The prospect that heart disease can be reversed or cured is unthinkable among cardiologists--heart disease is simply managed. Yet every single day, year after year, the unthinkable happens. People with heart disease are cured, the disease is fully reversed because correct therapeutic measures were employed to address the cause of the disease.
Unless the cause is identified, most heart disease is managed with treatments that cause other diseases, until the patient finally succumbs. Providing adequate data from which a protocol can be developed is a critical part of the treatment. Keep these data questions in mind the next time you consult, or accept treatment from, any practitioner-- especially a holistic one.
Average blood pressure: If you are on blood pressure drugs, which ones are you using? How long have you been on them? What does your blood pressure do without drugs?
Blood fat levels: These include cholesterol, HDL, LDL, and triglycerides. Always note that a blood test for these fats must be taken after at least 12 hours of fasting.
Lab test results: Lab tests are important. If possible, your homocysteine level should be tested.
Diabetes: Are you diabetic? Do you take insulin or oral drugs for diabetes? If so, for how long?
Exercise: Do you exercise? Does exercising cause chest pain?
Liver or kidney disease: Do you or have you had liver or kidney disease? What type?
Blood type: What is your blood type (A, B, AB, or O)?
Previous medical treatment: What medical treatments have you had or are you taking now? For how long? Have they helped?
Previous alternative treatment: What holistic therapies or supplements are you taking? How long? Have they helped?
History: How long have you had your present heart problems? Have you had a full medical diagnosis? Prognosis? Including the tests mentnioned below:
Stress test: If you have had a treadmill stress test, how quickly (how many beats in the first minute) did your heart rate drop after peak exercise was stopped.
For most people the collection of this data is not an easy task. Some doctors simply don't ask the right questions. Blood type, for instance, is extremely important but often ignored. Blood type has an influence on our entire system at the cellular level. According to Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo, author of Live Right 4 Your Type, "There is an active interplay among various genes, especially those in close proximity to each other."
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