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What is an ideal level of omega-3 fatty acids in the blood?
Recall that omega-3 levels in red blood cells (RBCs), a measure called the "omega-3 index," have been associated with risk for sudden cardiac...
If you don't think that charging drug prices for fish oil is wrong, take a look at a letter from an angry Heart Scan Blog reader:
Hello Dr. Davis,
My 44 year old brother had an MI in June. He got pushed around due to "bad government insurance," a...
Those of you reading the Heart Scan Blog, I hope, have come to appreciate the power in measuring atherosclerotic plaque, the stuff of coronary artery disease, and not relying on indirect potential "risk factors," especially the fictitious LDL...
Peter's fasting blood glucose: 89 mg/dl--perfect.
After one whole wheat bagel, apple, black coffee: 157 mg/dl--diabetic-range.
How common is this: Normal fasting blood sugar with diabetic range postprandial (after-eating) blood sugar?
It is...
Mitch sat in my office, looking much the same as he had on prior visits.
At 5 ft 7 inches, he weighed a comfortable 159 lb, though he did have a small visible "paunch" above his beltline.
I had been seeing Mitch for his heart scan score of 1157...
After receiving 6 stents 2 years ago, I came across Dr. Davis's Track Your Plaque and with this info I beleive that I have stopped my heart disease progression in its tracks!
Great blog for any lay person or Doctor who really wants to stop heart disease.
Sometimes, Dr Davis comes across as a little bit too opinionated. But maybe a hard-hitting blog is just what we need when it comes to combatting the nutritional-industrial complex. Those wanting a more nuanced view should supplement the blog with the book, Track Your Plaque.
An excellent site which I read daily for Dr Davis' views on diet, medications and other aspects of cardio health. His views on diet are very similar to my own, developed over six years as a type 2 diabetic.
Exceptional and right on target... always! Dr. Davis needs a large-scale 'mouthpiece' (Oprah, Dr. Phil are you listening?) to promote his clinically proven work. Using his techniques, I have reduced my lipid profile (via VAP testing) to near-perfect levels and achieved a 4.7 A1C by eliminating wheat entirely from my diet. PS: I had a mild heart attack and diabetes diagnosis in 2002 with blood sugar over 300. It takes a lot of work and discipline, but virtually anyone can reverse their health status through his principals, diet and lifestyle. We need more Dr. D's!
I have been aware of Dr. Davis and his blog for about a year, and have independently come to nutritional conclusions largely similar to his, over a period of about ten years. Why should this carry any weight?
Simply because at 72, I recently had a CTA scan reviewed by my cardio as "no detectable plaque".
Not exactly clinical proof, but but his philosophy and methods have my whole-hearted support.
I would be delighted to see other practicing physicians with a similar qualms about their profession to "come out" and join him.
In case someone thinks it relevant, my father died of heart attack at 76.
MikeV
