I'm a syndicated newspaper columnist with Universal UClick Syndicate. My daily feature is called Health Capsules. It's a combination of a newspaper column and a cartoon panel. As the title suggests, my feature is health related. I've been writing and drawing it for ten years.
Because of my interest in nutrition, and because of my column, I'm always researching various health topics. So I've known for many years about Dr. Pauling's vitamin C therapy, but I didn't know that the day would come when I would personally need the protocol myself.
I recently had a CT chest scan for a lung condition. The results of the scan, in addition to the information regarding my lung condition, revealed "atherosclerotic plague" and "some calcification" in my heart and aortic arch. I was shocked to hear those words because I felt that my years of following an anti-inflammatory diet would protect me from plaque formation. I'm grateful now that I had the CT scan with the added benefit of calling attention to my arterial plaque. Better to learn about this sooner than later.
So I've decided to start on high-dose vitamin C therapy, though I'm uncomfortable about meeting with my cardiologist, because he may want to put a stent in as soon as possible. I'm uncomfortable about telling him that I will be following a therapy that he would consider to be quackery. But I may soon have to have some kind of confrontation with him.
What I would like to do is get some kind of a baseline test to see where I'm at with blood flow presently. Frankly, I doubt that my condition is serious yet. The cardiologist found no noise when listening to my carotid artery, and my pedal pulses were strong.
I feel it would be good to start with a baseline test to determine my present cardiac condition, before I would start on the C therapy. Do you suggest that a digital pulsewave analizer (DPA) test would be a good start? The cardiologist wants to do some kind of a nuclear cardio test with contrast to check my cardiac blood flow.
I wondered if you felt like a DPA would be an adequate test to get a baseline. I know many naturopathic clinics use the DPA for this purpose.
Then I would soon start on the high-dose C therapy. In your opinion, is it common to see a reversal of the condition in three months, or does it normally take much longer? I'm sure it must vary from person to person.
I very much appreciate your opinion, or as I begin the protocol. I will be happy to report back to you with results. Thanks so much for your time and attention.
The calcium scores indicate the need for supplemental vitamin K. (These scores can go to zero on the combination of vitamin C/lysine and a good vitamin K (such as LEF.ORG Super-K). I posted my wife's recent CT scores ZERO - She is 62. (I was a little surprised because she takes about 1/2 the vitamin C daily that I take.)
http://paulingtherapy.com/images/CalciumScore1.pdf
http://paulingtherapy.com/images/CalciumScore2.pdf
It may take 6 months to a year to resolve the calcium.
I myself had the nuclear stress test, and again, I would try to get at least six months on the proper (high) dose Pauling therapy (Vitamin C and Lysine) before having the test! (In my case, my heart was "bright all over" (indicating perfect blood flow everywhere) and the Cardiologist told me that he would see me again in "20 years."
Here is a topic that tries to help new people figure out how to start taking vitamin C.
http://www.vitamincfoundation.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=8026
And this is Dr. Johnwen's formula/calculator for the MINIMUM amount of vitamin C to take to fend of cardiovascualr disease: http://www.vitamincfoundation.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=7593