Hi Guys,

This is interesting on 9/6 I went to the Doc's after blood work and was told that I was at risk for a heart attack or stroke according to my CRP levels. Anyway it scared the crap out of me. I am 47 years old and have worked out for many years and ate healthy for the most part. Two years ago I was put on BP meds and believe me it did not go over well with me I tried everything but ended up on Diovan Hct. Last year I had problems with cholesterol and that was a blow to me as well. I decided no way will I take the meds. I will do this myself. Well my way did not work and now I am being told that I need to take the statins, which I do not do well with at all. I thought I could die if I don’t take them. I have to make a drastic change here. I don’t want to stray off track of why I am posting on the BP board but here it is. I bought this book called Stop the Inflammation and I have followed the diet in there religiously since 9/6. I have not been back for repeat blood work yet but what is interesting is my BP has been 110/78. I’m beginning to wonder if I possibly could go off the meds with this new way of eating. I cut out coffee and only drink Chai Tea. I cut out most animal protein and all dairies. I eat veggies and fruit all day long and I do eat oats, barley, whole wheat, and I do have 2 glasses of red wine at night sometimes a martini instead. I am down 1 size in my clothes already. My last hope here is that I turned around my cholesterol. What are your thoughts on my BP readings?

Thanks to all of you for all of the knowledge I have gained on these boards, Lisa

Lisa,

I have had no luck in finding references to "STOP THE INFLAMMATION" other than several reference to an allergy specialist at the NIH named Sitkovsky who published several articles on the links to adenosine and its receptors, but no book as far as I know. :confused: He also mentions the role of caffeine.

Who wrote the book you are reading? As far as I can determine, Sitkovsky didn't write one??

That's because I'm brain dead..LOL it's called "Stop Inflammation Now!": A Step-By-Step Plan to Prevent, Treat, and Reverse Inflammation-The Leadingcause of Heart Disease and Related Conditions written by Richard M. Fleming...sorry

I ordered that book and it was shipped out last week, so it should be here any day. It is hard to say if it will change my thinking any, as I'm already on a near vegetarian diet. I have the impression the author is against dairy and eggs, though, and at this point I don't think I go along with that. Will let you know if my thinking changes any in a few weeks.

I know that my TC has been running about 50 points higher with eggs than without them, but part of that was HDL. The net result was that my TC/HDL risk ratio was 2.6 with no eggs, 2.7 with two eggs a day, and 2.8 with one egg daily. (I think my last test results were influenced by recent food intake, as I ate more meat than usual my last three days before the test.) But in spite of the fact that my doctor gets upset with TC in the 240 neighborhood, I just can't get too excited about it when my risk ratio is that low. (BTW, I am on meds - 750 mg OTC niacin daily.)

My thinking changes as I get new information, but my current thinking is that blood pressure and exercise are much more important for heart risk for a woman who has no evidence of a heart problem. So I personally think that you are on the right track, Moxie. I think losing more weight, if you are overweight, will also improve your chances to avoid or delay any cardio vascular problems.

I ordered that book and it was shipped out last week, so it should be here any day. It is hard to say if it will change my thinking any, as I'm already on a near vegetarian diet. I have the impression the author is against dairy and eggs, though, and at this point I don't think I go along with that. Will let you know if my thinking changes any in a few weeks.

I know that my TC has been running about 50 points higher with eggs than without them, but part of that was HDL. The net result was that my TC/HDL risk ratio was 2.6 with no eggs, 2.7 with two eggs a day, and 2.8 with one egg daily. (I think my last test results were influenced by recent food intake, as I ate more meat than usual my last three days before the test.) But in spite of the fact that my doctor gets upset with TC in the 240 neighborhood, I just can't get too excited about it when my risk ratio is that low. (BTW, I am on meds - 750 mg OTC niacin daily.)

My thinking changes as I get new information, but my current thinking is that blood pressure and exercise are much more important for heart risk for a woman who has no evidence of a heart problem. So I personally think that you are on the right track, Moxie. I think losing more weight, if you are overweight, will also improve your chances to avoid or delay any cardio vascular problems.


Uffda,

I'm glad to hear you got the book and I am anxious to see what you think. There are alot of case studies which I like to read about. My doc said she only wanted me to lose 10 lbs but I feel I can stand to lose 30 if I really want to be what I was before BP meds. They along with age put this weight on me..Good luck, Lisa