15-07-2025
- Health
- South China Morning Post
How this 56-year-old reversed heart disease with a plant-based diet and no statins
Lauren Bernick was 46 when she developed chest pains while practising yoga. She saw her doctor to have it checked out.
A CAT scan of her chest revealed moderate plaque build-up and coronary artery disease.
'My arteries were worse than 75 per cent of other women my age,' says Bernick, a former stand-up comic who lives in the US state of Texas.
A follow-up with a cardiologist confirmed she had blockages in two main arteries.
'Without changing my diet and taking a statin, I had a 20 per cent chance of having a heart attack in the next five to 10 years,' says the 56-year-old mother of three.
Bernick weighed 9kg more 10 years ago (left) than she does today. Photo: Lauren Bernick
Bernick was devastated, crying in the doctor's office next to her husband, who was also in shock.
