Heart Disease: Inflammation the Cause Says Heart Surgeon Dwight Lundell
Jan 31, 2013 in Education, Heart Health
The final installment of an article written by Dwight Lundell, M.D. , thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon…
In 2003, Dr. Dwight Lundell left his successful thoracic and cardiovascular surgical practice after 25 years to open a clinic to test his theory that inflammation in the arteries was the cause of heart disease, a theory traditional medicine saw as heresy disputing the cholesterol theory.
Dwight Lundell, M.D. is a surgeon experienced in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery. Over the last 25 years he has performed over 5000 coronary bypass operations,; he has certification by the American Board of Surgery, the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
Dr. Lundell was a pioneer in “Off-Pump” heart surgery reducing surgical complications and recovery times.
In the last segment of his article he describes techniques that may reverse heart disease…
One tablespoon of corn oil contains 7,280 mg of omega-6; soybean contains 6,940 mg. Instead, use olive oil or butter from grass-fed beef.
Animal fats contain less than 20% omega-6 and are much less likely to cause inflammation than the supposedly healthy oils labelled polyunsaturated. Forget the “science” that has been drummed into your head for decades. The science that saturated fat alone causes heart disease is non-existent. The science that saturated fat raises blood cholesterol is also very weak. Since we now know that cholesterol is not the cause of heart disease, (more…)