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 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
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