Healthy Heart Testimony
By Rusty Ost
I would like to address a situation that was brought about by my
open-heart surgery. When I first became involved with Shaklee, it always amazed
me when someone who used Shaklee food supplements suffered from some acute or
degenerative disease. If Shaklee food supplements were so powerful, why
hadn’t the victim been protected? Now that I’ve had open-heart surgery,
I’ve heard people (even friends) say, “I thought you were taking all those
vitamins so you would stay healthy. What happened?” I’d like to spend the
next few minutes telling you exactly “what happened.”
First of all, let me tell you a little about my background. Both
my parents died at an early age of heart disease. Neither one of them had a
second chance. My cholesterol level has been as high as 480. When I was in
college, it was 360 and no one cared! In addition to having the familial
history of heart disease, I consumed a very high-fat diet. When June and I
were first married and she was finishing Pharmacy school, we would eat a
half of beef every six months…just the two of us! Also, during my late
teens and early twenties I smoked cigarettes. I gave up cigarettes during my
tour of duty in the U S Army in favor of a pipe. I continued smoking a
pipe (and an occasional “mooched” cigarette) until I was 40 years of age.
In 1983 we were introduced to Shaklee and we began to study and
learn about nutrition and its effect on the body. We began eating low-fat meals
and increasing the fiber in our diet. Along with these dietary changes, we
began a complete program of Shaklee nutritional supplementation. I watched
my cholesterol level drop to an all time low of 180. I have always monitored my
blood pressure and presumed that my blood pressure of 120/80 mm Hg was
well within the normal parameters.
In January of 2000 while in Florida on business and vacation, I
awoke one morning with pain in my left arm and slight tightness in my
chest. It did go away after a short period, but upon returning
to Nebraska, I decided to see a doctor to find out why. He thought my
blood pressure was a little high and put me on a very low dose of blood
pressure medication. He also determined through blood work that my
cholesterol was a little elevated. He did assure me that because of my
physical condition and my appearance, he thought a heart attack was out of
the question.
We scheduled a complete physical exam because it had been 4
or 5 years since my last exam, and he told me that I might want to
consider taking one of the medicines that will lower cholesterol. Two weeks
later I had a physical examination and he explained to me that I was in
pretty good health. He had run a lot of tests except for an EKG. I asked
him about the EKG and he said that because I had one during my sinus
surgery a year previously, it probably wasn’t imperative; but that he would do
one anyway. After seeing the results of the EKG, he became concerned and
said that it looked like I had an “event” and he referred me to a
Cardiologist.
I met with the cardiologist the following week and he reviewed my
tests. After examining me, he thought that I was in too good of physical shape
to have a heart problem. The EKG did have some irregularities and he
wanted to do some additional testing. He ordered an echo-cardiogram and
a stress test. Less than an hour after the stress test was completed at
the hospital, he called me at home to tell me that an angiogram would be
necessary because the tests showed that part of my heart was dead! I
indeed had suffered an “event”…a heart attack at some time.
The angiogram only confirmed the worst. I had several blockages in
my coronary arteries and open-heart surgery was indicated…as soon as possible.
I had the surgery. The surgeon performed a quadruple bypass. The four major
coronary arteries were blocked at 100%, 99%, 97% and 93%. He says that I
am the luckiest man alive and that I should have dropped dead from a heart
attack long before now. When I explained my diet and my program of
supplementation with soy protein, essential fatty acids and others; he
told me that without those changes to my lifestyle, I probably would not
be alive today. He said that the supplements had added 15 years to my life.
Without them, I would have needed the surgery 15 years ago and the
prognosis would not have been as good. While recuperating in the hospital, the
lady who administered the stress test came to visit me. She just wanted to
look at me because she claims that with the very little blood flow to my
heart, I should have died on the treadmill! My cardiologist then explained to
me that if I returned to work, he would give me just two years to live!
Thanks for Shaklee and the choice we had that allowed me to never return
to my job again.
To all of you who wonder why someone who takes Shaklee supplements
still can have health problems, I hope this somewhat answers your question.
Without them, this wouldn’t be a very happy place for Rusty and June Ost.
If they can do this much for someone like me, what can
they do when someone begins in better health than I did? I think about how
much better off I would have been if I had begun Shaklee supplementation
at the age of 30 instead of 40…or maybe even 20 years of age? Could I
possibly have prevented all of this from happening to me?
Seven years later in 2007, my cardiologist ordered a follow-up
echo cardiogram and stress test to see my current state of heart health.
The results were phenomenal. The echo cardiogram showed that my heart had
recovered and 100% of heart tissue was alive and healthy. The stress
test indicated that I had sufficient blood flow throughout my entire
heart. My heart pumping efficiency was normal! I attribute this to my diet
and to my program of nutritional supplementation.
Daily I consume Shaklee Soy Protein, a Vitalizer strip,
OmegaGuard, CoQHeart, Garlic and a few others.
In 2009, my physician once again ordered the tests. And, once
again the tests showed that my heart had totally recovered and my heart health
was good. My heart pumping efficiency has actually increased to better
than normal. In addition to the supplements I began taking Vivix
Anti-Aging Tonic a year earlier and I attribute my continued improvement
to that. I seem to be the perfect example of someone who is not just
getting older, but actually getting better!
For your own sake and the sake of your family, examine the risk
factors, try to lead a healthy lifestyle and take Shaklee food supplements.
Rusty
The above is
NOT a prescription, and should not be treated as such. This is just a
testimony from an individual who had a positive experience with the product(s)
listed. These are personal testimonies and are not endorsed by Shaklee
Corporation. Please consult a physician for medical advice.
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