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Pomegranate juice consumption reduces oxidative st...

A study from back in 2000. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10799367 ...

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Dr. Joe: How many success stories do you hear of ? I talk to a few people a year...

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Joe: Herbs and spices are incredibly high in anti-oxidants, especially that...

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RedWings2004: What is your diet like ? Total cholesterol of 84 may be too low....

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"I'm wondering whether you have a medical background or the advice you give is mainly born out of your experience as a patient. "

Rehab specialists are very conservative in what they tell patients due to liability concerns. I am a former college athlete in unusual circumstances of very severe atherosclerosis. Part of the conundrum in rehab is continued improvement, but not overstressing the heart.

The one pubmed article I cite above is the small tip of the iceberg of research material I have read the past 9 years. Studies on the mechanisms of arterial blockages, the effect of diet on atherosclerosis, anti-oxidant effect on LDL, diet effects on HDL, studies on paraoxonase, endothelial progenitor cells, collaterals and their formation, plus all manner of studies or books on various exercise modalities for cardiac rehabilitation are among what I read.

I am a patient in regular contact with my internist, my cardiologist, and my HMO. The two doctors have full time practices, and have not done much research in cardiac rehabilitation since it out of their area of expertise. I was assigned a 3rd doctor who checked me at home for nearly a year every two weeks. I discuss what I read and learn with all these people. My HMO periodically has a nurse call me and interview me every month for a few months, with whom I also discuss what I do in my diet, exercise, and lifestyle, and what I learn in research.

I received a fairly extreme compliment from the interview nurse a few months ago after a particularly long discussion with her about what I do, and the information I keep up with. She found me extremely knowledgeable, and way ahead of almost anyone she has spoken to on cardiac rehabiliation and lifestyle changes for atherosclerosis. She said I should write a book so I can share everything I have learned with others.

So far, I just write primarily on WebMD. You won't find any contradictions from doctors, though there have been one or two people who give me a little grief. I could not care less. I am privileged to have the backing of webMD as a regular and accurate contributor.

Assume I am wrong at your own risk. My wife asked my cardiologist for a prognosis on how long I might live after bypass surgery in January 2006. People always get an answer. Silence is a cruel blow. She was given silence. I am here 4 years later, a healthy athletic patient in recovery with no signs of expected heart failure, able to get out and play basketball with kids a third my age occasionally.

Wisdom is a gift from above, to be shared.

DMW,

PS: or more accurately, a predicted dead man, out walking, rowing, shooting hoops, lifting weights, loving my wife, and doing just about any activity I choose.

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Trans fats reduce HDL function

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Paraoxonase improves collateral blood flow

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EPCs Boosted by Cocoa and other dietary flavonols

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That is a lot of walking. Is that 3 days worth of exercise, or all in one shot ?...

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