5 Step Approach to Preventing & Reversing Heart Disease

A Five Step Approach to Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease

For most of my sixty-year life, Heart Disease has been the number one killer of Americans.  This, in spite of the fact, that we have spent trillions of dollars in research, treatment, and medication.  Currently, Americans spend over $30 billion a year on statin (cholesterol-lowering) drugs alone.  What is the result?  Heart Disease is still the number one killer of Americans.

What makes this even more interesting is that a little over 100 years ago, only 1 man in 30 had a heart attack.  Now that number is 1 in 3.  Yet, supposedly, we are eating healthier and know a lot more about good nutrition and medicine.  

Hmmm….  Maybe the medical community simply doesn’t have a handle on all of this.  Maybe their approach is flat-out wrong.    

So, here is my brief, five-step plan for preventing and reversing heart disease.

1.       Take Cod Liver Oil.  This seems to be, by far, the most important nutrient to take.  For those in my age bracket, cod liver oil harkens memories of a grandmother and a spoon and this nasty tasting fish oil.  Thankfully, it is now available in capsules.  I take Carlson’s Brand Cod Liver Oil in 1,000 milligram capsules.  Cod liver oil is a rich source of natural vitamins D3 and A.  I suggest taking 3 capsules a day with breakfast and dinner, for a total of 6.  

2.      Take CoEnzyme Q10 (CoQ10) – If you are taking a statin drug, such as Lipitor, your body is deficient in CoQ10 because statin drugs block your body’s ability to produce this essential nutrient.  CoQ10 not only prevents heart disease but cancer as well.   A Japanese study showed that men who took over 400 mgs of CoQ10 per day after having a heart attack, reduced their chances of a subsequent heart attack by over 70%.  I recommend taking the ubiquinol form of CoQ10 over the cheaper, less effective ubiquinone form.  After a heart attack, I would suggest taking at least 600 mgs per day for the first two months then reducing the dose to a maintenance level of 400 mgs per day

3.      Take Magnesium Chloride – this is also known as magnesium oil.  It is currently estimated that over 65% of Americans are deficient in magnesium.  Blood tests are inconclusive and cannot be used to accurately determine a body’s need for magnesium.  It takes 257 molecules of magnesium to synthesize just 1 molecule of sugar.  If you consume just one soft drink, you dramatically deplete your body of this essential mineral.  Magnesium oil is sprayed onto the skin and allowed to be absorbed by the body.  I suggest spraying 10 to 15 shots onto your skin and rubbing it in.

4.      Take Curcumin – curcumin is the therapeutic component in turmeric.  It dramatically reduces the inflammation caused by the standard American Diet.  What “clogs” our arteries is not cholesterol or animal fats, it is our body’s natural defense against inflammation.  Our body tries to soothe or ease the inflammation by coating our arteries with calcium.  If you eliminate the inflammation, the body will naturally begin reversing the blockage.  I recommend taking 1,200 mgs of curcumin per day for the first 2 months following a heart attack and the reducing the dose to 600 mgs per day at  a maintenance level.  

5.      Eliminate all sugar and chemical sugar substitutes – Sugar is the biggest reason we experience inflammation in our bodies and vascular system.  I also suggest eliminating all wheat products from your diet.    

There is much more information available about a healthy diet and lifestyle in my book Just Do This One Thing: A Guide to Chronic Good Health available on my website www.OnePercentHealth.com.  I also strongly recommend that you consume no vegetable oils such as canola, soy, corn, cottonseed, etc.  

The information contained in this post has not been reviewed nor approved by the FDA.  It is for informational purposes only.