My friend, who recently had a quadruple bypass, said her sister told her a symptom of heart disease is that a line forms on your earlobe. She also said that since her surgery, and recovery, the hair on her legs grows faster, and her fingernails no longer have ridges on them.
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Heart Disease
May 2nd, 2011 · 1:51 PM
Tags: bypass surgery, copper, hair, heart disease, nails, nutrition, zinc
Lupus; Bypass Surgery
August 25th, 2010 · 8:58 AM
I had 6-way bypass and have lupus. We are trying to get healthy with alternative herbs etc.
For the serious problems you describe, cardiovascular disease and lupus, you will need an alternative-minded physician with lots of experience.
Treatment will start with a good diet (no sugars, soda pop, processed food) to remove pro-inflammatory substances and potent supplements. [...]
Tags: bypass surgery, lupus
The Questionable Evidence Behind Heart Therapies
March 23rd, 2009 · 4:08 AM
Study Questions Evidence Behind Heart Therapies
New research reported in the Wall Street Journal reveals that only 11% of more than 2700 recommendations approved by cardiologists are supported by high quality research. Harlan Krumholz, a cardiologist at Yale University School of Medicine says, “Treatment decisions are often made very dogmatically even when the level of evidence [...]
Tags: bypass surgery, choice in medicine, heart, herbs, medical treatment, side effects
My doctor says I can get all the vitamins and minerals I need from my food. What is your opinion on this?
I used to say the same thing to my patients, back in the days before I studied healthy alternatives. It is the party line of allopathic medicine, although that is starting to change. Here's the bottom line, and I'll follow up with some info on what allopaths are now doing: