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I can read everywhere that a clot causes a stroke and that a clot causes some types of heart attacks. All allopathic treatments are for the symptoms only. No where do I find out what causes the blood clots. I understand using warfarin to thin the blood, but I go back to the beginning. What causes the clots in the first place?
Not everyone is at risk for stroke and not everyone eats properly. What is it in the dietary regimen that will induce thrombin production, or retard it?
It seems logical that if one could stop the clotting in the first place, thinners would not be necessary.
In Reply to: What is cause of blood clots? posted by Mike on October 07, 2003 at 21:20:09:
Unresolved inflammation causes a lot of clotting problems. Look into nattokinase for the best thinner known.
In Reply to: What is cause of blood clots? posted by Mike on October 07, 2003 at 21:20:09:
There are many causes for blood clots. I have blood clots because I have Protein C deficiency and Protein S deficiency, both functions of the liver. Holistic healing believes that if one treats the pancreas it will produce the enzymes necessary for the liver to function at its optimum.
I do not take Wafarin Sodium( coumadin) but balance the deficiency with large doses of Vit E.
Basically Wafarin Sodium does not "thin" the blood. What it does is blocks the Vit K factor in the liver( clotting factor). Vit E has the same effect as Wafarin Sodium, i.e. zapping Vit K. Heparin will anti-coagulate the blood.
Hope this helps.
In Reply to: What is cause of blood clots? posted by Mike on October 07, 2003 at 21:20:09:
If you stop the blood from clotting, you will bleed to death the next time you get cut. You are supposed to clot. The problem is excessive or inappropriate clotting. And that can be caused by a whole host of things. Diet, genetics, etc. Even stress can cause excessive clotting. Clotting is a defense mechanism. If you are injured, your body is supposed to respond by clotting. Unfortunately, stress for instance can kick you into that fight or flight response when you are not really in threat of injury.
People at risk for heart attacks usually don't just suffer from hypercoagulability. Poor diet and health can lead to plaque forming on the artery walls, which makes clots much more dangerous and deadly.
As for a naturopathic response to hypercoagulability, there are a lot of things you can do. There are a lot of nutrients that thin the blood or function in other ways to reduce excess clotting, eg, vitamin e, fish oil, nattokinase, lumbrokinase, glucosamine, msm, etc.
SR can help with stress-induced hypercoagulability. This can reduce fight or flight induced clotting, but also improve the health of the pancreas and liver, which are important to the blood. SR can also help cure LGS, which can reduced inflammation in the body, which is another stressor that can cause excess clotting. Remember, stress is not merely psychological or emotional. It can be dietary and environmental. Stress caused by poor diet and environmental toxins can lead to hypercoagulability.
The main reason that you have been having such a difficult time finding answers to your questions is that there are so many things that can trigger excess clotting.
Bill
In Reply to: Re: What is cause of blood clots? posted by Bill on October 08, 2003 at 03:48:42:
Bill, is plaque the same as calcium deposits? sorry if that's a dumb question. thanks.
In Reply to: Re: What is cause of blood clots? posted by hmmmm on October 07, 2003 at 23:38:30:
I was just reading today about nattokinase!! Which supplement out there is the best form of this to take?
In Reply to: Re: What is cause of blood clots? posted by Bill on October 08, 2003 at 03:48:42:
I found this very interesting because I had a DVT (blood clot) in my right leg last year, which my hematologist attributed to the birth control pill, which I no longer take. A few months ago I found that I have LGS, candida and dysautonomia...maybe these problems were starting last year when my blood clot formed. I never knew hypercoagulability could be stress induced.
In Reply to: What is cause of blood clots? posted by Mike on October 07, 2003 at 21:20:09:
To keep the blood thin and prevent clotting (if you are at risk from stroke from blood clots) it is essential to have a healthy diet which includes oily fish, lots of vitamin E (from good quality olive oil, avocados etc) garlic, ginger, and berries and fruits that contain salicin. (Salicylic Acid -the active ingredient in Aspirin). You can get all these through supplements, but you can't beat getting it through whole food. You know you are ingesting it then.
In Reply to: Re: What is cause of blood clots? posted by curious on October 08, 2003 at 08:29:14:
No, not a stupid question. Also, no, not the same as calcium deposits. Plaque is usually made up of fatty deposits.
Bill
In Reply to: Re: What is cause of blood clots? posted by perennial on October 08, 2003 at 10:30:21:
You might just go to a japanese grocery store and buy some natto. Try it and see if it makes you feel better. Cheaper way to experiment.
You might also do some research on lumbrokinase. It is supposed to be as good as nattokinase, but is less risky for excessive bleeding. However, it is more difficult to get and a little more expensive than the nattokinase.
Bill
In Reply to: Re: What is cause of blood clots? posted by Lauren on October 08, 2003 at 13:17:19:
Hi, Lauren.
One of the reflexes, with the first inkling of a stress, is that the blood becomes more coagulable.
This is because, if one got injured by the sabretooth tiger, they would be less likely to bleed to death.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: What is cause of blood clots? posted by Bill on October 09, 2003 at 02:14:48:
Thanks, Bill.
----which tend to become calcified if they are there long enough.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: What is cause of blood clots? posted by Walt Stoll on October 10, 2003 at 08:01:04:
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