@Raaj20251 @sam_soete Yes, I'd like to know this. I'm on low-dose aspirin daily. Mulling over reducing to every other day and supplementing with Nato (eg @TokuHealth). But... big decision!
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Small Green Tree
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Small Green Tree
@smallgreentree
Back in the day (80s 90s) - PCB design, manufacture & assembly. Nowadays Perl+internet=apps.
Cornwall, UK Katılım Mayıs 2010
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@sam_soete What is the recommendation for people already on anti platelets?
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Nattokinase - Everything you want to know
Most people think of nattokinase as a blood thinner but that barely scratches the surface.
It simultaneously addresses fibrinolysis, atherosclerosis, blood pressure, lipids, and neurodegeneration.
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@sitswithlite @sam_soete Is that instead of the usual meds - statins, low dose aspirin?
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@sam_soete "anticoagulant you're taking for cardiovascular protection"
I take Hibiscus, Hawthorn and Arjuna 12k liposomal NK/Serrapeptase combo, 6G liposomal ascorbic acid, lysine and proline, liposomal GlyNac, 7.5 gr creatine, exercise, weight loss. 1 year post cardiac arrest, doing good.
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@BarteltLab @Marion436842126 Well if you're going to fly the flag of science at least respect its values. It's about reasoning & debate, not about pulling rank.
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@Marion436842126 Foremost, student should not be listening to anonymous pseudoscience on X. I think I will include our conversation in a class on how to identify science misinformation,
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To the students of the world, the internet is full of people who seem to know stuff well but little do they understand what they are talking about.
Anonymous accounts that sound terribly convincing but spread misinformation, intentionally or not.
Beware.
Marion Holman@Marion436842126
1/7 Just as a person who is continuously hungry eats more and more food until he no longer resembles his former self, cells starved of reductase with a statin produce more and more reductase until they no longer resemble normal cells. /2
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@Marion436842126 The same is true of plant sterols I guess.
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Ruined a solid anti-statin thread by recommending red yeast rice which contains Monacolin K, identical to Lovastatin. If cholesterol doesn’t need lowering, why push another LDL-lowering compound ? Hyperinsulinemia, Inflammation & infection drive heart disease, not cholesterol.
Gary Brecka@thegarybrecka
Statins are not the hero they are sold as. They deplete CoQ10 which is critical for heart and mitochondrial function, increase insulin resistance, and have not reduced cardiovascular deaths even in high risk groups. In the real world, 20 to 50 percent quit within 2 to 3 years due to brain fog, fatigue, and muscle pain. LDL alone is not the problem. High triglycerides are the real red flag. Start there. Cut high glycemic carbs. Eat whole foods. Raise HDL with DHA EPA or black seed oil. Before statins, red yeast rice shows better outcomes in trials with fewer side effects.
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@TokuHealth ? Surely HRV varies from individual to individual? + how you measure it. Mine on a Garmin Vivoactive is around 44. When I had a Fitbit it was consistently lower. It's the trend not the score that counts, no?
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We keep saying this because its true
Having an HRV of 130+ is the ultimate goal for this year
It isn't just the variation between heartbeats anymore
Its a proxy that reflects how resilient your autonomic nervous system is
Higher HRV = means a better recovery from stress and exercise
You can handle more, take on more activity, and bounce back faster
Something that translates directly into real life:
- Building a business without burning out
- Training harder without breaking down
- Living at a higher intensity without collapsing
Most people optimize for output, smart people optimize for their recovery capacity
HRV is a metric that tells you if you're actually building resilience or just grinding yourself down
Flow dynamic is not just a game of performance its about sustainable intensity over time.
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@Marion436842126 Thank you. I asked ChatGPT & Grok to evaluate your explanation and they gave you the thumbs up! (Apart from a few quibbles &, predictably, for not emphasising LDL health risks)
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10/10 “Saturated fat and cholesterol in the diet are not the cause of coronary heart disease. That myth is the greatest scientific deception of this century, perhaps any century”. George V. Mann, M.D.
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1/10 For years people have been led to believe that cholesterol is some kind of evil fatty substance that somehow gets into the bloodstream, where it doesn’t belong, and clogs arteries. Since everyone is being taught to fear cholesterol we should know that cholesterol is /2
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@threadreaderapp unroll
Marion Holman@Marion436842126
1/10 For years people have been led to believe that cholesterol is some kind of evil fatty substance that somehow gets into the bloodstream, where it doesn’t belong, and clogs arteries. Since everyone is being taught to fear cholesterol we should know that cholesterol is /2
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5/5 ALL efforts to reduce cholesterol, whether through dietary restriction or through drugs, ALL are involved in causing brain fog, memory loss, dementia, including Alzheimer's.
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1/5 No matter how you are eliminating cholesterol, whether through diet or drugs, you are shrinking your brain. And, if you are taking cholesterol lowering meds, you are making drug companies rich. Where do you find the highest concentration of cholesterol ?
In your brain. /2
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@Marion436842126 Devil's advocate here. As cholesterol sceptics, doesn't even a small increase in life expectancy defy the belief that statins are bad for you?
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"With great risk comes great reward." However, this saying doesn't apply to statin users.
How much longer do you think you will live if you take a statin ? Find out ⤵️ 🙄
drmalcolmkendrick.org/2015/10/27/how…
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@Marion436842126 It was a bit of an odd "statin" trial though no? In the end, many in the control group were on statins too! 🤔
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1/8 When there is zero conflict of interest, no statistical shenanigans, and no ‘smoke & mirrors’ in a statin trial, strange things happen. The ALLHAT (Antihypertensive and Lipid Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial) lasted about eight years and the results were /2
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Small Green Tree retweetledi
@ScottDa9999999 @BostonGlobe "almost every month one of the driest or wettest, or windiest, coldest or hottest, ever known. Much observation, which ought to correct a tendency to exaggerate, seems in some minds to have rather a tendency to increase it."
- January 1851
trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/arti…
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@Marion436842126 This caught my eye: "Statins inhibit the biosynthesis of selenium containing proteins". I have been on statins for nearly a year. In that time my blood tests show increasing TSH - so that I now have "subclinical hypothyroidism". & low selenium can do that to you (I think). Mmm...
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4/4 Is it beneficial to increase plaque burden ? NO !
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25655639/
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1/4 “Pleiotropic effects of Statins may be more hype than real - done by researchers more interested in pleasing pharmaceutical companies for personal gain”
That sounds familiar !
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Must be some sort of delay thing. I now have access to this feature.
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.@Fastmail I started a trial account recently. Then yesterday I upgraded to a paid plan. All is well except... When I go Files >> Websites >> Create website I get: "Sorry, this feature is not available to trial accounts." What's going on?
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.@formsapp. Do your forms have an autoresponder feature?
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.@AmexUK . Getting "We're unable to display your Balance and Payment information. Please try reloading the page later." How long is this expected to last?
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This page isn’t workingwww.rememberthemilk.com is currently unable to handle this request.
HTTP ERROR 500
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.@EE. All it does is confirm there is a problem. No explanation; no ETA; nothing. Hardly helpful.
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@smallgreentree Good morning, I'm really sorry that you;re having trouble with your service at the moment, I appreciate that any signal issues can be pretty annoying. You can check the area for any ongoing service issues here ee.co.uk/help/service-s…. Thanks - Jess
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