Regrow heart muscle after heart attack – Dr. Al Sears

Your heart deserves the best care modern medicine can offer.

Sadly, that’s the last thing you’re going to get from a conventional cardiologist.

I’ve been helping patients reverse heart disease for decades. Yet I’ve never heard of a single cardiologist who recommends the right kind of exercise, diet, or nutrient therapy that can turn heart problems around.

Even worse, no conventional cardiologist will ever tell you about the new stem cell therapies that can not only reduce your risk of having a heart attack…

Stem cell therapy regenerates heart muscle after a heart attack.

But also repair heart muscle and blood vessels that have already been damaged.1

Instead, you’ll get prescriptions for Big Pharma’s meds — like diuretics, beta blockers, ACE inhibitors and, of course, cholesterol-busting statins.

These drugs “manage” your symptoms. They do nothing to cure you.

And their side effects often cause more harm than benefit.

If you’re a regular reader, you know stem cells are your reserve of healthy master cells that can grow into any other kind of human cell — including heart cells.

Most doctors — including cardiologists — still know very little about these special “master” cells you carry in your body.

And even fewer are trained in stem cell medicine.

These revolutionary therapies are not something that will happen in the future. The stem cell revolution has been building for years, and many treatments are already available.

Including a stem cell treatment that slashes your risk of having a heart attack by 58%.

Let me show you what I mean…

Your body’s own stem cells provide a natural system for healing and preventing multiple forms of heart disease.

One of the most promising areas of research into stem cell treatments for heart disease is the use of mesenchymal stem cells, which have the unique ability to differentiate into various cell types, including cardiac cells.2

In a recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, scientists at the Texas Heart Institute used stem cells from bone marrow to dramatically reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients with severe heart failure.3

The study was the largest clinical trial of cell therapy to date in patients with heart failure.

And the results revealed that a single administration of adult stem cells into an inflamed heart via a catheter can cut the risk of heart attack or stroke in heart failure patients by a staggering 58%.

In patients with high inflammation in their bodies, the reduced risk of heart attack was even greater — at 75%.

I’m not surprised. You see, stem cells work to restore cardiovascular health by:

Repairing damaged heart tissue and regenerating heart muscle

Improving blood flow

Reducing inflammation

But this therapy developed by the Texas Heart Institute is only the most recent advance…

Multiple studies over the past decade and a half show stem cells repair and regenerate the parts of the heart muscle that have been damaged by heart attacks and chronic heart disease.4

You see, stem cells can differentiate into various kinds of heart cells, such as cardiomyocytes and the vasculature cells in your blood vessel walls, which are often damaged as a result of hardening of the arteries and other cardiac conditions.

Stem cells also secrete a wide variety of growth factors, including those that stimulate new blood vessels and prevent cell death — two cornerstones of cardiac repair.5

Meanwhile, multiple clinical trials have shown that stem cell therapy can significantly reduce the scar tissue around the heart, which impairs cardiac function after heart attacks.6

Over the next few years, I expect to see increasing numbers of treatments becoming available in America.

In the meantime — unless you have the funds to become a “stem cell tourist” — there’s a lot more you can do for a damaged heart than just rest up and take Big Pharma’s toxic drugs.

Jumpstart Heart Healing With These 3 Nutrients

I recommend a trifecta of heart-healing nutrients to all my patients with heart disease.

Feed Your Heart CoQ10. This nutrient reduces fatigue in heart failure and can cut acute heart risks in half. The best food sources come from the organs of free-range cattle and wild game. Your next best sources come from grass-fed meat, which has much more CoQ10 than grain-fed, feedlot meat.

If you’re not eating organs regularly, you likely need a supplement. If you’re healthy, I recommend 50 to 100 mg a day of ubiquinol CoQ10. If you’re on a statin, take 200 mg daily. And if you have heart disease, increase your dose to 400 mg.

Take with fat to boost absorption.

Energize Your Heart With L-Carnitine. This amino acid derivative is crucial for energy metabolism in the heart. Studies show it increases heart energy output, improves left ventricular function, and reduces myocardial injury.7

You can get L-carnitine from grass-fed red meat and dairy. I also advise patients to supplement with at least 200 mg daily.

Boost Blood Flow With L-Arginine. Another important amino acid for the heart, L-arginine supports heart muscle function. It also boosts nitric oxide, helping blood vessels relax and improve circulation. In one study, men taking it saw blood flow increase significantly.

Best sources include red meat, seafood, dairy, eggs, and nuts—but supplements are key.

For best results, I suggest taking 6 grams L-arginine daily combined with 1 gram of a specialized form of L-arginine called arginine Alpha-Ketoglutarate (AAKG). This gives you a “time release” effect that lasts much longer.

To Your Good Health,

Al Sears, MD, CNS

References:

Pengcheng L, et al. “Minimally invasive delivery of engineered heart tissues [composed of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes] restores cardiac function in rats with chronic myocardial infarction.” Acta Biomater. 2026 Feb:211:74-91.

Bagno L, et al. “Mesenchymal stem cell-based therapy for cardiovascular disease: progress and challenges.” Mol Ther. 2018 May 25;26(7):1610–1623.

Perin E, et al. “Randomized trial of targeted transendocardial mesenchymal precursor cell therapy in patients with heart failure.” JACC. 2023 Mar. 81;(9):849–863.

Chen L, et al. “Application of adipose-derived stem cells in heart disease.” J Cardiovasc Transl Res. 2014 Oct;7(7):651-63.

Rebouças JS, et al. “Cardiac regeneration using growth factors: Advances and challenges.” Arq Bras Cardiol. 2016 Sep;107(3):271-275.

Bagno L, et al. “Mesenchymal stem cell-based therapy for cardiovascular disease: progress and challenges.” Mol Ther. 2018 May 25;26(7):1610–1623.

Elantary R, Othman S. “Role of L-carnitine in cardiovascular health.” Cureus. 2024 Sep 26;16(9):e70279.