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The End of Heart Attacks
The Daily Beast ^ | 4-25-2014 | Dale Eisinger

Posted on 04/26/2014 6:43:51 PM PDT by willk

Scientists at Johns Hopkins University may be one step closer to eradicating debilitating heart diseases in humans, particularly those caused by excessive buildup of cholesterol.

(Excerpt) Read more at thedailybeast.com ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Science
KEYWORDS: heartattack; heartdisease; vitamink2; vitk2
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I saw this while checking my email on Yahoo. This sounds like it could be a major breakthrough in the treatment of heart disease. I'm surprised this isn't a bigger story. If there is something to this, imagine how this could lower health care costs. No more bypass surgeries! I can eat all the Big Macs I want and then go to Krispy Creme for dessert. Sounds too good to be true.
1 posted on 04/26/2014 6:43:51 PM PDT by willk
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bttt


2 posted on 04/26/2014 6:51:03 PM PDT by ConservativeMan55 (In America, we don't do pin pricks. But sometimes we elect them.)
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It will NOT be covered by obama care!! He wants you to die like 55 million babies.


3 posted on 04/26/2014 6:51:32 PM PDT by SADMILLIE
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To: willk

A lot of top docs now believe the problem isn’t with high cholesterol itself - the plaque build-up is caused by inflammation on the artery linings, and the inflammation is from the foods we eat.

#1 culprit being sugar.

Not a doc, never played one on TV, but did have a triple-bypass after years of being a runner. Never had heart issues of any kind, but when they discovered a defective aortic valve and went in to replace it, they said I had blockage and while in there they were replacing 3 arteries. I was shocked.

Because I had a runner’s heart in great shape, I was walking a mile a day one week after open heart surgery; 3 miles a day 2 weeks after, 5 miles a day 3 weeks after surgery. Running again 13 weeks from surgery.


4 posted on 04/26/2014 6:56:00 PM PDT by Arlis
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More BS from the drug industry. The Inuit (Eskimos) have a diet almost 100% fat and they have no heart disease. Or cancer. Eliminate sugar, grains and processed foods.


5 posted on 04/26/2014 6:56:12 PM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
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Even coming from Hopkins it might be a bit too early...maybe even *way* too early...to starting eating three meals a day at Krispy Kreme.
6 posted on 04/26/2014 6:56:43 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Stalin Blamed The Kulaks,Obama Blames The Tea Party)
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Several years ago, I suffered a very nearly fatal heart attack, so I find this article interesting.

Many people take one adult aspirin a day which is also said to prevent a heart attack.

I swallow one every morning now.


7 posted on 04/26/2014 6:58:08 PM PDT by basil (2ASisters.org)
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The best guarantee against heart disease is a high HDL. As close to 100 as you can get it. Best produced by ingesting enough Omega-3’s.


8 posted on 04/26/2014 6:58:09 PM PDT by Slyfox (When progressives ignore moral parameters, they also lose the natural gift of common sense.)
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Sheeze, this just ruined me reading more FR

Gotta run to the store, get a gallon of Jamoca Almond Fudge icecream, a large can of cashews, and a pack of smokes.

Back in a 1/2 hr


9 posted on 04/26/2014 7:02:36 PM PDT by jcon40
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:-)


10 posted on 04/26/2014 7:03:36 PM PDT by Mears
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More BS from the drug industry. The Inuit (Eskimos) have a diet almost 100% fat and they have no heart disease. Or cancer.

What then explains their much lower life expectancy?

11 posted on 04/26/2014 7:05:34 PM PDT by fso301
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What then explains their much lower life expectancy?

They live a hard life with polar bears in a frozen wasteland. They do not die from heart disease.

12 posted on 04/26/2014 7:10:10 PM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
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To: fso301

Could be their environment.


13 posted on 04/26/2014 7:10:18 PM PDT by wastedyears (I'm a pessimist, I say plenty of negative things. Consider it a warning of sorts.)
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To: Arlis
and the inflammation is from the foods we eat.

Mainly grains and sugar. Eliminate them both from your diet. Eat like a caveman.

14 posted on 04/26/2014 7:12:14 PM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
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To: jcon40

Don’t forget the whiskey!


15 posted on 04/26/2014 7:12:53 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici (Melowese Richardson - Democrat Vote Fraud Expert)
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To: fso301

That’s a good one.


16 posted on 04/26/2014 7:13:29 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: fso301

Polar bears


17 posted on 04/26/2014 7:13:38 PM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class.)
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To: FatherofFive

But don’t eskimos get most of their fat from fish?


18 posted on 04/26/2014 7:14:10 PM PDT by willk (everyone)
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What then explains their much lower life expectancy?

Black men in Chicago have a lower life expectancy. It is related to drugs, crime and gangs. Correlation is not causality.

19 posted on 04/26/2014 7:15:02 PM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
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To: willk

Next research project: how to totally reverse peripheral neuropathy.


20 posted on 04/26/2014 7:15:23 PM PDT by 353FMG
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