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other supplements and 2g Vitamin C (VC) every day. I thought I was protected!
I think the reasons may have been:
(1) The blockage was probably formed over the 50+ years I was eating meat and diary products.
From Pauling, we learn the specific root cause is the lack of vitamin C - not "fat" per se, in the diet. Low vitamin C, creates a low-grade form of scurvy, which weakens blood vessels. The body adjusts to the weakness by creating Lp(a) cholesterol-based plaques, that as Dr. Rath explains, act as plaster casts. (Recently we learn that there are good reasons to avoid dairy/eggs (feed certain viruses) and that reducing fat promotes the health of the liver, and meat contains a lot of fat.
(2) I did not do enough cardiovascular exercise (I have a desk job).
Without vitamin C, in theory, exercise may have sped up the CAD process by weakening your arteries sooner. Nothing wrong with exercise, for a host of good reasons, but exercise cannot replace the missing vitamin C.
(3) Doing weights (e.g. bench presses) might stress the neck arteries too much.
Granted, but with the proper amount of vitamin C, there would be no risk to intense exercise.
(4) Since going vegan, I tended to consume more salt, which damages the arteries.
To my (our) knowledge, salt does not damage the arteries, and unrefined salt contains over 80 minerals and is much like a health food. The sodium content of the blood is higher than any other electrolyte and matches the concentration in sea water. Brownstien found research showing that those on a salt restricted diet (as the body strives to maintain what little sodium is available) are something like 400 times more likely to suffer a heart attack. Ref: SALT (by David Brownstein). Recent news is that low salt increases uric acid levels, leading to the increase in fat production by the liver. This youtube indicates that it is much safer to be on the high side, rather than the low side of salt intake. Ref: https://youtu.be/-ygExIZm7Wo
(5) 2g Vit C on its own does not prevent or clear blockages - you need Lysine as well!
To some extent, it is true that while C can arrest the development of heart disease, The Pauling/Rath invention of Lp(a) Binding Inhibitors, e.g. high lysine, is apparently required to reverse CVD.
(6) I was taking buffered Vit C, which contained Calcium Ascorbate - probably a bad choice.
Was it Ester-C? We are changing our mind regarding this version of C, which is, in part, Calcium Ascorbate. I'd very much like to know if the 2 grams you were taking were Ester-C.
(7) I was taking on and off 50mg DHEA and pregnenolone - can't be sure they are to blame, however.
I don't see how taking these could do any harm, and are probably supplements most heart patients should consider. However, we learn from Pauling that the root cause of CVD is pretty simple - a vitamin C deficiency.
(6) I was taking buffered Vit C, which contained Calcium Ascorbate - probably a bad choice.
Was it Ester-C?
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Phone in crook of left neck whilst typing/using right hand?
However, strangley, I have found wound healing on the skin of my hands is slower.
Maybe I need more protein and zinc?
I take a UK Linus Pauling inspired product
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