At the age of 46 I had a calcium CAT scan from neck to hips. The Dr said that I had two tiny specs of plaque in my circumflex artery. He said it was the least amount of plaque that he'd seen in someone my age.
At 60 years of age now, a coronary artery scan showed more plaque than I would have thought. A carotid scan also showed some plaque, but relatively less.
I immediately created a goal of reversing the plaque, to become plaque-free.
I started taking C60oo in early August, 2012, and it has reduced the depth of the wrinkles on my face, as seen in the photos on my profile.
I also noticed fading of two deep scars after Turnbuckle noted that he saw scars fading, likely due to C60oo's potent antioxidant effect improving the health of skin's elastin and collagen.
I assume that the external anti-aging improvements that I've experienced are accompanied by internal improvements.
However, while C60oo appears to reduce the potential for Alzheimer's, cancers, liver inflammation and other potential problems that would limit lifespan, it does not appear to affect cardiovascular issues - blood lipids, etc...
So, with finding out that I have some plaque, I began researching the potential to reverse arterial plaque and improve overall cardiovascular function with a goal of living far past 100 years of age in good health.
I then found a study that showed that high-dose vitamin K2 (MK4) reversed arterial plaque in rats ~37% in just six weeks.
Please see: http://bloodjournal....109/7/2823.long
So, I began taking 5 mg three times a day. I'm raising it to 15 mg, tid, because it is not toxic and I've seen multiple recommendations for 45 mg/day.
I'm also taking vitamin K2 (MK7) 400 mcg/day. It's half life is three days, so I only need to take it once a day.
K1 has beneficial effects for bone, but not plaque, but I am taking 200 mcg/day of it, also.
Turnbuckle enlightened me about xanthohumol's beneficial effects on arterial plaque and HDL, so I'm adding that to my supplement regimen.
Please see: http://www.ncbi.nlm....les/PMC3500296/
I invite you to join in on this pursuit of a healthy, plaque-free cardiovascular system and welcome any insights that you might have.