Clinical perspective, offered as context rather than as advice.
CRP reduction on cardiovascular risk — this is the lab result that excites me most:
Baseline hsCRP: 8.0 mg/L (high cardiovascular risk)
Month 6 hsCRP: 1.5 mg/L (moderate risk)
Month 12 hsCRP: 0.4 mg/L (low risk)
This level of inflammatory marker reduction is comparable to what you'd see with statin therapy. Combined with the weight loss, my 10-year ASCVD risk score dropped from 15% to 4%. My cardiologist is genuinely impressed.
Dr.PulmRoch said:Senior perspective on cardiovascular risk: I'm 65 years old and started this journey skeptically.
This answered a question I did not know how to ask. I will report back once I have actually tried it.
Clinical perspective, offered as context rather than as advice.
Positive "side effect" of cardiovascular risk: my blood pressure dropped so much that I'm now off metoprolol entirely! My cardiologist is thrilled.
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View Resultsnewstart_MO said:Positive "side effect" of cardiovascular risk: my blood pressure dropped so much that I'm now off metoprolol entirely!
Adding a me-too, because a thread of one person's experience is not much use.
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