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This is interesting: NT-Pro-BNP is recommended for ruling-out Heart Failure, but not to establish the diagnosis. https://www.exeterlaboratory.com/test/ntpro-bnp/

I posted this in another thread yesterday but it belongs here. I just got an NT-ProBNP result yesterday ; it was 147 . The level should be under 125; Here is a link; https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diagnostics/22629-b-type-natriuretic-peptide I am 70 and I do work out a lot and had an...

Wow , !!!!!!! What a journey

Thats great!! If I understand it correctly ; It is an indicator of stress on the left ventricle wall . Overly intense exercise can also stress the wall and raise the NT-proBNP numbers.

Healthy individuals are supposed to be 125 or under. I tested 147 today . I am 70 years old. 450 indicates heart failure. Nevertheless, I don't like 147 I see my cardio end of month . INFO; https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diagnostics/22629-b-type-natriuretic-peptide

"(10 sets of 10 reps in back to back succession. 1 minute break. Repeat two more times. 300 reps in about 25 minutes or so)." Thats wild! Sort of wights and cardio combined . Was this with medium weights?

Yeah , he is great , BUT, it was the way he looked one week after surgery that got my attention

This is hard to believe:

Hi Caroline , What is OPS?

Hi Pmacky, this sounds amazing! Did you get the 'full zipper'? My first week was tough. I did go down to the lobby to get coffee but I had no appetite and I could not swallow without pain. I lost 15lbs? The first week pain often got out of control. I had my first good meal on day 8 at an...

Hi Jeff Did you have a 'Full Zipper'?

Thats great , how old are you?

I had a full zipper AVR .A flat bed is tough. I was home after 4 weeks and could sleep on a bed, but before that , I was in a hospital bed that tilted and folded . Weight loss: I went through the operation with two others and we stayed together for a month. The first week we had no appetite, we...

Of interest: Magnesium https://www.webmd.com/diet/supplement-guide-magnesium

I've had tinnitus for a year since a molar extraction, still trying to see if a correction in bite will help

That sounds great, Bravo Chuck!

Hi Chuck The boxing sounds great. I don’t watch MMA often but I am always stunned by the level of their conditioning! Are you sticking with boxing or are you kicking and wrestling too? Zone 2; About a year ago I noticed I was getting high blood glucose spikes after my intense bike rides. I...

Interesting article "While there continues to be some disagreement over whether statins can influence the calcium composition of atherosclerotic plaque, growing clinical data support that statins may increase atherosclerotic calcification [25–33]."...

Interesting , never heard of this. In terms of zone training limiting 4 & 5 would be wiser for the older folks