I have a question regarding the test, can I do it if I’m taking high blood pressure medications? Or should I temporary stop taking them while I do the test? Thank you!
The only way this test is remotely predictive or diagnostic, is if you are laying flat on your back the entire time and you have someone else do it for you. BP is far too volatile and labile in the average person that moving up and down an setting it up blah blah is going to skew those numbers. This just gives someone with OCD something else to perseverate on. My experience after having taken my BP 40,000 times in the last 20 years in a variety of positions and using different machines. Oh, as a bonus, most nurses and doctors don’t even know how to measure it properly. They use improper cuff size, let your legs dangle off the edge of the exam table, don’t support your arm, etc.
Of my goodness! Thank you for saying “preventive” and not “preventative”! That mistake is mad esoteric often that the latter is now accepted in dictionaries! Nowadays even people in the medical field say preventative; it is everywhere. I keep saying “but the verb is prevent, not preventate!”. So thank you! For once, someone got it right.
In this video I'll show you how to find plaque at home using just a blood pressure monitor. It is the easiest and simpler test that you can do. Additionally, I'll explain the details of what having a dangerous plaque is and direct you to what you can do about it.
Check out How I cleaned my arteries here:
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Hello Sir, great video and really informative! I also have a question:
Based on your test I have,
1, 02 left
1, 06 right
I'm 30 years.
I quit smoking last month after 10 years.
I went to doctors 3 times by now because I'm feeling dizzy, want to vomit, getting tired even if i walk, no power at all. It is happen every day since a month by now.
They tested my blood, Heart ekg , everything OK!
They told me that I have anxiety but I don't belive it. Why?
Because I can feel that something is in my chest like a pinch and when I do some efort I feel like I went to a maraton.
And I don't have a reason for anxiety! I don't understand!
Can there be something with my heart even if EKG ist right? Why aren't they run a screening on my heart or something?
I hope you will find time to answer my question! Yes or no! 😁
Have a nice day, sir!
@ Thank you very much for sharing. Yes, there are medical reasons for feeling tired. & stopping smoking is a big deal! We cannot diagnose & treat you case based on this alone. If you’d like to be seen, you should call 859-721-1414, or visit the website.
@@PrevMedHealth I understand, Thank you so much!
Theirs also another test which is also important C.I.M.T.@@G30MaxForce
@@G30MaxForce..maybe you're still detoxing from giving up smoking??
Also..have you had any foreign substance put in your body before you are feeling so bad?
Maybe frank Dabdelion tea to help your liver.
My Grandfather passed two weeks after going to his MD for chest discomfort and some pains. The doctor sent him home saying he was fine. He died on the gurney in his driveway. Thank you for empowering the people with knowledge.
Thank you very much. & I’m sorry to hear about your Grandfather. That’s exactly the purpose of this channel - to prevent that!
I just had. Bypass surgery on both legs heart was done first
I’m sick of doctors who are so cavalier about their patient’s issues. It’s now rampant.
Thanks Doc 🫶🩷💛🧡❤️🤍
Fasting + Raw Vegan diet Brah
@@campbellmccrae6403
I'm an ex-nurse and am chronic asthmatic, though I have a varied sports history and was very fit when younger (I'm 67). I first became suspicious about sugar and inflammation about ten years ago and began researching various papers on the subject. I was amazed at how pervasive the problem is.
I found your video incredibly informative, even though I was already a convert to low-carb! I particularly appreciated the science and tech detail!
Does butter cause plaque?
Thanks doc. This just reminded me of something, I completely changed my habits by finding out book called Health and Beauty Mastery by Julian Bannett. It has been censored.
Haha, I was literally looking for my blood pressure monitor for the past 1/2 hour because it wanted to do this test which I have never done before. I had not found it and decided to take a break from looking. Bingo, you put out this video. Perfect timing! Now my search continues.
Time to find it and put it in a cabinet. Mine was old so I ordered one on Amazon for $35
@@DebbieBennett-p5v Found it! It not too old and yup in the cabinet next to the supplements.
Got a ratio of 1.17 so in the normal-ish range.
However, my arm BP was 139/81 so hypertension stage 1.
Improving though as I was at stage 2 back in January.
Good Health
Hope you found your BP monitor
Hahaha…
@@edl653 obviously google can hear you thinking
Just the act and anticipation of doing this will increase my blood pressure. 😮
Do it daily for a couple of days until your psyche gets used to it and creates no psyche-induced pressure :)
Same! I have PTSD from getting high BP readings at the urgent care and ever since I have been scarred for life. Anytime someone even mentioned the word "BP" it triggers me so badly and sends me into a downward spiral. I hate hate getting my BP checked.
@@antidesign2384 Nope! I tried it for 3 months it did NOTHING to condition me against it. When you are an individual who has severe whitecoat/BP cuff syndrome, as soon as the cuff starts tightening you start feeling that tightening and start imagining yet another BP reading that'll be high. I hate it
It will. At each point to be measured if you're reasonably healthy. I'd be expecting results not very misleading. Maybe if your arteries are clogged, ankle's areas will be most affected, then results will be more alarming, measured at your nervous state, but if you're healthy, blood pressure should be everywhere raised proportionally. Or I'm wrong. Maybe I'm wrong taking Dr. Brewer wants you to relax. To achieve relaxed state before and during test I've watched my favorite video
Always does mine. I need yo lie and relax and take several goes then it lowers. I think they call it white coat syndrome.
Thank you so much for producing this video. Now I think I might be able to go to sleep at night. I have low blood pressure and take a medication to bring it up to normal. Three months ago I went to a doctor for a prescription for the BP meds. I am 73 and on oxygen 24/7 as a result of being at Ground Zero the week of 9/11. He scared the hell out of me and persuaded me to take another pill to keep me from having a heart attack. I didn't want to go on the other pill. The 2nd pill caused me to have peripheral neuropothy in my left calf within days. After 10 days I went to the ER thinking I might have a blood clot. After two sets of ultra sound: no clot. Then I did some research and discovered there was no guarantee I would not have a heart attack will on the second med. Also the problem with the leg is a well known side effect. I know longer have pain in the leg but the left side of my left calf is still numb. An associate of his suggested I had Sciatica and it was not the medication. I don't understand why a nurse could not have done this simple test. Before 9/11 I was in good shape, not overweight or diabetic. When I was young I was a long distance runner. I have two C-Scans a year on my chest. They always show calcification on the outside of the arteries. A decade ago I had heart catheterization which was normal. I am so angry with doctors that spend 10 minutes with and say: "You just need to take this pill."
Doctors get paid to hand out Meds. You probably just need to change your diet. Avoid the junk and stick with the tried and true. Whole foods, mostly fruits and vegetables. A poor diet is the leading cause of heart attacks.
Dr Alex Tubio, Dr Rahim, Dr Cipriano.
Finally, a Doctor on TH-cam that is/was an actual Medical Doctor … how refreshing. Looking forward to binge-watching all your videos.
Thank You!
@@PrevMedHealth Have asked before, asking again, could you please look into something called Cavadex. Evidently it cleans arterial plaque without side effects. Thank you !!
@@zun-man It sounds like normal life of women in traditional patriarchy like Germany...
Hi we did, we don't think is legit, it might be a thing down the road, not good evidence yet
@@linaleahgarcia1516 How is it going??
I did this just now over an hour as I did 15 min breaks between readings...if I have calculated correctly I have 0.9 for both....which by Dr Brewer information I am just in the "acceptable" bracket...so I will continue to modify my eating habits and in my defence I have been unemployed for the past 3 months so relatively sedentary but I have a job starting soon and so will be moving/on my feet for the duration of the shift...I also plan to walk to work and back...so will do this test again in a months time and see how I am tracking...wish me luck everyone :)
Do calisthenics. The gear you need is your own body and some space in your room.
Congrats on the new job! Praying for your success!
@@ElectricBluJay augh thank you :)
good luck and pls tell us the result afteward
@@NJPAS augh shucks....thank you and I certainly will
I translated your info to my father who is struggling with multiple chronic disease. Very helpful! Thanks Doctor!
56 years old
1.25
1.12
Made sure my heart rate was within a few BPM for all readings.
Thank you for this great health tip!
What are the readings?
What do you mean by making sure your heart rate was within a few BPM’s? A few BPM’s of what?
@Heidi914 just that my heart rate was consistent with each reading.
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11:05 - “If your numbers are good, congratulations. You might [my emphasis on MIGHT] have some good, healthy arteries. However: I don’t recommend just sitting on it - pun intended. ABI is good for finding severe problems. Not so much for subtle problems. And, people that have heart attacks just have only subtle problems. So we have other options to detect subtle plaque problems.” Okay, are you listening carefully? That was the obligatory ‘lawyerly’ disclaimer, and qualification, followed by admitting this test doesn’t really tell you if you aren’t likely to have a heart attack, you assume so at your own risk. It only potentially reveals that you may have a more serious problem that should prompt immediate action. So think carefully when you watch a video like this. Don’t assume that if your numbers are ‘good’, for example, that you’re in the clear. Listen carefully for the disclaimer and qualifications which are often part of presentations like this.
So? What do the Doc's do - Statins.
Exactly. A bad result indicates you have a problem, but a good result doesn't mean you don't.
@@FlatWaterFilms no. statins are poison and can cause damage to your heart among other issues. do a little research about the topic.
Awesome. An at home test any one can do. This helps people understand more about their health without being pressured into pills unnecessarily.
1) You need to rest lying down for at least *10* minutes before beginning and between each reading. Even in a doctor’s office, patients are technically supposed to rest in a chair for 15 minutes before having their blood pressure checked.
2) Measuring the correct Ankle Brachial Pressure Index is supposedly notoriously difficult even for practitioners. Additionally, different organizations interpret the results differently. Because of this, I took multiple blood pressure readings waiting between 8-12 minutes each reading and measuring 2 times for each arm and 4 times for each ankle.
3) Due to varying blood pressure readings and the disagreement over interpretation, what I did was calculate my range from low to high by dividing:
A. Highest ankle / highest arm
B. Lowest ankle / lowest arm
C. Highest ankle / lowest arm
D. Lowest ankle / highest arm
4) As long as the lowest and highest readings are within suggested ranges, hopefully things are okay. That being said, in my case, I have minor symptoms yet I still fall within normal range, so take the results with a grain of salt and report even the most minor of symptoms to your doctor, since apparently most patients don’t report their symptoms.
5) If a perfectly accurate measurement was possible, then a normal ratio would be at least 1.0, but that doesn’t account for inspiration during the respiratory phase, hence why a lower value is acceptable to a point.
6) For more information on the topic of accurate measurement and interpretation, search for the paper
_Ankle Brachial Pressure Index (ABPI): An update for practitioners_
I have yet to be a doctor’s office where BP is measured correctly. The nurse takes your weight, marches you to the room, fires questions at while putting on the arm band, says “just a sec” and takes your BP. While you sit on the exam table with your feet dangling, no back support and your arm sticking out.
Then the doc comes in, says your BP is still high, let’s change your dose.
Be smart, buy a BP monitor, measure at home and take the monitor to the doc on your next visit.
Inspiration during respiratory phase?
@@jfdomega7938
Respiration involves breathing in and out, therefore it has two phases. Inspiration is apparently medical jargon for inhalation. I borrowed the word from the source material I read, I probably should’ve just said inhalation.
Thanks I’d never heard it used that way, it me inspiration is like to inspire. lol like they say you learn something new everyday! 😂@@LuckyCharms777
@@ssa8479 Exactly right. I NEVER EVER get good numbers at doctors' offices. I keep a detailed chart of my home BP readings, and I do four readings on two different machines each time - two on each arm. The numbers are substantially better at home. I take spreadsheet including the averages for the last 100 to 150 readings for my appointments and make sure Doctor reviews it with me and makes it part of my medical records.
Going just by the doctor office readings, they would pump you up with cocktail of several different meds that you may not even truly need. Although so far I have not been able to convince them to reduce my meds because of calcified arteries, but unless my home numbers are way wrong, I think Docs numbers are largely inflated.
I have two stents in my heart arterias, they were put three months ago. You explained this better than my doctor. I will be following your channel. Thx
I get an ultra sound done on my leg, arms and neck arteries yearly. So far, so good, and I am 67yrs.
That would be only as good as the tech who did it.
2 heart attacks in, 2st at 35... I finally found a good internist, he brought my tested cholesterol down to a fraction of what it was in less than 2 months.
Interesting test. I scored a 1.1 with 129 ldl, 59 Hdl and 65 triglycerides. I believe I was correct to flatly refuse a statin prescription spurred on the ldl number alone. My PCP finally agreed upon receiving my CAC and A1C results.
You would do well with simply increasing fiber and some natural sups likely like Bergamot. Best of luck!
Look at one of the largest cholesterol studies ever done, which was in South Korea. They showed that having too LOW cholesterol correlates to a lot more deaths vs even having 300 cholesterol. It is like a hockey stick as you go below 130 or so total cholesterol. 200 to 250 was like a mild bunny slope by comparison. If you have low triglycerides and high HDL, that is a very good indicator
Are you serious? They wanted you on a statin at an LDL of 129? The world has gone mad (and the doctors are killing people). High LDL is *protective* against All Cause Mortality. I suspect your doctor is strongly incentivised to get you on a statin. Run away.
Thank you 💐 I tried, and got 1,3. My arms have got quite optimal numbers, but the left ancle had 180/86 😱 Until now I've just stopped eating sugar, and the pressure falls immediately. So, I'll do it again. And messure the 4 places regularly. Happy Holidays 🎄🌟🤶
Can we all appreciate the fact that Dr. Brewer never disappointed us with his content. 👏👏👏
Thank you very much!!
@@doubtingthomas9612 I say, "We can!" 👍🏼👏🏼
@@doubtingthomas9612 indeed 👍🙏
Dr Brewer
You and your contributors do great work, you have undoubtedly prevented, extended the lives of your followers.
One thing that shouldnt be lost is the positive technical R&D development leading us to singularity and eventually statistical immortality.
Keep giving us your tips and wisdom so we can hang in there as dawn is coming in the next 10-20years
Just tested mine, left=1.0, right =1.4 . looks pretty good however In my case my CIMT test indicated that I have plaque, mostly stable but nonetheless plaque. Not to mention the fact that 2 years ago I had a stroke. I have been a health & fitness enthusiast for years, and only discovered (with Dr. Brewers help) that I am at best pre-diabetic and most likely Type II and have been for 20 years. This may be a useful test but is not definitive. Get an oral glucose tolerance test & a CIMT if you really want to know where your metabolic health stands. Don't wait till you have an event, you won't like it.
What’s your CT scan say?
Why do you think you got diabetes/prediabetes despite being a health and fitness fanatic? Any guesses?
What CIMT is?
@@dwaaziwaazi CT scan doesn't show anything about clogged arteries.
In those twenty years did you ever regularly check your blood glucose and A1C levels? I don’t have type 2 diabetes and I’m not pre-diabetic, but my morning glucose is always a little over lab range, while the rest of the day it’s within normal lab range. But it is slowly creeping up to pre-diabetic, so I check my blood glucose regularly. If I ever reach type 2 diabetes it won’t be a surprise and it will be my fault.
My dad had chest pain and “weird feeling” and his cardiologist said he is fine, that they will do a stress test “eventually,” well that eventually he wouldn’t schedule until a year later almost, and my dad passed away the day before he was supposed to have it. The Cardio had prescribed him viagra the whole time. He died after taking one. Later on we find out the cardiologist knew something was wrong well ahead of time but didn’t do anything. They said “well maybe your dad knew something was wrong too and just chose not to do anything .the gaslighting on top of the worst thing to ever happen to me…. This industry is terrible. Thank you for helping people! 💚💚
Needs to be locked up.
This was amazing! Why doesn't my primary doctor do this at every visit instead of just the standard one arm test? That's effed up!
They want you sick…. How else do they afford the Mercedes parked out the front.
Because they do another more precise test
@@M_SCSuch as?
Thank you so much for this test! I've been worried for a while, as my cholesterol level is high, but anyway I move a lot and I feel perfectly healthy . My result is 1.1 in both sides. I am so happy with it. God bless you doc! 🙂
Im going to do this today. I got diagnosed with hypertension. No tests to see if I have a blocked artery or anything....just straight on to a bp medication. So yes I will do this
No chemical meds... You can take herbs and spices ALL NATURAL... They gave me 5 meds when I left the hospital after my heart attack (1 stent), I stopped taking all of them and now just natural AND I feel MUCH better than I have in years... I'm 75 years young💖🎶💖
I have reversed PAD by walking as well cutting out all processed food and eating a keto genetic diet. I feel like kid again and the swelling in my legs is gone and my hair is growing again.
Fantastic! Isn’t it great? Thanks for sharing that!
Any secret advise? I need to bring back my healthy life as in my 30/s any tips?🎉 Best wishes to you.😊
KETOGENIC DIET@@amymjennings
can I ask you how swollen your legs were, and how long it took for the swelling to go down? I'm just starting out in KETO and trying to get strong enough legs to be walking again and it would really help me have that goal in front of me as incentive going forward.... I'm so happy you had success and wrote about it here. It really helps... Oh, I forgot about my hair. It thinned so bad from being sick, I'm really looking forward to this way of eating helping with that as well......
@@Judeslovinlife it took a year and they were very swollen, uncomfortable and spongy to walk on. I just kept eating real found like meat dairy eggs fresh veg no sugar at all and now it is normal. I have lose skin now where the puffiness was but that is a lot better than swollen.
Every once in awhile something jumps up and challenges your long-held assumptions about something. This video challenged my assumptions that social media is a nothing but a barren wasteland of bilge and dreck spouted by no-nothing hucksters looking to make a quick buck off of the easily-manipulated masses.
Thank you, Dr. Brewer.
Could be and that’s the problem…. 😂
Yeah, you have to sift through a lot of sand to find the flecks of gold.
I went to my doctor in Aug. of '23 with shortness of breath and extreme tiredness. An X-ray just showed a slightly enlarged heart. A week later I'm in Florida and new something was wrong. A trip to the ER and and an hour later I was on the operating table with a Saddle P.E. that the surgeon said was the largest and most massive amount of blood clots in my lungs that he'd ever seen in his career. Sucked them out and I fell great again. Back home a month later, I had a Heart Cath. done and was given a clean bill of health. Two weeks later, a N.P. said that I had 2 blockages, a 90% in my RCA and 20% in the LAD (widowmaker artery). No mention was ever made about stents saying that the arteries were very small. I'm awaiting yet another Cardiologist visit in December. I've had Angina for about a year and DVTs for the last 4 years, starting with my right leg and then the left about a year later in 2021.
Your age at these events. Please
@@mrdave777 Late 60's
@@Ohiodozerhonestly speaking how has your diet and habits like drinking and smoking been the last 30 years or so?
Omg.
You should buy a lotto ticket while your luck is good😂. I'm sure people closest to you are happy you didn't tip over.
Thank you for teaching us how to do this test. Please do a video on the blood vessels of the eyes vs the blood vessels of the rest of the body. Are the eyes affected differently? Are they smaller and thinner than the rest of the body? Or are they the same? Diabetic asking here. If you don’t k or can you invite an opthalmologist to discuss and also talk about ideal post prandial glucose so the eyes are not affected negatively
If you talk about diabetic ll it would be better to reverse it. It is possible but we have to make an effort.
You are one of my favorite doctors on TH-cam.
You are helping alot of people.
I appreciate you.
God bless you and your family.
Thank You!
I 'm good - almost the same as you, 1.094 and 1.076. That is a relief, thank you!
Shalom evening
MAGNIFICENT video, very educational, refreshing and super helpful!
This has the potential to save the pocketbook (less medical visits, tests and lab work), time and more importantly our lives.
Thank you for this.
Shalom
I had a heart attack last week at age 57. My BP was normal. My cholesterol wasn’t very bad. I’m active. I had plaque in 2 arteries. 95% blockage in one and 99% in the other.
Have you had any bloodwork done to determine if you have certain nutritional deficiencies?
Cholesterol is not a predictor of cardiac health, everyone knows that.
Eat low fat whole food plant based diet. Not only healthy and delicious with real flavor but the only ethical diet
Hilarious, not true@@animalsarebeautifulpeople3094
@@animalsarebeautifulpeople3094 Lotta animals die to keep those plants healthy and growing.
Would be helpful to do this on someone who is diagnosed with plaque to see what kind of numbers they get.
Great idea.
Cholesterol is not the bad guy. Cholesterol is the scapegoat that has made the pharmaceutical companies billions.
tell us doctor hamilton what is it ?
Cholesterol is essential for the body. Your brain is largely made of cholesterol and it's also needed for cell membranes, among other things. Chronic inflammation of the inner lining of blood vessels from things like chronic high blood glucose levels is more likely to be the cause. Low carb diets, which help reduce b.g.levels are probably helpful. My thoughts, for what it's worth.
@@MM-wv4qcCholesterol is present in a turbulent arterial system as a means of healing. Here is how the so-called science works. Do we have a drug that can lower cholesterol? Yes. Okay, find reason to sell it. If I go outside and every time it rains I notice more umbrellas, now I can say that there is a correlation between umbrellas and rain! There is your lesson in nutritional science. You’re welcome.
@@fionabates3672 you’re absolutely right
@@MM-wv4qc Have another 💉
Phew! I’m in the normal zone. Man it’s exhausting trying to prevent a death that’s inevitable
😂❤
My cholesterol is 300 but I took statins to knock it down to 180 but it messed with my memory, so I won't take them any longer. I took your test and my numbers are 1.11 and 1.23, so I guess that is good. I do have lower leg hair loss but under the sock line and oddly very little hair on my upper legs. This maybe be due to my pants scuffing as I hike, because I hike quite a bit. I am fairly light body hair anyway, barely any chest and light arm hair. I'm 67. Thanks for the video.
I tried to tell the doctor statins affected my memory and was accused of imagining things.
Beet root quality works great prayer, standardized fish oil 1,000 I un, extra light virgin olive oil, I did this when I had a left branch blockage I took 2000 in am and2000 iu pm beet root , tumeric curcumin. 2 months life line screening arteries clear
How much circumin did you take please?
Curcumin 10.000 mg is what servicemen take daily to combat Aluminium barium strontium manganese sulphates etc in warzones. Fun fact, Chemtrail dispersion analysis in 63 territories (according to Tennessee Legislation banning Geoengineering) now includes all heavy metals above.
Advanced curcumin elite by life extension.
10000 mg, no such a dose. Turmeric supliments come with 500 mg tablets. Maybe you mean 1000 mg. Please clarify. Tx
Krill oil better
Had mine at 59 whilst training in my local gym. Never smoked, took drugs and have always been fit and healthy, oh and my cholesterol was perfect !!
@stevestone4346,
"... my cholesterol was perfect !!"
... depending on which hypothesis about heart health and cholesterol you are going by. Have you read "The Clot Thickens" by Dr. Malcolm Kendrick?
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@@ArcoZakusno I haven’t
also happens due to the COVID shot...more an d more
@@edcaldwell9676 the stuttering is also a marker for HBP...
@@DianaLipton If you have a known genetic clotting disease. But don't worry, COVID also makes you clot, but much worse if you don't get the shot. So either get the shot or never get covid.
Reducing the GLYCATION caused by excess SUGAR damage also helps.
Absolutely!
I'm doing my BP readings now and going through the comments in the resting periods. Saw yours and wondering how to reduce the glycation. I brought all my numbers down far enough my PCP said "ok, then I won't put you on medication ". She was very impressed, and happy that I did that in six months. That was almost 3 years ago. We also knew I have a leaky heart valve and have appointments at the end of August and September to find out what's going on with it. It was most likely caused by chemotherapy through a port- o- cath that went straight into my heart. That was 2013 , after Sept 2021 "C", was when it was discovered.
Just wondering. Don't know if glycation has anything to do with what's going on now or not. Thanks.
Web search for evidence Benfotiamine form of B-1 and Carnosine supplements work vs. glycation.
I’ve had a high % of refined sugar in my diet for decades. This caused severe insulin resistance for decades. My insulin was sky high on fasting labs. I had many symptoms and even grew 3 cms in my 30’s!
BUT I have autoimmune gastritis so low grehlin levels means I don’t overeat. So no diabetes, I have optimal lipids, not even a fatty liver on ultrasound. To quote Dr Lustig from his video The Skinny on Obesity..”what we know, categorically, that can mitigate chronic metabolic diseases is reduction in calories.”
Oxydative stress, etc etc…
Thank you for this video, Doctor. You're a good man for doing this and you've helped me, and Im sure you always help so many others. Take care.
Thank you Dr Brewer for the informative video... Best wishes from UK
Thank you Dr.Brewer. God bless you. God bless everyone and Jesus loves everyone.
This was very informative I was just diagnosed with high blood pressure 180/95. I’m 65 years old. It was a shocker to me because I didn’t feel like I really had any symptoms. Although this year I seem more tired than ever before. I will take this test that you’re talking about here and see what comes of it.
@somethingclever1234 they don't even know how to take your BP properly. They take it as soon as you sit down, your feet should be flat on the floor with your back straight, they put the cuff over your clothes, they don't hold your arm at the height of your heart, they move your arm, they talk to you and they don't have you empty your bladder!
@@bwiseok That’s why they call it, The Silent Killer
@@JackSmith-t2y yes very very scary
@somethingclever1234 well I actually sat there for a good 30 minutes. I kept wondering where the doctor was. She must have seen my blood pressure and said we need to let this set. Well it was soooo high! I was shocked. I’m a preschool teacher for 10 years. It’s taking it’s toll
Super high BP results don't need to be a surprise. I have mine tested every few months (very normal so far).
Such good music during the blood pressure check. It really was refreshing!
Yes, there is a method called the **Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI)**, which can give an indication of peripheral artery disease (PAD), a condition often caused by atherosclerosis (arterial plaque buildup). While it's not a direct measurement of arterial plaque, it helps assess blood flow and can indicate blockages or narrowing in the arteries.
Here’s how the ABI test works:
1. **Measure blood pressure in both arms**: This provides a baseline brachial pressure.
2. **Measure blood pressure at both ankles**: Using a Doppler device or a standard blood pressure cuff.
The ABI is calculated by dividing the systolic blood pressure at the ankle by the systolic blood pressure in the arm.
- **Normal ABI**: 1.0 to 1.4 (normal blood flow).
- **ABI between 0.9 and 1.0**: Borderline, might suggest some arterial narrowing.
- **ABI less than 0.9**: Suggests peripheral artery disease, indicating a higher risk of atherosclerosis.
While the ABI test is a useful screening tool for PAD, it is not typically done with a regular home blood pressure monitor, as it often requires a Doppler ultrasound device for accurate ankle readings. However, some advanced home devices may help with the process, but they need proper technique and equipment for reliable results. It’s always a good idea to have such tests confirmed and interpreted by a healthcare professional.
No sugar, bread/ flour and seed oils/ deep fryer. Eat once a day till full.
Ditto, I’ve gone OMAD carnivore, it’s just easier!
@@andrewrivera4029 carnivore is one of the most unhealthy long-term diets you can do. You may loose weight and may help with diabetes but you put yourself at risk for some health conditions like several types of cancers and heart disease. There are nutrients you need that you can’t get from meat. A lot of people on the diet tend to eat more red meat than they should. Anyone who does carnivore diet should not be giving any kind of health advice
@@andrewrivera4029100% 🥩
Thanks for a lot of footage!
I have been a little uncertain, but now it's clear to me!
Thanks.
Dr conheci seu canal e estou adorando seus ensinamentos, fiz meu teste e deu 1,15
Gratidão ❤❤❤❤
Excellent video! The at-home test for detecting clogged arteries is a game-changer. Thanks for sharing such an easy and effective method!
Wow, thank you for this important information and instructions. Im going to purchase a blood pressure cuff today and get on testing my family and I. ❤
I was 38 yrs old when I got my first stent in my LAD. I now have 13 throughout my heart And have NEVER failed a stress test- Nuclear or standard. Luckily for me I’ve always felt when it’s time. Getting in the Cath lab isn’t so difficult anymore. Go to your cardiologist every 6 months.
@jimmyoddjobs I’m now 57 with 13 stents. So many test available now that we never had. If I was 35 I’d get a calcium score test and pay the money for a Cleerly AI predictive scan. If you’re worried about plaque the Cleerly scan will show it all. Most likely you’re fine and will have the peace of mind you need. Best of luck!!
Thank you for this video, it is very informative and useful. However, I have a question about the calculation: In the video, you always divide the two ankle values by the highest arm value (8:36 and 8:49). Does the highest arm value always have to be the divisor, or can the respective arm value for the respective ankle value also be used as a divisor?
Please excuse this nitpicking question, but I was just confused because one value was not used in the calculation and it was not explicitly mentioned (or did I miss something?).
Berry interesting. My result at the moment is ok. Thanks.
I think the water with lemon or 🍎 bio vinegar the first I do in the morning helps me a lot.
Pressure has also to do with the kidneys.
This I can see in the mirror looking my eyes. Less eye bags and shadow.
The cuff has to be placed at the same hight as the heart. While Doctor Brewer was lying on the sofa measuring his blood pressure, his feet and his ankles were higher than his arms and his heart because the sofa was too short for him. Was that the right position for measuring blood pressure?
Very observant. It’s better to be stretched out flat.
I’m Australian our arteries by 65 are actually made of cast iron. It’s a combination of a lifetime consuming Vegemite and iron ore dust particles.
LOL only an Aussie would get the joke :)
made me laugh
Streuth!!!
Strewth, cobber, I bet us old Aussies make the airport metal detector light up like a Christmas tree!
I measure my arm regularly and its 120-130 over 80-90 most of the time so pretty okay. Idk if I'm placing the band correctly but my ankles give me a reading of 220 systolic pressure and 148 diastolic pressure, which seems extremely bad but I workout regularly, eat healthy, and I don't have any symtoms of Peripheral artery disease, so am I not measuring correctly? My bloodwork and heart CT of a this year were perfect btw
Why do you take the left arm pressure number 114 to calculate right ankle brachial index and not the right arm 107? Higher number from both arms? 120/107 = 1.1 Thank you for your excellent vidéos!
I was wondering the same thing. It appears he made a mistake in his calculations.
Thanks!
Thank You very much
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Dr. Ford Brewer, firstly, thank you for educating us on this. How often should this be self-checked?, daily, weekly, monthly? Is the 5 minutes of rest per limb required before testing the BP? Thank you.
3x a day, bare minimum... unless you want to get serious about your health.
For everyone reading this, finding the banned book called “the hidden herbs” by anette ray should be your top priority
Is this title and author correct? I can not find this book anywhere.
HMMM! Wonder why they banned the book? I'm sure big pharma didn't have anything to do with it!
Is is Annette McRay?
It's anette ray and use Google it's on there
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Thanks. Got a 1.22.
Just advice on doing the ankles, make sure your ankles are raised and resting, I had a 35 mmHg difference between resting and foot planed on the ground.
I was wondering about the elevated ankles. The Doctor's video demonstration shows he elevated his. That's a very important detail, I have to say. I didn't elevated mine and the difference between the arms and ankles were 25-30. Are you able to confirm the elevated ankles are a right protocol? Thank you.
@@kazueonebreathpm9204 Yeah the doctors office rarely asks me to lie down to take my BP. And yet they say it's fine, despite being at least 10 mmHG more sitting up. It makes a huge difference, the difference for me between Normal BP and Hypertension.
Thanks for the method. I am reading 1.18, but according to comments below you can still have a high CAC score of say 1800 with this method.
If you're worried about clogged arteries just increase your vitamin C intake. Way more effective than harmful drugs like statins.
You mean supplements or only fruit?
@@kennytrcka7085 I'm fine with supplements.
How much vitamin C daily to keep arteries clear?
@@judycrisenbery2982 I can't give you a specific number for that specific health benefit of vitamin C.
However the human recommended daily amount for vitamin C (65 to 90 mg/day); dietary intake of vitamin C reported for gorillas (Gorilla gorilla) is 20-30 mg/kg/day, for spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) is 106 mg/kg/day, and for howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata) is 88 mg/kg/day. As you can see there is a big discrepancy there between what's recommended for humans and what similar creatures ingest naturally. You could you that as a guideline. Personally I think taking a 1000mg supplement before you go to bed does plenty for your health.
A naturopath once told me a recipe that acts like draino in your body and expels all plaque. 6 lemons organic and 20 cloves of garlic cook together in a big pot of water for approx 15 to 20 mins let cool strain and store in the fridge. Drink one shot glass 3 times a day. It cleans out plaque in the arteries. It has also helped me with arthritic pain in my hands. It works a treat.
I was always told by my primary physicians and my cardiologist to never take your blood pressure if your legs are crossed like yours are. Thoughts?
Thank you sir, awesome video! Blood pressure monitors are super cheap. This is such a cool video! Its getting shared I hope others watch it through. Nice work Dr Vega!! Andre
I couldnt share that video. Thats interesting. Ill try later.
Thank for bringing this technique to my/our attention...personally I cannot thank you enough...and yes, turns out I'm healthy.
Great video. Going to do it as soon as I'm done watching. Then, I'll watch it again to get the specifics.
Hmm..i don't think you needed to know that.
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Sure I did! Thanks!
Lol 😂
So it's highest ankle systolic (top number of BP reading) divided by highest arm systolic number?
And then you can also divide the other ankle systolic number by the other arm systolic..
I had to look in the transcript to get this clear...it would be worth going over this piece of information more than once, or more slowly, as it's clearly important to be sure you're doing the right calculation.
Thanks for this informative video.
Good thing you can hit pause and rewind the video.
Thank you so much for these very useful tips 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️
Can you leave the graphics up longer so we have time to at least pause the video pretty please!
That was cool 😎 my wife and I hike with our golden retrievers daily 6 to 8 kilometers a day.
My number was 1.05, same as yours! Cheers 🍻
Sounds great!
Besides diet and exercise what is is the best way (if any) to get rid of cholesterol,
IF Statins are not tolerated?
Leave your cholesterol alone.....our body regulates the correct amount needed!
Excelente hice el ejercicio. Muchas gracias. Ayuno intermitente es excelente. Autofagia. En esa direccion hay que ir .👌
I wonder if meds that affect your BP and heart rate affect the accuracy of the test?
Thanks! I achieved my results. Got a little confused with after obtaing first result you said that was for my right arm? Anyway I just did both ways to be on safe side. Really Appreciate your DIY🎉
Videos.
11:30 How do you detect these subtile problems?
This video illustrates ONE TEST! So much more to be considered. For example, let's say a person has lab indicated "normal" LDL, HDL, TG and TC but no one bothered to check LP(a) based on a presumption that nothing can be done about it anyway. That person could be falsely reassured by a standard lipid panel. Let's say a person has an ECG with the standard, USA, 12-lead set up. That person, even on a treadmill stress test could have a "normal" indication when in fact, their often electrically silent, left circumflex coronary artery is severely obstructed. Let's say a person has a "normal" ABI and/or a "normal" carotid artery ultrasound, that person might still have one or more obstructed, coronary arteries. One more caveat, loss of leg hair is often mentioned as an indicator of PAD and yet, many older fellows have lost most or all of their leg hair. How does this relate to your legs in this video? Moving to the other end of the diagnostic spectrum, would you offer an opinion on PET/CT?
This is simply 1 test for plaque. You went into lab tests. We have tons of videos on those. They are far more important. You didn’t mention our key tests: OGTT/IR, fractionation, inflammation panel.
@@PrevMedHealth thanks for such a speedy reply! Agreed, insulin resistance is a factor. Did you do a video on PET/CT? What about leg hair?
@@PrevMedHealth fractionation particle size is one thing but particle number seems a biggie too...CRP can get thrown off by something as simple as a cold I thought? Ox LDL may or may not indicate a thrombus burgeoning from foam cells and macrophages moving into an SVG and then there is the foam cell controversy because at least in lab rabbits, high prescription EPA seems to exacerbate foam cell activity at points of arterial inflammation or venous inflammation. Also, there is LP(a) which some say PCSK-9 inhibitors can slightly reduce and some say Amla can slightly reduce. Seems Big Pharma is all excited about a new drug not yet FDA approved that drops LP(a) like a rock but what else happens? Nobody wants a repeat of the HDL boosting drug that coincidentally may have contributed to some deaths!
Good nutrition is the foundation of a healthy mind and body
Wonderful wonderful --great awareness ❤️ work Dr .Stay blessed
i went on a plant based diet in 2013 i lost all my extra fat, lowered my cholesterol to heart attack proof levels, lowered blood pressure. Had a recent aorta ultrasound at 54 and zero plaque. And no ED of any kind 😀
What test ot ultrasound exactly?
Not all heart attacks are caused by blocked arteries. You can have a heart attack from covid for instance.
“There are two main types of heart attack.
Type I heart attacks are where plaque on the inner wall of the artery ruptures and releases cholesterol and other substances into the bloodstream. This can then form a blood clot and block the artery.
In type II heart attacks the heart does not receive as much oxygen-rich blood as it needs, but there is not a complete blockage of an artery.
Other causes of heart attacks include:
torn blood vessels
blood vessel spasms
drug misuse
hypoxia, lack of oxygen in the blood
Type 2 heart attacks are more common with COVID-19,” she says. “This heart attack can be caused by increased stress on the heart, such as a fast heartbeat, low blood oxygen levels or anemia, because the heart muscle isn't getting enough oxygen delivered in the blood in order do this extra work.”
@@ScarlettDuchess Type 2 is what people with sleep apnea are prone to--a disease that doesn't get enough attention.
@@ScarlettDuchess Thank you that is good information.
@@fayeizzard4806no it’s terrible information..
My numbers came out to 1.2 for both. My blood test last week showed an LDL of 216 with a total cholesterol of 296, but all the other numbers were excellent, including HDL, glucose, triglycerides, etc. So maybe a statin isn't needed, even though my doc looked at the high LDL and suggested I start taking a statin immediately.
We get a lot of that. We have a lot of LMHR patients- Lean Mass Hyper Responder patients.
That’s what happened to me. I got an LDL reading of 176 total cholesterol 254 and everything else was ok. They put me on stains now because they said it was hereditary. I don’t want to be on these statins because just how they make me
Feel and want to do things naturally. I promised my husband I would take about three months get the numbers down then just stop and keep eating healthier and exercising. I just don’t like these statins but have tried doing better with healthy eating and exercise and have for years but everyone telling me it hereditary so I have to take the statins. I just don’t know what to do but do t like how these statins make me feel and don’t want them.
@@Smango3451-vw4lp I ended up going to a cardiologist and he sent me for a coronary artery scan. That came back with a score of zero, so no statin was suggested for me. I have my next appointment Tuesday, so I'll see what the doc says is next. I think I'll be fine though.
I wasn't 107 over 69 since I was 20 years old and 110 pounds. I guess I have always been high around 120 over 80. It now is over 130 over 85/90. It's really high when I first wake up; however, I took my home cuff and compared it to the one at the doctors office. It was 10 off for both numbers. Today, I was 123 over 85 at the doctors.
Ur fine
120 over 80 isn't high but perfect.
Thank you, Dr. Brewer! I will definitely do this on myself and my husband.
AWESOME!!! … thank you soo much !! … this home test is excellent
You're welcome!
You seem like a very good Doctor. What can you do to reverse the efects?
Good info. Will add this to my regular BP checks. Thanks!
"What useful knowledge! 🌟 How to find clogged arteries at home while still being safe and effective is really worth learning. Hopefully this article/clip will help everyone take better care of their health right from the beginning. the simplest things.
so PERFECT to just stumble on this! I am getting CHEST PAINS the last 3 months and TODAY was the WORST! ... I am taking about 20 different supplements (but I stopped taking them today and for one full week to see if any of those are causing the issue) ... and i ordered an EKG from Amazon that will be here in a few days ... so i'm looking forward to watching your video, doctor! THANK YOU!!! Good timing, LOL!
you should go to a doctor check. you are not a doctor.
Thank you so much Dr.Brewer for the important info you share with us 🙏🏻 I have a question regarding the test, can I do it if I’m taking high blood pressure medications? Or should I temporary stop taking them while I do the test?
Thank you!
Your BP is very good. I get similar numbers. :)
Your Blood pressure is FANTASTIC..Compared to mine...160 over 100.
The only way this test is remotely predictive or diagnostic, is if you are laying flat on your back the entire time and you have someone else do it for you. BP is far too volatile and labile in the average person that moving up and down an setting it up blah blah is going to skew those numbers. This just gives someone with OCD something else to perseverate on. My experience after having taken my BP 40,000 times in the last 20 years in a variety of positions and using different machines. Oh, as a bonus, most nurses and doctors don’t even know how to measure it properly. They use improper cuff size, let your legs dangle off the edge of the exam table, don’t support your arm, etc.
I took the test and put it in the stew.
Of my goodness! Thank you for saying “preventive” and not “preventative”! That mistake is mad esoteric often that the latter is now accepted in dictionaries! Nowadays even people in the medical field say preventative; it is everywhere. I keep saying “but the verb is prevent, not preventate!”. So thank you! For once, someone got it right.
Can you tell me the make and model of that device so I can buy one? Thanks!
I used an Omron, most models are good
Ok thanks! I thought you were connecting it to your phone at first! I shared to X- thanks for the info!
THANK YOU for SHARING this with the CITIZENS of this WORLD
...OBRIGADO !!
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Oh my, I am now scared to do the test 🙈.
Why?
@@PrevMedHealth I have swollen ankles from varicose vein surgery and 2 month ago atrial fibrillation from to much stress.
Wow your numbers are way better than mine ,and I just turned 60 in April .I also was taking TRT and since been off that for 5 months
Another great video; simple and easy-to-use information.