I can guarantee that, if you cut carbs, your triglycerides will definitely go down. What I can't guarantee, alas, is that any plaque buildup inside you will disappear and cease to be a problem. Ask my heart.
That was an interesting video clip; thank you for sharing. My doc suggested chelation as a way to help clear my arteries and also to address my pre-diabetes symptoms. The doctor in the video refutes those benefits. The odd thing is his name is Dr. Labos, the same as my doc here. What are the odds? And which Labos should I believe?
After watching that short video, which was the very first one when I looked the topic up, I checked around a bit more. A lot of different sources mentioned how the TACT1 study (2003-2012) was undermined by the much more rigorous TACT2 (2015-2021) study. This second study doesn't necessarily disprove the first study, but it was rigorous enough to cause a lot of doubt. Chelation is mainly about removing harmful metals from the bloodstream, not about removing arterial plaque; the relationship between chelation and plaque removal, if it even exists, doesn't seem to be direct. That's enough to make me cautious of engaging in unnecessary treatment. What I'd really like is stem-cell therapy, but even after a couple decades, that therapy is still mostly in the research phase. I probably won't be around when it's readily available.
My problem with health care in Asia has always been that the surrounding culture hasn't really embraced strict scientific thinking to the degree that it's been embraced in the West. As a result, it's a lot easier for superstitious bullshit to creep into even the medical community. Sure, the West has its share of kooky crystal-users and astrologers and faith-healers, but the situation is still not as bad as it is in Asia. That's why I periodically bellyache about the quality of Korean health care. It's gonna kill me one day, and I'm pretty much at its mercy.
I imagine that your docs will do what they can to downplay TACT2, or say that TACT1 (or TACT2) has been misunderstood or misinterpreted by a lot of the scientific community, or claim that people have been lying, etc. Just be sure you're not in league with some kind of medical cult down there.
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Did you check into chelation therapy?
ReplyDeleteNo, and I'm a little suspicious of it.
DeleteThat was an interesting video clip; thank you for sharing. My doc suggested chelation as a way to help clear my arteries and also to address my pre-diabetes symptoms. The doctor in the video refutes those benefits. The odd thing is his name is Dr. Labos, the same as my doc here. What are the odds? And which Labos should I believe?
DeleteTACT = Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy
DeleteAfter watching that short video, which was the very first one when I looked the topic up, I checked around a bit more. A lot of different sources mentioned how the TACT1 study (2003-2012) was undermined by the much more rigorous TACT2 (2015-2021) study. This second study doesn't necessarily disprove the first study, but it was rigorous enough to cause a lot of doubt. Chelation is mainly about removing harmful metals from the bloodstream, not about removing arterial plaque; the relationship between chelation and plaque removal, if it even exists, doesn't seem to be direct. That's enough to make me cautious of engaging in unnecessary treatment. What I'd really like is stem-cell therapy, but even after a couple decades, that therapy is still mostly in the research phase. I probably won't be around when it's readily available.
My problem with health care in Asia has always been that the surrounding culture hasn't really embraced strict scientific thinking to the degree that it's been embraced in the West. As a result, it's a lot easier for superstitious bullshit to creep into even the medical community. Sure, the West has its share of kooky crystal-users and astrologers and faith-healers, but the situation is still not as bad as it is in Asia. That's why I periodically bellyache about the quality of Korean health care. It's gonna kill me one day, and I'm pretty much at its mercy.
I imagine that your docs will do what they can to downplay TACT2, or say that TACT1 (or TACT2) has been misunderstood or misinterpreted by a lot of the scientific community, or claim that people have been lying, etc. Just be sure you're not in league with some kind of medical cult down there.