Owen,
I have a question regarding the reduction of the level of lipoprotein a in your blood .
My blood work came back and they said I had a high level of lipoprotein a. I have been taking cardio c for almost 6 months and I was wondering how do I get that lower.
I don’t know what my number was before the vitamin c treatment because I never took it in any blood work.
What I am wondering is can I get this down through the cardio c treatment or is it not working for me.
I usually put two scoops in twice a day.
I am going on a plant based diet now following dr esselstyn’s program from the Cleveland clinic, but was wondering how your program can help like it says on the website.
Does taking cardio c really help lower the lipoprotein a level in your blood.
Please, what are the Lp(a) numbers, and most importantly, are they measured (valid) or calculated (probably invalid)?
One sanity test is that Lp(a) is a subset of LDL cholesterol, so if the Lp(a) number is bigger than your LDL number, something is off.
As I report in my book, a medical school professor with elevated Lp(a) tried vitamin C and lysine - and per the literature, his Lp(a) dropped about 30% on the first six month test. (This is about the same as would be predicted for Niacin). Then he added proline, forgot the next six month measurement, but one year later, his Lp(a) was zero.
He called me about the zero measurement. There are theoretical reasons why adding proline would reduce Lp(a).
But for the sake of argument, lets assume that your Lp(a) is elevated, then your requirement for the Pauling/Rath invention and intervention is even higher than most people. That invention is called Lp(a) binding inhibitors (and they have 3 patents on the effect which you can find the links at http://paulingtherapy.com) . Lp(a) binding inhibitors (lysine or proline with vitamin C) attach via the lysine (and proline) binding sights on the Lp(a) cholesterol molecules, rendering them unable to bind to the arterial wall.
So my idea, if the blood test is accurate, would be that you need to increase your Pauling therapy dosage.