farside wrote:Reassuring!
Do you have a link to that TrackYourPlaque forum?
Dr. Davis, author of the WheatBelly book, gave it new names every few years (in my opinion a mistake), called it
Cureality, now its called
Undoctored. Its a paid for forum, and its membership-price increased from $19.95 yearly 10 years ago, to quarterly now.
https://innercircle.undoctored.com/Since it was found all the plaque-reduction methods also improved general health, its now no more as focused on plaque reduction alone, but just maintaning broader health. The only real new thing Dr. Davis came up within 10 years, is microbiome-restoration with prebiotics and home-made curds, using patented bacteria strains (ie. reuterii), for raising billion-counts to multiples within self-made curds.
Also was he targeting to lower high Lp(a) with high dose fish-oil first (and recommending anything known to lower Lp(a): Vit C, Niain, hormone replacement, etc), he now believes the higher fish-oil doses alone would modify lipids to healthier expression, and thereby making Lp(a) less dangerous, even without any lowering.
The TrackYourPlaque method in a nutshell was:
Identifying of all causes, adaptation of strategies, and continuous evaluation through extensive laboratory and coronary calcium score testing
Individual reduction of carbohydrates by singling out most offending by testing postprandial blood-glucose responses
Basically optimizing serum 25(OH)D (60-80 ng/dl), thyroid and other hormones, Mg, Fish-oil, K2, Iodine, etc.
Dietary wise:
Correct metabolic responses with elimination of wheat, cornstarch, and sugars; limited dairy
Don’t limit fats, but choose the right fats
Unlimited vegetables, some fruits
Unlimited raw nuts and seeds
Unlimited healthy oils
Foods Should Be Unprocessed