Did I Reverse My CV Plaque? Yes. Here's What Happened

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@grindercap 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for providing some of the best info available on the internet! While I came here to late after having an aortic valve replacement surgery I would opine that a person who came to y'all before it was too late would benifit tremendously from what you have to offer. Good stuff Dr!

@PrevMedHealth 2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@KenDBerryMD Жыл бұрын

You're doing great work doctor! Keep it up!

@bartrobinson2103 Жыл бұрын

I agree 100% outstanding work indeed!

@aka10gu Жыл бұрын

Very gracious of you, Dr. Berry, but this raises more questions than provides answers. If I may, Dr. Brewer... your theory is that the statins, due to some anti-inflammatory mechanism, has "shrunk" your plaques. Is it not just as likely that your diet improved your overall health and wellbeing, creating an environment that reduced systemic inflammation and supported atheroschlerotic healing? Is the endothelium healed? Is the plaque, no longer inflammed, now trapped beneath the endothelium? What about calcification? Are statins the best anti-inflammatory... uspecially given their now-well-known side effects? Statins were designed and approved to lower cholesterol, which they do regardless of dose and regardless of whatever other effects they have. They unavoidably lower CoEnzyme-Q10, for instance. Are you supplementing CoEnzyme-Q10? Wouldn't it be safer to tailor a "diet + supplements + exercise" protocol that is anti-inflammatory - AND - helps your body heal the atherosclerotic lesions? Can this be done without the avoidable risk of taking a pharmaceutical?

@maddysdaddystevem563 10 ай бұрын

@@aka10gu You weren't listening. Watch it again. [

@lucasgroves137 10 ай бұрын

@@maddysdaddystevem563 🎯

@tonymanuge1932 3 ай бұрын

I think he has a very practical approach for sure.

@drlouiscardinal752 Жыл бұрын

What I like about Dr. Brewer is how well he explains a complex subject with the help of great graphics…a picture is often worth 1000 words…..

@jamescalifornia2964 Жыл бұрын

😳❗️Finished medical school at 21 y/o ... This man must be genius . 👍

@JR-ht2vy Ай бұрын

You have the best videos of any of the online Docs, thanks!

@geopietro Жыл бұрын

Great video Dr. Brewer. What happened to your CAC score?

@peterbedford2610 Жыл бұрын

Got my cardiorisk CIMT 2 weeks ago. Should be getting the analysis pretty soon.

@ChristopherLeskanic 8 сағат бұрын

How did you finish your medical degree at age 21? That's awesome! Thanks for the informative videos! 😀

@lloydhlavac6807 Жыл бұрын

Taming inflammation is key.

@DomenicNicosia-bs8qd Ай бұрын

Great info yet a again Doc

@ameralgayar4931 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the very helpfull information

@user-tq3yn7wd9s 11 ай бұрын

Awesome to understand video thanks Doc

@DivineMisterAdVentures Жыл бұрын

Well, that's a start - you've got a much longer story to tell now. How why on the inflammation reduction. General principles and specific suggestions for nutrition - what's the problem with carbs in balance (if longer digestion = low Glycemic # overall?) What about EDTA and alternatives (looking that up next.) What about "claudication" of microvessels - technically a parallel CV issue but not = plaque? This last is also very important to issues of peripheral blood flow, vision, potentially risk of embolism/stroke. And thank you!

@corneliopaglomutan3158 Жыл бұрын

How about the role of vitD3/vitK2?

@alc6799 Жыл бұрын

I thought it was a fair comment. He stressed the importance of weight loss in those who need it,the necessity to reduce inflammation, and the use of low dose statins. People can argue about the pros and cons of statins but even skeptics have to acknowledge that statins do reduce inflammation (to some extent) and hence the benefit of statins to in those with soft plaque. He is not talking about the use of statins in primary prevention. Lifestyle changes are the way to go and that includes regular exercise, a whole food, plant based diet ( on the whole), getting good sleep, stopping smoking, being content and minimising stress in your life. Anyway, that’s my take on the issue having done wide reading. It is of course complicated but as I have coronary heart disease and enjoy life, I have a desire to stay alive and keep the quality of life I currently enjoy.

@robertsimpson2177 6 ай бұрын

A whole food plant based diet raises triglycerides…low carb is the way

@miked319 9 ай бұрын

Hey doc, do you still take a statin and did you have any side effects? Also how do you maintain your plack reversal? Thanks

@loydstephens2208 Жыл бұрын

What about K2 and D3

@kennethedwards1677 Ай бұрын

Good food for thought. Gary Null also believes in reversing and/or curing any disease with diet or natural supplements. There is much about the body we do not know. It is a marvelous machine with very dynamic repair/regeneration potential. We have just scratched the surface of its capabilities. While I do not think all pharmaceuticals are bad, they should be uses more conservatively. Statins scare me because they damaged my father's pancreas. Maybe red yeast rice, consumed in moderation is a good alternative?

@lisasabeneth2924 11 ай бұрын

hi dr I’m like u would love to hear u experience thank u dr for everything sincerely lisa u fans

@GigaFan1989 5 ай бұрын

Extremely Clear Video !!! Many Many Thanks for your outstanding channel Wish a lot more physicians/cardiologists/patients would know the difference between soft/dangerous plaque versus hard/calcified plaque How many lives could be saved IF ONLY proper CIMT's, performed with CardioRisk Labs, were available WORLDWIDE ???

@PrevMedHealth 5 ай бұрын

Many thanks!

@RD9_Designs Жыл бұрын

You finished your medical degree at 21 years old? Were you a prodigy? Would love to hear more about that!

@PrevMedHealth 5 ай бұрын

Thanks. Yes. I got admitted to med school while still in high school. I had to complete a college bachelor's degree in 2 years to remain in the program. I really wanted to take more time than I did. There were family & regional issues driving me to go quicker.

@louarmstrong6128 5 ай бұрын

@@PrevMedHealth Is it true that donating whole blood will reduce your chances of a heart attack by 75%

@erfortkuke5369 9 ай бұрын

Dr. Brewer what is your say for high Lipoprotein (a), can we still use low dose Satatins? PCSK9 not available in my country. Thnx

@lubasulpovar5081 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Dr Ford again for your help with understanding All processes of heart 💕 attacks. You are talking about MICT wich My cardiologist never heard. If he heard he doesn't Care.

@lubasulpovar5081 11 ай бұрын

Sorry , but this is reality 😔

@brucebear1 Жыл бұрын

More good news. Thanks, Dr. Brewer.

@tamz4127 11 ай бұрын

What are your thoughts on taking cayenne pepper?

@Technical_Audio Жыл бұрын

What about taking vitamin K2?

@tonymanuge1932 3 ай бұрын

The prevention doctor I was dealing with here in British Columbia didn't know that choline is required for lipid metabolism. I tried the low dose statin and even at 5mg I get severe muscle ache and joint pain. I was up to 2.75 grams of choline(plus dietairy) in an attempt to tolerate the drugs but no joy. Plus I am MTHFR negative. My inflammation was from MTHFR, SSRI and SNRI medications. I am pretty worried about trying any more meds.

@tomchristian9932 11 ай бұрын

How often do you take the statin ….. daily? Weekly? I have plaques, my Dr. Wanted my to take a statin 40 mg a day, I said no…more info requested…

@holdingspot1187 2 ай бұрын

How long did it take to see improvement on the low dose statin?

@bobcocampo Жыл бұрын

Can nitric oxide help at low dose? Isordil?

@canoedoc2390 6 ай бұрын

The elevated LDL and triglyceride levels are the result of chronic hyperinsulinemia, which is one of the numerous root causes of vascular endothelial inflammation, damage, subsequent clotting, breakdown of lipid rich, clot sequestered red blood cells, plaque formation, and eventual calcification of the medial arterial wall. Elevated LDL, triglyceride levels, and arterial damage are caused by chronic hyperinsulinemia and inflammation.

@khabib1 Жыл бұрын

Did he just said that he finish his medical school at 21(1:24)?

@billbeard9588 Жыл бұрын

How do you know that you reduced plaque? Did I miss something? What did you measure, and how much did it change? And, if I followed correctly, you did this by taking a statin, reducing carb intake, and dropping 10 lbs? Over what time period?

@lucasgroves137 10 ай бұрын

CIMT.

@magncity1817 Жыл бұрын

If your statin conclusion is correct, then why do we not see the population arterial disease complications curve change the upward trend or at least flatten as statin use is prevalent in the US? As I watched you today, your body language did not seem so confident about your statin usage. As you know, this is a very complicated process, also, you yourself could have experienced your own Placebo type effect as you were taking your CIMT’s in support of your conclusion. A scientific and independent double blind process must be used as you are so well aware. You also know that low dose statins come with risks for a portion of the population, is your personal experience with statins overall a gain for the population?

@username42 Жыл бұрын

exactly, video is looking so biased to statins

@harate Жыл бұрын

@@username42 how is recommending no statins, and in some cases a low dose only biased? It’s barely a recommendation at all.

@username42 Жыл бұрын

@@harate if u watch video it is entirely suggested to get some statins

@harate Жыл бұрын

@@username42 I did watch the video. He says he doesn’t recommend statins except extremely low doses, and specific names that are lowest on the scale of side effects. And you framed that as a statin bias. He barely recommended them let alone advocated for them. Kick rocks

@username42 Жыл бұрын

@@harate so he suggested low dosage of statins as u say, as summary, the video title says how to reverse it and in it there is statins but nothing more even if it is low dosage it is what he tells here.

@jamesnelson1968 11 ай бұрын

Both a keto/carnivore diet and autophagy will reduce inflammation without needing to risk the side effects of a statin.

@Mike-ph3go Жыл бұрын

Do you prescribe statins if Coronary Artery Calcium score is high? I am 65, 35 lbs overweight with high cholesterol for years, CAC of 567. Lost 20 lbs lately but 35 more to go. Exercise regularly 5-7 days per week includes weights, HIIT, basketball, biking. Mostly Keto diet for last 6 months. My Dr prescribed statin but I’m not taking.

@dylan-qo3vw 2 ай бұрын

i'm 65 and my latest cac is 2060 despite my mostly clean diet for the past five years; so, your score would be my envy

@kenelliott8944 Жыл бұрын

Based on your suggestion I decided to start on 10mg Crestor daily. I eat fairly well - low fat, low carb, BMI is good although I don't exercise at all. I was kind of taking an extra 5 mg due to the fact that my activity level is pretty low. Suggestion?

@dontfit6380 Жыл бұрын

Get the good fats back in your diet. Low fat is old school thinking and not healthy.

@aka10gu Жыл бұрын

First of all, two points. a) You need exercise to achieve good health and b) There's nothing healthy about "low fat". In fact, eating "low fat" greatly raises the odds that what fats you are now eating are predominately pro-inflammatory omega-6 "unsaturated" fats with few if any healthy mono-unsaturated and saturated fats. Latest science suggests you avoid the Crestor, exercise by walking a mile every other day, eliminate (to the greatest extent possible) all omega-6 fats (processed seed oils) and add organic mono-unsaturated fats like avocado oil and virgin olive oil and saturated fats like virgin coconut oil. There is also reliable science indicating that sufficient vitamin D3 and K2 can mobilize calcium out of plaque and into bone where it is needed. PubMed is your friend.

@joyfullmusicexploring-thom5093 Жыл бұрын

what about peyrons desease ? ipp plaque ?

@mimimo555 Жыл бұрын

You have a "good ol boy" persona as well.

@v.j.l.4073 6 ай бұрын

I would say he has more of a southern gentleman kind of thing going.

@luckssj 6 ай бұрын

The one thing that I see is that many doctors only talk about one supplement and don't care about anything else. Like they attack K2-MK7, by itself it doesn't do much, but when you do it right and add Nattokinase, D3, Nitric Oxide and Co-Q10 cleans out my calcified aorta and all my plaque.

@kasparsakmens3853 5 ай бұрын

Where these trolls coming from 😅

@ShalomEntirety1 7 ай бұрын

Give Rem chol a try, it's a newish thing to draw the arterial plaque out. I've been on it nearly a month and results quite amazing. I am unable to take statins not good side effects. But doc suggested Cavadex- rem chol. I'll be continuing on this. At least read up on it. All the VERY BEST.🙏🙏🙏

@deltawhiskey1398 6 ай бұрын

I am about to start Remchol....any advice you can give?

@ShalomEntirety1 6 ай бұрын

@@deltawhiskey1398 yeh, give it a go. Application once applied, just lay there for at least half n hour. Let it travel up😌 I used my early morning about 5:00am read in bed for about 45 then in evening. Need to let it soak in. If you know what I mean. I found it very good, and also went on the forks over knives while food plant based. Only on one med now at night. No cholesterol, blood pressure, or Aspirin. Feeling great. All the best.🙏🙏🙏

@Davidkxf Жыл бұрын

Absolutely no explanation given as to why the statin was beneficial.

@richardpellis Жыл бұрын

Started on this journey in May. Despite eating 100 g of net carbs or less/day, keeping total calorie intake at less than 1800, and exercising 4-5 times/week, I've not lost any weight. Strength has improved and muscles are more evident but no measurable wt loss. I track all food using FatSecret and track all exercises as well. So I have a detailed record of what I've done if it works. Next CIMT in November.

@francesnance9110 Жыл бұрын

Try dropping carb intake to 50.

@arkie1984 Жыл бұрын

Cut your carbs to under 20 net carbs per day. Also eliminate highly processed seed oils (soy, corn, canola, safflower, etc.) from your diet.

@brucenichols540 Жыл бұрын

Add 'Intermittent Fasting' to your plan!

@richardpellis Жыл бұрын

@@brucenichols540 I experimented with IF prior to starting my current approach. I did find it worked better for me for weight loss, but also because I wasn't eating 1800 cal/day. Just ate when I was hungry and till I was full. It's hard for me to get in 170 g of protein/ day eating in an 8 hr window. Hard to even make it in 12. Still experimenting.

@Ijjunne Жыл бұрын

I don't know your weight and height, but I think you're not eating enough calories for your level of activity. I recommend you to watch videos from MindPump. Their advice is really good and always experience and science based. Good luck !

@chadfitch3293 Жыл бұрын

How do you know it was the statin that reversed your plaque? Could it have been the low carb diet ?

@davidbarry9690 Жыл бұрын

Yesss

@chadfitch3293 Жыл бұрын

We need more studies

@username42 Жыл бұрын

exactly.

@fredmoniz7256 Жыл бұрын

K2 vitamin cleans the arteries?

@nassermj7671 Жыл бұрын

@@fredmoniz7256 - There is some doc on YT who did not say good things about it - and I suppose specially in concert w/D3 - the usual duo. I donno...

@anthonysilva5312 Жыл бұрын

I lost 34lbs. 36 more to go to enter “normal” BMI

@hepgeoff Жыл бұрын

Great info, Doc! I'm wondering if you can reduce plaque in someone with familial hypercholesterolemia.

@jesusnoguez2376 Жыл бұрын

Is possible, it requires additional efforts though

@barbarapecka4935 Жыл бұрын

@@jesusnoguez2376 What kind of effords? My CAC is 676 Cholesterol 365 Hdl 103 Ldl249 Tr 38 Almost 3 years on keto Taking d3,K2mk4 ,E, C niacin, Natokinase Didn't take Statins Walking over 10000 steps daily Any ideas? Bdw Happy Easter

@jesusnoguez2376 Жыл бұрын

@@barbarapecka4935 Thanks for your comment, doing keto (and especially a low carb diet of less than 100 grams per day), and supplements help a lot, now one thing that I don't see listed, and please notice, this is not medical advice, in the channel you will see that there are key components where you can do something about, exercise is a must do, ideally doing high-intensity interval training, with resistance training and some aerobic, if there are some extrapounds involved losing weight is going to be a consequence of the combination of low-carb and HIIT, sleep is critical, many people neglect sleep, stress is another factor to address, medications have a role, such as statins or even vascepa as another option, and the final thing is track progress, Calcium score might not the best way to do that, just because as you stabilize your plaque you will get more calcification, ergo a higher CACscore, a CIMT is the best way to determine if you have soft unstable plaque or calcified stable plaque, then comes reversal, which we discussed is hard for any person to do but possible for someone with FH, hope this helps

@barbarapecka4935 Жыл бұрын

@@jesusnoguez2376 sure it helps! thanks. I'm going to work more on sleep, stress and exercise .... I thought that a strong physical effort could be harmful since I'm 62 and was afraid of rupture of the plaque ... but head's up thanks a lot

@vapeking466 Жыл бұрын

@@barbarapecka4935Check Google saw a few articles that mention a new drug or supplement that worked for this. It was a small study not in the US.

@VORP125 8 ай бұрын

So there is no way to remove cholesterol from arteries? CIMT doesn't measure cholesterol, it just measures how much plaque you have in general, including inflammation, but not cholesterol itself

@bobcocampo Жыл бұрын

Will it help to take higher dose statins say first week just to lower down inflammation immediately? Then take once a week 5mg crestor?

@susankenny696 9 ай бұрын

Statins gave me terrible muscle aches until one morn i cud hardly get outta bed they are known for that

@geralvon Жыл бұрын

Totally unrelated to CV disease, but I am writing to tell you a (I believe) revolutionary thought which just came to me: Mightn't many of 'autoimmune diseases' be the long term consequences of many of the vaccines we give ourselves? I'm sending this to you, because you are an epidemiologist and I have always been interested in epidemiology. I am not an antivaxxer. I just think my question needs to be researched. I just hope you read this and give it some thought. -86 year old MD

@sw6118 Жыл бұрын

I thought I saw an earlier video and you took a statin and another drug or two. What happened to the need for them?

@mcace64 11 ай бұрын

hello looking for some help .

@tradersquarter Ай бұрын

So Dr. Berry, "the good ol' boy from Tennessee" was correct, you took statins to get rid of plaque.

@mutantryeff Жыл бұрын

Statins caused me to experience bad edema

@ethimself5064 Жыл бұрын

Watch his vids in statins and more👍

@jesusnoguez2376 Жыл бұрын

I agree with ET, dosage and type of statin has a lot to do with that

@gailnightowl0423 Жыл бұрын

So how can I reverse my plaque? I'm already a very thin person and don't need to lose weight.

@GreaterGoals Жыл бұрын

He has a video, shows how to make a drink with garlic, lemon or apple cider vinegar, turmeric. Take vit k2 mk7 to remove the calcium from blood vessels and send it to bones. Dr Berg also has a video on how to remove plaque. Search Dr Berg plus the symptoms, condition you want to heal

@jesusnoguez2376 Жыл бұрын

First step would be to find out if You have insulin resistance, there are other risk factors other than weight

@gailnightowl0423 Жыл бұрын

@@jesusnoguez2376 How do you find out if you're insulin resistant?

@matthewhunter6421 Жыл бұрын

@@gailnightowl0423 you need to spend time watching some of his videos.

@richardpellis Жыл бұрын

@@gailnightowl0423 Watch his videos on oral glucose tolerance testing (OGTT) and insulin resistance test.

@balancedactguy 11 ай бұрын

What he described here as to what causes a Heart attack..that clot..... WHAT ABOUT PLAQUES bursting thorough the Endothelium? I have heard THAt is the way most heart attacks happen..SO WHICH IS IT??

@v.j.l.4073 6 ай бұрын

Yes, it is plaque that bursts or breaks, but it is apparently the soft plaque. Apparently the calcified plaque is stable. It is calcified as part of the body's healing process to protect itself.

@robertjustinoff845 7 ай бұрын

I don't like the continuous background music 🎵. Its like its designed to make you feel drowsy.

@willbrink 11 ай бұрын

Statins work, and that's confirmed in the studies stacks deep now. Combined with life style changes, you can get reversal of soft plaques, and or, improved plaque stability. While I'm a big believer of inflammation is a key driver of CVD and other diseases, we know you don't need inflammation to initiate CVD, doc needs to read more recent papers. Elevated LDL is sufficient to initiate CVD.

@alpenglow1235 4 ай бұрын

06:32 Regarding his reduction of plaque, he states: "Here's the reality. I was, probably, not taking small dense particle LDLs out of that plaque. What I was doing was taking inflammation out of that plaque." So, is plaque reversal a myth? Is Dr. Brewer selling hope? I'm still looking for the end of the rainbow.

@scoobtoober2975 4 ай бұрын

You were insulin resistant and eating carbs in that state is no bueno. Seed oils are a big part of that problem because they cause local insulin resistance. And inflammation. Fuel on the fire.

@nicholasdelatorre1588 9 ай бұрын

5:05

@franklincornelius9373 11 ай бұрын

You can do this without statins

@sharkair2839 Жыл бұрын

lost 35 lbs

@jesusnoguez2376 Жыл бұрын

Great job! That helps a lot!

@user-sn1eo1qq2s 11 ай бұрын

IF, plus vitamin K2-MK7, eliminate all processed, so called, food. No statins required. PS: I hate to ay it but my wife who eats all processed foods at age 66 has better Triglycerides to HDL ratio than I! Her Ratio was 0.86 eating processed food, but was meticulously with counting calories and zero in-between, She even routinely eats Peanut M&M's or Milk Duds Friday, Saturday and Sunday night, meticulously measured out!!! She eats, Beef Ravioli Chef boy r dee, and various frozen dinners.I asked her to do 18-6 IF and within 6 weeks her Triglycerides to HDL ratio dropped even lower to a ratio of 0.76! I dropped mine from 2.1 down to 0.84 with IF and keto in 8 weeks. Backed up by lipids panels. So, as much as I hate to say it, you can eat processed food, but you must have extreme calorie control and regimented three meals per day.

@Sunnydreamer1470 5 ай бұрын

Her mother might have eaten processed foods and sugar while pregnant with her . There is a correlation of what your mother ate while carrying you in womb . It is why we are predisposed to different foods .

@TeflonBubba Жыл бұрын

*graphic has a typo! It says "Iflammation"

@Sunnydreamer1470 5 ай бұрын

I was a statin denier for way too long and now I'm paying the price! I just started Crestor after diagnosed with advanced arteriosclerosis .

@CORRIGEEN71 Жыл бұрын

So does lower ur plague lower uour calcium scoring Results

@jesusnoguez2376 Жыл бұрын

Not necessarily, if the plaque gets calcified you might actually see an increase in the Calcium Score, but some people do see a reduction

@DanielTrevorOnline Жыл бұрын

Don't worry about your CAC score going up (usually does as you get healthier) as long as your progression is marked by calcification and stabilization. This is called the "CAC Paradox." My CAC score went from an abysmal 600 (with lots of dangerous soft plaque) to over 2,500 (with no soft plaque) after achieving superior metabolic health. A perfect example of the “CAC paradox.”

@juliem2538 Жыл бұрын

@@DanielTrevorOnline how can you differentiate the types of plaque on the CAC? Hubby has score 663, now 1 1/2 yrs later still 663. Which I understand is a good thing that it has not progressed. However I have no idea how to know if soft or calcified plaque.

@DanielTrevorOnline Жыл бұрын

@@juliem2538 This quote is from Cleveland Clinic (rated #1 in the world for cardiovascular care): “Calcified plaque indicates that heart disease has been present long enough for an inflamed lesion to heal and calcify. The CAC (Coronary Artery Calcium) score is like the tip of an iceberg, whereas the soft plaque is what’s under the surface. What’s really dangerous is the soft plaque, and estimates reflect an approximately four times as much soft plaque present as hard, or calcified, plaque.” The CIMT test can detect soft plaque. This is all in my book with Dr. Ford.

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@@DanielTrevorOnline very much looking forward to your book. My husband eats very low carb (mostly). As a matter of fact he is too thin. Just had surgery to clear a carotid artery. But obviously a lot of damage was done already. He went through a very bad time with auto immune very high inflammation levels and never got a diagnosis about a decade ago. Not doing so well in past couple of months again. Trying to figure out the right meds, supplements, and dietary specifics to help him. He is your age. You take 300mg Niacin a day (not slow release) right? He just started on Crestor 3 x week 5 mg. He gets all the side effects pain, memory loss… has tried them all in the past