How interesting! Please do keep me abreast of your results.
A couple things that I didn’t understand. I’ve seen the research on the the role of k2 in hard plaque removal. The emphasis has been on mk7—not mk4. When you see d3/k2 paired together—the form of k2 is mk7. Where do you get the research for mk4?
I’m a regular user of magnesium. It helps for proper heart functioning. I especially note how tired I feel after a workout if I don’t take a magnesium tablet. However, I’ve never heard that its good for hard plaque removal. Nor do I know why Magnesium malate is the preferred form. Can you provide a little color on that?
I take some of the supplements in your list of soft plaque removal—but I do not take these supplements specifically for soft plaque removal. I take the nattokinase as it provides another source vitamin k. But that’s for hard plaque removal. It looks like Lumbrokinase does similar things along similar paths. Is that the case?
I take the vitamin c and b supplements but not for soft plaque removal—but rather for good heart health support. The the B3 or niacin has a proven record of increasing good cholesteral HDL which removes the soft plaque—but not the rest of the b complex.
I take the bergamont and curcumin as well because they are also reputed to increases HDL while decreasing LDL. I don’t take the Kyloic Aged Garlic or the Fucoidan—but I’ll include them in my stack because I see they’re also reputed to reduce soft plaque. Pycnogenol seems to have some beneficial heart health attributes but nothing directly related to soft plaque removal. as well the Tocotrienols have generally anti inflammatory attributes but nothing specifically related to plaque removal. Can you comment on your reasoning for including them in your soft plaque stack?
I’m on low carb too.
I think you should read up a bit more on the role of nitric oxide in the body. I’m getting the general impression that nitric oxide is the master regulator of the endocrine system
Here’s what pubmed says.
Recent discoveries of crosstalk between the endocrine system and NO are also reported. Study of these humoral interactions indicates that NO is a molecule with ubiquitous function and that its inhibition alters virtually to all other known regulatory systems. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17218720/
Again, an interesting post you made. Its consistent with your philosophy of taking natural supplements. for myself, I will stop both the crestor and the ramapril when the plaque is cleaned out of my carotids. I started this regime a couple months ago. I’m told that it takes 9-16 months for the clean out to be complete.
Reversal of Clogged Arteries Is Real! Here Are EVEN MORE Ways I Do It:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3929415/posts
Vitamin K2-MK4:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3803960/posts
A study published in 2007 tested vitamin K1 and the MK-4 form of vitamin K2 on rats.18
In the groups receiving high-dose vitamin K1 or K2 (MK-4), not only was there no further arterial calcium accumulation, there was a 37% reduction of previously accumulated arterial calcification after six weeks. After 12 weeks, there was a 53% reduction in accumulated arterial calcium deposits.
The groups receiving the high-dose vitamin K1 and K2 also showed a reversal in carotid artery stiffness. This study provided intriguing evidence that vascular calcification may be reversible by high vitamin K intake.18