What are the best methods for removing plaque from the artery?

In that case--you dont need additional calcium and boron for bones--
You get all supplements at Health Food store or GNC or Vitamin Shoppe - franchise --NOT at Sprouts ( not sure )..
Calcium Score test is usually $ 600 --but in Atlanta, Georgia -you can get doen for $ 100 -- and I had coupon - done mine for $ 25

@champak045 While you are working on plaque in your arteries, have your hematologist do a Bindings sFLC on your serum. Until you know exactly your plaque is, you should not do anything but simple excercise. Mine has turned out to be mostly misfolded and dead protein, which also deposits in every other organ...brain, kidneys, lungs, sensori-motor nerves, etc. It probably is from Cystatin-C, but there are several others, and all these add-ons to your diet will not help if that is the case. So get the plaque, the serum, the plasma, the urine checked out for protein, etc.

My calcium score is checked annually.

Some recent posts to this discussion were focused on calcium blockage of coronary arteries and suggested that people with arterial blockage could benefit from three non-prescription supplements, wait three months, then undergo another CT-scan to check for calcification of coronary arteries.

No patient should resort to self-treatment in these circumstances. Symptoms of arterial blockage in the heart are not noted until the disease reaches an advanced state, according to Mayo Clinic. At that stage, the most expert and experienced medical specialists are needed as soon as possible to determine whether treatment is necessary immediately, and if not, what alternatives make sense. As to the three recommended supplements, some links to key research are listed below.

a) None of the three has been shown to "reduce plaque" (i.e. remove it). At best, they cut back on deposit of additional plaque and provide some relief from high blood pressure. Coronary artery disease detected early can be slowed by the supplements, but delaying medical intervention for these reasons is risky.

b) L-Arginine is a precursor of nitric oxide formulated in the body. As a person ages, this amino acid helps to increase serum nitric oxide that relaxes arterial walls, allowing blood more room to flow. However, it neither retards nor removes cholesterol, triglycerides, calcium, and other waste products that make up the blockage materials.

c) Aged Garlic is normally sold as capsules containing the ingredient in powder form. It helps to control fatty acids in the blood, but not calcium (the main concern of the patient in this discussion). Research shows that 2 capsules of aged garlic daily helped to reduce added cholesterol (mainly triglycerides) about 5 percent and blood pressure (systolic but not diastolic) up to 12 points. Positive as these results would be for people at early risk of heart or kidney disease, they are not primary factors in ADVANCED coronary artery disease.

e) Niacin too can help control cholesterol. It is used to increase high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (which in turn helps remove low-density lipoproteins (LDL)) from the bloodstream. But Mayo Clinic warns that niacin isn't for everyone. People who take it in addition to common cholesterol medications see very little additional benefit, and niacin can cause uncomfortable and sometimes dangerous side effects. It should never be used (in other than small doses) except under a physician's guidance.

General Background on Coronary Artery Disease & Its Treatment: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronary-artery-disease/home/ovc-20165305

Coronary Calcium CT Scans:
http://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/heart-scan/home/ovc-20201884

Niacin Supplement Focus and Benefits (also scroll down to "Evidence"):
http://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/niacin--niacinamide/evidence/hrb-20059838

L-Arginine Supplement Focus and Benefits (also scroll down to "Evidence"):
http://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/arginine/background/hrb-20058733

Aged Garlic Supplement Focus and Benefits:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4734812/

Excellent information on the three supplements is available at <www.consumerlabs.com>, the best private source of research on supplements. ConsumerLabs.com tracks all research and tests thousands of supplements for proper labeling, dosages, prices, and applications. I used ConsumerLabs.com for this brief study, but it is available only as a paid subscription service. Interested persons may subscribe on the home page of the organization, then search for reports on any supplement of choice.

Thank you for this post, @predictable and for the research you did. The evidence-based links to trusted resources is very much appreciated.

My cardiologist told me to take only regular aspirin, none of the NSAIDS, especially not Advil nor Aleve. I don't know whether that's condition- or disease-specific, but I don't think so. I've seen articles from AARP that said the same thing. It seems important enough to ask your doctor to be sure.

My cardiologist also tole me to take regular aspirin. I did ask about the enteric coated variety and he agreed it would be better so no stomach irritation would occur.

Yes, definitely the enteric-coated ones. I take a low-dose one daily, per dr. orders. If I take a regular one for a headache, which I rarely do, I don't take that one that day, just to be on the safe side.

Informed and honest-with-yourself nutrition and regular exercise. No magic pills, at least none without serious side effects and long-term consequences. There are supplements that MIGHT help but no studies to show for sure, so first, all I've read says nix eating red meat. It will also help to read more about what foods to eat and not eat. Here, I'll help you start: 😉

Who was it who said "You are what you eat"? Well, at least partly so.

My cardiologist told me to take aspirin also, but I'm in 3rd stage kidney disease so I don't take it. Don't know what to do ? Sharon C.