Can you reduce calcium score/plaque in arteries

[Anonymous]

This is interesting and potentially useful info.

Is there a link between high BP and calcium buildup in arteries?

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Anonymous wrote:We do consume plastics. Those aren’t becoming the hard plaques picked up on a calcium scan. That is caused by repeated microclotting and then hardening and depositing of calcium to exclude. Damage is largely from inflammation

Yes. Cut out all sugars which are highly inflammatory and decline animal proteins in favor of plants most of the time.

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Where is everyone getting the calcium score test done?

[Anonymous]

Once the blockage is in your arteries you’re stuck with it.

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Anonymous wrote:Where is everyone getting the calcium score test done?

A CT scan will give you a calcium score. I think everyone should have one.
Ask your Dr for an order.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. 360mcg daily of Vitamin K2 MK7. NIH has research on it so google it. You should also take CoQ10, Magnesium and Vit D3 along with it.

Oh, and also take these 4 supplements if you are already on statins. Come back in several weeks and report about your miraculous results.

I think vitamin D and vitamin K compete for absorption, so you may be best to space those out in the day. Not 100% sure about this, if anyone knows please weigh in

Vitamin D and K are best taken together.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. 360mcg daily of Vitamin K2 MK7. NIH has research on it so google it. You should also take CoQ10, Magnesium and Vit D3 along with it.

Oh, and also take these 4 supplements if you are already on statins. Come back in several weeks and report about your miraculous results.

Thanks !

I googled and found this thread; very timely information for me !!

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My neighbor had a zero calcium score and had a heart attack. She was 51 at the time. Make sure that calcium scores are predictive of heart attacks before relying on them for anything.

[Anonymous]

My Dad's bypass was for calcium deposits while his bloodwork had looked great for years. His doctor told him stress was a big factor and he had to cut back at work. He also said genetics was a significant factor and warned us to keep our own monitoring done as we got older.

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Anonymous wrote:My Dad's bypass was for calcium deposits while his bloodwork had looked great for years. His doctor told him stress was a big factor and he had to cut back at work. He also said genetics was a significant factor and warned us to keep our own monitoring done as we got older.

^ This was also the case for both my mother and father. My mother lead a very active, healthy lifestyle and has significant calcium deposits. Doctors implied that relying on supplements (calcium supplements) can also provide build up along with genetics. Don't know if there is any truth to that but it has made me re-assess a lot of stuff.

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Anonymous wrote:My neighbor had a zero calcium score and had a heart attack. She was 51 at the time. Make sure that calcium scores are predictive of heart attacks before relying on them for anything.

Must be why my doc warned this test had not been approved (or at least that insurance won't pay for it), when I insisted on having it after my father's heart attack.

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Anonymous wrote:It's not plaque or calcium. It's PLASTIC. It's in the food and beverages we consume.
Nothing we can do to reverse that killer.

Not quite. Microplastics are stuck with the fat and make larger plaques than if the microplastics weren't there.

And no, plaques are usually not doing to decrease. Strict diets and medication will stop development of new plaques or extension of existing plaques.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. 360mcg daily of Vitamin K2 MK7. NIH has research on it so google it. You should also take CoQ10, Magnesium and Vit D3 along with it.

Oh, and also take these 4 supplements if you are already on statins. Come back in several weeks and report about your miraculous results.

I think vitamin D and vitamin K compete for absorption, so you may be best to space those out in the day. Not 100% sure about this, if anyone knows please weigh in

Vitamin D and K are best taken together.

Be careful with the vit K. I was just tested for a blood clotting disorder because my child was diagnosed with a disease that often comes with a blood clotting disorder. I am positive, she is negative (thank goodness). I am at risk for blood clots. So I can't have too much vit K (leafy greens, etc), and would not do well with a vit K supplement.

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[quote=Anonymous]My neighbor had a zero calcium score and had a heart attack. She was 51 at the time. Make sure that calcium scores are predictive of heart attacks before relying on them for anything.[/quote]

A tear in the artery can also cause a heart attack inter absence of plaque: https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/heart-attack/about-heart-attacks/coronary-artery-dissection-not-just-a-heart-attack

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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My neighbor had a zero calcium score and had a heart attack. She was 51 at the time. Make sure that calcium scores are predictive of heart attacks before relying on them for anything.[/quote]

A tear in the artery can also cause a heart attack inter absence of plaque: https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/heart-attack/about-heart-attacks/coronary-artery-dissection-not-just-a-heart-attack[/quote]

Yes, I'm sure there are a variety of reasons for a heart attack.

However, in my neighbor's case, she did not have a tear in the artery.