Do Heart Stents Benefit Angina Chest Pain? 

Sham surgery trials prove that procedures like non-emergency stents offer no benefit for angina pain—only risk to millions of patients. Angioplasty and stents—percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)—for stable, non-emergency coronary artery disease are among “the most common invasive procedures performed in the United States.” Though they appeared to offer immediate relief of angina chest pain in…

The Risks vs. Benefits of Angioplasty and Heart Stents 

What do physicians and stent companies have to say for themselves, given that they promote expensive, risky procedures with no benefit? “Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)”—angioplasty and stent placement—“continues to be frequently performed for patients with stable [non-emergency] coronary artery disease, despite clear evidence that it provides minimal benefit…” The procedure does not prevent heart attacks…

Heart Stents and Their Risks 

Why are doctors killing or stroking out thousands of people a year for nothing? How do doctors even convince patients to sign up for procedures that are all risk without benefit? Millions of people have gotten stents for stable coronary artery disease (CAD), yet we now know that angioplasty and stent placement don’t actually prevent…

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Why Aren’t Angioplasty Heart Stents More Effective? 

Most heart attacks are caused by nonobstructive plaques that infiltrate the entire coronary artery tree. There is no such thing as “1-vessel disease,” “2-vessel disease,” or “left main disease.” Atherosclerotic plaque is continuous throughout the coronary arteries of heart attack victims.  In angioplasty, a tiny balloon is inserted into a narrowed coronary artery that feeds…

What About Millet and Diabetes? 

What were the remarkable results of a crossover study randomizing hundreds of people with diabetes to one and a third cups of millet every day?  How does millet come to the help of people with diabetes? A substantial portion of the starch in millet is resistant starch, meaning it’s resistant to digestion in our small…

Is Millet a Nutritious Grain? 

Millet isn’t the name of a specific grain, but a generic term that applies to a number of totally different plants. Which is the most healthful “Millets are highly nutritious but vastly ignored as a main source of food primarily due to lack of awareness.” Have you heard of ancient grains? Millets aren’t messing around.…

Does Processed Meat Affect Our Lung Function? 

If the nitrites in foods like ham and bacon cause lung damage, what about “uncured” meat with “no nitrites added”? “Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified processed meat as carcinogenic to humans.” Also known as cured meat, such as bacon, ham, hot dogs, lunch meat, and sausage, processed meat is definitively cancer-causing. What’s more,…