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    Magnesium and calcification

    Thanks for the encouragement--I was in pretty good shape going in (still lifting and walking 1 week prior) Everybody say's take it day by day and I guess that's good advice. I am looking forward to rehab I am reading that it is huge as far as getting back in the game. I will do more reading on...
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    Magnesium and calcification

    Thanks Anne, I admire people who look for answers and you have done your homework. I just finished watching a video on Mercola's site made by the guy from the Netherlands who has done much research on K2 and calcification. They have a study ongoing that is trying to determine if K2 can actually...
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    Magnesium and calcification

    According to the reading I have done the Biosyn valves are coated with a substance to inhibit recalcification--I interpret that to mean that there is an expectation of that event occurring. In my case my aortic valve was tricuspid but badly calcified and as were 4 of my coronary arteries. I am a...
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    Magnesium and calcification

    Yes, Pumpkin seeds also contain Zinc a necessary cofactor in Mg usage. From what I have read so far Magnesium and as you mentioned K2 could be key in resolving the "recalcification" issue. From my vantage point I don't ever want a repeat.
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    Magnesium and calcification

    22 days post AVR/4cabg and much time to read and reflect. Pre-surgery numbers were great- BP 120/80--Chol. 185--serum Homocysteine 6.5- so with numbers like these why the intervention? I came upon some info that may be insightful. Magnesium is a mineral that is responsible for keeping calcium...
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    anasthesia regression (pumphead) related to MTHFR methylation issues.

    I am day 7 post op for cabg and AVR, immediately following surgery my wife said the nurses were concerned because I hadn't regained conciousness and were having a hard time of it. She was also concerned by my very yellow pallor as it had been a radiant pink prior to surgery.Upon awakening I was...
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