is there alternative besides surgery for carotid artery?

[rexeugene]

Is there any product that would help elemanate the plack buildup in my carotid artery?

[mammo]

I'm no expert on this forum, but once the plaque is formed it can be just like concrete, and if there is an alternative to surgery, it would be too slow a process to have any impact on your carotid build up.  My husband's had plaque that they couldn't do angioplasty on due to it's "concrete" form, and surgery had to be done.  This may all be good for prevention, but you need to follow your cardiologist's opinion on this.

[Paxiled]

Just researched piracetam, which I had never heard of.  It appears to be a pharmaceutical product approved by prescription in Europe, but not in the US.  Dr. Andrew Weill in a 2007 article recommended against its use, but a lot can change in three years.  However, it's use appears to be to increase oxygen flow to the brain, although no studies seem to actually back that up.  It was originally thought to help with Downs Syndrome, but didn't.  Most people take it as a smart drug much like they take gingko or gota kola or galangal or many other herbs that allegedly oxygenate the brain.  Piracetam does seem to have been researched for stroke victims to improve cognition in some small studies, but there's nothing indicating it can clear out plaque.  

[respirate]

Grapefruits and oranges are high in hesperidin your diet is the foundation of your nutritional health.This is also true in preventing heart attacks and strokes. A high intake of omega-6 fats, trans fats,and red meats greatly increases your risk.Omega-3 oils, such as DHA with some EPA, significantly reduce your risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Drinking fluoridated water also increases risk, because it contains high levels of fluoroaluminum, a powerful poison. What to eat: Eat five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables a day. Make sure you get a variety.
Quick and easy ways to get them in Frozen flavonoids. Wintertime supermarket’s frozen-food case for blueberries, blackberries, cherries, and strawberries.
Broccoli, zucchini, and green peppers in tomato sauce. All contain
salicylates, which, even in tiny amounts, may calm inflammation. Choose good fats, Eat Walnuts, cold-water fish such as salmon and sardines, and pumpkin seeds and flaxseed. A tablespoon of ground flaxseed on breakfast cereal a handful of walnuts eat fish at least twice a week Omega-3-enriched eggs. Eat less of these: Corn, safflower, sunflower, and sesame oils.They’re full of omega-6 fatty acids, the building blocks for the
inflammation-promoting variety of eicosanoids.

[Paxiled]

Don't really have an answer for you, but just want to clarify a couple of things.  First, the notion that saturated fat is bad for you isn't generally true, just sometimes true.  Plaque in blood vessels is caused not by cholesterol, but by the oxidation of cholesterol.  What constitutes a beneficial fat from a harmful fat has to do with how quickly it oxidizes, causing it to adhere to the blood vessel walls.  Omega 3 oils are saturated fats, yet they provide the good cholesterol, HDL, that doesn't oxidize and helps keep cholesterol moving instead of sticking.  Example are fish oil, which is mostly saturated, and flax seed oil, which is partly saturated.  Oils once thought harmful are now recognized as being so full of antioxidants that they probably are beneficial.  One such oil is coconut, which I wouldn't use but was once thought to be harmful because it's saturated but is now recognized as containing a high level of antioxidants.  A beneficial saturated oil is red palm oil, which contains the highest levels of any food of a part of Vitamin E called tocotrienols, which may be very beneficial in preventing oxidation of cholesterol.  It should be mentioned that in studies of Vitamin E, which was thought to prevent oxidation, it proved not to do that, but the vitamin E studied did not contain tocotrienols.  

Another caution is we don't know how blocked this blood vessel is.  Any natural approach will be relatively slow.  If the blood vessel is so blocked that you're in immediate danger of a stroke, then surgery might be the only thing quick enough to help.  Since none of us are cardiovascular experts, I have no idea how much is that much.

A third caution, again, is that what helps prevent oxidation in the first place won't necessarily clear out what's already oxidized.  respirate has offered some antiinflammatories that may very well help, but I really don't know.  If it were me with such a condition I'd probably go see a naturopath for a more expert opinion than we're able to provide.  I think we're all better at trying to prevent plaque from forming that from clearing it out once it has, but I would say the most immediate thing you can do to keep things moving is increase your HDL.  This must be done with caution, however, if they've got you on blood thinners.

[respirate]

Curcumin, Quercetin, Hesperidin, Ellagic acid, Resveratrol, Vitamin E and vitamin C combination.

[M4Y0U]

Hello there,

Piracetam is your best bet if you are looking for a product but you must be aware the the best alternative is lifestyle change. You must watch you diet and do more exercise and especially cardiovascular exercise.

You must have a very limited source of saturated fats in your diet and promote the healthier polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats. Stay away from salts! Eat more fruits and vegetables, they contain potassium and antioxidants and other phytochemicals. Antioxidants are extremely important to include in your diet since they will fight free radicals known to contribute to plaque buildup. You can look for products such as Green+ from Genuinehealth or eat a lot of fruits and vegetable and drink a lot of pure fruits juice and vegetable juice.

Best regards,
M4