Wow. Scheduled for a CACS Monday. Only $60 cash in Minot ND. A privilege to hear you speak. Thank you for your research, invention and hard work! 🏋️♀️🏃♂️🤽♂️💃🍽♥️ Also fully covered by Veteran Administration. You have to love America!
To bad more doctors .dont know or ignore this and blindly prescribe statins.I know all doctors at KAISER will prescribe them with no discussion or looking at any factors other than total cholesterol.at 53 I went low carb and went from 210 to 175 and have kept weight off.Im leaner than ever and feel decades younger.my total cholesterol did go up to 320 but hdl went up triglycerides went down great BP less than .01 CRP paid for my own CAC which was zero. And doctor ignores all signs of very good health and wants me on statin which I refuse.Ive changed doctors 3 times and all parrot same AHA says nonsense even though AHA risk calculator says I do not need a statin.I do not want to starve my brain of cholesterol it needs and know there are many risks of statin and really no upside.they inflate an
HMOs don't care if you live or die, they just try to get you out the door asap. They will give zero treatment when possible and minimum perfunctory treatment whenever they can get away with that, and the doctors don't get much choice in the matter it comes out of their pocket if they deviate from the given checklist.
Low dose with alt dosage schedules (never daily and with coQ10) of Crestor or Livalo don’t really mess with desmostrol and aid inflammation management. The simvastin and atorvastatin etc you are correct to fear they do.
I took 10 pages of notes; I've been ordering CAC scores for years but now I see the true power in the FULL metabolic workup. THANK YOU for bringing this excellent content; PLEASE SUPPORT LOW CARB DOWN UNDER on Patreon.
Fasting will not only make your resting insulin plummet but stimulate autophagy which is your body's catabolic cleanup process which can clear away the plaque. Before I started fasting my blood pressure was uncontrollable and I was on three blood pressure medications, after I started doing a 3 day fast every week my BP was perfect and the meds in the trash within a month! Now I just fast one day a week and eat fewer carbs to maintain my newfound health.
Also Vitamin K2Mk7 has been shown to protect elastin in vascular walls, thus maintains flexibility. BUT as you age the body becomes much less able to maintain levels of K2 and the body less able to convert K1 into K2. So older persons arteries can be stiff, like an old hose and more susceptible to cracking etc, especially where the hose has bends. So areas of plaque may represent weak spots in the vascular walls and thus more likely to rupture. Okinawans who have a very high average age of longevity, consume large amounts of Vitamin K2mk7 daily., which is in their food staple, Natto, 100grams of Natto contains around 775mcg of K2mk7. Thus compare to the average American, Okinawans would be consuming around 100 times more K2 every week.
I wonder the effect of all the recommendations for women to supplement calcium, when K2 and the ability to put the calcium where it is needed is not addressed. I suspect Ca, may deposit in the coronary system when Vit D is low. Thank you Rod for making these videos. Much appreciated!
I recommend Koncentrated (super k elite, is also pretty good) K and the content from its founder. Few in the west get enough K2 in any of its mk forms.
I am on the high carb side of the fence, but appreciate the doctor's insights. One point I'd challenge him on is the strength of the association between atherosclerosis and CACS. I understand CTCA has a higher association because not all plaque is equally infiltrated with calcium.
CTCA gives more info, but there are other considerations: CTCA is roughly 5x the cost of the CAC and exposes you to about 10x the radiation of the CAC. CTCA also involves use of an IV contrast agent which has risks of its own, whereas CAC does not.
What does calcification score 100 (plaque on/in mitral valve) mean? Thanks :) I dont mind asking after watching this twice.... Brilliantly enlightening.
Very insightful presentation! How does any explain, as he alluded, that some individuals would be put on a statin which has show to increase a Calcium score? So, if you put on an aggressive treatment to treat the cause how can you say that things are working in their favor if the scores are increasing.
We live exiting times. The hive-mind called internet with people who are interested in truth have enormous power. I learn easily about vasa vasorum, new hypothesis that challenge the ones shown by Dr. A. A about the impact on smaller and larger vessel damage, and am thus able to do some Sherlock Holms kind of thinking and voila` have better understanding even if I am a plumber and not NASA Dr. Crazy indeed.
My CAC score is 123 so my risk to have a heart event over the next 10 years is approximately 13% higher. The method to my madness? Since I know I have heart disease, I am applying “secondary prevention” now. I’m now waiting for a heart attack. That is the power of proper screening. And the power of having a good measurement and information. Because medicine, the industrial medical complex is setup to help you after having a heart attack. They want you to have heart attacks. That is their business model. They need customers. Or they (chimp doctors) want you to take drugs for the rest of your life. Because drugs are revenue. Take back control of your life.
Fidelity Quester In one of Ivor Cummins presentations he covers this test. Folks that took a statin with a score of 400 or less had NO effect,,,,,,, but those over it did have a positive effect. So you don’t need one. My score was 25 so I’m sure if both of us stop eating sugar our score will be lower or non existent in the future. Best of luck to you.
Dr. Agatston supports the use of statins in some patients. Yet all I'm seeing lately are videos by many other experts (Dr. Nadir Ali, Dr. William Davis and others) saying statins range from useless to dangerous.
This "CAC Archeology" seems _extremely_ powerful. How the heck does one find a cardiologist that's willing and able to analyze sequential CAC's this way to assess progress? Alternatively, can I, as a non-physician, request the full set of images? ( I have a copy of my CAC "report" but it's nothing more than a single image and a summary table showing Ca score for each of the four coronary arteries. )
For anyone that cares: I requested and received copies of the full data sets (including images) for the two CAC scans I had at the local hospital. I'm able to see the individual lesions similar to what Dr. Agatston shows in this video. I can also see that by far the largest (and presumably oldest) lesion is the one in the proximal LAD, just as Agatston says. Comparing the two scans I can see that the number of lesions remains 4, with LAD having 3, and RCA having 1 in both scans. So the total score has increased but it appears to be due to the increase in size/density of existing plaques rather than new plaques.
This guy is BRILLIANT. Careful study over years.
Wow. Scheduled for a CACS Monday. Only $60 cash in Minot ND. A privilege to hear you speak. Thank you for your research, invention and hard work! 🏋️♀️🏃♂️🤽♂️💃🍽♥️ Also fully covered by Veteran Administration. You have to love America!
This is an amazing presentation. One of the best I have seen. 😃
To bad more doctors .dont know or ignore this and blindly prescribe statins.I know all doctors at KAISER will prescribe them with no discussion or looking at any factors other than total cholesterol.at 53 I went low carb and went from 210 to 175 and have kept weight off.Im leaner than ever and feel decades younger.my total cholesterol did go up to 320 but hdl went up triglycerides went down great BP less than .01 CRP paid for my own CAC which was zero. And doctor ignores all signs of very good health and wants me on statin which I refuse.Ive changed doctors 3 times and all parrot same AHA says nonsense even though AHA risk calculator says I do not need a statin.I do not want to starve my brain of cholesterol it needs and know there are many risks of statin and really no upside.they inflate an
HMOs don't care if you live or die, they just try to get you out the door asap. They will give zero treatment when possible and minimum perfunctory treatment whenever they can get away with that, and the doctors don't get much choice in the matter it comes out of their pocket if they deviate from the given checklist.
Low dose with alt dosage schedules (never daily and with coQ10) of Crestor or Livalo don’t really mess with desmostrol and aid inflammation management. The simvastin and atorvastatin etc you are correct to fear they do.
I took 10 pages of notes; I've been ordering CAC scores for years but now I see the true power in the FULL metabolic workup. THANK YOU for bringing this excellent content; PLEASE SUPPORT LOW CARB DOWN UNDER on Patreon.
Fasting will not only make your resting insulin plummet but stimulate autophagy which is your body's catabolic cleanup process which can clear away the plaque. Before I started fasting my blood pressure was uncontrollable and I was on three blood pressure medications, after I started doing a 3 day fast every week my BP was perfect and the meds in the trash within a month! Now I just fast one day a week and eat fewer carbs to maintain my newfound health.
What about your muscles - did you feel you lost pary of them?
One of the most enlightening elucidation on lipids and coronary artery calcium score talks that I have encountered. Many thanks.
Absolutely magnificent !!! Many thanks, Dr.Agatston. Greez from Austria :-)
I’d love to see more of these videos, they’re so helpful 😍
Thankfully Low Carb Down Under is still scheduled to happen in Oct... fresh content here all winter...
Also Vitamin K2Mk7 has been shown to protect elastin in vascular walls, thus maintains flexibility. BUT as you age the body becomes much less able to maintain levels of K2 and the body less able to convert K1 into K2. So older persons arteries can be stiff, like an old hose and more susceptible to cracking etc, especially where the hose has bends. So areas of plaque may represent weak spots in the vascular walls and thus more likely to rupture. Okinawans who have a very high average age of longevity, consume large amounts of Vitamin K2mk7 daily., which is in their food staple, Natto, 100grams of Natto contains around 775mcg of K2mk7. Thus compare to the average American, Okinawans would be consuming around 100 times more K2 every week.
Thank you so much!
I wonder the effect of all the recommendations for women to supplement calcium, when K2 and the ability to put the calcium where it is needed is not addressed. I suspect Ca, may deposit in the coronary system when Vit D is low.
Thank you Rod for making these videos. Much appreciated!
I have listened to some doctors who say calcium supplements should not be taken as we already consume too much in our foods.
I recommend Koncentrated (super k elite, is also pretty good) K and the content from its founder. Few in the west get enough K2 in any of its mk forms.
Would like to see comments of Dr David Diamond regarding the use of statins as recommended by Dr Agatston.
I am on the high carb side of the fence, but appreciate the doctor's insights.
One point I'd challenge him on is the strength of the association between atherosclerosis and CACS.
I understand CTCA has a higher association because not all plaque is equally infiltrated with calcium.
CTCA gives more info, but there are other considerations:
CTCA is roughly 5x the cost of the CAC and exposes you to about 10x the radiation of the CAC.
CTCA also involves use of an IV contrast agent which has risks of its own, whereas CAC does not.
What does calcification score 100 (plaque on/in mitral valve) mean? Thanks :) I dont mind asking after watching this twice.... Brilliantly enlightening.
Who will denounce the medical and pharmaceutical players who continue to resist this information for the sake of pecuniary gains?
Which 9p21 polymorphism are bad?
I have :
rs2943634(A;C)
rs496892(A;G)
rs662463(C;C)
Very insightful presentation! How does any explain, as he alluded, that some individuals would be put on a statin which has show to increase a Calcium score? So, if you put on an aggressive treatment to treat the cause how can you say that things are working in their favor if the scores are increasing.
Score is increasing but that’s “old plaque” growing (low risk). The point is to stop new plaque to form (high risk).
When can we see the price of a cac coming down
Shop around. Some hospitals are cheaper than others, but since CAC testing is becoming increasingly popular, prices may very well go up.
wiggledytoes -
I paid $150 in California. And it was extremely easy test.
Some places will do discounts in February, the heart month.
We live exiting times. The hive-mind called internet with people who are interested in truth have enormous power. I learn easily about vasa vasorum, new hypothesis that challenge the ones shown by Dr. A. A about the impact on smaller and larger vessel damage, and am thus able to do some Sherlock Holms kind of thinking and voila` have better understanding even if I am a plumber and not NASA Dr. Crazy indeed.
At 52:40, how is that Kraft test abnormal? That's a pattern I, non-diabetic, unless his glycemia is off the rails (which I doubt).
Was wondering same thing.
Excellent information 🙂👍
My CAC score is 123 so my risk to have a heart event over the next 10 years is approximately 13% higher.
The method to my madness?
Since I know I have heart disease, I am applying “secondary prevention” now. I’m now waiting for a heart attack. That is the power of proper screening. And the power of having a good measurement and information.
Because medicine, the industrial medical complex is setup to help you after having a heart attack. They want you to have heart attacks. That is their business model. They need customers.
Or they (chimp doctors) want you to take drugs for the rest of your life. Because drugs are revenue.
Take back control of your life.
Fidelity Quester In one of Ivor Cummins presentations he covers this test. Folks that took a statin with a score of 400 or less had NO effect,,,,,,, but those over it did have a positive effect. So you don’t need one. My score was 25 so I’m sure if both of us stop eating sugar our score will be lower or non existent in the future. Best of luck to you.
Dr. Agatston supports the use of statins in some patients. Yet all I'm seeing lately are videos by many other experts (Dr. Nadir Ali, Dr. William Davis and others) saying statins range from useless to dangerous.
Better to stop eating than take statins. It is a form of starvation except you are starving the most important thing.
@SteamQueen not any longer no. Its why it was removed as a factor on the AHA guidelines.
This "CAC Archeology" seems _extremely_ powerful.
How the heck does one find a cardiologist that's willing and able to analyze sequential CAC's this way to assess progress?
Alternatively, can I, as a non-physician, request the full set of images?
( I have a copy of my CAC "report" but it's nothing more than a single image and a summary table showing Ca score for each of the four coronary arteries. )
For anyone that cares:
I requested and received copies of the full data sets (including images) for the two CAC scans I had at the local hospital. I'm able to see the individual lesions similar to what Dr. Agatston shows in this video. I can also see that by far the largest (and presumably oldest) lesion is the one in the proximal LAD, just as Agatston says.
Comparing the two scans I can see that the number of lesions remains 4, with LAD having 3, and RCA having 1 in both scans. So the total score has increased but it appears to be due to the increase in size/density of existing plaques rather than new plaques.
To my surprise, first comment.
$500 in NY
BLM lol
😲 $120AUD in NSW, Australia.
My score was zero!