Reversal of Coronary Artery Heart Disease with Dietary and Nutrition Therapy, A Case Report

Summary: a 62 years old man with coronary artery heart disease with CT confirmed coronary artery stenosis. After 8 months intervention on low carbohydrate/ketogenic diet, intermittent fasting, and nutritional supplementation (vitamins C, D3, K2, magnesium, nutrients for liver detox, other vitamins and antioxidants, as well as mitochondrial nutrients), his coronary stenosis significantly improved or disappeared.

Mr. H is a 62 years old man from Chengdu, China. He came to my service in the summer of 2020. He had a history of coronary artery disease with angina pectoris requiring nitrites from time to time. He had a CT angiogram in August 2020 which showed mild stenosis in the near end of LAD and moderate stenosis of the mid portion of LAD at 50-69% (see below).

I advised him to start a low carbohydrate ketogenic diet (energy ratio: ~80%fat, 10-12% protein and 8-10% carbohydrate). I also specifically advised him to avoid high omega-6 polyunsaturated fats (most of the vegetable oils) and instead using animal fat (lard, butter etc) that are rich in healthy saturated fats, supplemented with omega-3 fats. I also advised him to cautiously and gradually (to his comfort level) take moderate exercise to the degree of sweating 2-3 times a week. Sweating is a great way for our body to get rid of some of the fat soluble toxins that we have been accumulating in our body. Also intermittent fasting (he eats 2 meals a day within ~8 hours with ~16 hours without calorie intake) was also advised.

In addition to these lifestyle changes, high dose vitamin C, nutrients to help liver detox and TotoCell Nutrients (containing sufficient doses of vitamins, antioxidants and mitochondrial nutrients as well as lysine and proline). I also specifically told him to avoid any calcium supplements.

Extensive research of Drs. Thomas Levy and Ron Hunninghake1–5 as well as that of Drs. Joe Mercola6, Chris Knobbe7 and Paul Saladino8, and others were quite impressive, convincing and led me to the above recommendation. Dr. Levy and I also co-authored a paper describing the mechanisms of atherosclerosis and our integrative orthomolecular approach to the management of atherosclerosis.9

Mr. H has been sticking to the regimen quite strictly. In the first few weeks, he experienced some adjustment issues which I told him was expected and not to worry. Gradually he felt better and his overall health improved. He never had an angina attack and he was even able to swim in the ocean.

Recently he had another CT coronary angiogram at the same hospital which showed the near portion of the LAD showed no evidence of stenosis (it was 25-49% stenosis 8 months before) and mid portion of the LAD showed a significant reduction from 50-69% down to 1-24% (image below).

Mr. H and his radiologist couldn’t believe the report. Mr. H was obviously quite exhilarated with his better-than-expected results. I explained to him that reversal of coronary atherosclerosis (and other chronic diseases) is difficult but not impossible. Dr. Willis reported as early as in 1954 that atherosclerosis can be reversed with vitamin C10. Dr. Linus Pauling reported in 1993 the reversal of coronary atherosclerosis cases11,12. Drs. Rath and Niedzwiecki also reported nutritional therapy appears to be able to slow down the progression of atherosclerosis (via coronary artery calcium score)13,14. Reversal of atherosclerosis has been even reported as early as in the 1950s.

It’s well studied and generally accepted in the literature that coronary atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease, which I described in more detail elsewhere15.

References:

  1. Levy, T. E. & Gordon, G. Primal Panacea. (Medfox Publishing, 2011).
  2. Levy, T. E. Stop America’s #1 Killer: MD JD Levy, MD Julian Whitaker: 9780977952007: Amazon.com: Gateway. https://www.amazon.com/Stop-Americas-Killer-MD-Levy/dp/0977952002/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2GE3D8VO3QMJL&keywords=stop+america+s+%231+killer&qid=1562416934&s=gateway&sprefix=stop+america%2Caps%2C428&sr=8-1.
  3. Levy, M., JD Thomas E. & Hunninghake, M. R. Death By Calcium. (Medfox Publishing, 2013).
  4. Levy, T. & 成长. 隐形杀手补钙剂(中文版): 补钙无助于骨质疏松, 反而促进血管硬化, 心脏病(中文版). (Kindle Publisher, 2017).
  5. Levy, T. & 成长. 万应灵丹: 关于维生素C的百科全书. in (Kindle Publisher, 2017).
  6. Fat for Fuel: A Revolutionary Diet to Combat Cancer, Boost Brain Power, and Increase Your Energy: Mercola, Joseph Dr.: 9781401954246: Amazon.com: Books. https://www.amazon.com/Fat-Fuel-Revolutionary-Combat-Increase/dp/1401954243/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&hvadid=77790583945869&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvqmt=e&keywords=fat+for+fuel&qid=1619541649&sr=8-1.
  7. Home – Cure AMD Foundation. https://www.cureamd.org/.
  8. Carnivore Code: Unlocking the Secrets to Optimal Health by Returning to Our Ancestral Diet: Saladino, Paul: 9780358469971: Amazon.com: Books. https://www.amazon.com/Carnivore-Code-Unlocking-Returning-Ancestral/dp/035846997X/ref=sr_1_3_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=carnivore+diet&qid=1619541702&sr=8-3-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExTjVXVUQzT0xNSk1WJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwODUwMjk3MUY1Ulg4SktKTkRXQiZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMTI3NjY4MlRWUUZETlJIODMxSyZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=.
  9. 成长 & Levy, T. 冠状动脉粥样硬化病因病理及功能医学临床干预探讨–《肿瘤代谢与营养电子杂志》2019年03期.
  10. Willis, G. C., Light, A. W. & Gow, W. S. Serial arteriography in atherosclerosis. Can Med Assoc J 71, 562–568 (1954).
  11. Pauling, L. Case report: lysine/ascorbate-related amelioration of angina pectoris. J of Orthomol Med 6, 144–146 (1991).
  12. Pauling, L. Third case report on lysine-ascorbate amelioration of angina pectoris. Orthomolecular Medicine 8, 137–138 (1993).
  13. Rath, M. Reducing the risk for cardiovascular disease with nutritional supplements. J of Orthomol Med 7, 153-162) (1996).
  14. Rath, M. & Niedzwiecki, A. Nutritional supplement program halts progression of early coronary atherosclerosis documented by ultrafast computed tomography. Journal of Applied Nutrition 48, 68–78 (1996).
  15. Cheng, D. ATHEROSCLEROSIS. Dr. Richard Cheng, Cheng Integrative Health Center https://www.drwlc.com/blog/2019/05/03/atherosclerosis/.
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