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How I Use Aspirin to Unclog Arteries

Dr. Ford Brewer MD MPH

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🫀 In this video, we explore how aspirin can help address plaque inside the arteries, when it may be useful, and when it should be avoided. We also discuss atrial fibrillation and Lp(a) as important risk factors for heart attacks and strokes.

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🩺 Dr. Ford Brewer, MD, MPH (Thomas Fordham Brewer, MD, MPH) is a physician specializing in cardiovascular disease prevention and metabolic health.

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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Tiny pill saves lives
2:20 - Why people stopped aspirin
5:10 - Aspirin’s history and origins
7:50 - How aspirin actually works
10:20 - Serious side effects explained
13:00 - New guidelines for aspirin
16:30 - Primary vs. secondary prevention
20:00 - How plaque really works
23:10 - When to take aspirin
26:00 - Stress tests don’t catch risk
29:00 - Doctor’s personal plaque story
31:50 - Why aspirin fails in Afib
36:00 - Better stroke meds for Afib
39:00 - Natural blood thinner options
42:00 - Lifestyle beats all meds
45:00 - What LP(a) means for you
47:30 - Final recap and CTA

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@olefella7561 2 years ago

Eat healthy, exercise, take baby aspirin as well as vitamin tabs, take one spoon of extra virgin olive oil and apple cider vinegar, drink matcha green tea and sleep well. That's what I've done and just celebrated my 90th birthday lately. 😊

@doctorjpn 4 months ago

My father survived two major heart attacks at 60. After the second one, doctors warned him seriously, so he quit smoking forever, took aspirin daily for 25 years, controlled his lifestyle, and lived till 85. Discipline and consistency truly matter

@FollowingDreams-z4k 2 years ago

My father took Asprin for fifty years after a heart attack, and had no problems, at 89 a new doctor stopped him taking it, two years later he had heart problems, he had to have a pacemaker fitted, six months later he died.If only i had seen a video like your, perhaps he would now be 100 years old.

@greenleaf1635 4 months ago (edited)

Every cured patient is a customer lost.

@karollgonzales5574 1 year ago

My husband had the widomaker heart attack and a pulmonary embolism 3years ago he died once on the table they hit him one time he came back. I gave him a full aspirin and called 911. He is still alive today. I believe what this guy says.

@NorthEastDirection 1 year ago (edited)

In event of heart attack, you should CHEW the aspirin to get it into your bloodstream faster.

@arminiuscherusci4410 4 months ago

Guys, lets take a moment to say, „Thank you for your service, Aspirin.“

@drummersagainstitk 5 months ago

Thank you for simply being a M.D. with a camera and telling the truth. It's miraculous in and of itself.

@dorothypoole8908 1 year ago

My mother lost weight, did 200 steps in place every morning and afternoon. She always watched her diet. She lived to be 105!

@harfenspieler 2 years ago

No video could ever be "too long" with this amount of clarity and structured presentation. Many thanks for your wonderful work.

@victornijmeijer9372 2 years ago

Dear Dr. Ford. I am a (Dutch) retired B-747 captain. Appr. some 25 years ago during my annual medical check the examining medical docor advised me to use 100mg of aspirin every day mainly because of the fact that I was doing longhaul flights. That means a lot of sitting. To avoid clogging of the arteries I started doing this. At this moment I am 72 years of age and I stil use, every day, this little medicin and I am lucky to be in very good health. Every day I jump on my racingbike and easily ride 60-80 miles. Ofcourse other factors are contributing to health but I am convinced that this little pill did and does its work. Thank you for this interesting and re-assuring video. Greeting from The Netherlands!

@tedneb3459 5 months ago

I took this advice. One aspirin every morning with breakfast.

And I ended up with an internal bleed that caused SEVERE anemia. My blood ferritin levels were 5. I quit the aspirin and took one iron tablet daily and ferritin level is now151. The doctor said I was one point away from needing transfusions.

Aspirin is not a risk-free panacea.

@johnsullivan2563 7 months ago

May 2025 I had a checkup by cardiologist and given clean bill of health....June 2025 I had a blood clot block 100% of my LAD artery and 90% of a branch artery Thankful to Columbia doctors and staff saved my life

@Lulu-if4eg 1 year ago (edited)

When my heart hurts, I immediately take an aspirin 400 + C and the pain disappears immediately, normally I take Aspirin 100 protect every day, additionally I do the gym every morning and evening‼️I am 80 years old, no one believes that I am this old, but I think It's comes from my mother who looked at 90 like a 70-year-old ‼️ God bless you all and happy Easter to all Christians on this earth ‼️best wishes for the future from Germany ‼️ 😂🥰🌹🌷🪻👍🙏✌️🫂🥳🍻🙋

@Scopolamine46 1 year ago

This is my first time on your channel and I must say after many years of being holistic “You Da Man!” never heard so much straight talk from even the most holistic doctors. You have a new member

@robertbolding4182 6 months ago

Thank you for not saying ugh one time, I had trained myself to give hours of lecture with such clarity

@Rembrandt1981 1 year ago

Blood thinners thin the blood, baby aspirins make the blood not so sticky. This was nice to know since my husband takes both.

@lenwenzel7440 1 year ago

Aspirin use that is long term should be under a doctored advice. My mother took aspirin daily for years. She eventually died from complications brought about by aspirin use. The blood vessels in her brain became so thin from long term aspirin use that they eventually caused her to die from complications due to inter cranial bleeding.

@lenwenzel7440 1 year ago

One issue is one must read the label on the product. If there is anything other then aspirin do not take it. One 81 mg supposed baby aspirin I looked at had about a dozen ingredients. Every one of which could be considered harmful.
I took it to the pharmacist at that Costco and went over the ingredients with him to look them all up. He was surprised and shocked afterwards and I asked him why they were selling it. I went back a few months later, that product was gone, and the only 81 mg baby aspirin was now a healthy product at least going by the label.

It taught me an important lesson. Always read the label.