Hello, I am 55 years and have had some recent bad news about my health. I had been experiencing chest pains and went to the doctors and scheduled a catheterization and the news was not good. I had a 100% blocked artery and two other arteries had significant blockage. The doctor was not comfortable putting in stents and I don't want a bypass at this point. So we are going to be aggressive with medication and I am going to go adopt a Vegan diet. I find it interesting that none of my doctors really emphasized diet all that much. But after reading books by the following doctors- Esselstyn, Greger, Barnard, Ornish, and others; I feel my best bet is using plant based nutrition at this point. I am married with three children and am very motivated to change my lifestyle.
On the positive side, its been a little over 3 weeks and I no longer have chest pains and I am walking 4 miles a day. Trying to find foods that I like and turn this into a life long change. I also have diabetes and my biggest challenge has been controlling my blood sugar. I've done Keto in the past and it was successful for me as far as blood sugar control. However, I've also concluded that it did havoc on my arteries. Anyway, I have a lot to learn about the vegan lifestyle and from looking at various posts this site seems to be a great resource for support and information. Ray
On the positive side, its been a little over 3 weeks and I no longer have chest pains and I am walking 4 miles a day. Trying to find foods that I like and turn this into a life long change. I also have diabetes and my biggest challenge has been controlling my blood sugar. I've done Keto in the past and it was successful for me as far as blood sugar control. However, I've also concluded that it did havoc on my arteries. Anyway, I have a lot to learn about the vegan lifestyle and from looking at various posts this site seems to be a great resource for support and information. Ray