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I know this video is 3 years old now, but there is more exciting news about bergamot with a recent study demonstrating regression of arterial plaque with bergamot.
Dr. Brewer, my husband has been taking one pill a day one hour before dinner and he lowered his cholesterol by about 15% in 3 months.. Everything went down, except his HDL, which went up. He has no side effects. Amazon has hundreds positive reviews. I should be the one taking it as my cholesterol levels are high, but I’m too busy to remember to take it. My calcium score is 34, so more of the reason to take it. Thanks for your educational videos.
Was the bergamot the only dietary change prior to or during this time period? Was there an increase in physical activity prior to or during this time period? Now, two yes on, what were the long term results? How long did he use bergamot and is he still using it today?
@@richardmann3396 Yes, he is still using it, maybe not religiously every day but on average every other day. His numbers were good last year and he’s going for his yearly physical next week, so I’ll post his numbers. His diet before included foods with just too much sodium, ie. pretzels, chips, popcorn, crackers, etc. we didn’t eliminate all but we don’t consume as much as we used to. We stick to fruits more, home cooked meals, we try to eat healthy. We also take one multivitamin and extra D3+K2. If we eat bad one day we try to eat good the next 5 days or so. We also stay active as much as possible but not to the point of stressing our bodies too much. Walking, biking, or home remodeling😊 are good.
@@MrGeorgewf yep, many things changed since my comment 2 years ago. It’s hard to stay on keto when you have a large family and everybody’s diets are different, lol. My hubby really fell off the wagon and now he’s trying to climb back up on keto. He’s been eating lots of carbs the last couple years-breads, pastas, ice cream, cookies, snacks, drinks ie. lemonades and beer, but not too often. His fasting glucose was 100 last time he checked where mine was 87. I told him that’s prediabetic. It needs to be less than 100, much less but he won’t listen because it’s still within the “range”. He gets these hunger pangs and snacks late at night without thinking anything of it. He doesn’t want me to tell him what to eat so I just gave up on it. He is lucky that he keeps busy otherwise he’d probably gain at least 50 lbs more. I on the other hand am trying to eliminate the breads, pastas, and all the sugary stuff. I do watch what I eat. Started ketovore recently and I’m feeling much better already. No more IBS, bloating, etc. I only eat at lunch and dinner. I may snack on a handful of fruits or nuts, but that’s about it. Not much salads or veggies as they make me sick. Meats don’t. I do take all different supplements which I alternate. I do need to increase my intake of Omega3. My cholesterol went down from 260 to 211. Actually all the numbers came back much lower except for HDL which went up to 70. Even my doctor was in shock. I also do strength training exercises with stretches, walking 2-3 miles per day and biking weather permitted. So, there you have it. It’s hard to eliminate all the sugars, especially when out and about with family or friends, but I’m sticking to it. Oh, forgot to add no processed foods to that list and if I have to use something processed I make sure I read the label first.
@@krissto22 Have your husband try intermittent fasting. Eat between 8 am and 8 pm. Do 12 hours fasting to start and build it up to 16:8. He must ween off all sugar.
I started taking bergamot a month or so ago. My supplement also has a little berberine added to the bergamot. Since I'm doing more than 1 thing in a effort to better my situation I will never be 100% certain what was most responsible for a certain change in medical test results.
Very true. It’s called N experiment with “an N of 1”. We can never be sure. But most of us care more about our health than creating our own experiment. That’s why I focus on the evidence that’s available.
What if I opined that most cholesterol screw ups are caused by liver damage caused by too much fat embedded deep in the liver, which got there by chronically eating too high of a carb/sugar diet which drove insulin, which caused excess fat storage, which caused the liver damage. It would explain why people get heart disease only after decades of damage due to poor eating. People usually never get heart disease before 30 since the liver damage hasn’t been that extensive by 30. But 20 more years of bad diet, then you’re talking some damage.
I think you might find a lot of agreement out there. I think there is a sugar contribution. But I’m not sure if this is bigger than the issue of fat in muscle fibers. It’s probably both.
@sploofmonkey Agree, and in my opinion, RYR is as dangerous as statins. There are a lot of poisons in the world. Natural doesn't necessarily mean good for humans; God may have other purposes for RYR that we don't know.
@ Doctor Brewer. Great video. Thanks for showing the fruit and where it come from. I use bergamot as aromatherapy all the time. Do you think the bergamot aromatherapy could also be an antidepressant?
Anti-inflammatory if taken inside the body, blistering inflammation outside the body - interesting! Everything in moderation, as the old axiom goes. If it is a sugar buster, I want it.
I've experienced a similar, but less severe, reaction to handling hot peppers. My hands burned for hours, yet I consumed the big jar of hot sauce I made in a couple of weeks (with no discomfort at all). It's counterintuitive, but I wonder if some things can be less irritating internally.
@@FreedomFox1 - my training is in industrial mgmt. so I'm no MD.- but peppers hit a ph2 acidic pool in our stomachs and it is stripped of its components so that the small intestines can absorb the nutrients.. Capsaicin has no chance against our stomachs, but our skin has no chance (defence) against capsaicin. Happy New Year!
So, what about those who take Statins who have the pain and muscle aches. My husband had a HA in October and since starting on Statins, he’s having horrible body aches and pains. Couldn’t figure it out till I started searching for an answer. He sees the cardio for a follow up next week. But I know we are in for a fight about lowering or discontinuing the Statins. Besides, I’m not crazy about the ties to taking Statins and higher diabetes and dementia risks. Thoughts?
“It’s best people should not eat pork or pork products. The pig is the only animal besides man that develops arteriosclerosis. This animal is so loaded with cholesterol that in cold weather, unprotected pigs will become stiff, as though frozen solid”. - Dr. Paul Bragg
I grow moringa in spring/summer/fall. It is good to put in homemade chicken soup. Fresh leaves. I dry, crush, and capsulate it in "OOO" gelcaps, and am just down to my last bottle of it.
Franklin Taylor ... wow , I might just have to try growing moringa myself! Thanks for the info. I enjoy making homemade chicken soup too! Take Care & keep growing MORINGA!
@@lisahause8705 You can find seed in amazon. If you are in a cold, or moderate climate like most of the US, start the seed in pots, indoors, about 6-8 before the warmer part of the growing season starts. I am in N. Arkansas and we set it outside by May. Frost will kill it. I have had it get from seed to 10' tall in one summer. Uncooked it is very bitter if you try to consume a lot at one sitting, but seasonings of soup fix that. Cooking it you just put in the soup towards the end of cookibg the soup so you don't cook out nutrients. Dried in a capsulse, no matter, as you know it goes past the taste buds 😁😁😄 Good luck!
Ford Brewer MD MPH but what about the studies linking statins to dementia and diabetes? And I’ve been reading that cholesterol is necessary in the brain, and isn’t the issue with HD.
Bergamot by itself is probably weaker, but Bergamot extract can come in much much stronger doses than RYR in its effects for lowering LDL without the statin side effects
