Permanent pacemaker

[Roughie]

Pacemaker fitted in February 2019, taking atorvastatin and doing daily exercise to reduce cholesterol. What else can be done to unblock the blood vessels?

[Adaboo]

Exercise and eating clean helps, plus cutting sugar. We need to get rid of all inflammation in our bodies as that start the disease process. If you have a google you’ll find lots of low carb ideas etc.

[Roughie in reply to Adaboo]

Thanks for the info, good to get a response so quickly.

[MichaelJH Heart Star]

Hello and welcome to the forum! The BHF recommends a Mediterranean diet:

bhf.org.uk/what-we-do/news-...

This is the diet I follow. I also take 1000mg SR Vitamin C to reduce irritation often a precursor to plaque formation. Vitamin C was given to old time sailors as lime juice to prevent scurvy a disease of the blood vessels.

[cowparsley in reply to MichaelJH]

Thanks Michael.Was wondering how to cure my scurvy.

[MichaelJH Heart Star in reply to cowparsley]

You may find this article of interest:

mv.helsinki.fi/home/hemila/...

But an overhaul of your diet would be beneficial.

[cowparsley in reply to MichaelJH]

My diet is perfect as am I thank you.

[cowparsley in reply to MichaelJH]

One doesn`t need Google with you on board Michael.Fascinating read.Thank you.

[MichaelJH Heart Star in reply to cowparsley]

Rose's lime juice production was moved out of London to St Alban's during the blitz. As a child I lived about 3 - 4 miles from the factory so heard about the background. In nearby Welwyn Garden City the Shredded Wheat factory stood by the railway line for decades. I find it a pity these places are now history.

[cowparsley in reply to MichaelJH]

I was brought up in Plymouth.We have a saying "what this Blitz didn`t destroy the planners did!! Not a lot left of the old city now.

[cowparsley in reply to MichaelJH]

Guess what,I think I really do have scurvy "swollen gums,dropping teeth,poorly healing wounds"I`m gonna get me some vitamin C asap.