Vitamin C and Heart Disease
Prevention – Linus Pauling believed that chronic scurvy might be prevented with a daily intake of of vitamin C as low as 3000 mg. This amount approximates what some animals synthesize under normal conditions. Dr. Sydney Bush’s Cardioretinometry (microscopic pictures of the retina) suggests that some people require up to 10,000 mg daily for prevention.
Heart disease protocol
Vitamin C as ascorbic acid should be taken up to bowel tolerance (3 to 18 g per day in divided doses).
Lysine should be taken from 3 to 6 g daily for the greatest therapeutic benefit (2 to 3 g daily for prevention.)
Supplement Coenzyme Q10 (100 – 300 mg daily) (High vitamin C and several vitamins will help stimulate your own synthesis of CoQ10 which is
vital for proper heart function.)
Proline from 250 mg to 2000 mg daily. (This added factor may lower elevated Lp(a) within 6 to 14 months.)
Eliminate trans fats/hydrogenated oils. Increase Omega-3 oils. (These protocols increase vitamin C utilization by cells.)
Follow Paulings general heart and cardiovascular recommendations provided in his book HOW TO LIVE LONGER AND FEEL BETTER, e.g., Vitamin E – 800 to 3200 iu ,Vitamin A – 20,000 to 40,000 iu , and Super B-Complex, esp. Vitamins B6 and B3
Supplement the mineral Magnesium (300 to 1500 mg) and avoid Manganese (No more than 2 mg of manganese. USDA researchers report that elevated manganese, more than 20 mg daily, competes with magnesium uptake in the heart causing irregular heart beats.)
Avoid refined carbohydrates, especially sugars which crowds out the similar vitamin C molecules from entering cells.
Supplement the amino acids Taurine, Arginine and Carnitine (1 to 3 g).
Add a good mineral/multivitamin
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