hello ! Im hoping for feedback and opinions and recommendations please ?!
Background info :
66 year old female , 100 lbs , 5’ tall -
gardener for work for 25 years so fairly strong and fit ,
bike and ski a lot , regular gym workouts, no weight issues
1985 became lacto vegetaron no eggs, past 35 years - initially I still ate cheese and more processed foods but refine / eliminate more every year for the last 20 yrs, mostly organic for 20+ years, mostly vegan for last 5 years ,
I do/did use butter to bake cookies , cupcakes, muffins, eat dark chocolate (sweet tooth ) regularly
and used 1/2 &1/2 for coffee , tea , love pero - grain beverage
occasionally ate dairy cheese , ice cream , never drink dairy milk
I take some individual supplements , mushrooms too -
Garden of Life meal replacement and green superfod for smoothie with fruit juices, frozen fruit, fresh kale
The past 2 years + I had been substituting coconut/almond milk, cream in my coffee tea , maybe 1 cup / day 3-4 times week,
eating more nuts for protein, olive oil for roasting or sautéing , and for salad dressing frequently,
plant based ice cream , no canola oil
I eat a lot of fruit , tons of greens, veggies, rice, quinoa, not a lot of beans but I like bean / lentil pasta , wheat pasta, rice pasta,
hummus, avocados , sourdough bread, a lot of almond flour or cassava flour crackers
Only tempeh, seitan, tofu maybe once a month or less , no fake meats, no fake cheese
Only in last few years my cholesterol and blood pressure have gone to borderline levels -
my doctor wants to “watch” for the next year ,
Ive had a CT scan for coronary calcium and LAD is moderate at 264 , stress test and statin recommended
also I’m osteopenia - border line osteoporosis ,
my AIC is 4.9, my C-reactive protein is 5.1
My plan after reading Esseltyn book(s) on reverseing heart disease and the Engine 2 books I'm going to eliminate nuts, olive oil, and coconut milk, cream, oil (sub oat milk) , wondering about avocados, nuts/peanut/almond butter
Supplements I'm wondering about : AlgaeCal /Strontium program for last year and half to increase bone density -
( I have had dexa bone scans and my numbers have improved slightly )
Just started with red yeast rice for a statin replacement
thank you so much !
