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From:	Ricardo Gouvea (crater.dba.com.br)
Subject:	Re: Reversal Diet, Fats and Proteins - Diet 100%, Exercise - Nice
Date:	February 25, 2008 at 8:56 am PST

In Reply to: Re: Reversal Diet, Fats and Proteins - Diet 100%, Exercise - Nice posted by Jon on February 23, 2008 at 1:44 am:

Jon e other friends of this forum:

I was able to loose so much weight just following Esselstyn, that was the first one that said that is posible to reverse. It became a mentor to me...
What means reverse? I think is first to avoid a heart attack (Esselstyn), second to get rid of symptoms (all the books on reversao say that), third to have an evidence of arterires unclogging, etc. I am looking for new tests PET in 1 year and half, new 64 slice EBCT in 3 years.

My doctor that believes on Reversal said that 60% is exercising and 40 % Diet. I believe that diet (Esseltyn) may do the job. But I also believe that exercising may help to accelerate the reversal. Any small volume reductons of plaques, bring enourmous increase in blood flux into the heart. The reason is that blood flux is proportional to the fourth potency of the radium of the artery. That is an hydraulic formulam named Poiseuille - see it at Wikipedia.
If with diet, exercise, less stress we may get rid of some fat in the heart, we may benefit a lot in blood flux inside our hearts. I am betting on it...

I also believe that 100% compliance with Dr. Esselstyn's diet will guarantee that
one is heart attack proof. I believe that moderation is not the way to go. I am enjoing the vegan food so much. I also enjoy exercising a lot. Makes me happy to walk fast about 40 minutes a day. A also bring the heart monitor to see if my HB is between 90 and 120. (220- my age X 80 and 70%, to make the walk aerobics).

You are wright to prefer the diet AND exercise approach, for the joy of it.

Here in Rio we have 2 gyms with doctors with trainning to follow cardiac pacients exercising. I am making an appointment with one of them, but at present time I am just walking fast for 30 minutes with my heart monitor not to go over 120 Heart bets a minute.

Re 3 years to reversal - reading the book of Esselstyn (with the photos of reversal - 3 to 5 years) and talking to my doctor I will see if I got a reversal then. Lets see...

Esselstyn says three weeks to heart attack proof, but I believe in getting rid of some fat in the heart may take longer.

My doctor prefers 64 slice EBCT to CT scan.

I failed in a stress test and that is why they asked for 64 slice EBCT, that here they also call tomography. I am choosing to have all these great men (Esselstyn, Ornish, K. Gould, etc.) and also the tests to see how I am doing...

Cheers,
Ricardo

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