Arterial Plaque. Get Rid of it.

Monostroma nitidum – Seaweed for the Heart BY JOHN SHERMAN, ND TAHOMA CLINIC There aren’t many products I can recommend to help clear plaque out of your arteries but this is one that could be a game changer. Monostridum nitidum, also called green laver, is a Japanese seaweed containing 20% protein on average, and has a beneficial amount of vitamins and minerals, including a fair amount of niacin. It is often dried and put into soy sauce or “nori-jam”. Rhamnan sulfate is the main component of the fiber extracted from green laver, and has strong anti-viral properties, along with benefiting vascular dysfunction (blood vessel problems) caused by various metabolic disorders including atherosclerosis. Its biological actions include anticoagulant, anti-tumor, anti-cholesterol, lowers blood glucose, and supports weight control. I could rave about its anti-viral effects on herpes viruses, cytomegalovirus, measles, mumps, and even HIV, but what I’m most excited about is its cardiovascular benefits. Factors such as aging, hypertension, diabetes, stress, smoking, and inflammation all contribute to deterioration of the inner lining of arteries, something called “endothelial dysfunction”. These factors all lead to stimulation of adhesion molecules, loss of nitric oxide, white blood cell infiltration, and increases in arterial muscle cells, all contributing to plaque formation. Rhamnan sulfate from green laver has anti-coagulant activity (prevents clots), similar to heparin but only about 10% the potency. But unlike heparin, RS has a strong anti-inflammatory effect on the epithelium cells within the arteries, a well-known cause of plaque build-up. Add the obesity prevention effects, lowering LDL cholesterol, and keeping blood glucose down, and you have a powerful non-prescriptive agent against many lifestyle-related diseases. Dr. Kristine Burke, an integrative cardiologist who has been using Monostroma nitidum extracts for atherosclerotic plaque, recently reported on the results of 6 of her patients. She uses standard CIMT (carotid intima media thickness) to monitor her patients, which equates to ultrasound screening over the neck arteries. Remember carotid plaque build up correlates very well to coronary artery plaque (heart arteries) by about 80%. So the average practitioner can utilize CIMT as a simple, but non-invasive monitoring of plaque changes, that doesn’t include radiation exposure. Dr. Burke had been using a comprehensive functional approach, prior to starting Monostroma nitidum therapy, which included supplements and lifestyle interventions, along with some drug therapy, but little to no improvement was seen in the amount of carotid plaque. These 6 patients then started taking a supplement containing rhamnan sulfate from Monostroma nitidum twice daily, and their carotid plaque burden was rechecked after 6 months of therapy. Total plaque burden was reduced in every case. The average plaque reduction was 5.55 mm, which was of course clinically significant, and after 1 year of therapy, plaque reduction ranged from 45% to 100%! The extract she used was made by Calroy Health Sciences, and called Arteriosil, and the recommended dose is only 1 cap twice daily. Small vessel disease is associated with many pathologies, including Alzheimer’s, pulmonary hypertension, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus, systemic sclerosis, and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (“broken heart” syndrome). As stated above, this could be a game changer for many people suffering from these chronic diseases. As someone famous once said, “you’re as old as your arteries” but now with extracts of Monostroma nitidum, there is a potent and effective herbal supplement that could gradually clear plaque burden safely and completely.

Also, high dose vit K will move calcium from soft tissues including calcified arteries and move it into bone. High dose is K2 mk4 and mk7. high dose 4 can be a few milligrams. mk7 may be a few hundred micrograms. mk7 is expensive and long acting. mk4 is short acting and less expensive. life extension super K would be ok. Koncentated K is much stronger/better. K2 is used in Japan for arterial decalcification. they use the less expensive short acting mk4 15mg three times a day as this form was the only one available when they started using it for decalcification. Mk7 has only been available more recently. Life extension carries a 15mg mk4.