A week or so ago, I came across Dr. McDougall's name, while searching the main names in diet and recovery from heart disease. I had been less involved for some years. But my story has continued to improve. I wrote to this website, and Dr. M himself replied. He asked me to post my story.
Part of that story will be presented at the 2016 UCARS conference, where an abstract of my recovery has been accepted for a poster presentation. It is a cardiac recovery symposium.
For the beginning, please see the WebMD magazine, September 2012, page 73.
Massive atherosclerosis, three primaries 99, 99, and 80 % blocked, ectatic sections, and a dozen each down the artery trees of aneurysms and additional blockages. Living on a collateral capillary network that allowed every heart beat, fill and contraction , to be seen in the angiogram. Nurses whispered about me as a "miracle man".
10 years later, on a very low fat diet, and very careful, methodical, consistent and progressive exercise, i scull (row) a heavy boat, play hours of vigourous volleyball with people half my age, walk and work with weights. Most telling, i am admired playing volleyball for my hustle.
All this with no angina, no shortness of breath. My max heart rate has gone from 94 when i could hardly walk to the bathroom after bypass surgery, to over 180, where my heart rate stayed for 30 minutes while playing basketball. Again, no short of breath, or even breathing hard. That was in 2012, age 59. Bypass surgery was in January 2006.
Not a pure McDougall diet, but very close. I did lots of research on exercise, exercise physiology, atherosclerosis, and beneficial foods for heart disease.
On a low fat diet, my immune system is healthier, too.
I believe every thing I do is repeatable in training for others to have a wonderful energetic life.
